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44449726791856 — New. Softcover 208 pages over 270 images about 25% color and maps notes bibliography appendices and index. The Missouri Division of the Santa Fe Railway provides an informative and lively account of the story of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway on the Missouri Division an entity that existed within the organizational hierarchy of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe ATSF from 1903 to 1956. Historical coverage begins with the planning and building of the line across Missouri and Iowa that occurred from 1883-1888 and extends beyond the consolidation of the North Missouri Division with the Illinois Division in 1956 to the merger of the ATSF with the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1995.Geographic coverage in this book extends from Fort Madison Iowa to Sheffield Missouri on the east side of Kansas City. Argentine the Santa Fe's major yard at Kansas City and the environs of Kansas City were within the territory of the Kansas City Terminal Division. The history and operations of the Santa Fe in Kansas City were covered in a previous book in the SFRH&MS regional series Santa Fe's Eastern Division: Where It All Began by Robert D. Walz 2021.This book on the Missouri Division also covers the St. Joseph District a branch line that extended from the Santa Fe mainline at Henrietta Missouri northwest to St. Joseph Missouri. Interviews of several employees from the division plus author Brown's meticulous research provide information on the Santa Fe that is simply unavailable elsewhere.Included in this volume is a comprehensive list of water fuel turntable and wye facilities plus a roster of steam locomotives assigned to the division January 1 1949 and their subsequent fate. The Missouri Division of the Santa Fe Railway is also lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs dating from the 1880s through the end of the 20th century. Contents:. Acknowledgments. Introduction pp. 6–10. Eastward to Chicago 1883-1888 pp. 11–48. The Chicago Division 1888-1903 pp. 49–62. The Missouri Division's First Decades 1903-1930 pp. 63–96. Depression. War. Consolidation 1930-1956 pp. 97–136. Part of the Illinois Division 1956-1995 pp. 137–183. Epilogue pp. 183–193. List of Abbreviations pg. 198. Steam Locomotives Assigned to Missouri Division on January 1 1949 and Their Subsequent Fate pp. 198–199. Water. Fuel. Turntable and Wye Facilities 1891-1952 pg. 200. Bibliography Notes pg. 201. Bibliography pp. 202–204. Index 205-208. Features: New Softcover James A. Brown Santa Fe Railway H&M Society 2024 paperback