Valley Park in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
1935 Frisco Caboose
Photographed by Brad Tissi, March 2, 2013
1. 1935 Frisco Caboose Marker
1935 Frisco Caboose
Original caboose #398
Originated in Valley Park, MO
Moved to Ameren UE Country Club in 1962.
Donated back to the parks and recreation of the city of Valley Park on Nov. 3, 1998.
"A piece of history made reality"
Thank you, from:
The City of Valley Park and parks and recreation
Erected 1998 by City of Valley Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1975.
Location. 38° 32.955′ N, 90° 29.473′ W. Marker is in Valley Park, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Beckett Memorial Drive just north of Marshall Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valley Park MO 63088, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Planters (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Simpson Park and the Meramec River Greenway (approx. 1˝ miles away); West Barretts Tunnel (approx. 2.1 miles away); Boston & Albany #39 "Marmora" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Missouri-Kansas-Texas #311 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pennsylvania #4700 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brooklyn Rapid Transit #1365 (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley Park.
Also see . . . City of Valley Park. City website homepage (Submitted on April 15, 2013, by Brad Tissi of Manchester, Missouri.)
Photographed by Brad Tissi
2. 1935 Frisco Caboose Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2013. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2018. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2013, by Brad Tissi of Manchester, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
