St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
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The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF), commonly known as the "Frisco", was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central United States from 1876 to November 21, 1980. At the end of 1970, it operated 4,547 miles (7,318 km) of road on 6,574 miles (10,580 km) of track, not including subsidiaries Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway and the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad; that year, it reported 12,795 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers. It was purchased and absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1980.[2] Despite its name, it never came close to San Francisco.
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Headquarters | Springfield, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
Reporting mark | SLSF |
Locale | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas |
Dates of operation | 1876; 148 years ago (1876) –1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
Successor | Burlington Northern |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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