Santa Fe Railway

by Glischinski, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780760333358
• ISBN10: 0760333351
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-16
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

Perhaps the most well-known railroad in transportation history, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway grew from humble beginnings in 1868 to a high-flying icon of the American West known more simply as "the Santa Fe." In 1995, it merged with Burlington Northern and today its legacy survives as part of BNSF Railway. Noted railroad author Steve Glischinski takes railfans on a tour of the Santa Fers"s entire history, throughout the American Midwest and Southwest. Santa Fe Railwaylooks into all aspects of the legendary railroadrs"s passenger and freight operations, from the famous 1905 record-breaking L.A.-to-Chicago high-speed run of "Death Valley Scotty" to the inauguration and career of the world-class Super Chief, and from the pioneering freight trains of the nineteenth century to modern-era intermodal runs linking Chicago and California in less than 48 hours. The book also features notable Santa Fe locomotives, from diminutive 4-4-0 steam models to the Super Fleet diesel-electric series of the 1990s and even the latest models run under the BNSF Railway banner. Illustrated throughout with archival black-and-white images and period and modern color photography, this is the quintessential history of the quintessential American railroad.

Author Biography

Steve Glischinski’s photographs and byline have appeared in a number of books and magazines including Passenger Train Journal, Railfan & Railroad, and Trains, where he currently serves as special correspondent and Internet news wire editor. Steve and his family reside in Shoreview, Minnesota.