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Re: Santa Fe Distribution Map
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Date: 
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 04:02:11 GMT
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Jeremy Scott wrote:

Some ATSF Route History:
Kansas chartered a railroad to connect Atchison County and Topeka.
The route to Santa Fe was added and the company renamed.


Although, strangely, the line did not actually go into Santa Fe, but
instead stopped at nearby Larney, NM.

Also, the railroad's name was used as a line in the song written by
Johnny Mercer, and recorded by Himself, Judy Garland, and many others.

"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
See: http://www.harrywarrenmusic.com/realfiles/ontheatchison.html
for more information and a RealPlayer clip.

Rick C.



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(...) Some ATSF Route History: Kansas chartered a railroad to connect Atchinson (sorry if incorrectly spelled) County and Topeka. The route to Santa Fe was added and the company renamed. The track were built on or near the wagon rutts of the Santa (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)

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