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<p>In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (ATSF) constructed 74 miles of new railroad, extending from Emporia, Kansas to Newton, Kansas. The following year, an additional 283 miles to the Colorado State Line would be completed, followed by an additional 11 miles to Granada, Colorado by the Colorado & New Mexico Railroad (C&NM) the following year. An additional 140 miles to Pueblo, Colorado would be completed by the Pueblo & Arkansas Valley Railroad (P&AV) in 1876. The ATSF would be reorganized as the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway in 1895. The ATSF leased both the C&NM and the P&AV railroad, and they were eventually consolidated into the ATSF in 1900. The ATSF had acquired and constructed a large number of railroad lines throughout the western United States, particularly in Kansas and Oklahoma. This line served as the principal mainline between Kansas City and the Pacific Coast. Portions of the line would be double tracked in the early 1900s, including the Emporia to Ellinor segment. The ATSF would merge with Burlington Northern Railroad in 1996 to form BNSF Railway, the current owner of this line. The Ellinor to La Junta segment of this line is operated as the La Junta Subdivision.</p>
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