Santa Fe Railroad former U.S. railroad, chartered in 1863 as the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR; opened to traffic in 1864. Construction continued, and in 1880 it reached Santa Fe, N.Mex.; the following year the railroad connected with the Southern Pacific RR. The railroad acquired several small lines, and further construction followed; by the early 1890s the Santa Fe, with its 9,000 mi (14,480 km) of track and connections to Chicago and Los Angeles, became one of the world's longest railroad systems. Poor management and a reckless dividend policy combined with the depression of 1893, however, to bankrupt the railroad company, which in 1895 was reorganized as the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. In the 20th cent. the railroad increased its holdings; by 1929 it had 13,000 mi. (20,917 km) of track in the Southwest. In the 1960s a holding company, Santa Fe Industries, was created for the railroad and various subsidiaries. After the Interstate Commerce Commission blocked a merger with the Southern Pacific Company (1988), Santa Fe Industries reorganized, and the railroad emerged as a part of the newly named Santa Fe Pacific Corporation. In 1995 the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation merged with the Burlington Northern RR to become the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway .
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Santa Fe Couples to BN // Merger Would Create Largest U.S. Railroad
Chicago Sun-Times; 7/1/1994; Patricia Moore; 493 words;
... nation's largest railroad. The move marks Santa Fe's second ... with another railroad, after previously ... Northern Santa Fe Corp., the ... of the two railroads last year ... Pacific and Santa Fe in the southern ... focus on railroads as east-west ... previous deal ... .
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Santa Fe wasn't the only railroad to make capital city a premier hub Topeka was a crossroads
The Topeka Capital-Journal; 6/6/2004; Morgan Chilson Capital-Journal; 2615 words;
... Pacific coast. As the Santa Fe railroad grew, so did Topeka ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe. ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD Incorporated: February ... Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Other names: Burlington Northern Railroad Today: AT&SF merged ...
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[ His career at the Santa Fe Railroad... ]
The Topeka Capital-Journal; 1/27/2002; Paul Eakins Capital-Journal; 589 words;
... Capital-Journal His career at the Santa Fe Railroad was all about family for long ... 1920s and began working for the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1930s, as many Mexican ... the busy boxcar shops of the Santa Fe Railroad. "As my dad would come home ...
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Rio Grande will buy S. Pacific // Santa Fe to sell railroad for $1.8 billion, but other bidders protest
Chicago Sun-Times; 12/29/1987; Frederick H. Lowe; 951 words;
... that regulates some railroads. Krebs added that Santa Fe would file its final ... 1983, to sell the railroad. Santa Fe, which also owns the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, planned to merge the two railroads, but the ICC ruled ...
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RAILROAD JOBS TO BE CUT BY SANTA FE PACIFIC CORP.
The Journal Record; 1/25/1990; 469 words;
CHICAGO - Santa Fe Pacific Corp ... employment on its railroad by 2,700 jobs ... issued Tuesday, Santa Fe Pacific Corp ... company of the railroad, said it lost ... members to run a Santa Fe train from Chicago ... Angeles. The railroad currently uses ...
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Shippers wary as railroads settle gaps over merger. (proposed merger of Santa Fe Railway and Burlington Northern Railroad)
Purchasing; 6/15/1995; 684 words;
... the Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe Railway into the nation ... voluntary agreements between BN, Santa Fe, and other railroads providing those other lines ... had been the Union Pacific Railroad. BN and Santa Fe Railway settled one major ...
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Bidding for Santa Fe Railroad May Clip Union Pacific Deal
The Journal Record; 11/2/1994; 416 words;
... bidding war for Santa Fe Pacific Corp ... sidetrack another railroad deal in the ... consolidating railroad business ... would allow Santa Fe suitor Union ... much smaller railroad operator ... with both Santa Fe and Union ... the larger railroad a link between ... its ...
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Santa Fe halts railroad sale, avoids strike
Chicago Sun-Times; 11/17/1987; Cindy Richards; 320 words;
Railroad workers agreed to postpone a strike against the Santa Fe RR in return for Santa Fe's agreement to postpone ... planned sale of a small railroad line. The agreement ... group for 14 national railroad unions, announced Monday ... the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR, ...
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They've been working on the railroad. (revival of Burlington Northern Santa Fe and reasons for investing in the railroad)(Saving & Investing)(Brief Article)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine; 2/1/1998; Frailey, Fred W.; 954 words;
... Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. While freight shippers ... is a computer system Santa Fe developed that lets the railroad schedule every freight ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad's biggest customers ...
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Short-Line Railroad Buys Kansas Stretch from Burlington Northern Santa Fe.(Originated from The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/4/1996; Painter, Steve; 468 words;
... growing short-line railroad company based in Pittsburg ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. The 140-mile line ... name Eastern Kansas Railroad, a newly formed company ... the Southeast Kansas Railroad and the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad. However, the company ... Watco ... .
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Santa Fe apartments almost full Former railroad hospital transformed into home for senior citizens
The Topeka Capital-Journal; 9/23/2003; Steve Fry Capital-Journal; 551 words;
... floor plans at Santa Fe Place. The building's railroad heritage shows in the Santa Fe logos above ... Signs of its railroad and hospital ... The words "Santa Fe" and the railway ... posters with the Santa Fe Railway theme ... big days of railroad ...
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GM PLANT RESULTED IN LARGE SANTA FE RAILROAD INVESTMENT / A COORDINATED EFFORT
The Journal Record; 9/8/1987; PATTI CASE; 503 words;
... Oklahoma City, Santa Fe Railroad Co. officials say ... coordinate the effort. Santa Fe, with a to-be-constructed ... representative for Santa Fe when the yard ... transcontinental main line. Railroad crossings, including ... full production, Santa Fe said it ...
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SANTA FE INVITES BIDS ON ORIENT LINE / 410-MILE RAILROAD
The Journal Record; 2/23/1988; BILL MAY; 527 words;
... the 410-mile railroad in Western Oklahoma ... according to Santa Fe Railway, which ... trackage. "Since Santa Fe is interested ... to operate a railroad." Sale of the ... maintain service on railroads that don't make ... solution," he said. Santa Fe will continue ...
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Were carpal tunnel injury reports withheld? ; Feds eye Burlington data.(Federal Railroad Administration is investigating Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Co.)(Brief Article)
Business Insurance; 3/5/2001; CENICEROS, ROBERTO; 594 words;
... Texas-The Federal Railroad Administration ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Co. improperly ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe that are under ... state officials, railroads must report certain ... action over the railroad's use of genetic ...
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City in Iowa suing railroad over layoffs Says Burlington Northern Santa Fe cuts violate 1858 deal
Chicago Sun-Times; 4/21/2004; PATRICK CONDON; 626 words;
... suing the railroad that shares ... Northern and Santa Fe Railway to ... claiming the railroad violated ... Access to railroad lines helped ... 1995, the railroad joined with ... Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to ... longtime Santa Fe shops in ... court. The ...
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