{"product_id":"the-joint-line-1880-1995-a-history-of-the-unique-cooperation-of-three-railroads-serving-denver-and-pueblo-colorado","title":"The Joint Line: 1880-1995 A History of the Unique Cooperation of Three Railroads Serving Denver and Pueblo, Colorado","description":"On August 1, 1899, the Santa Fe and the Colorado \u0026amp; Southern began operating the Santa Fe's line between Denver and Pueblo in a truly joint and integrated fashion. The two companies envisioned that the employees of the line, whether from the ATSF or the C\u0026amp;S would be employees of the new Joint Line. In 1918 the USRA nationalized the nation's railroad and brought another player to the Join Line, the Denver \u0026amp; Rio Grande Western.\u003cp\u003eThe Santa Fe's and Rio Grande's main lines basically paralleled each other between Denver and Pueblo, the USRA forced the two to operate as a single double-track railroad. When the USRA handed the railroads back to private ownership, the ATSF and D\u0026amp;RGW decided to continue to operate the two lines as if they were a single double-track railroad shared with the C\u0026amp;S. From that time until the BNSF merger in 1995 the three involved railroads both cooperated and competed with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Robert Walz explores the fascinating history of this cooperation among all three railroads from their beginnings in the Denver and Pueblo markets up to the BNSF merger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is richly illustrated with track charts and over 250 period views (over 80 in color) including the work of Otto Petty as well as contemporary photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003eThe Early Years to 1900, pp. 9-22;\u003cbr\u003eAT\u0026amp;SF\/C\u0026amp;S Contract Operations: 1900 to mid-1918; pp. 23-38;\u003cbr\u003eEnter the USRA and the D\u0026amp;RGW: 1918 to World War II, pp. 39-94;\u003cbr\u003eDiesels Supplant Steam: World War II to 1955, pp. 95-118;\u003cbr\u003ePassenger Trains Decline as Freight Holds Steady: 1955-1971, pp. 119-140;\u003cbr\u003eEnter Powder River Coal, pp. 141-165;\u003cbr\u003eAppendix, Bibliography, pp. 166-169.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes maps and profiles, diagrams. Steam Era photographs are B\u0026amp;W and Diesel Era photographs are mostly color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanta Fe Railway Historical \u0026amp; Modeling Society, hardcover with jacket, 169 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., color, B\u0026amp;W photographs and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santa Fe Railway H\u0026M Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45120964100272,"sku":"sfrh295","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/4351\/2752\/files\/sfrh295.jpg?v=1780035669","url":"https:\/\/arizonahobbies.com\/products\/the-joint-line-1880-1995-a-history-of-the-unique-cooperation-of-three-railroads-serving-denver-and-pueblo-colorado","provider":"Arizona Hobbies LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}