History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Author: Keith L. Bryant|Frailey Jr. (Fred W.)

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1496222733

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"Keith L. Bryant Jr. and Fred W. Frailey present a comprehensive history of the financing, construction, growth, and management of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway"--

Men of the Steel Rails
Men of the Steel Rails

Author: James H. Ducker

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Workin' on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe -- Winning the workers : recruitment, discipline, and paternalistic policies of the Santa Fe -- Boomers, old-timers, and the romance of the rail -- Railroaders and their neighbors : Emporia, a case study -- "Damn the railway men" : the politics of frustration -- Brotherhoods : the protective function -- Brotherhoods : the fraternal function -- Santa Fe strikes.

New Mexico's Railroads
New Mexico's Railroads

Author: David F. Myrick

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780826311856

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From narrow-gauge lines to Amtrak, this railroad lover's book shows the importance of trains to New Mexico's heritage.

History of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
History of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway

Author: Keith L. Bryant

Publisher:

Published: 1974-01-01

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9780803211728

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In 1859, Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains. Rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes were as thick as the cattle in Kansas when the first rails were laid. When a conductor, toting a pistol, asked a grizzled prospector where he was heading, the old man replied, "Hell." "That's 65[ and get off at Dodge," the weary conductor declared. Once built with rails from Wales laid on ties of oak and walnut, the railroad survived the economic and climatic hardships of the late nineteenth century, and eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with over 12,000 miles of track and substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipe lines, and real estate.

Wallace W. Abbey
Wallace W. Abbey

Author: Scott Lothes

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2018-01-26

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0253032253

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From the late 1940s onward, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday transportation moments into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, Wallace W. Abbey is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.