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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 ...
A map of the "Grand Canyon Route" of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway c. 1901 The Chief in 1929 at the Dodge City, Kansas depot ATSF President Ernest S. Marsh (right) aboard the Chief in 1966 In 1926 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway inaugurated the all- Pullman , extra-fare Chief as a supplement to the California Limited between ...
The train was staffed with top-of-the-line crews ingrained with the best traditions of the railroad and drew passengers not only from other railroads but from other Santa Fe trains such as the Chief. The Super Chief quickly became "the" train to ride between Chicago and Los Angeles, much as New York Central 's 20th Century Limited was the ...
The Valley Flyer was a short-lived named passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the United States.The all-heavyweight, "semi-streamlined" train ran between Bakersfield and Oakland, California (through California's San Joaquin Valley on the railway's Valley Division, hence the name) during the 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San ...
The Texas Chief was a passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway between Chicago, Illinois and Galveston, Texas. It was the first Santa Fe "Chief" outside the Chicago–Los Angeles routes. The Santa Fe conveyed the Texas Chief to Amtrak in 1971, which renamed it the Lone Star in 1974. The train was discontinued in 1979.
This is a route-map template for the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a United States heritage railroad.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Much of the line south to Bakersfield was constructed in the 1890s as part of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad. Passenger service between Richmond and Oakland began in June 1904. [3] Passenger service on that segment ended in the 1950s. [4] The Valley Division and Los Angeles Division were merged into the "California Division ...
1950–1956 Santa Fe De Luxe: Santa Fe: Chicago, Illinois–Los Angeles, California [1912] 1911–1918 Santa Fe Eight: Santa Fe: different California and Midwestern endpoints in different years 1916–1930 Scenic Highlander: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Jacksonville, Florida–Tampa, Florida [1933] 1925–1928; 1933–1938 Scenic Limited [3]