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Coming of the Iron Steed

Coming of the Iron Steed: Railroads of Santa Fe County 1880-2010 By Fred Friedman Introduction: Santa Fe has been a railroad town since 1880, when the first locomotive backed all the way up from Galisteo Junction, now known as the community of Lamy, because there was no facility in…

Railroads of Santa Fe County

Coming of the Iron Steed: Railroads of Santa Fe County 1880-2010 By Fred Friedman   Santa Fe has been a railroad town since 1880, when the first locomotive backed all the way up from Galisteo Junction (now known as the community of Lamy) because there was no facility to…

Harvey Girls

Restauranteur Fred Harvey's biggest challenge was not delivering fresh food to his far-flung outposts but finding reliable help, so he placed advertisements in the East and the Midwest for single "young women, 18 to 30 years of age, of good character, attractive and intelligent." These women became the famed…