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The '''St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company''', widely known as the "Frisco," was a major rail carrier from the late 19th century into the early 1980s. It was one of two railways that directly served the city of Pensacola, sharing access to the Port of Pensacola with its better-known counterpart, the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]. It also provided passenger service to and from from Pensacola from its arrival in 1928 until the cessation of passenger service in 1955.
[[Image:FriscoDepot1947.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Frisco passenger station]] circa 1947]]
Frisco operated several excursion trains to Pensacola in late June 1928, but regularly scheduled passenger train service did not begin until [[September 1]], [[1928]]. The new trains were initially Nos. 907-908, operating between Memphis and Pensacola with coaches, a dining car, and [[Wikipedia:Sleeping Car|Pullman]] sleeping car service. Within a few years, the service was redesignated as trains 207-208, operating only between Amory and Pensacola, but with a through Pullman car and coaches carried to and from Memphis in the ''Sunnyland'' (trains 107-108). These through cars allowed passengers to board in Pensacola and awaken the next morning in Memphis, without the need of disembarking at Amory to change trains in the middle of the night. Pullman sleeping car service ended on [[January 29]], [[1934]], as a result of ridership declines brought on by the Great Depression. In January 1935, sleeper service was restored with a uniquely designed car, a sleeper-buffet-coach which was operated with Frisco employees, independent of the Pullman Company. Two cars were rebuilt for this service, one named ''Memphis'' and the other named ''Pensacola''. This sleeping car operation between Pensacola and Memphis was discontinued [[November 3]], [[1952]], leaving coach only trains with [[Wikipedia:Railway post office|RPO]] and baggage cars. Declining traffic caused the Frisco to discontinue Pensacola passenger service, and trains 207-208 made their last run on [[February 1]]January 31, 1955. [[1955File:EndOfFriscoPassengerTrains.jpg|thumb]].
== The Railroad Today ==
