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The Southern Pacific Santa Fe would have been a great railroad...but it never turned a wheel. Find out why that is, and if Phil thinks it should be part of America's transportation picture in 2024.
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Show Bibliography:
1. SPSF 7221 & 7219 (SD45-2 Rebuilds). Photo, collection of John Bargert. https://www.flickr.com/photos/185841655@N03/52017358184 Accessed 4/24/24.

2. AT&SF 1990 System Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/ATSF/ATSF%20System%20Map%2012-1990.pdf Accessed 4/24/24.

3. Kodachrome 64 film for color slides. KR135-36. 36 exposures. Exp 11/82 https://www.ebay.com/itm/394457196843?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=394457196843&targetid=2299003535955&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9008154&poi=&campaignid=21214273144&mkgroupid=164316470867&rlsatarget=pla-2299003535955&abcId=9407518&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVMnYmOMbkkk73rTuuoIoB1DmL5g5uE7gZz4sTzNMn7wfSEnLL-lfKRoCuXEQAvD_BwE Accessed 4/24/24

4. Southern Pacific Lines Railroad Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/SP/SP%20System%20Map%201989.pdf Accessed 4/24/24

5. Los Angeles Union Station. Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)#/media/File:Los_Angeles_Union_Station_22.jpg Accessed 4/24/24

6. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. https://www.american-rails.com/atsf.html Accessed 4/24/24/

7. Rail Rivals Santa Fe, Southern Pacific Announce Merger. Shifrin, Carole. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/05/16/rail-rivals-sante-fe-southern-pacific-announce-merger/c048e3a0-09b1-4ea5-8883-a8167e09f33f/ Accessed 4/24/24

8. A SPRAWLING RAIL EMPIRE EMERGES FROM THE SANTA FE; DEALMAKER: John J. Schmidt. Williams, Winston. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/business/a-sprawling-rail-empire-emerges-from-the-santa-fe-dealmaker-john-j-schmidt.html Accessed 4/24/24

9. YouTube, Rumble Thumbnail: AT&SF 8085 in Needles, CA on April 9, 1987 (28159540004).jpg Puta, Roger/Wikimedia User railfan44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26SF_8085_in_Needles,_CA_on_April_9,_1987_(28159540004).jpg Accessed 4/24/24
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