Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1910-1986 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company | |
| Title: | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company Records, | |
| Dates: | 1910-1986 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Records pertaining to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which was established in 1859 by Cyrus K and became one of the major railroads in the Southwest. | |
| Collection # | S 46.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 box and 4 books (2.0 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
One of the major railroads in the Southwest, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad was established in 1859 by Cyrus K. Holliday. The rail lines extended to Los Angeles, California, by 1887 and broke ground in Texas in 1881. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was added in 1886 to obtain a connection to the Gulf of Mexico. By 1888 the Texas Panhandle was included in the railroad's service lines. The name was changed in 1893 from the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a scrapbook, printed materials, time tables, station layouts, train order slips, annual reports and photographs.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms | ||
| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company | ||
| Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--History | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Locomotives--History | ||
| Railroads--Texas, West | ||
| Railroads--Southwest, New | ||
| Railroad travel--Southwest, New | ||
Related Material
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections: |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company Records, 1910-1986 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gifts, 1958-1971 and undated
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, August 2000
Additional Sources
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html |
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Carr, Clark Ezra. History of Bringing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to Galesburg. Galesburg, Ill.: Wagoner, 1913. |
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Wood, Sylvan Rupert. The Locomotives of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe System. Boston: Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Baker Library, Harvard Business School, 1948. |
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Collection Inventory