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A Frisco 4-6-2 leads the Firefly out of Kansas City on July 20, 1940.

The Firefly was a named passenger train of the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway. At various times, it served St Louis, Missouri, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Scott, Kansas.

The SLSF introduced the Firefly on December 10, 1939 over the Kansas City—Tulsa—Oklahoma City route. The Firefly was the Frisco's first streamliner, intended to compete with the Santa Fe.^[1] The train's last run between Fort Scott and Tulsa took on place on 22 May 1960; between Fort Scott and Kansas City it ran combined with the Sunnyland.^[2] The Firefly was the last Frisco train serving the Tulsa-Fort Scott route.^[3]

References

^ Schafer, Mike (2003). Classic American Railroads, Volume 3. MBI.; 125.
^ "Great Plains Dispatcher" (PDF). Wichita, Kansas: Great Plains Transportation Museum and the Wichita Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. May 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ "Frisco 'Firefly' May Be Dropped". Southeast Missourian. December 18, 1959. Retrieved 2010-07-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] Schafer, Mike (2003). Classic American Railroads, Volume 3. MBI.; 125.

[2] "Great Plains Dispatcher" (PDF). Wichita, Kansas: Great Plains Transportation Museum and the Wichita Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. May 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[3] "Frisco 'Firefly' May Be Dropped". Southeast Missourian. December 18, 1959. Retrieved 2010-07-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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			[[File:OP-15046.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A Frisco [[4-6-2]] leads the ''Firefly'' out of Kansas City on July 20, 1940.]]
	The '''Firefly''' was a named passenger train of the [[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]]. At various times, it served [[St Louis, Missouri]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma\|Tulsa]] and [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and [[Fort Scott, Kansas]].		The '''Firefly''' was a named passenger train of the [[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]]. At various times, it served [[St Louis, Missouri]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma\|Tulsa]] and [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and [[Fort Scott, Kansas]].