Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was a major American railroad that became one of the largest and most influential rail systems in the United States, central to the development of the Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
railway company
abbreviation AT&SF
Santa Fe
competedWith Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
corporateForm publicly traded company
country United States
culturalReference Hollywood films featuring the Super Chief
song "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
dateOfFirstRailOperations 1860s
dissolved 1996
famousPassengerTrain California Limited
Chief
El Capitan
San Diegan
linked to: San Diego

Super Chief
Texas Chief
formerHeadquartersLocation Atchison, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
hadMotivePowerType diesel-electric locomotives
steam locomotives
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois
inception 1859
industry rail transport
knownFor aggressive freight competition
development of the American Southwest
distinctive red and silver Warbonnet locomotive livery
high-quality passenger service
logoFeature cross and circle "Santa Fe" emblem
mainRegionServed American Southwest
Midwest United States
West Coast of the United States
mergedWith Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
mergerDate 1995
namedAfter Atchison, Kansas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Topeka, Kansas
notableRoute Chicago–Los Angeles
Chicago–San Diego
Chicago–San Francisco (via connections)
operatedService freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
operatedTo Arizona
California
Chicago, Illinois
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Los Angeles, California
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
San Diego, California
San Francisco Bay Area
Texas
parentCompanyAfter1980s Santa Fe Industries
Santa Fe Pacific Corporation
safetyRecord reputation for relatively high safety standards for a large U.S. railroad
successor BNSF Railway
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
linked to: BNSF Railway
trackGauge standard gauge
wasEarlyAdopterOf dieselization of freight operations
dieselization of mainline passenger trains

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Santa Fe Trail replacedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Class I freight railroads in the United States historicallyIncluded Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive usedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive railwayOperator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive operatedOn Santa Fe Railway main line
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive railwayCompany Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive railwayNetwork Santa Fe Railway system
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Railway Exchange Building (Chicago) originalOwner Santa Fe Railway
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Santa Fe Building (Chicago) namedAfter Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Marceline, Missouri hasRailroadHistory Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line formerlyUsedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Harvey House Railroad Depot builtFor Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Harvey House Railroad Depot railwayLine Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Albuquerque Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot and related resources (where designated) associatedWith Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
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Casa del Desierto partOf Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway system
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Casa del Desierto usedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
USRA standard steam locomotive designs usedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design usedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
USRA standard gondola car design usedBy Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Baldwin Locomotive Works servedClient Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Raton Pass traversedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (historically)
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Super Chief operator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Super Chief railwayCompany Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Super Chief railroadDivision Santa Fe Railway
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Flagstaff station formerOwner Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Fred Harvey Company operatedAlong Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Fred Harvey Company collaboratedWith Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe subjectMatter Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe inspiredBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe associatedWith Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
La Junta station formerOperator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
La Junta station formerOperator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
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Daggett servedByRailroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Jarvis Hunt employer Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Sierra Railway of California connectedTo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (via Oakdale)
linked to: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
William Barstow Strong employer Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
William Barstow Strong memberOf Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway board of directors
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Katy connectedTo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
El Tovar Hotel openedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
San Bernardino–Santa Fe Depot formerOperator Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Budd Company suppliedTo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe Springs, California namedAfter Santa Fe Railway
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Union Station (Los Angeles) formerOwner Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Perris railHistory associated with Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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City of Colton hasRailServiceHistory Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Northwestern Pacific Railroad ownedBy Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
C.K. Holliday namesakeAffiliation Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Cyrus K. Holliday coFounderOf Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Cyrus K. Holliday associatedWith Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway