Santa Fe Railway

by Glischinski, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780760303801
• ISBN10: 0760303800
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-13
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

A classic and colorful tribute to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the best-known railroad in the world. Beginning in 1860, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway quickly grew to become the premier transportation company in the US. Its hallmark was fast, high-quality freight and passenger service, including the famous Super Chief, El Capitan, and The Chief luxury passenger trains for those traveling between Los Angeles and Chicago. This book is filled with archive and color photos of the locomotives, trains and events of the Santa Fe Railway, from the 1950s through today.

Author Biography

Steve Glischinski was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1957 and has been interested in railroads since he was 10 years old. He began taking photographs of railroads in 1970, at the age of 13. Since that time, his photos of railroads in action have appeared in a number of books and numerous magazines, including Pacific Rail News, Passenger Train Journal, Progressive Railroading, Railfan & Railroad and Trains. His first magazine articles on railroading were published in 1982, and his by-line has appeared dozens of times, mainly in Trains Magazine, for whom he serves as a special correspondent. He is the author of numerous books on railroading, including such topics as the history of the Burlington Northern Railroad, Wisconsin Central, Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 and regional railroads.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(1)
System map	8	(2)
1 Santa Fe and its Origins 1868-1900	10	(14)
2 Into the Twentieth Century 1900-1930	24	(14)
3 Depression, War, and Beyond 1930-1960	38	(14)
4 The Transition Years 1960-1990	52	(16)
5 A "Super" Finish--Santa Fe's Final Years 1990-1997	68	(16)
6 Passenger Trains of the Santa Fe A SERVICE UNPARALLELED IN U.S. TRAVEL	84	(16)
7 Santa Fe's Steam Fleet LOCOMOTIVES THAT MOVED AT&SF TRAINS FROM 1868 TO 1957	100	(12)
8 Santa Fe's Diesel Fleet FROM E1s TO SD75Ms	112	(15)
Appendix	127	(1)
Index	128