Misplaced Pages

#950049

74-413: In 1883, Walter Raymond  [ Wikidata ] had ventured west to the young community of Pasadena, California, described as a sleepy village of 1,500 people. Seeking to excite business in the transcontinental tour market, he noticed that the yet unincorporated town had no hotels for visitors. This piqued his interest in establishing one, thereby purchasing a hard granite hilltop called Bacon Hill as

148-484: A $ 300,000 mortgage, which was applied to the building of a second hotel. The second hotel opened on December 19, 1901, and was met with immediate success especially from those who had lost their winter residence for 6 years. The registry was filled with names of moguls from the East: Pullman, Schwab, Harriman, Swift, Armour, Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie, and of course R. T. Crane who spent his remaining winters at

222-427: A 5"–high extended font, and centered on the nose was the "Santa Fe" box logo (initially consisting of a blue cross, circle, and square painted on a solid bronze sheet, but subsequently changed to baked steel sheets painted bronze with the blue identifying elements applied on top). Three thin, pale yellow stripes (known as Cat Whiskers ) extended from the nose logo around the cab sides. In January, 1951, Santa Fe revised

296-558: A downpour and sat under an oak tree listening to his son expound over the beauty of the Southern California area. But the rain poured down leaving Walter hopeless in convincing Emmons. When the sun finally did break through the clouded sky it was a sight the old man had never experienced in his life and he agreed to finance the rest of Walter's construction. The new Raymond Hotel opened with a gala ball on November 17, 1886, and enjoyed nine successful seasons (winters). However,

370-533: A half-interest to the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). The TP&W cut straight east across Illinois from near Fort Madison, Iowa (Lomax, IL), to a connection with the PRR at Effner, Indiana (Illinois–Indiana border), forming a bypass around Chicago for traffic moving between the two lines. The TP&W route did not mesh with the traffic patterns Conrail developed after 1976, so AT&SF bought back

444-684: A handful of which have either been restored to operating condition or are pending future restoration. Some of the more notable locomotives include: Santa Fe maintained and operated a fleet of three passenger ferry boats (the San Pablo , the San Pedro , and the Ocean Wave ) that connected Richmond, California , with San Francisco by water. The ships traveled the eight miles between the San Francisco Ferry Terminal and

518-542: A merger between the parent companies of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific (SP) railroads in 1984. The red, yellow, and black paint scheme with large yellow block letters on the sides and ends of the units of the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad (SPSF) has come to be somewhat derisively known among railfans as the Kodachrome livery, due to the similarity in colors to the boxes containing slide film sold by

592-687: A native plant nursery and education center focused on California natives. Programs include the propagation of a wide range of species and cultivars of the California flora for use in the home landscape; collection and process of seeds from the wild for use in propagation, and courses in the horticulture, botany, and ecology of California native plants for the general public, as well as a volunteer program. Educational programs for children include plant-animal relations, butterflies, and human uses of native plant materials. TPF K-12 education programs Major events include an Annual Native Plant Garden Tour in

666-474: A new unified paint scheme. While Southern Pacific (railroad) was sold off to Rio Grande Industries , all of the SP's real estate holdings were consolidated into a new company, Catellus Development Corporation , making it California's largest private landowner, of which Santa Fe remained the owner. In the early 1980s, gold was discovered on several properties west of Battle Mountain, Nevada along I-80, on ground owned by

740-404: A nose emblem consisting of an elongated yellow "Circle and Cross" emblem with integral "tabs" on the nose and the sides, outlined and accented with black pinstripes, with variances according to the locomotive model. "SANTA FE" was displayed on the horizontal limb of the cross in black, Art Deco -style lettering. This emblem has come to be known as the " cigar band " due to its uncanny resemblance to

814-416: A pair of blunt-nosed units ( EMC 1800 hp B-B ) designated as Nos. 1 and 1A. The upper portion of the sides and ends of the units were painted gold, while the lower section was a dark olive green color; an olive stripe also ran along the sides and widened as it crossed the front of the locomotive. Riveted to the sides of the units were metal plaques bearing a large "Indian Head" logo , which owed its origin to

SECTION 10

#1732782450951

888-530: A secret bar. The Raymond Hotel had its steady guests in spite of the fact that it also had competition from other hotels about Pasadena that were opened year round. Even Raymond's own chief lieutenant opened up his own hotel, the Wentworth, which within ten years had become financially distressed and was assumed by the grand estate of Henry E. Huntington , thus named the Huntington Hotel. There were

962-467: A short time, Pacific types 1369 and 1376 were semi-streamlined for " Valley Flyer " service, with a unique paint scheme in colors similar to those used on the new passenger diesels. Unique was the two-tone light blue over royal blue scheme of streamlined Hudson type 3460 . Santa Fe's first set of diesel-electric passenger locomotives was placed in service on the Super Chief in 1936, and consisted of

1036-479: A variation of the "Warbonnet" scheme in which the black and yellow separating stripes disappeared. The "Santa Fe" name was emblazoned on the sides in large black letters, using the same stencils used on freight engines; these were soon repainted in red. In 1989, Santa Fe resurrected this version of the "Warbonnet" scheme and applied it to two SDFP45 units, #5992 and #5998. The units were re-designated as #101 and #102 and reentered service on July   4, 1989, as part of

1110-459: Is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1960 to promote the understanding and preservation of California native plants . It continues the work of Theodore Payne , an English horticulturist , gardener , landscape designer , and botanist . The Foundation is located in Sun Valley , in the northeastern San Fernando Valley and western Verdugo Mountains foothills. TPF operates

1184-446: Is reminiscent of a Native American ceremonial head-dress . The scheme consisted of a red "bonnet" that wrapped around the front of the unit and was bordered by a yellow stripe and black pinstripe. The extent of the bonnet varied according to the locomotive model and was largely determined by the shape and length of the car body. The remainder of the unit was either painted silver or was composed of stainless-steel panels. All units wore

1258-501: The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). Some of the challenges resulting from the joining of the two companies included the establishment of a common dispatching system, the unionization of AT&SF's non-union dispatchers, and incorporating AT&SF's train identification codes throughout. The two lines maintained separate operations until December   31, 1996, when it officially became BNSF. AT&SF

1332-748: The Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan trains (both names referred to the same service, but the Chicagoan was the eastbound version, while the Kansas Cityan was the westbound version), and the Eastern Express and West Texas Express . All AT&SF trains that terminated in Chicago did so at Dearborn Station . Trains terminating in Los Angeles arrived at AT&SF's La Grande Station until May 1939, when Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal

1406-544: The EMD GP60M and General Electric B40-8W which made the Santa Fe the only US Class I railroad to operate new 4-axle (B-B) freight locomotives equipped with the North American Safety Cab intended for high-speed intermodal service. Several experimental and commemorative paint schemes emerged during the Santa Fe's diesel era. One combination was developed and partially implemented in anticipation of

1480-568: The Eastman Kodak Company under the same name. Santa Fe units repainted in this scheme were labeled "SF", Southern Pacific units "SP", and some (presumably new) units wore the letters "SPSF". After the ICC's denial of the merger, railfans joked that SPSF really stood for "Shouldn't Paint So Fast." While most of the Santa Fe's steam locomotives were retired and sold for scrap, over fifty were saved and donated to various parks and museums,

1554-720: The Hotel Green , a few blocks north on Raymond Avenue, the Vista Del Arroyo which overlooked the Arroyo Seco , and the Maryland Hotel on Colorado Boulevard . Raymond had reduced the $ 300,000 mortgage to $ 75,000, but come the Great Depression (1931) and the large traffic from the east fizzled. The bank which assumed the original loan from Mr. Crane foreclosed on the hotel, and Walter Raymond lost

SECTION 20

#1732782450951

1628-532: The Royal Gorge Railroad War . Federal intervention prompted an out-of-court settlement on February 2, 1880, in the form of the so-called "Treaty of Boston", wherein the D&;RG was allowed to complete its line and lease it for use by the Santa Fe. Building across Kansas and eastern Colorado was simple, with few natural obstacles, but the railroad found it almost economically impossible because of

1702-803: The Super Chief / El Capitan , the Texas Chief and the San Diegan (though Amtrak reduced the San Diegan from three daily round trips to two). Discontinued were the San Francisco Chief , the ex- Grand Canyon , the Tulsan , and a Denver–La Junta local. ATSF had been more than willing to retain the San Diegan and its famed Chiefs. However, any railroad that opted out of Amtrak would have been required to operate all of its passenger routes until at least 1976. The prospect of having to keep operating its less-successful routes, especially

1776-564: The 1860s. The original shops were relocated in 1878 to the south side of Seward Avenue and expanded in 1902 to double the repair capacity. The shops at Albuquerque , New Mexico, were built in 1880 and materially expanded in 1925. Another shop site was established at San Bernardino , California, in 1886. To maintain rolling stock in the state of Texas, a fourth major shop facility was built in Cleburne, Texas , in 1899. Physical confrontations led to two years of armed conflict that became known as

1850-459: The 1926 Chief " drumhead " logo. " Super Chief " was emblazoned on a plaque located on the front. The rooftop was light slate gray, rimmed by a red pinstripe. This unique combination of colors was called the Golden Olive paint scheme. Before entering service, Sterling McDonald 's General Motors Styling Department augmented the look with the addition of red and blue striping along both

1924-508: The 2-10-2, Santa Fe rostered virtually every type of steam locomotive imaginable, including 4-4-2 Atlantics , 2-6-0 Moguls, 2-8-0 Consolidations , 2-8-2 Mikados , 2-10-0 Decapods , 2-6-2 Prairies , 4-8-4 Heavy-Mountains , 4-6-4 Heavy-Pacifics , 4-6-2 Pacifics , 4-8-2 Mountains , 2-8-4 Berkshires , and 2-10-4 Texas . The railroad also operated a fleet of heavy articulated Mallet locomotives , including 1158 class 2-6-6-2s , 2-8-8-0s , 2-10-10-2s , 2-8-8-2s , and

1998-574: The BNSF era, the company adopted a new paint scheme often known among railfans as the "Freightbonnet" or "Yellowbonnet", which placed more yellow on the locomotives (reminiscent of the company's retired Warbonnet scheme); the goal again was to ensure higher visibility at grade crossings. The truck assemblies, previously colored black, now received silver paint. In 1965, the road took delivery of ten GE U28CG dual-service road switcher locomotives equally suited to passenger or fast freight service. These wore

2072-675: The DL109/110 locomotive set, and ATSF 1A after it was rebuilt and repainted. The sides of the units typically bore the words "SANTA FE" in black, 5"– or 9"–high extra extended Railroad Roman letters, as well as the "Indian Head" logo, with a few notable exceptions. Railway identity on diesel locomotives in passenger service: Source: Pelouze, Richard W. (1997). Trademarks of the Santa Fe Railway. The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society, Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado, pp. 47–50. In later years, Santa Fe adapted

2146-543: The Raymond Hotel in his book titled " South Pasadena " published by Arcadia Publishing in 2007. 34°07′26″N 118°08′53″W  /  34.1239924°N 118.1481771°W  / 34.1239924; -118.1481771 Santa Fe Railroad The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( reporting mark ATSF ), often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF , was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in

2220-567: The Raymond. The newer facility had a larger foundation base, was more fireproof, and sported an architectural style more in keeping with the time. It had 300 rooms many with private baths, which was not a feature of the original. Fireplaces gave way to steam heating; the wood exterior was exchanged for concrete and stucco; the roof was tiled, not shingled, and electric lighting came with the plans. The plans also included an abundance of fire doors and extinguishers. Guests invariably arrived by train,

2294-718: The Santa Fe Railroad (formerly SP). The Santa Fe Pacific Corporation (a name correlation of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific) was to develop the properties. They were sold to Newmont during 1997 in preparation for the merger with Burlington Northern ). Sometime later, Catellus would purchase the Union Pacific Railroad 's interest in the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT). On September   22, 1995, AT&SF merged with Burlington Northern Railroad to form

Raymond Hotel - Misplaced Pages Continue

2368-421: The Santa Fe as well–virtually every small town main street and a number of city streets had their crossings protected by these unique wigwags. Virtually all the wigwags were replaced with modern signals by the turn of the 21st century. The railroad was also known for its tall "T-2 style" upper quadrant semaphores which provided traffic control on its lines. Again, the vast majority of these had been replaced by

2442-572: The Santa Fe was an early user of wigwag signals from the Magnetic Signal Company, beginning in the 1920s. They had several distinct styles that were not commonly seen elsewhere. Model 10's, which had the wigwag motor and banner coming from halfway up the mast with the crossbucks on top, were almost unique to the Santa Fe–the Southern Pacific had a few as well. Upper quadrant Magnetic Flagmen were used extensively on

2516-679: The Southern Pacific Transportation Company were placed under the control of a holding company, the Santa Fe–Southern Pacific Corporation . The merger was subsequently denied by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) on the basis that it would create too many duplicate routes. The companies were so confident the merger would be approved that they began repainting locomotives and non-revenue rolling stock in

2590-691: The United States between 1859 and 1996. The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport ; at various times, it operated an airline, the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway, and the Santa Fe Railroad tugboats . Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The AT&SF

2664-557: The beginning of the 21st century, with fewer than 10 still remaining in use in New Mexico as of 2023. The Santa Fe operated a large and varied fleet of steam locomotives . In 1899, the company owned 1,036 locomotives. Among them was the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe", originally built for the railroad by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. The railroad would ultimately end up with the largest fleet of them, at over 300. Aside from

2738-483: The circle and cross emblem was applied to the tenders of a few passenger locomotives, but these were all later painted over. After World War II, "Santa Fe" appeared on tender sides of mainline road locomotives in white, above the unit number. Locomotives were delivered from Baldwin with white paint on the wheel rims, but the road did not repaint these "whitewalls" after shopping the locomotives. After World War   II, side rods and valve gear were painted chrome yellow. For

2812-474: The cities of Atchison and Topeka, Kansas , and Santa Fe, New Mexico . The railroad reached the Kansas – Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado , in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farmland from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress for laying track. As the railroad was first being built, many of the tracks were laid directly over

2886-721: The country’s most important railroads and one of the few that directly connected the Midwest with the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean under one corporation. The principal lines consisted of Chicago to Kansas City to La Junta, Colorado, to Los Angeles; Emporia, Kansas, to Oklahoma City to Fort Worth to Houston; Emporia, Kansas, to Dalies, New Mexico; Barstow to Richmond, California; Temple to Farwell, Texas; Denver to La Junta, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico, to El Paso, Texas; Dallas to Presidio, Texas; and Kansas City to Tulsa. The primary back shops at Topeka , Kansas, were first established in

2960-780: The effects of the Great Depression and routed their trains to Southern Pacific's ferry terminal in Oakland . The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936, initiating a slow decline in demand for SP's ferry service, which was eventually discontinued c.  1958 ; starting in 1938, SF-bound passengers could board buses across the bridge at the Santa Fe Oakland depot (located in Emeryville ). Theodore Payne Foundation The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants — or TPF ,

3034-588: The ends and cab sides to increase the visibility at grade crossings (typically referred to as the Zebra Stripe scheme). "A.T.& S.F." was now placed along the sides of the unit just above the accent stripe, with the blue and white "Santa Fe" box logo below. Due to the lack of abundant water sources in the American desert, the Santa Fe Railway was among the first railroads to receive large numbers of streamlined diesel locomotives for use in freight service, in

Raymond Hotel - Misplaced Pages Continue

3108-407: The extra distance to the hotel. Part of the success of the Raymond was the transcontinental tours which came through the hotel. The tours were discontinued as the onslaught of newcomers repeatedly bothered the regular guests, who by now were a mainstay of the hotel. In 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt visited Pasadena and the Raymond on his Panama Canal campaign. However, the crowd was not near

3182-478: The film The Harvey Girls , a story about the waitresses of the Fred Harvey Company 's restaurants. It was sung in the film by Judy Garland and recorded by many other singers, including Bing Crosby . In the 1970s, the railroad used Crosby's version in a commercial. AT&SF ceased operating passenger trains on May   1, 1971, when it conveyed its remaining trains to Amtrak . These included

3256-504: The form of the EMD FT . For the first group of FTs, delivered between December 1940 and March 1943 (#100–#119), the railroad selected a color scheme consisting of dark blue accented by a pale yellow stripe up the nose, and pale yellow highlights around the cab and along the mesh and framing of openings in the sides of the engine compartment; a thin red stripe separated the blue areas from the yellow. The words SANTA FE were applied in yellow in

3330-543: The greater Los Angeles area, featuring gardens with at least 50 percent California native plants, the Wild Flower Hotline providing locations to view Spring wild flowers in California; and changing art gallery exhibits. The Theodore Payne Art Gallery exhibits feature historical and contemporary artworks depicting the California flora as botanical illustrations and botanical portrait interpretations, as well as cultural, historical, and other exhibits featuring

3404-415: The image of a passenger carrier. Diesels used as switchers between 1935 and 1960 were painted black, with just a thin white or silver horizontal accent stripe (the sills were painted similarly). The letters "A.T.& S.F." were applied in a small font centered on the sides of the unit, as was the standard blue and white "Santa Fe" box logo. After World War II , diagonal white or silver stripes were added to

3478-424: The mainline Santa Fe which stopped at Raymond Station at the bottom of the hill. Many had private cars that would park on the side spur near the station. All guests were ferried by a horse-drawn bus to the hotel at the top of the hill. Much to the dismay of many guests, the old station closed down in deference to a newer station built up the tracks closer to downtown Pasadena. Guests were then forced to take an auto bus

3552-473: The money-bleeding 23/24 (the former Grand Canyon ) led ATSF to get out of passenger service altogether. Amtrak still runs the Super Chief and San Diegan today as the Southwest Chief and Pacific Surfliner , respectively, although the original routes and equipment have been modified by Amtrak. AT&SF operated the following named trains on regular schedules: Occasionally, a special train

3626-600: The most popular and durable, becoming to the Santa Fe what New York City - Philadelphia trains were to the Pennsylvania Railroad . But Santa Fe flyers also served Tulsa, Oklahoma , El Paso, Texas , Phoenix, Arizona (the Hassayampa Flyer ), and Denver, Colorado , among other cities not on their main line. To reach smaller communities, the railroad operated mixed (passenger and freight) trains or gas-electric doodlebug rail cars . The latter were later converted to diesel power, and one pair of Budd Rail Diesel Cars

3700-548: The new "Super Fleet" campaign (the first Santa Fe units to be so decorated for freight service). The six remaining FP45 units were thereafter similarly repainted and renumbered. From that point forward, most new locomotives wore red and silver, and many retained this scheme after the Burlington Northern Santa Fe merger, some with "BNSF" displayed across their sides. For the initial deliveries of factory-new "Super Fleet" equipment, Santa Fe took delivery of

3774-451: The original structure was a wood framed Victorian with a shingled roof boasting some 200 rooms — and 80 chimneys. On April 14, 1895, a spark from a chimney set the roof on fire and the hotel and all its contents burned to the ground in 40 minutes. At the time there were 165 guests staying at the hotel, but most were at church on Easter Sunday, and as fortune would have it, no one was hurt though all their possessions were lost. Walter Raymond

SECTION 50

#1732782450951

3848-535: The other half, merged the TP&;W in 1983, then sold it back into independence in 1989. AT&SF began merger talks in the 1980s. The Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad (SPSF) was a proposed merger between the parent companies of the Southern Pacific and AT&SF announced on December   23, 1983. As part of the joining of the two firms, all rail and non-rail assets owned by Santa Fe Industries and

3922-451: The property. The owner of the Maryland Hotel, Daniel M. Linnard, sought to manage the property for a while, but in 1934, the year of Walter Raymond's death, the hotel was torn down for commercial development. The book titled " South Pasadena's Raymond Hotel " was published by Arcadia Publishing in Oct. 2008 (127 pages). The author Rick Thomas also devotes Chapter 2 ("The Raymond", pages 19–30) to

3996-466: The railroad chose to bypass Santa Fe, due to the engineering challenges of the mountainous terrain. Eventually a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico , brought the Santa Fe railroad the 20 miles to its namesake city. The system was eventually expanded with branch lines into California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Illinois. By 1887 the mainline had been completed from Chicago to Los Angeles, making it one of

4070-674: The railroad's Point Richmond terminal across San Francisco Bay. The service was originally established as a continuation of the company's named passenger train runs such as the Angel and the Saint . The larger two ships (the San Pablo and the San Pedro ) carried Fred Harvey Company dining facilities. Rival SP owned the world's largest ferry fleet (which was subsidized by other railroad activities), at its peak carrying 40 million passengers and 60 million vehicles annually aboard 43 vessels. Santa Fe discontinued ferry service in 1933 due to

4144-422: The rare 4-4-6-2 . The railroad retired its last steam locomotive in 1959. During the twentieth century, all but one of these was painted black, with white unit numbers on the sand domes and three sides of the tender. Cab sides were lettered "AT&SF", also in white. The subsidiary Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe often painted all or part of the smokebox (between the boiler and the headlight) white or silver. In 1940,

4218-416: The same. On all but the " Erie-built " units (which were essentially run as a demonstrator set), GE U28CG , GE U30CG , and FP45 units, a three-part yellow and black stripe ran up the nose behind the band. A "Circle and Cross" motif (consisting of a yellow field, with red quadrants, outlined in black) was painted around the side windows on "as-delivered" E1 units. Similar designs were added to E3s , E6s ,

4292-433: The scheme to consist of three yellow stripes running up the nose, with the addition of a blue and yellow Cigar Band (similar in size and shape to that applied to passenger units); the blue background and elongated yellow "SANTA FE" lettering were retained. The years 1960 to 1972 saw non-streamlined freight locomotives sporting the "Billboard" color scheme (sometimes referred to as the "Bookends" or "Pinstripe" scheme), where

4366-553: The scheme to its gas-electric " doodlebug " units. The standard for all of Santa Fe's passenger locomotives, the Warbonnet is considered by many to be the most-recognized corporate logo in the railroad industry. Early after Amtrak's inception in 1971, Santa Fe embarked on a program to repaint the red bonnet on its F units that were still engaged in hauling passenger consists with yellow (also called Yellowbonnets ) or dark blue (nicknamed Bluebonnets ), as it no longer wanted to project

4440-539: The sides and ends of the units in order to enhance their appearance. In a little over a year, the EMC E1 (a new and improved streamlined locomotive) would be pulling the Super Chief and other passenger consists, resplendent in the now-famous Warbonnet paint scheme devised by Leland Knickerbocker of the GM Art and Color Section. Its design was protected under a U.S. design patent , granted on November   9, 1937. It

4514-548: The site for his new Raymond Hotel. The dynamiting and grading off of 35 feet (11 m) of the hilltop came to more than twice Raymond's estimates, and he turned to his father Emmons Raymond for assistance. The elder Raymond was president of the Boston & Passumsic Railroad and one of the 40 original stockholders of the Santa Fe Railroad . Interested in at least surveying the site of the hotel, Emmons arrived in Pasadena during

SECTION 60

#1732782450951

4588-403: The size of the one who came to see Charlie Chaplin as he appeared for lunch with opera singer Nellie Melba . A hotel of this size of course had several amenities and Raymond always set aside profits (or borrowed money) to add something he thought might be important for business. Even though the hotel only opened from December to April (it never opened year round), Raymond kept himself busy over

4662-541: The sparse population. It set up real estate offices in the area and promoted settlement across Kansas on the land granted to it by Congress in 1863. On March 29, 1955 , the railway was one of many companies that sponsored attractions in Disneyland with its five-year sponsorship of all Disneyland trains and stations until 1974. In 1960, AT&SF bought the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad (TP&W); then sold

4736-402: The summer with some sort of improvement. The dining room was the largest room in the house able to seat 400 people. Pasadena City, which boasted of being a “dry” town, had an ordinance disallowing the sales of alcohol — except to the hotel guests. The hotel had a large nursery operation with 500 American Beauty rose plants, 4 acres (16,000 m) of carnations and a reported 3,000 pansies. There

4810-439: The units were predominantly dark blue with yellow ends and trim, with a single yellow accent pinstripe. The words "Santa Fe" were applied in yellow in large bold serif letters (logotype) to the sides of the locomotive below the accent stripe (save for yard switchers which displayed the "SANTA FE" in small yellow letters above the accent stripe, somewhat akin to the Zebra Stripe arrangement). From 1972 to 1996, and even on into

4884-522: The wagon ruts of the Santa Fe Trail . In 1869, the first general office building of the company was built in Topeka. This building also served as a passenger station and freight depot. When the line was extended to Newton, Kansas in 1871, the railroad became a major cattle shipper to ensure a steady revenue stream, at the end of Texas cattle drive trails . Despite being chartered to serve the city,

4958-468: Was a nine-hole golf course on a 50-acre (200,000 m) lot alongside the hotel, and though it was humble in comparison, it was one of the few good attractions in the area. Much of the landscaping was done by the suggestion of the Mr. Theodore Payne , a famous local horticulturist of the time. The hotel also had card rooms, writing rooms, a reception room, and in the basement was a pool and billiards parlor — with

5032-517: Was among the first to add dining cars to its passenger trains, a move which began in 1891, following the examples of the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads. The AT&SF offered food on board in a dining car or at one of the many Harvey House restaurants that were strategically located throughout the system. In general, the same train name was used for both directions of a particular train. The exceptions to this rule included

5106-403: Was chartered to make a high-profile run over the Santa Fe's track. These specials were not included in the railroad's regular revenue service lineup, but were intended as one-time (and usually one-way) traversals of the railroad. Some of the more notable specials include: The Santa Fe employed several distinctive wayside and crossing signal styles. In an effort to reduce grade crossing accidents,

5180-458: Was eventually added. After World War II, Santa Fe Trailways buses replaced most of these lesser trains. These smaller trains generally were not named; only the train numbers were used to differentiate services. The ubiquitous passenger service inspired the title of the 1946 Academy-Award -winning Harry Warren tune " On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe ." The song was written in 1945 for

5254-451: Was not to be disheartened by this loss. He immediately began promoting the area through publications and authors of publications who could attest to the attractiveness of the area. He attempted to augment the insurance money through a $ 250,000 bond issue, but there were too few people in the area with enough money to support it. Finally, a good friend and seasonal resident of the hotel, Mr. Richard T. Crane of Crane Plumbing , Chicago, agreed to

5328-537: Was opened. The Santa Fe was the only railroad to run trains from Chicago to California on its own tracks. The railway's extensive network was also home to a number of regional services. These generally couldn't boast of the size or panache of the transcontinental trains, but built up enviable reputations of their own nonetheless. Of these, the Chicago-Texas trains were the most famous and impressive. The San Diegans , which ran from Los Angeles to San Diego, were

5402-549: Was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer 's " On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe ", written for the film The Harvey Girls (1946). The railroad officially ceased independent operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway . The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve

5476-576: Was widely known for its passenger train service in the first half of the 20th century. AT&SF introduced many innovations in passenger rail travel, among these the " Pleasure Domes " of the Super Chief (billed as the " ...only dome car[s] between Chicago and Los Angeles " when they were introduced in 1951) and the " Big Dome " Lounge cars and double-decker Hi-Level cars of the El Capitan , which entered revenue service in 1954. The railroad

#950049