Category: Missouri
A Cattle Drive in the Grand Hall of Union Station
If you’ve been around cattle for much of your life, you know there are times when one head in the bunch just doesn’t seem to…
The Union Station Massacre
Some say this event was the spark that created today’s FBI. It was a crime that made national headlines and still leaves a literal mark…
Union Station
Grand Central Station is the largest train station in the country when measured by the actual size of the building. Who is second? The location…
A Pony Express Sesquicentennial
Horses are racing through the streets of St. Joseph, MO this weekend much like they did 150 years ago. It’s a venture that lasted just…
A CIA Agent During the Cold War
Imagine a having a career that you could tell no one about. For much of his life, Tony lived in constant suspicion of many of…
Behind Enemy Lines as a CIA Agent
Today we say hello to our listeners on KDRO in Sedalia, MO. We caught up with Tony Gallagher in your hometown and his story of…
A Look at the Life of Tony Gallagher
Tony’s father wanted him to become a priest and that led Tony to become…? Well, we’ll give you many guesses, but you probably won’t figure…
France’s Gift of the 40 and 8 Boxcars
Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because of the cargo they hauled…
The 40 and 8 Boxcar
The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of the World Wars. But the…
Western Expansion
Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersmen. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to work for a country other…
