The St. Louis Steam Train Association provides smoke for the photographers as it climbs out of the Mississippi River Valley onto the Illinois Prairie with a St. Louis NRHS special headed for Centr... (more)

Retired in 1951 and donated to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, SLSF 1522 underwent a 3-year restoration beginning in 1985. In one of its first excursions, the 4-8-2 "Mountain"... (more)

Frisco #1522 crosses the Meramec River on its last public excursion.

Frisco 4-8-2 1522 was in Atlanta for the National Railway Historical Society convention. The locomotive and train are headed from Atlanta to Macon.

Frisco 4-8-2 1522 was in Atlanta for the National Railway Historical Society convention. The locomotive and train are headed from Atlanta to Macon.

St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) 1522 sit quietly out of the elements at the Museum of Transportation of St. Louis , and is a forever star to St. Louis, and railfan's every where. SLSF 1522 was bu... (more)

Frisco #1522 at the Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri

At the first ever "Rails At Night" event hosted by the museum, period actors pose in front of one of the museum's treasures, the Frisco 1522 4-8-2 Mountain. We in St. Louis still hold ou... (more)

In a gathering for Trains Magazine’s 50th anniversary, three steam locomotives simmer at the former Frisco Chouteau Yard at St. Louis, Missouri, on June 13, 1990. This view highlights an unusual... (more)

Baldwin 4-8-2 Mountain, built in 1926 for the Frisco. Engine was restored between 1985 and 1988 and operated in excursion service until September 2002. One of the reasons I came out to the MOT w... (more)

Baldwin 4-8-2 Mountain, built in 1926 for the Frisco. Engine was restored between 1985 and 1988 and operated in excursion service until September 2002. One of the reasons I came out to the MOT w... (more)

Frisco #1522 slows to a crawl as it crests the ruling grade at Byron Hill on its first public excursion in 1988.

SLSTA ran Frisco #1522 on an excursion from St. Louis to Hannibal, MO in September of 2000. The St. Louis Steam Train Association Board of Directors made the decision to retire this beloved engin... (more)

On its second to last run, 1522 crests the apex of a hill at the east siding switch at Cuba. This beautiful locomotive had its excursion career shortened prematurely, mostly due to teh high cost ... (more)

Frisco 1522 along with N&W's 611 team up for a double headed steam excursion during the 1994 NRHS convention held that year in Atlanta. Tucked in behind the steamers were the Southern painted GP5... (more)