Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
In 1859 after the matter was settled with Kansas entering as a free state, he moved to Atchison, Kansas (named for his cohort David Rice Atchison) to practice law. He worked with former adversary Cyrus K. Holliday to form the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
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Famous quotes containing the words santa and/or railroad:
“On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
“This I saw when waking late,
Going by at a railroad rate,
Looking through wreaths of engine smoke
Far into the lives of other folk.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)