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The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad had two unconnected sets of tracks. The early history of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad before 1885 included several bancruptcies and building of eastern and central branches in Missouri and Oklahoma. | The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad had two unconnected sets of tracks. The early history of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad before 1885 included several bancruptcies and building of eastern and central branches in Missouri and Oklahoma. | ||
The [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railroad]] made arrangements that led to the southwestern branch of the [[Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad|Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]] being built from Isleta (near Albuquerque), [[New Mexico Genealogy|New | The [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railroad]] made arrangements that led to the southwestern branch of the [[Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad|Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]] being built from Isleta (near Albuquerque), [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexic[[Category:Migration routes]]] to Flagstaff, [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizon[[Category:Migration routes]]], to Needles (connecting to Los Angeles), [[California Genealogy|Californi[[Category:Migration routes]]] in 1885, and to eventual takeover of those tracks.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Atlantic and Pacific Railroad" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 5 July 2009).</ref> These tracks eventually became the main route from Albuquerque to Los Angeles for the transcontinental service of the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railwa[[Category:Migration routes]]]. | ||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
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The southwestern branch of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad route from east to west included: | The southwestern branch of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad route from east to west included: | ||
*Albuquerque, [[New Mexico Genealogy|New | *Albuquerque, [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexic[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
*Grants, New Mexico | *Grants, New Mexico | ||
*Holbrook, [[Arizona Genealogy| | *Holbrook, [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizon[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
*Winslow, Arizona | *Winslow, Arizona | ||
*Flagstaff, Arizona | *Flagstaff, Arizona | ||
*Needles, [[California Genealogy| | *Needles, [[California Genealogy|Californi[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
*Barstow, California | *Barstow, California | ||
*Los Angeles, California<ref>"File:Santa Fe Route Map 1891.jpg" in Wikipedia contributors, "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway (accessed 7 July 2009).</ref> | *Los Angeles, California<ref>"File:Santa Fe Route Map 1891.jpg" in Wikipedia contributors, "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway (accessed 7 July 2009).</ref> | ||
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=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
Settlers along this route were most likely from Midwestern states like [[Illinois Genealogy| | Settlers along this route were most likely from Midwestern states like [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinoi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Iowa Genealogy|Iow[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Missouri Genealogy|Missour[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansa[[Category:Migration routes]]], or [[Colorado Genealogy|Colorad[[Category:Migration routes]]]. They would have settled in [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexic[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizon[[Category:Migration routes]]], or [[California Genealogy|Californi[[Category:Migration routes]]]. | ||
No known passenger records for the Atlantic and Pacific or [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa | No known passenger records for the Atlantic and Pacific or [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa F[[Category:Migration routes]]] railroad exist. | ||
=== Internet Link === | === Internet Link === | ||