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["Texas Chief" in Oklahoma]

Description: Winding through the rugged countryside near Washita Canyon in Oklahoma, the Santa Fe's "Texas Chief" powered by four diesel units and a consist of eleven cars, rolls southward towards Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, and Galveston, Texas, circa 1956.
Date: 1956
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Clovis, New Mexico depot]

Description: For many years this depot at Clovis, New Mexico was one of the busiest passenger terminals on Santa Fe rails, circa 1960. This was the junction point for passenger trains operating to and from the Texas cities of Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston; also, for the mainline trains operating via Amarillo to and from Chicago and the West Coast.
Date: 1960~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[G. W. Harris Business Card]

Description: Business card for G. W. Harris. On the bottom left of the card "Chief Engineer A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. Coast Lines" and on the bottom right "1005 Kerckhoff Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal." A handwritten note on the back of the card says "Personal friend of Myers."
Date: unknown
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[AT & SF Crane]

Description: Photograph of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway crane lifting a train axle while two unidentified men watching below; there are more axles in the foreground and a train and telephone poles in the background.
Date: [1911..1934]
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Early "California Limited" entering Los Angeles]

Description: One of the early "California Limiteds" entering the suburbs of Los Angeles, possibly dating from the late 1870's. The ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0, heading the train bears an original Santa Fe engine No. 54, indicative of ancient age. At the turn of the century the Santa Fe owned a large fleet of these locomotives: 478 ten-wheelers; these were versatile engines, known as "Jack of all Trades." However, no steam locomotives of this type were built to Santa Fe blueprints later than 1901. Observe the … more
Date: 1870~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Roundhouse at Gainesville, Texas]

Description: Santa Fe Railway's nine-stall roundhouse at Gainesville, Texas on February 27, 1938. Locomotives, laying over between freight runs, are two Consolidations, type 2-8-0, Nos. 1904 and 1910; one Mikado, type 2-8-2, No. 4051; and one yard switcher, type 0-8-0, No. 787.
Date: February 27, 1938
Creator: Mizell, Charles M.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Draft of A Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Draft of a document, possibly an editorial or open letter, describing the City of Abilene's Railroad Committee's dealings with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. The text details the company's reneging on agreements to build a new line to Abilene and the committee's attempts at securing the new railroad, ending with an appeal to the people of Texas to lobby for regulations protect the state's residents from the whims of large companies. There are edits in red pencil on several… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Discussing the Proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document describing the City of Abilene's Railroad Committee's dealings with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. The text details the company's reneging on agreements to build a new line to Abilene and the committee's attempts at securing the new railroad, ending with an appeal to the people of Texas to lobby for regulations protect the state's residents from the whims of large companies. This is possibly an editorial or open letter.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

["The California Limited"]

Description: Santa Fe's oldest name train - the California Limited stand in the Los Angeles California depot. This de Luxe passenger train headed by a beautiful ten wheeler, type 4-6-0 engine No. 53, with a consist of six superb passenger cars, all handcrafted wood - having open platforms and under body truss rods - has consummated its long journey - approximately 2,267 miles - requiring about 68 hours - from Chicago.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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