What is Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway?
{{Infobox rail |railroad_name = Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |logo = Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway_Herald.png |logo_size = 130px |logo_alt = |system_map = BNSF Map.png |map_caption = ATSF system (shown in blue) at the time <br /> of the [[BNSF]] merger |map_size = 300px |map_alt = |image = |image_size = |image_caption = |image_alt = |marks = |locale = {{collapsible list| [[Arizona]]<br />[[California]]<br />[[Colorado]]<br />[[Illinois]]<br />[[Iowa]]<br />[[Kansas]]<br />[[Louisiana]]<br />[[Missouri]]<br />[[Nebraska]]<br />[[New Mexico]]<br />[[Oklahoma]]<br />[[Texas]] }} |start_year = 1859 |end_year = {{Start date and age|1996}} |predecessor_line = |successor_line = [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (later BNSF Railway)]] |gauge = <!-- This needs to be able to handle two current gauges. --> |old_gauge = <!-- This needs a separate line --> |electrification = |length = |hq_city = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} The '''Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway''' {{Reporting mark|ATSF}} (often referred to as the '''Santa Fe''' or '''AT&SF''') was a large [[List of United States railroads|railroad in the United States]]. Created in February 1859, 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 farm land. Despite the name, its main railroad never served [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]. This was because the [[terrain]] was too rough. A [[branch line]] from [[Lamy, New Mexico|Lamy]] reached Santa Fe instead. The railroad officially ended on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] to form the [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway]]. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa