This poster advertises the many commodities, products, attractions, and tourist activities available through the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. It features a drawing of a traveler looking at a banana tree superimposed on a map of the railroad's route through the southwest United States. Along the route are "balloons" showing what may be gained by using the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.
Kansas Memory
Kansas Historical Society
What is it? For heavens sake, what is it? -- this is the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe R.R., the Banana Line - the tree is known by its fruits.