Author: Steve Glischinski
Publisher: MBI Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780760303801
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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An enlightening historical overview of the world's most famous railway. Archival color photography captures the nostalgia of the locomotives, rolling stock, and scenic routes.
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher:
ISBN: 1610603613
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Languages : en
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Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610606721
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages :
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As a tribute to America's favorite railroad-the Santa Fe, this book discusses everything from its origins, to locomotives, freight operations, passenger operations, and more. The Santa Fe Railway's charisma and mystique has long made it one of America's compelling railways. From Chicago to LA it blends a nation's westward vision with all the best elements of railroading: colorful passenger trains, attractive stations, fascinating historical personalities, a diverse and eclectic collection of locomotives, and of course - lots of long freight trains. All of these aspects of the Santa Fe and more are featured in this compact but colorful history packed with great archival color photography.
Author: Keith L. Bryant Jr.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496222717
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains early on, including rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes as well as the nineteenth century's economic and climatic hardships. The railroad eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipelines, and real estate. 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. The vast changes within the nation's railway system led to a merger with the Burlington Northern and the creation of the BNSF Railway. An iconic railroad, the Santa Fe at its peak operated thirteen thousand miles of routes and served the southwestern region of the nation with the corporate slogan "Santa Fe All the Way." 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.
Author: United States. Department of Justice
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428996370
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Languages : en
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Author: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Author: Keith L. Bryant Jr.
Publisher: Bison Books
ISBN: 1496214102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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"Keith L. Bryant Jr. and Fred W. Frailey present a comprehensive history of the financing, construction, growth, and management of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway"--
Author: Keith L. Bryant
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803260665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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In 1859, Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains. Rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes were as thick as the cattle in Kansas when the first rails were laid. When a conductor, toting a pistol, asked a grizzled prospector where he was heading, the old man replied, "Hell." "That's 65_ and get off at Dodge," the weary conductor declared. Once built with rails from Wales laid on ties of oak and walnut, the railroad survived the economic and climatic hardships of the late nineteenth century, and eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with over 12,000 miles of track and substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipe lines, and real estate.
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages :
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