What's Left of Santa Fe Railway's Forgotten Past?
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Published 2024-06-20
The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, commonly known as the Santa Fe Railway, was chartered in 1859 to serve the rapidly expanding western United States. Its initial goal was to link Atchison and Topeka in Kansas with Santa Fe, New Mexico, facilitating commerce and settlement. Under the leadership of Cyrus K. Holliday and later William Barstow Strong, the railway expanded significantly, becoming one of the largest rail networks in the country. It played a crucial role in the development of the American Southwest, promoting tourism with its iconic Super Chief passenger train and fostering economic growth through freight services. In 1995, the Santa Fe Railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), one of the largest freight railroads in North America.
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The engine is not a "Two Eighty". It is a "Two, Eight, Oh". That number schema represents the engine's wheel layout. Two leading wheels, eight drivers, and zero trailing wheels.
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It was "El Capitan," not "El Captain." In the 1950's I lived in a house very near the Santa Fe tracks in Cucamonga, California. I really enjoyed watching those trains zip by.
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Burlington NorthERN. But good work, as always!!
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Burlington NORTHERN Santa Fe......the UPRR was not about to let BN get away with buying the Santa Fe at a bargain basement price and proceeded to bid up the price of Santa Fe stock from something like $17 to over $100! UP wanted the Santa Fe too but it was happy to let the BN take it but at a much steeper price than the BN had counted on. All of the Santa Fe stockholders owe a debt of gratitude to the UP's management for not letting the BN steal the Santa Fe for pennies on the dollar. When that deal went down, the UP announced it was going to petition the government to allow it to convert its non-voting preferred shares of the CNW, which it had bought to prevent the CNW from being dismembered and destroyed by a buyout firm called Japonica Partners. UP's petition was granted and the UP swallowed up the CNW and shortly after, the Southern Pacific. It is ironic that the SP and UP were once owned by Harriman but he was forced to divest the SP by the federal government due to anti-trust concerns.
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One thing you can often ID an SF line by, is the style of road crossing. They used these super high quality concrete pads bordered with steel. They always stand out and we’re built to last forever. You can still see them all over on their old lines.
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Las Vegas, NM not Nevada
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Ryan, thank you for the history lesson about the "ATSF'! Great history there. That railroad was a real trailblazer.
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Ryan, as you now know, railroad fans are a tough crowd, they certainly know their stuff. Regardless, this presentation was very enjoyable and informative. Wouldn't mind seeing you make this into a series that included other great railroads. Just be sure to have at least one or two RR fanatics preview it before it's released, haha! Keep up the good work!
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The Santa Fe imo was the greatest of all time US railroads. Everything from the sleek Warbonnets leading the Super Chief to the high priority intermodal speedsters of the 90s. It's so ingrained with the image of the southwest that not seeing a Santa Fe logo somewhere just doesn't seem right.
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Santa Fe is beyond iconic. Featured in songs, films, even Walt Disney drew inspiration for his scaled down Disneyland trains (one of which used to be a freight).
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Hey Ryan, I just wanted to let you know that you and one other YouTube history channel have actually figured out how to make history interesting for me! I graduated likely well before you were born, but if my high school history teachers would have presented their lessons the way both of you do, my grades would have been far better! I've been subscribed for quite a long time now, and I have enjoyed every episode so far! Thank you for the awesome content!
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On the plus side (I won't dwell on any more negatives), that's a great photo at the beginning of the El Ca-pi-tan (which does mean Captain in Spanish) Hi-level lounge car. I rode this train more than once when I was a child in both its standard and Hi-level versions. For me what is most impressive about the Santa Fe Railway was the high level of passenger service they maintained until Amtrak.
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It's Burlington Northern not Burlington North. Also the Greatest Railroad in the U.S. is ,( was ) , the Pennsylvania Railroad and as someone already comment, it's a 2-8-0 not a 280 engine. Go by wheel arrangement.
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Burlington NORTHERN, not north. el capiTAN, not el captain. Also, ATSF made out like a bandit after the SPSF merger attempt, they ended up owning most of the non railroad properties from the SP.
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Growing up in Chicago in the 1960's, we heard the nightly news, sponsored by the Santa Fe passenger division. I can hear the jingle clearly in my head, "🎶 On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe" 🎶 I believe directly from the song.
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My favorite railroad. Main line passed through my town west of Newton. Great Uncle Al ran the steamer back in the day. Rode . Nice trip Amtrak from Newton to Albuquerque and back in the 90's. Nice trip
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Thank you, Ryan. Loved the old photos of San Diego's Depot. Great to see the famous Bekins warehouse, the two mission-style towers on the Depot and San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) generator, steam & trolley barn.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Burlington from the Burlington Route railroad, Northern from Great Northern and Northern Pacific, and Santa Fe from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe.
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I absolutely love your videos. They've become a huge part of my days and have done a lot to improve my depression. Thank you so much. Some of your videos just like you've suggested have hit close to home.
