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Santa Fe Railroad and the taming of the west

Santa Fe Railroad and the taming of the west

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Red Horse

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January 2008
From: Ctr. Ossipee NH
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Posted by Red Horse on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:53 PM

Thanks for this post, I work in HO scale SF and love to read anything about this line.

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Southwest Chief

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December 2003
From: Anaheim, CA Bayfield, CO
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Posted by Southwest Chief on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:41 PM

I've read many books that purport Fred Harvey (and the Santa Fe) tamed the rugged west.

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Murphy Siding

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May 2005
From: S.E. South Dakota
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Santa Fe Railroad and the taming of the west

Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:24 PM

What role did ATSF play in the taming of the west? It seems the birth, growth, and success of the Santa Fe coincided with the growth and success of southwetern ag industries. Starting with Kansas, then west into Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and eventually to the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico, ATSF seemed to be in it for the cattle and grain traffic. It appears, that as the railroad moved west, civilization followed it. A fella probably could have ridden the train to the gunfight at the OK corral. Was the grain and cattle traffic the reason for existing for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe?

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