VentureForth
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The Santa Fe is an interesting paradox. A major national railroad, but entry into it's namesake was/is a very windy time consuming venture. What sort of relationship did Santa Fe, NM have to do with the railroad?
Much older! Here's the info about Santa Fe.Probably a search on the history of the company would bring some of this out. Santa Fe is a much older city than Albuquerque, and was the capital of the territory, maybe even from Spanish times.
Bill- I'm, disappointed. I thought your song would be Chattanooga Choo-Choo!There was an old song in the 40's called, "On the Atchison Topeka and The Santa Fe". I am said to have played it incessantly, nearly driving my parents and sisters to abandon the house and leave me.
It can still be found, sometimes, on the juke boxes at Johnny Rocketts. When I find it, I usually slip about three nickels in there and a eat my hamburger very very slowly.
It is probably my favorite railroad song.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Locale Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Dates of operation 1859 – 1995
Successor line BNSF
Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting marks ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks (Santa Fe was ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico). The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876. In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was, quite conveniently, offered by the Santa Fe.
Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline, the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway. A bus line allowed the company to extend passenger transportation service to areas not accessible by rail, and ferry boats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travellers to complete their westward journeys all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.
Dude, don't get me started on favorite railroad songs. Your choice has much to recommend it - a classic!There was an old song in the 40's called, "On the Atchison Topeka and The Santa fF". I am said to have played it incessantly, nearly driving my parents and sisters to abandon the house and leave me.
It can still be found, sometimes, on the juke boxes at Johnny Rocketts. When I find it, I usually slip about three nickels in there and a eat my hamburger very very slowly.
It is probably my favorite railroad song.
That is a beautiful postcard Thanks for sharing.Dude, don't get me started on favorite railroad songs. Your choice has much to recommend it - a classic!There was an old song in the 40's called, "On the Atchison Topeka and The Santa fF". I am said to have played it incessantly, nearly driving my parents and sisters to abandon the house and leave me.
It can still be found, sometimes, on the juke boxes at Johnny Rocketts. When I find it, I usually slip about three nickels in there and a eat my hamburger very very slowly.
It is probably my favorite railroad song.
But I'll always go with "Orange Blossom Special," a fast, hard-driving, fiddle-heavy bluegrass tour de force when played right.
Orange Blossom Special
Bill Haithcoat, you are a font of information. That's a sincere compliment, not a snide remark, and I hope others also appreciate your attention to detail.And then there is this. After all of my saying it was not a streamllner in the above post, when yiou look close at the card it does say "By streamliner".
No worries.
They were using the word a bit loosely.Since streamlining and diesel power sorta came along about the same time, some folks meant "diesel isntead of steam" by using the word "stremaliner". I assure you the actual passenger care were old but well maintained heavy weight. But with a beautiful "streamlined"locomtove, if you will .
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