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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. [ 1 ] The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport ; at various times, it operated an airline, the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway, and the ...
The Santa Fe Southern Railway (reporting mark SFSR) is a short line railroad in New Mexico, United States.In addition to carrying freight on occasion, it also operates as a tourist railroad called Sky Railway that carries passengers between Lamy and Santa Fe: a distance of 18.1 miles (29.1 km). [1]
The Santa Fe–Southern Pacific merger was an attempted corporate consolidation of two of the major railroads in the Western United States at the time: the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P) was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Arizona. At Ash Fork, Arizona, the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that ran from California to Chicago.
The Santa Fe Pacific Corporation was formed as the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation on December 23, 1983 () [1] by the merger of Santa Fe Industries, which owned the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, with the Southern Pacific Company, which owned the Southern Pacific Railroad. [2] Santa Fe Southern Pacific sold its 520,000 acres of ...
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (GC&SF) was chartered in Texas in 1873 to build a railroad from Galveston, Texas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. By 1886, it had built from Galveston to a junction in Temple, Texas , which was founded by the company.
The Santa Fe Freight Office was built to the west of the Railway Express Office between January 1931 and December 1934. It is a two-story rectangular brick structure, and it is more utilitarian than Mission Revival in its style. [4] The Santa Fe logo in stone is located in the upper corners of the north and south elevations.
A.H. Payson, built new for the Santa Fe in 1902 by Boole & Sons, Oakland CA. She remained in Santa Fe service its entire life, retired in 1948 [6] and was sold for scrap in 1950. E.P. Ripley, built new for the Santa Fe in 1907 by Kruse & Banks, North Bend OR, [6] also sold for scrap in 1950. Ripley was president of the railroad from 1896-1920.