Frisco 1355

Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:59 pm

At Pensacola, Florida in 2000. Looks pretty good here. Does it have asbestos lagging or was it removed like many other Frisco display locos?

http://www.morscher.com/rr/2000/20000213_02.jpg
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Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:02 pm

It is a 2-8-2, rebuilt from a 2-8-0 in 1945 at Frisco's Springfield, Mo. shops. One of three like this extant.

http://www.morscher.com/rr/2000/20000413_02.jpg
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S.A. Worthington · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:49 pm

I thought only two of that class were saved and only 1 1/2 still exist ?

Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2003 11:39 pm

The three saved were 1351 to Memphis, 1352 to Kansas City and 1355 to Pensacola. The 1351 was moved out of the park and is now displayed in a town near Memphis that I can't remember the name of. The 1352 was also moved out of Swope Park in KC after coming near scrapping when a child fell off it and it was declared a safety hazard. It was later bought and moved to Illinois, part of a failed running restoration attempt. The 1355 hasn't been moved since donation to my knowledge.

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S.A. Worthington · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:35 pm

I didn't know about the 1353 , so I guess there is 2 1/2 of this class left in existance !