Table of Contents - Web site

1930's Chronology

DATE Description Source
06/22/1930
1930
Line Cane Jct. , TX to Guy, Texas opened 17.79 miles Marshall
07/01/1930 Line Del Rio Jct., Texas to Sonora, Texas opened 64.95 miles Marshall
Summer
1930
The first air conditioned car enters service on the Santa Fe
Diner 1418 on the chief
August 23, 1930
Railway age
August 18, 1930 Potato terminal opened in Chicago capable of handling
650 cars in delevery yard, joint with IC railroad
August 18, 1930
Railway age
11/01/1930 Line Paisano, Texas to Presidio, Texas opened 72.44 miles Marshall
December 1930 first 2 - 10 - 4 locomotive 5000 recieved Railway age
1930 Centralized Trafic Control, CTC, installed Holiday to Olathe Railway age
1930 Wellington tie treating plant opened Railway age
01/15/1931 Line Guy, Texas to Thompsons, Texas opened 16.00 miles Marshall
02/15/1931 Line Heaton Jct. TX to Coltexo, TX opened 8.24 miles Marshall
05/15/1931 Line Amarillo to Boise City, OK opened 159.81 miles Marshall
05/15/1931 Line Spearman, TX to Morse, TX opened 18.58 miles Marshall
11/15/1931 Line Felt, OK. to Farley, NM opened 59.31 miles Marshall
November 29, 1931 Chief schedule reduced from 57 hours 55 minutes to 56 1/2 hour,
Navajo eastbound moved to northern route
Railway age
12/10/1931 Line Shelton, CO to Fenton, CO Abandoned 2.66 miles Marshall
1932 Santa Fe equipping 10 dining cars with Air Conditioners all steam injection type Railway age
1932 AB brakes introduced Raiload Model Craftsman February 2007
04/23/1932 New train "Ranger" Chicago to Galveston introduced Railway Age
06/14/1932 Line Torres to Poland, AZ Abandoned 5.95 miles Marshall
September 24, 1932 Santa Fe has 23 Air Conditioned Dining cars Railway age
12/12/1932
line Cordes to N. of Crown King to Crown King, AZ, abandoned 10.51 miles
Marshall
1933 Bob tail truss built over intercostal water way near High Island, TX Railway Age
06/12/1933 Line MP 1+3578 to Torres, AZ Abandoned 0.32 miles Marshall
7/1/1933 Line McConnico to Chloride and to Exten, Ariz. Abandoned 24.04 miles Marshall
10/26/1933 Line Gary to Grisby, TX. Abandoned 27.39 miles Marshall
1933 3.1 miles of line abandoned Henrietta, Mo. to N. Lexington Railway Age
12/30/1933 line Kramer to Johannesburg, CA, Abandoned 29.66 miles Railway Age
1933 20 miles of new line built from Carlsban, NM to Potach mines
to serve Potach Co. of America
Railway Age
01/15/1934 Line Lehigh, OK to Ada, OK Abandoned 39.88 miles Marshall
01/28/1934 Line Bragg to Saratoga, TX Abandoned 9.49 miles Marshall
01/28/1934 Line Byars, OK to Purcell, OK Abandoned 18.84 miles Marshall
1934 73 additional cars to receive air-conditioning
14 diners, 10 lounge, 4 cafe, 8 club 4 observation 37 sleepers
to be used on Chief, California Limited and Ranger
Railway Age
06/16/1934 Line Oilton, OK to Jennings, OK Abandoned 8.00 miles Marshall
071934 No billboard reefers could be repainted as of July 1934 RPC4-p53
7/31/1934 Raise of grade through Oklahoma City including new Passenger Depot finished Railway Age
2/4/1935 First Diesel Locomotive delivered Alco HH-600 2310 The Santa Fe Diesel Vol I
07/15/1935 Line Carisbrooke, NM to Yankee, NM Abandoned 3.13 miles Marshall
07/15/1935 45.13 miles Dillon, NM to Clifton, NM and on to Dillon, NM abandoned Marshall
8/30/1935 1A & 1B delivered first passenger Diesel Units Early Diesel Daze
2/1936 First Santa Fe streamlined passenger car delivered coach 3070 Early Diesel Daze
011937 No billboard reefers could be accepted in interchange as of January 1937 RPC4-p53
02/01/1937 Line Boise City, OK to Las Animas Jct. Co. opened 110.48 miles Marshall
03/01/1937 Lines purchased from Fort Worth & Rio Grande
Line form Birds, TX (Ft Worth) to Brownwood, TX 138.8 miles
Line from Brownwood to Brady, TX 46.68 miles
Line from Whiteland, TX To Menard, TX 27.48 miles
Marshall
1937 New 36' x 327' freight terminal for Fort Worth, Texas Railway Age
1937 Major changes and additions to 18th street yard in Chicago
New DIesel shop 65' x 300', two new Passenger car shop buildings
Railway Age
4/16/1937 Line Miles, TX to Paint Rock, TX Abandoned 16.49 miles Marshall
4/17/1937 First Super Chief train consist of 8 streamlined Passenger cars delivered Early Diesel Daze
5/18/1937 First run of Super Chief Passenger Train with 1A & 1B etc. Early Diesel Daze
6/4/1937 First warbonnet painted diesel delivered E-1 2A & 2B Early Diesel Daze
04/1/1938 Kansas Cityan and Chicagoan streamlined trains placed in service
consist Mail/baggage, 3 chair cars, lounge car, dining car, parlor car
Railway Age
04/14/1938 Line Ennis, AZ to Bumstead, AZ opened 5.31 miles Marshall
12/15/1938 Line Davis to Sulphur, OK, Abandoned 9.27 miles Marshall
12/20/1938 Line Taft, CA to Fellows, CA, NM Abandoned 4.78 miles Marshall
12/30/1938 Line Fellows, CA to Shale, CA Abandoned 2.25 miles Marshall
03/26/1939 Line De Noya Jct., OK to De Noya, Ok Abandoned 2.83 miles Marshall
03/26/1939 Line Hickman, OK to Naphtha, OK Abandoned 6.39 miles Marshall
04/10/1939 Line MP 0+1142 to MP 1+3578 near Torres, AZ Abandoned 1.47 miles Marshall
06/03/1939 Line Stanley, NM to Kennedy, NM Abandoned 18.86 miles Marshall

 

ATSFRY.com
Home Page

Junction Records

Plans & Plats

Oral history

Train Orders

Photo
Archive

Clicbooks

Available
E. Archive

The
Splinters

Meades
Manual