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The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, commonly known as the Santa Fe Railway, was chartered in 1859 to serve the rapidly expanding western United States. Its initial goal was to link Atchison and Topeka in Kansas with Santa Fe, New Mexico, facilitating commerce and settlement. Under the leadership of Cyrus K. Holliday and later William Barstow Strong, the railway expanded significantly, becoming one of the largest rail networks in the country. It played a crucial role in the development of the American Southwest, promoting tourism with its iconic Super Chief passenger train and fostering economic growth through freight services. In 1995, the Santa Fe Railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), one of the largest freight railroads in North America.
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Please do a video on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
At 10:35, the Frisco route was never purchased by AT&SF in the time period of 1888. Frisco remained as independent from it's 1876 founding until November, 1980, when it was absorbed by Burlington Northern.
they owned a small airplane company and a tugboat.
To train lovers like me, That road isnt forgotten and with model railroaders it never will be at least for a very long time.
Its known more famously as the "Santa Fe Railway" not railroad. Even their private property signage reflected that it was called the AT&SF RY Co
"connecting the country seaa to sea"
Chicago doesn't count, the Southern Pacifc, Union Pacific, "the Hill Lines"(Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, and Colorado, Spokane, and Southern) eventually the Burlington Northern existed, and never really went further east than Illinois, and this is followed by the fact that the PRR, NYC (eventually Penn Central, and Conrail), B&O, C&O, and other eastern roads existed at the time. overlooked? Nah. Just look at the amount of Santa Fe related merch & references to the ATSF and you'll see they've left there mark. Alot of ATSF equipment is preserved, or is still in operation (note, I'm excluding the Union Pacific, which does still exist), such equipment range from boxcars uses as covered bridges, privately owned cabooses, locomotives, passenger cars, and other cars. ATSF holds to the likes of the Union Pacific, and a few eastern roads, notably either the PRR, oir NYC in terms of cultural significance, though….in terms of iconic liveries, the ATSF, and Southern Pacific, MAYBE the PRR blow all current & past liveries out of the park. The Warbonnet, Daylight, and Tuscan red are some of the most revered American liveries, and that's leaving out locomotives.
I remember as a kid growing up in the late 50's and early 60's marveling over the Lionel Sante Fe train set in the store and not being able to afford it!
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Yup, America has been systematically dismantling it's rail network for the past few decades.
Hundreds of miles of train track that used to supply local industries have been ripped up and paved over for bikeways.
The Santa Fe went through Las Vegas, New Mexico. Not Nevada.
Rio Grande Industries bought the Southern Pacific, not the ATSF.
You do a great narration for the videos. Since I can see you, and your lips are moving, I'll conclude you are NOT AI. Thank you!
Burlington Northern…
16:50 — Expecting the merger to go through, they painted several locomotives in the new "SP/SF" paint scheme. After the deal fell through, the joke was that the paint scheme stood for "Shouldn't Paint So Fast" . . .
Ferrocarril De La Santa Fe (Spanish: “Holy Faith Railway”) Is One Of The Railway Companies In The Land Of The Free
FYI – Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC is owned by The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., BNSF Railways parent company. 😀👌
I contributed to two of those abandoned rail listings.
Ryan, as you now know, railroad fans are a tough crowd, they certainly know their stuff. Regardless, this presentation was very enjoyable and informative. Wouldn't mind seeing you make this into a series that included other great railroads. Just be sure to have at least one or two RR fanatics preview it before it's released, haha! Keep up the good work!
The first TRUE transcontental railroad in the US was Amtrak. It was the first rr that went from the went from the east coast to the west. Before then, freight and passengers had to change trains in places like Chicago or St. Louis.
I surprise how do you do not best train strategy game rail road tycoon 2 or 3
The comment section is about to be toxic. I'm a transit (mainly "bus") foamer, but train foamers are on a whole 'nother level of critiquing.
Good luck, Ryan 😅🤙🏾
A pretty good summary of what happened to the Santa Fe to those outside of the industry. Of course there's a lot more to it but you hit all the high spots to give an overall understanding. All the foamers will be out for blood because you didn't include the Warbonnet paint job. Good job anyway.
You mentioned BN a few times as Burlington North, when did it change to Burlington Northern. Awesome video as always.
I want to thank Wild Hogs for making me aware of the town of Madrid, New Mexico 😂
Santa Fe merged with Burlington northern and created BNSF
17:04 An important point omitted was that a big reason AT&SF was financially weakened was it fought off a hostile takeover by the Henley Group which wanted the real estate holdings. Had it succeeded, it would have probably gutted and spun off the railroad making it weaker still instead of being valuable enough for BN to fight UP.
I think you meant to say "impeccable" morals; you said "impeachable" morals; that is, they are subject to trial and judgement.
Around 17:23 you said "the company preserved". I think you meant "persevered", didn't you?
That truck freight took over train freight is mind boggling to me. Sure, truck is king for the last mile – but trains (or ships) should be king for the rest (barring some really weird corner cases).
Great information video, but as with most of your videos you need to do far more research into how to pronounce the information you are presenting. All that is easily accessible.
SPSF Shouldn't Paint So Fast
Thanks for the video! My third great grandfather was president of ATSF for most of the 1880s.
I like trains 🙂
@7:28 Pretty sure you meant 1300 miles?
I certainly remember the Sante Fe, and the Zephyr which I don't recall running with SF. My grandfather started out around Searsboro IA in the Roundhouse, moving up to a fireman then an engineer and onto a road crew. He ended up in Los Angeles working for SP but on Pacific Electric, working in the repair facilities. I have his certificate from Baldwin Locomotive for a Fireman and then an Engineer from 1903. Love the RR history, country wouldn't be what it is today if it wasn't for the RR. Great video, loved it.
Ugh, its "Burlington NorthERN, Santa Fe", and it's "El Cap"i"tan" not "El Captain" I low key get irritated at that.
My Paw Paw was a Santa Fe man and it's also my favorite railroad. I also have a couple air horns from a few Santa Fe engines.
Santa Fe was also pretty big on preserving it's history which is why theres ALOT of Santa Fe steam and early diesels still around.
Ahhhh Yes My favorite railroad Burlington North Railroad
The proposed SP SF merger when equipment in both prototype and models failed, people coined the term for the SPSF as "Shouldn't Paint So Fast". Models in this paint scheme can still be found today. I have a box car in this scheme.
As a random dude who like trains I can understand why you say a lot of mistakes in this video because you’re not a guy who knows a lot about the ATSF.
The Santa Fe merged with the BN it did not fail.
Steam railroads made America. They put millions of people to work . The end of steam was the beginning of America 's loss of it's economic prosperity. All freight and passenger traffic should still be on the railroads if not for govt subsidiaries for air lines and trucking industry.
No mention of the ICC freezing freight rates from 1888 until the federal takeover in 1917? Its policies continued until the agency was closed on the Carter Administration. That had more to do with failing railroads than all the cars and planes everybody calls the cause.
Sorry but its "El Cap-it-tan". Also the only Las Vegas Santa Fe ever served is in New Mexico.
Santa Fe is beyond iconic. Featured in songs, films, even Walt Disney drew inspiration for his scaled down Disneyland trains (one of which used to be a freight).