Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Due to the complexities of the Santa Fe system, I am presenting their stations by state alphabetically.

The Redondo Tower served in the Los Angeles area.

Colorado Springs, CO, was classified as a Union Station. The train in the earlier photo belonged to the Colorado Midland.

Halfway between Galesburg and Fort Madison, IA, on the main line, was Ormonde, IL.

On the branch to Pekin, IL, from Streator, Washington was where the line crossed the TP&W and also an Alton branch.

Arkansas City is on the main line to Texas just before crossing into Oklahoma.

Atchison had a Union Station served by the Santa Fe, Burlington, and Missouri Pacific.

Burden is east of Winfield and is now on the South Kansas & Oklahoma.

Burlington was on the branch line from Ottawa to Gridley which is gone.

Cambridge is east of Burden and is now on the South Kansas & Oklahoma.

Carbondale is on the line between Topeka and Emporia.

Chanute was on the line from Ottawa to Independence and is now served by the South Kansas & Oklahoma.

Cherryvale was on the line to Tulsa from Ottawa and is now served by the South Kansas & Oklahoma.

Cimarron is on the line from Dodge City to Garden City.

Dodge City is the junction where the line to Colorado and Raton Pass separates from the line the the Texas panhandle.

Douglass is on the main line to Texas in southern Kansas.

On the main line in Kansas was a major terminal at Emporia.

In Kansas was a line south to Coffeyville. Near the south end was Thayer.

Topeka, the second name in the corporate title, was served on a secondary line.

Albuquerque is the largest station in New Mexico and is on the Raton Pass route.

Belen is the place where all the lines come together.

On the main line to the west coast is Alva.

The largest station between Oklahoma City and Texas is Ardmore.

Bartlesville had a Union Station which also served the Katy.

On the main line to Texas is Davis, OK. It is being restored as a museum.

North of Enid on the line through Cherokee is Jet, OK.

The last station in Oklahoma was Marietta. The station is planned for restoration.

Alvin is midway between Houston and Galveston. The mainline from Rosenberg connects here.

At Amarillo, the west coast line connected with the line from Texas to Colorado.

Canadian is on the main line thru the Texas panhandle and is east of Amarillo.

Dumas is on the line north from Amarillo to Colorado and is the home town of the Ding Dong Daddy

In 1928, the Santa Fe took over the Kansas City Mexico & Orient. One of the few remaining segments runs from San Angelo, TX, to Laredo. The line was sold to the South Orient and was in danger of abandonment until it was acquired by the State of Texas and leased to Ferrocarril Mexicano. The largest station was at Fort Stockton and is now the Chamber of Commerce.

Gainesville is the gateway to Texas on the main line just south of the Red River.

On the North Side of Fort Worth, TX, near the stockyards, was Tower 60. It served crossings on St Louis South-Western, Chicago Rock Island & Pacific, Fort Worth & Denver.

The large sign on the freight house in Fort Worth is being preserved.

Crossing the Texas panhandle we find Hereford.

The KCM&O crossed a Santa Fe branch at San Angelo. Each line had its own station at one time.

A line south from Hereford to Temple crossed the Texas & Pacific at Sweetwater.

Halfway to Houston is Temple. The station is now a museum.

Here is a photo of the Gilbert Pit Road Turntable bridge. (if that is what it is). This bridge is 5 miles south of I-20 on Gilbert Pit Road in south west Parker County, Texas. We would appreciate any help in identifying it

Memorial of Seven Holy Brothers

Psalm 29:9