Santa Fe
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Santa Fe was a major American railroad company that played a key role in the development and transportation infrastructure of the western United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railroad company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fred Harvey Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey House restaurants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganDieselization | 1930s ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany | 1996 ⓘ |
| completedDieselization | 1950s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalReference | song "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1859 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedAccessTo |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| knownFor |
Fred Harvey Company partnerships
ⓘ
development of the American Southwest ⓘ promotion of tourism in the Southwest ⓘ |
| majorRoute |
Chicago–Los Angeles
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ⓘ
Chicago–San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago–Texas Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| mergerPartner | Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Atchison, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Topeka, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFreightService | transcontinental freight ⓘ |
| notablePassengerTrain |
California Limited
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ⓘ
Chief NERFINISHED ⓘ El Capitan NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Chief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| originalCharterName | Atchison and Topeka Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
development of western United States transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
economic development of the American Southwest ⓘ |
| primaryGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | known for relatively high operating standards for its era ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ El Paso, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBranding | Warbonnet locomotive paint scheme ⓘ |
| usedMotivePower |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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