The Santa Fe Railway and Southern California have been intertwined for a long-time, over 100 years now. The two have grown together and each has seen the only become a powerful force. The Santa Fe Railway disappeared in 1995 when it merged with the Burlington Nothern. But…

What if that never happened? What if, instead, the Santa Fe had merged with Conrail to form the first true transcontinental railroad. This blog is a vision of that alternate version. So come along and see what the Santa Fe Railway might have become in Southern California if this alternate merger had happened.