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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 ...
View towards the southwest of the tracks of the exit group, which enclose the directional harp (48 tracks) on the west side. In 1995, the BN merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to form today's BNSF Railway (Burlington Northern Santa Fe), which expanded the Galesburg Yard several times due to its importance for the newly created network, while retaining the existing layout of ...
The Santa Fe combined the Super Chief and El Capitan on January 12, 1958. The combined train used the Super Chief's numbers, 17 and 18, but the Santa Fe continued to use both names. [10] On its formation Amtrak continued the combined Super Chief/El Capitan designation until April 29, 1973, when it dropped the El Capitan portion. [11]
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.
1926 map of Santa Fe lines in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, with GCSF routes clearly marked; Texas Santa Fe History Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine a website devoted to the history of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in Texas. Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
The Valley Division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran from San Francisco to Barstow in California. It is currently in operation as the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield Subdivision. [1] [2] Much of the line south to Bakersfield, was constructed in the 1890s as part of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley ...