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1 day ago · The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) was chartered in 1859. It built one of the first transcontinental railroads in North America, linking Chicago and Southern California; major branches led to Texas, Denver, and San Francisco.
5 days ago · Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) For discussion about the historical operations and preservation of the ATSF, more commonly known as the "Sante Fe", before its merger with Burlington Northern in 1996.
Jun 9, 2024 · Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, American railway company formed in 1995 when Burlington Northern, Inc., acquired the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation. The latter railroad had historically operated under the name Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (q.v.).
Jun 11, 2024 · The Super Chief was the flagship train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was built by the Budd Company in late 1936. It made a round trip once a week between Chicago and Los Angeles that took almost 40 hours.
Jun 1, 2024 · This is the first comprehensive history of the iconic Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, from its birth in 1859 to its termination in 1996. This volume discusses the construction and operation of the railway, the strategies of its leaders, the evolution of its locomotive fleet, and its famed passenger service with partner Fred Harvey.
Jun 6, 2024 · This is the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway train depot at Arkansas City, Kansas, in 1889, shown in two photographs taken on the same day. The town name is pronounced "RKansas" rather than "RKansaw" and is in Cowley County, 66 miles southwest of Howard, about 7 miles from the Oklahoma border. One might wonder what all the "hubbub" might be.
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Jun 1, 2024 · This new edition covers almost twenty-five more years of history, including the merger of the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads and new material on labor, minorities, and women on the carrier along with new and updated maps and photographs.
