Hi

Always wondered why P. chose to make his train leave for Santa Fe of all places. Was it a random choice of a city far south of Minnesota, or is there something I don't know about Santa Fe that makes it a place to go when one's heartbroken? Question might sound silly but I'm not an American and therefore don't know what this city represents in the mind and popular culture of American citizens

Thanks for ur explainations or theories about this

Santa Fe is a beautiful place, but I think it's just a lyrical tool because it rhymes.

Santa Fe railway, It was a NOD to History.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largerrailroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks (Santa Fewas ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico). The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876. In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was offered by the Santa Fe.

Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). A bus line allowed the company to extend passenger transportation service to areas not accessible by rail, and ferry boats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway or BNSF Railway.

Its where they intially broke ground for Paisley Park but the contracts and building zone would not allow it after something about property tax was discussed.

This is all made up of course.

one2vibe said:

Santa Fe railway, It was a NOD to History.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largerrailroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks (Santa Fewas ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico). The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876. In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was offered by the Santa Fe.

Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). A bus line allowed the company to extend passenger transportation service to areas not accessible by rail, and ferry boats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway or BNSF Railway.

Yeeeaaahhh, I don't think so.

The lyric is: There's a train that's leaving in the morning that will take you straight to Santa Fe.

The lyric is not: There's a train that's leaving in the morning that will take you straigh to Santa Fe whereupon you can ride the Santa Fe railway and other famous trains down there.

Genesia said:

Isn't Santa Fe where Prince appeared onstage with James Brown and Michael Jackson?

wait..what now? who was onstage with who? I was just joking about the Santa Fe Paisley Park thing but these gi=uys were together onstage?

rdhull said:

Would you have preferred Albuquerque? Santa Fe is a nice city, but very expensive and also kind of pretentious. The art is exquisite, but seems made for no other purpose than to sell at exhorbitant prices to clueless dupes.

I don't think the choice was entirely random. Santa Fe is referenced in lots of travel-related songs. Here's one, for example:

He could have said San Jose or Monterrey or any number of other destinations, but Santa Fe conveys the right sense of loneliness and mystery.

That, plus the fact that James Brown and Michael Jackson played on the same stage with him there.

one2vibe said:

Spinlight said:

one2vibe said:

Santa Fe railway, It was a NOD to History.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largerrailroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks (Santa Fewas ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico). The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876. In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was offered by the Santa Fe.

Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). A bus line allowed the company to extend passenger transportation service to areas not accessible by rail, and ferry boats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway or BNSF Railway.

Yeeeaaahhh, I don't think so.

The lyric is: There's a train that's leaving in the morning that will take you straight to Santa Fe.

The lyric is not: There's a train that's leaving in the morning that will take you straigh to Santa Fe whereupon you can ride the Santa Fe railway and other famous trains down there.

You sir are incorrect . Every toy train etc in america had santa fe written on it... train and santa fe go together, He wasn't saying Amtrack or shit LOl... and yes Santa Fe rhymes with "stand in your way", but then again He could of said "train to New York Cit-Ay, which would rhyme with stand in your way" LOL but it apparenly wouldn't make sense. LOL your such a tool. I'll stick with my logical answer and you go " Beat your meat" because that rhymes LOL j/k But I'm going with the logical aspect of this...

instead of "it just Rhymes" Your a Tool lol

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Genesia said:

one2vibe said:

Santa Fe railway, It was a NOD to History.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largerrailroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Although the railway was named in part for the capital of New Mexico, its main line never reached there as the terrain made it too difficult to lay the necessary tracks (Santa Fewas ultimately served by a branch line from Lamy, New Mexico). The Santa Fe's first tracks reached the Kansas/Colorado state line in 1873, and connected to Pueblo, Colorado in 1876. In order to help fuel the railroad's profitability, the Santa Fe set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that the railroad was awarded by Congress; these new farms would create a demand for transportation (both freight and passenger service) that was offered by the Santa Fe.

Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). A bus line allowed the company to extend passenger transportation service to areas not accessible by rail, and ferry boats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway or BNSF Railway.

This is the correct answer, by the way. This - and the fact that "Santa Fe" rhymes with "stand in your way."

<3 Love to you beautiful

Many thx for the explainations! Another 20 years-old mystery solved!

no, the rhyming reason is too easy!

the name santa fe has a deep meaning too,

maybe because you'd pass through the sangre de cristo mountains? sorry...

was the prince/mj/jb video really from an event in santa fe?