In 1879, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad arrived in the territorial capital of New Mexico, supplanting the 58-year-old Santa Fe Trail as the primary commercial route to the city. With over 6,600 residents in 1882, La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís (the town’s original full name) had grown nearly 40 percent since 1870 and was the territory’s center of culture, commerce and government. – Courtesy L
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