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Santa Fe Railway H&M Society. Softcover. New. Santa Fe's Colorado Division Speedway: A History of the Legendary Mainline Between Dodge City, Kansas and La Junta, Colorado. On May 17, 1937, the Santa Fe Railway inaugurated a new high-speed diesel-powered luxury train. The Super Chief. It was scheduled to cover the 202 miles between Dodge City, Kansas, and La Junta, Colorado, at an average speed of 87.2 miles per hour. On February 20, 1938, the schedules of virtually all of the passenger trains were speeded up on this stretch of track on the northern passenger mainline, which quickly became known as the 'Speedway.' The Speedway was at various times a major part of a division and at times a division in itself. Author Walz explores the history of how the Santa Fe built through this country, of how it served the towns and industries along its lines and how it operated the railroad from the 1870s through 1996. It includes a town-by-own description of the line with detailed information on terminals like La…
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Santa Fe's Colorado Division Speedway Paperback - 2010
by Walz, Robert D
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- Title Santa Fe's Colorado Division Speedway
- Author Walz, Robert D
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- Publisher Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, Inc., Midwest City, Ok
- Date 2010
- ISBN 9781933587240
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SANTA FE'S COLORADO DIVISION SPEEDWAY: A HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY MAINLINE BETWEEN DODGE CITY, DANSAS, AND LA JUNTA, COLORADO
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Midwest City, OK: Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Inc., 2010. First edition, first printing . Oblong softcover. 160 pages with photographs, schedules, consists, and bibliography. A fine and bright as new copy.
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