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National Archives Reference Information Paper 91 -- Railroad-related Records
Index
The index covers parts I-XI. but not the Appendixes, of the reference information paper. Locators
consisting of roman and Arabic numerals refer to part and paragraph number(s). Record group title entries
are in boldface type.
abandonment of rail lines and services III.15, III.45.2, III.64, III.65, III.106, III.160, III.143.1, III.146.3,
III.146.11, III.151.1
See Also land management; maps
accidents III.143.1
and equipment testing III.21
investigations of II.15-II.18, III.170-III.74, III.182, XI.28
in Mexico X.24.2
and military use of railroads IV.4.2, IV.22, IV.25
news footage of XI.32.1-XI.32.2
photographs of III.172, III.174
Railroad Accident/Incident Reporting System (RAIRS) III.182
regulations regarding III.174
reports regarding III.61, III.80, III.182
See Also safety
Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Records of the (RG 217) VIII.15-VIII.24
Accounts (Treasury), Records of the Bureau of (RG 39) VIII.1-VIII.2
Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. III.140.9
Adamson law V.8.3
Adjutant General's Office, 1917-, Records of the (RG 407) IV.49-IV.50
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (RG 145) VI.35
Alabama Power Company III.66.2
Alaska III.107, III.158, VI.2, VI.31-VI.34
maps of III.108, VI.14.1, XI.20
photographs of VI.34
Alaska Anthracite RR VI.17.6
Alaska Northern RR VI.17.6, VI.31.1, VI.32.3
Alaska Pacific RR VI.17.22
Alaska Railroad, Records of the (RG 322) III.106, III.161, III.151.1-III.151.2, VI.31-VI.34, IX.23
VI.36
construction of VI.32.2, VI.34
and earthquake damage (slides of) VI.15
motion pictures of VI.15
Presidential commission on XI.16
proposal for III.30
Alaska, White Pass and Yukon RR
maps of IV.35
Alwork, Roland XI.11.10
American Railroad Company of Puerto Rico III.146.2
American Railroads, Association of III.32, III.154, III.163, III.89, III.178-III.179, III.183
equipment programs IV.40.2
American Railway Union V.4
American Short Line Railroad Association III.27
Ames, Oliver VI.8.4
AMTRAK I.25, III.150, III.151.3, III.161, III.162, III.175
Anderson, E. Ellery III.138
Andrews, Sidney F. III.5.4
Arbitration, Board of V.3, V.5, V.6
Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, Records of the U.S. (RG 393) IV.46-IV.48
Army Services Forces, Records of Headquarters of (RG 160) IV.31-IV.33
Associated Railways Company III.15.5
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR III.14, III.135.3, IV.3, VI.29.5-VI.29.6, X.7
claims of VIII.22.1
lawsuits against VII.8.1
maps regarding VI.14.2
Atlantic and Pacific RR III.123, III.135.2
annual reports of III.109
lands selected by VI.17.13
maps regarding VI.14.2
Atlantic Coast Line RR III.79, IV.3
Ballentine, A.A. VIII.13.3
Baltimore, MD
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Baltimore and Annapolis RR III.66.2
Baltimore and Ohio RR III.77.3, IX.9
accidents involving III.171
accounts of IV.16.4, IV.17.5
claims by IV.16.3
lawsuits against VII.8.1
mail service provided by XI.3.2
maps regarding III.47.1
tariffs on IV.18.1
bankruptcy I.13, III.162, III.187-III.189, VII.3
Chandler Act VIII.25
litigation regarding I.33, VII.1-VII.3, VII.12, VIII.25, VIII.28
and railroad reorganizations III.53, III.146.6-III.146.7, VIII.13.3, VIII.26-VIII.28
of steam railways III.146.2
Barnard, George N. IV.37
Baruch, Bernard VIII.9
Bismarck, Fort Lincoln & Black Hills RR IV.9.4
Boather, V.V. III.45.2
Boston and Maine RR III.28
Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, Records of (RG 76) X.15-X.18
Boyd, Alan S. III.159
Brady, Mathew IV.37
bridges II.9, III.27, III.83, III.87, III.104, III.131, III.143.1, III.147
photographs of IV.12, IV.38, VI.34, X.18
Bridwell, Lowell K. III.26
Britain III.27
Burlington and Missouri River RR III.135.2
maps regarding VI.14.2
business associations III.21
Calexico, CA IV.47.7
Canada X.5
maps of IV.8
motion pictures of XI.31
railroads in III.96, III.97, IV.35, X.6, X.8, X.10, X.20
construction of X.4, X.7
freight and passenger rates on III.96
maps of IV.35
photographs of IV.38
See Also labor
Canadian Car and Foundry Company X.16-X.17
Canadian National Railway IV.35
Canadian Pacific Railway IV.35
and Pullman car conversions IV.30.2
Toronto freight yard X.8
Carribean X.10
Cedar Rapids and Missouri River RR III.135.3
Central Branch of the Union Pacific RR III.130, III.135.1
inspections of III.131
loans to VIII.11.4
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Central Pacific RR III.130, III.135.1, VI.8.4
claims by IV.16.3, VIII.24.2
lands selected by VI.17.13
lawsuits against VII.6
loans to I.15, I.17, VIII.2.1-VIII.2.4, VIII.11.1
maps regarding VI.14.2
tariffs on IV.18.8, IX.18
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Central Railroad of New Jersey III.163
financial condition of III.168
Chambers, William L. V.8.1, V.8.5
Chattanooga and Atlanta RR IV.22
Chattanooga and Kentucky RR IV.22
Chesapeake & Ohio RR III.163
accidents involving III.174
motion pictures of XI.32.1
Chicago, IL
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Chicago and Northwestern RR III.15.4, III.135.3, III.140.9
maps regarding III.147
Chicago, Aurora and Elgin RR III.66.2
bankruptcy of III.53
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR III.135.3
maps regarding VI.14.2
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RR III.135.3, VI.17.27
lawsuits against VII.8.1
maps regarding III.147
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee RR III.66.1, III.66.2
bankruptcy of III.53, VIII.27
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RR III.135.3
lawsuits against VII.8.1
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha RR III.135.3
Chicago, South Shore and South Bend RR III.66.1, III.66.2
Chicago Warehouse and Terminal Company III.66.1
China Trade Act III.96
Choctaw and Memphis RR III.135.3
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf RR III.135.3
Cincinnati and Lake Erie RR III.66.2
claims III.5, III.124, VII.2
regarding Indian territories VI.29, VIII.21, VIII.22.2-VIII.22.3
NARA records relating to II.27
personal injury III.5.8
Bertha Coulter v. Southern Pacific VII.4
property damage III.5.8, VIII.20
against Navy VIII.23
against Quartermaster General's Office IV.16, VIII.22.1
See Also Court of Claims (U.S.)
Cleveland, Grover III.138
Cleveland, OH
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Colorado RR VI.19.2
Colorado Central RR VI.14.2
Colquitt, Oscar B. V.12
Colton, Ellen M. v. Leland Stanford et al. III.140.9
Commerce Court, Records of the United States (RG 172) VII.10-VII.11
Commerce, General Records of the Department of (RG 40) III.20-III.30
Commerce, Secretary of III.21
commodity transportation III.68, III.91, III.94, III.143.1, III.143.8, III.143.10, III.143.11, III.183
chemicals III.91
explosives III.91
legislation concerning VII.7.2
petroleum products III.143.11, III.148-III.149
statistics for III.61
waybill samples III.89
See Also freight
Confederate Records, War Department Collection of (RG 109) IV.27-IV.28
Confederate States of America IV.27
railroad transportation in IV.28
Conrail I.24, III.162, III.167, III.175, III.187-III.189
construction III.17, III.45.1, III.114, III.121, III.129, IV.35, V.1-V.2, V.5-V.6, VI.8, VI.17.4, VI.19.1,
VI.27, VI.29.1, VI.31, VI.32.1, VIII.2.1
and bond issues III.111
costs of III.82.6, III.146.2
financing of III.118, III.146.8
in Nebraska X.12
in Panama X.14
photographs of III.19
proposals for III.109, III.163, IV.10
Senate records concerning IX.3, IX.10, IX.15
of transcontinental railroad IX.2, IX.15, IX.22
in World War II III.100.7, III.143.1
See Also Canada; Mexico
Controlled Materials Plan III.143.2
Cooley, Sam A. IV.37
Copper River and Northwestern RR VI.17.22, VI.31.5, VI.34, XI.20
Court of Claims (U.S.), Records of the (RG 123) VII.9
Defense Intelligence Agency, Records of the (RG 373) IV.44-IV.45
Defense Transportation, Records of the Office of (RG 219) III.141-III.144
Delano, Frederic A. III.107
Delaware & Hudson RR III.167
Denver and Boulder Valley RR III.135.3
Denver and Intermountain RR III.66.2
Denver and Rio Grande RR VI.19.2, VII.3
lawsuits against VII.8.1
Denver Pacific RR III.135.2
Des Moines and Central Iowa RR III.66.1
Detroit, MI
terminals in (photographs) III.186
District Courts (U.S.), Records of the (RG 21) VII.1-VII.4
District of Columbia
House of Representatives Committee on IX.20
Senate Committee on IX.9
terminals in (photographs) III.186
See Also urban transportation
Doherty, James X.17.3
Dubuque and Sioux City RR III.135.3
Duluth and Northern Minnesota RR VII.8.2
Durant, Thomas VI.8.4
East Tennessee and Georgia RR IV.24.8
East Tennessee and Virginia RR IV.24.8
electric railways III.66, IX.8
Elkins Act I.21
Elliot, Henry Wood VI.26
Emergency Rail Service Act III.168
Emergency Relief Construction Act III.146.1
Emergency Transportation Act I.23, III.31, III.34, III.37
Emergency Transportation Facilities Restoration Act III.161
Empire State Express III.19
Engineers, Records of the Office of the Chief of (RG 77) IV.1-IV.12
Engineers, Office of the Chief of I.16, I.18
equipment III.21, III.121, III.133, III.143.1, III.143.2, IV.2, IV.4.3-IV.4.4, IV.14.2, IV.25
armored cars IV.4.3, IV.25
contracts for III.146.8
disposal of III.44
foreign purchase of III.22 See Also Russia
inventories of III.83.3, III.100.6
leases of, with Office of the Chief of Engineers IV.3
locomotives III.78, IV.25, IV.43, VII.7.2
manufacture of IV.35
modernization of III.21, III.36, III.45.2
mortuary cars IV.40.2
parlor and sleeping cars IV.4.4, IV.25, IV.41
patents for XI.24-XI.25
petitions for VIII.13.3
refrigerator cars III.143.8
specifications for III.43.6
standardization of III.43, III.43.2
tank cars III.143.11, III.149
tractor trains III.13
See Also freight; hospital trains; Mexico; military use of railroads; Panama Railroad Company;
research and development
Erie RR
Pullman car conversions IV.30.2
tax liability VIII.13.2
Ewell, Walter A. III.15.4
express companies III.61, IX.8
American Railway Express III.77.1
expositions VI.3-VI.4
Federal Control Act III.1
Federal Reserve banks III.146.10, VIII.7.1
Fletcher, W. Meade III.146.5
Florida East Coast RR VII.8.1
Folsom, Charles W. IV.24.8
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Records of the Bureau of (RG 151) III.95-III.98
Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, Records of the (RG 84) X.19-X.20
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern RR III.66.1
France
hospital trains in IV.30.2
World War I railway operations in IV.7
Frankfurter, Felix V.2
freight
cars III.35, III.44, III.106, III.143.1, III.153, III.159, IV.25, IV.41
containers III.43.5
forwarders III.41.6, III.49, IX.8
on land-grant railroads III.92, III.94
Railway Freight Car Builders Conference III.103
receipts for VIII.20
record books regarding VIII.24.5
service III.41.2, III.41.3, III.41.4, III.41.6, III.44, III.89, III.91-III.93, III.106, III.143.1, III.143.7,
III.155, III.175, III.183, IV.4.6, IV.18, IV.25
tariffs III.29, III.74.6, III.74.7, III.74.9, III.91, III.92, III.94, III.96, III.106, III.114, III.163, IV.17.6,
IX.24
Baltimore and Ohio RR IV.18.1
Supreme Court decisions regarding VII.13
traffic III.35, III.106, III.114
See Also commodity transportation; rates; traffic
Freedom Train II.25-26, XI.27
photographs of XI.29
newsreel footage of XI.31
Gardner, Alexander IV.37
Geological Survey, Records of the (RG 57) VI.24-VI.26
Georgetown, Breckinridge and Leadville RR VI.14.2
Germany X.7, X.15-X.17
Gibson, Will III.79
Golden Spike Centennial Commission III.151.2
Good Roads Trains III.13
Gould, Jay III.140.2
government assistance to railroads I.13-I.18, I.22-I.24, III.129, III.135, III.134, III.140.2, III.145-III.147,
III.167, III.187
bond issues III.111, III.135, III.140.8, III.92, III.94, III.126, VIII.7.2, VIII.14.1-VIII.14.2
loans III.146, VIII.2.5
Pacific railroad VIII.2, VIII.4-VIII.6, VIII.10-VIII.11, IX.22
maps regarding III.47.7
petitions for III.62, IX.15, IX.24
and railroad employees' concerns II.50
Senate records concerning IX.3-IX.4, IX.6
subsidies VIII.14.3
and transportation charges IX.8
See Also bankruptcy; Central Pacific RR; Central Branch of the Union Pacific RR; Kansas Pacific
RR; land management; Northern Pacific RR; Pacific Railway Commission; transcontinental railroad;
Union Pacific RR; Western Pacific RR
government control of railroads I.13, I.30-31, II.22-II.23, III.3, III.7, III.31-III.47, III.109-III.140,
VII.7.3
and improvements to service III.2
reasons for III.1
during World War I VIII.9
during World War II III.99-III.104
See Also labor; military use of railroads; Prince Plan; regulation
grade crossings III.151, IX.20
improvements to III.15.7, III.16
Senate records concerning IX.5
See Also accidents
Great Northern RR III.159
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Co. III.66.2
Hailey, Gold Belt and Western RR VI.14.2
Haley, Norman B. III.38
Hamill, S.R. IV.24.7
Hanes, John W. VIII.13.3
Hanger, G.W.W. III.7.2
Hannibal and St. Joseph RR III.135.3
Hepburn Act I.21
high-speed operations. See research and development
Hopkins, J.H. III.15.4
hospital trains IV.29-IV.30, IV.40.2
blueprints for IV.30.1, IV.30.2
maintenance platoons for IV.50
See Also France
House of Representatives (U.S.), Records of the (RG 233) IX.17-IX.25
Howe, Louis III.50
Hudson and Manhattan RR III.66.1, III.66.2, VIII.28
Indebted Railroads, Records of the Office of IV.24
Indian Affairs, Records of the Bureau of (RG 75) VI.27-VI.30
Indiana RR III.66.2
Indianapolis, IN
terminal facilities in III.42.4
Illinois Central RR III.29, III.135.3, VI.18.6
claims VIII.24.3-VIII.24.4
annual reports of III.137
photographs of IV.12
Inter-American Affairs, Records of the Office of (RG 229) X.21-X.23
Interior, Records of the Department of the (RG 48) VI.1-VI.15
responsibilities of regarding railroads I.16, VI.1
International Railway III.66.2
Interstate Commerce Act I.20, III.72, III.76, III.146.5, IX.18-IX.19
Interstate Commerce Commission, Records of the (RG 134) I.20-I.21, III.48-III.89
annual reports of III.51
and boxcar shortage III.163, IX.7
decisions of III.52, III.133
disputes settled by III.62
hearings at III.57
materials relating to 75th anniversary of III.70
minutes of III.49, III.55, III.57
order books of III.58
policies and procedures of III.49
Statistics of Railways (annual publication) III.61
valuation records III.82-III.87
See Also bankruptcy; commodity transportation; monopolies; rates; regulation, press releases
concerning
Interstate Commerce Commission During the Administration of Lyndon B. Johnson, The III.71
Interurban Electric Railway III.66.2
Iowa Falls and Sioux City RR III.135.3
Jackson, William Henry VI.26
Janney, Eli H. XI.24
Johnston, Joseph E. III.140.9
Jones, Jesse III.146.1
Justice, Records of the Department of (RG 60) VII.5-VII.8
Kansas City
terminal facilities in III.42.4
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern RR III.135.3
Kansas Pacific RR III.135.1, IX.24
claims by IV.16.3
inspections of III.131
loans to VIII.2.1, VIII.2.4, VIII.11.3
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Kirkman, M.M. III.140.9
Knapp, Martin A. V.7
Krebs, Robert D. XI.19
Kristoff, Michael X.17.2
labor III.143.1, III.143.2, III.159, III.163, V.1-V.25, VII.7.3, IX.12
agreements V.11.3
benefits programs I.27, V.21-V.25, VII.7.3, IX.19
Commission on Railroad Retirement XI.17
Commission on Railroad Retirement Reform XI.18
in Canada X.4
company unions
complaints against III.42.3
conditions III.4, III.35, III.42.2, V.2
Cummins-Esch law VII.7.14
disputes and strikes III.23, III.25, III.27, III.143.1, III.151.1-III.151.2, V.8.2, VII.2, VII.7.3
case files V.13-V.15, V.17-V.18
Presidential commission on XI.15
Pullman Strike of 1894 V.4, VII.6, VII.7.2
and railroad companies III.42.2
and railway boards of adjustment III.7-III.10
Senate records concerning IX.11
settlements V.6.3
8-hour laws V.2, V.8.3
government policies regarding III.7
government publications on III.61
hours III.35, III.42.1
House of Representatives records concerning IX.19
legislation concerning I.27, III.42.1, V.6.3, V.8.1, V.8.5, VII.7.2
Erdman Act I.26, V.5, V.6.3
Newlands Act I.26, V.5, V.7
mediation V.3-20, VII.7.1
in Mexico X.23.1, X.23.5, X.24.2
organizations V.10, XI.3.2
constitutions of V.11.5
position descriptions V.11.1
and railroad consolidation III.42.1
regulations V.11.4
reports concerning III.18
Senate records concerning IX.5
shortages III.143.1, IV.40.2
and terminal consolidations III.42.4
wages III.4, III.35, III.140.2, V.8.1, V.8.5, V.15.2
agreements on III.146.11
schedules of V.6.2
surveys regarding V.11.2
workers V.9, V.15
fatalities of III.174
minority V.2, VII.6, VII.7.2
position descriptions of V.11.1
recruitment of V.2
women V.2
See Also Adamson law; Railroad Administration; Railroad Labor Board; Railroad Retirement Act;
Railroad Retirement Board; railroads (companies); Railway Labor Act; Railway Labor Panel; regulation
land management I.14-I.16, VI.1-VI.36, XI.20
in Indian territories VI.9-VI.11, V.13, VI.17.16-VI.17.17, VI.27-VI.30
State of Arizona v. Sante Fe Pacific Railroad Company VII.2
Senate records concerning IX.3
in Iowa VI.18.13, VI.18.16
irrigation VI.18.10
land grants
changes to VI.17
correspondence concerning III.140.2, VI.5, VI.7
disputes regarding VI.17.20-VI.17.26, VI.17.32, VII.2
history of VI.1
House of Representatives records concerning IX.21-IX.22
in Minnesota VI.17.14, VI.17.25
mortgages for VI.8.7, VI.8.10, VI.17.6-VI.17.8
and railroad construction VI.6, VI.8
and railroad corporate histories III.134, VI.17.4, VI.17.15
selection of, by railroad companies VI.17.13,VI.17.27-VI.17.28, VI.18
termination of I.19
legislative proposals concerning IX.10
records concerning, in regional Archives VI.19
rights-of-way II.10, II.12, III.83.1-III.83.4, III.84.1, III.84.4, V.13, IX.24
abandonment of III.14
withdrawals of VI.17.1
sales of land to settlers III.114
surveys VI.12, VI.17.30
timber sales VI.18.4
See Also Alaska RR; maps; Supreme Court; transcontinental railroad
Land Management, Records of the Bureau of (RG 49) VI.16-VI.23
lantern slides III.119
Latin America X.21-X.23
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston RR VI.18.15
Leavenworth, Pawnee & Western RR VI.9.4
legislation I.28, III.21, III.24, III.37, III.112, III.133, III.146.4, VII.5-VII.8, IX.1-IX.16
See Also government control of railroads; House of Representatives; labor; Transportation, General
Records of the Department of
Lehigh Valley RR VII.8.2, X.16-X.17
Leonard, T.J. III.143.12
L'Esperance, David D. VII.8.3
Lincoln, Abraham II.21, VI.8.4
Little Rock and Fort Smith RR III.135.3
Little Rock and Memphis RR III.135.3
Littler, David T. III.138
Longstreet, James III.125
Lorain Street RR III.66.2
Louisville & Nashville RR VII.8.1-VII.8.2
McCain, C.C. III.56
McCallum, Daniel C. IV.20
McGregor Western RR VI.18.12, VI.18.19, VI.18.21
Mackey, M. Cecil, Jr. III.160
McNeill, R.H. v. Washington Railway & Electric Company III.67
mail service on railways I.29, IX.13-IX.14, XI.2.3
complaints regarding XI.2.1, XI.3.1, XI.6.1
costs of XI.2.2, XI.3.5, XI.4.1
discontinuance of routes XI.7.2-XI.7.3, XI.7.5
employees of XI.2.1, XI.4.1
organizations of XI.3.2
rosters of XI.3.6-XI.3.8
history of XI.1, XI.3
motion pictures regarding XI.9, XI.32.1
operations of XI.3.3, XI.3.11-XI.3.14, XI.4.1, XI.6.2, XI.7.4
proposals for improvements to XI.2.2, XI.3.2, XI.7.1, XI.8
publicity for XI.3.2, XI.3.10, XI.6.3
and railroad companies XI.2.4, XI.3.4, XI.3.14, XI.4.1-XI.4.2, XI.6.4
payment to XI.4.3-XI.4.5
Management and Budget, Records of the Office of (RG 51) VIII.8-VIII.9
Mann-Elkins Act I.21
maps
abandonments III.15.2
bond-aided railroads III.47.7, IV.26
Civil War IV.8
consolidating railroads III.147
corporate III.146.3, III.146.11, III.147
freight traffic III.108, IV.47.8
ICC valuation III.82.1
Indian lands VI.20, VI.30
land-grant railroads III.47.1, III.47.7, IV.26, VI.14.2-VI.14.3, VI.17.15, VI.20-VI.22
New England railway systems III.108
oil pipelines III.144
passenger traffic III.47.1, III.108
Pershing Expedition IV.11
proposed routes III.8, VI.22
public lands VI.20-VI.21
railroad abandonments III.15.1, III.15.2, III.65
railroad lines (general) III.47.6, III.86, III.87, III.98, VI.14.1
railway systems III.133
rights-of-way III.86, VI.17.15
states and territories VI.20-VI.21
survey IV.9, VI.25
transcontinental railroad VI.14.3
trunk railroads IV.26
world transportation routes III.98
See Also Alaska; Canada; Mexico; military use of railroads; New River-Pocohantas coal field;
Prince Plan
Marion County, Tennessee VIII.20
Matthews, Nathan III.5.5
Mediation, 1926-34, Board of I.26, V.3, V.12-15
Mediation Board, Records of the National (RG 13) V.3-V.20
Mediation Board, 1934-65, National I.26, V.3, V.16-18
Mediation and Conciliation, 1913-21, Board of (U.S.) I.26, V.3, V.5. V.7, V.8
Memphis and Little Rock RR III.135.3
mergers III.23, III.26, III.28, III.39, III.40, III.64, III.146.2, III.150-III.151, III.159, III.163
legislation concerning VII.7.2
public hearings regarding III.188-III.189
Mexican Pacific RR
bridges, photographs of IV.38
Mexico X.5
maps of IV.8, IV.11, IV.36.1, IV.36.2
Mexican National Railway X.23, X.24
maps regarding IV.8, IV.35
motion pictures of XI.31
photographs of IV.38, X.23.4, X.23.13
railroads in III.96, III.97, IV.35, IV.40.2, X.6, X.10, X.20
construction of X.2, X.23-X.24
freight and passenger rates III.96
and passenger service between U.S. X.8
studies concerning X.23.2, X.23.5
See Also accidents; labor
military use of railroads I.30, III.143, III.148-III.149, IV.1-IV.50
during Civil War IV.13-IV.26, IV.48
NARA records relating to II.24
defense programs III.17
depot companies IV.4.1 IV.41
employment records II.14, IV.20-IV.22, IV.47.6, IV.49-IV.50
engineers IV.4.1, IV.7.3
equipment IV.14.2, IV.47.6
freight transport IV.47.5
intelligence reports IV.35, IV.44-IV.45, IV.47.7
maps IV.8, IV.9, IV.26, VI.20, IV.36
for medical purposes IV.29-IV.30
in Mexico X.24
Military Railroads, Office of IV.19-IV.23
in North Carolina IV.21
operating battalions IV.4.1, IV.41, IV.50
operation of IV.40.2, IV.47.1-IV.47.2, IV.47.4, IV.47.6, IV.48
and procurement III.99-III.104
Pacific IV.18.10
Quartermaster General IV.40.2
railway units IV.5-IV.6
histories of IV.50
regulations regarding IV.14.2
sabotage IV.35, X.15-X.17
shop battalions IV.4.1, IV.40, IV.41, IV.50
supply transportation III.2, III.99-III.104, III.148-III.149, IV.17.7, IV.18, IV.20-IV.21, IV.28,
IV.31-IV.33, IV.48.6, VIII.22.1, VIII.24.5
surplus war materials, distribution of III.91
in Tennessee IV.22, VIII.20
transportation corps IV.40.1, IV.43
troop transportation III.143.3, III.143.8, IV.17.7, IV.18, IV.47.5, VIII.18
in Virginia IV.21
in West Virginia IV.21
during World War I III.100.8, IV.37, VIII.8-VIII.9
in France IV.7.1-IV.7.2
NARA records relating to II.22
during World War II III.99-III.104, III.141-III.144, III.148-III.149
Army unit histories IV.50
bridges III.104
equipment and repair shops III.101, III.102
espionage X.7
NARA records relating to III.23
personnel IV.50
post-war industry conversion III.103, III.106
tunnels II.104
See Also accidents; Confederate States of America; Court of Claims (U.S.); equipment; hospital
trains; still pictures, timetables
Milliken, James IV.7.3
Mississippi River
Flood of 1927 IV.12
Missouri and Arkansas RR
maps III.144
Missouri, Kansas and Texas RR III.135.3, VI.18.7
Missouri Pacific RR III.135.3
model railroads II.7-II.8, XI.32.2
monopolies III.54, VII.7.2, VII.8
House of Representatives records concerning IX.18
legislation concerning VII.7.2
See Also Justice
Morley, R.F. IV.20
motion pictures
Ford, Henry XI.30
newsreel footage pertaining to railroads XI.31-XI.32
urban transportation XI.30
See Also Canada; Freedom Train; Mexico
Municipal Belt Line Railway of Tacoma, Washington III.66.2
Nashville and Bristol RR IV.22
Nashville and Decatur RR IV.22
Nashville and Northwestern RR IV.22
Nashville, Decatur and Stevenson RR IV.22
National Grange I.19
Nebraska III.140.9
Nebraska and Colorado RR VI.14.2
Neill, Charles P. V.6.1
Newark, NJ
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Newe, R.R. III.129
New England Railroad Study III.28
New Haven RR III.26, III.151.1, III.151.3
passenger service III.159
reorganization of III.163
New Mexico and Southern Pacific VI.14.2
New Orleans, Texas, and Missouri RR VII.8.2
New River-Pocohantas coal field railroad lines near (map) III.47.2
news coverage III.156
See Also motion pictures
New York, NY
terminals in (photographs) III.186
New York and Pennsylvania RR III.15.4
New York Central RR
mail service on XI.7.1
merger with Pennsylvania RR III.26, III.159
tax liability of VIII.13.2
New York, New Haven and Hartford RRVII.8.2, IX.8
New York, Ontario and Western RR
loan to VIII.13.3
reorganization of VIII.26
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway III.66.1
Nims, F.A. VI.26
Noble, Edward J. III.22
Norfolk & Western RR VIII.13.2
North Carolina RR IV.14.1
North Coast Transportation Company III.66.2
Northeast Corridor project. See research and development
Northeast Rail Plan (1975) III.153
Northern Pacific RR III.123, III.135.2, VI.18.1, VI.18.5, VI.18.22
annual reports of III.109
lands selected by VI.17.13, VI.17.27-VI.17.28, VI.17.30, VI.18.11
maps regarding VI.14.2
merger of III.159
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Northern Pacific Railroad Company v. United States VII.9
Northern Railroad of New Jersey III.53
Oklahoma RR III.66.1, III.66.2
bankruptcy of III.53
Old Colony RR III.88
Oregon and California RR III.135.2, VI.17.5, VI.18.4
Pacific Electric Railway III.66.1
Pacific Railroad Act (1862) I.15, I.18, III.109, VI.1, VI.8.4, VI.17.3
Pacific Railroad Act (1864) I.15
Pacific railroad exploration VIII.24.1
Pacific Railway Commission III.138-III.140, VI.8.4
Panama Canal, Records of the (RG185) XI.10-XI.13
Panama Railroad Company XI.11
annual reports of XI.11.2, XI.11.23
charter of XI.11.14
equipment for XI.11.15-XI.11.18, XI.11.22
financial records of XI.11.13, XI.11.20-XI.11.21, XI.11.24, XI.11.27-XI.11.35
history of XI.11.4
See Also Alwork, Roland; Rosebottom, T.H.; still pictures; Whaley, George; Wickles, J.L.
Pan American Railway Congress Association III.151.2
Parsons, Lewis B. IV.17.7
passenger service I.24, III.27, III.45.2, III.160, III.91, III,92, III.96, III.143.1, III.151.1, III.151.2, III.155,
III.159, III.163, III.165, III.175, III.177, IV.4.7, IV.47.3
of land-grant railroads III.92
military use of IV.18, IV.25
receipts for VIII.22.3
surveys regarding III.41.5
tariffs on III.74.3, III.74.6, III.74.7, III.74.9, III.75, III.106, III.114
Baltimore and Ohio RR IV.18.1
traffic of III.35, III.106, III.114
See Also rates; traffic
Patent and Trademark Office, Records of the (RG 241) XI.21-XI.25
Pattison, Robert E. III.138
Payne, John Barton III.5.3
Penn Central RR III.29, III.151.3, III.163
financial condition of III.168, III.187
passenger survey III.165
Pennsylvania RR IV.7.3
lawsuits against VII.8.2
mail service on XI.7.1
maps regarding III.47.1
merger with New York Central III.26, III.159
Perrin, J.F. III.27
Pershing Expedition IV.11
Petroleum Administration for War, Records of the (RG 253) III.148-III.149
Philadelphia, PA
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Philadelphia and Western RR III.66.2
Piedmont and Northern Railway III.66.1
Pittsburgh, PA
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR III.88
Plowman, E.G. III.28
Poland, William B. III.39.4
Portland Traction Co. III.66.2
Post Office Department, Records of the (RG 28) XI.1-XI.9
Presidential Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Records of (RG 220) XI.14-XI.20
Prince Plan III.39.1, III.39.2, III.39.4, III.40
maps regarding III.47.4, III.47.5, III.147
Providence, RI
terminals in (photographs) III.186
Public Debt, Records of the Bureau of (RG 53) VIII.10-VIII.11
Public Roads, Records of the Bureau of (RG 30) III.12-III.19
Pueblo and Arkansas Valley RR VI.14.2
Puerto Rico X.13
Quartermaster General, Records of the Office of the (RG 92) IV.13-IV.26
Quimby, C.H. III.15.3
racial discrimination VII.2, VII.13, IX.9
Rail Safety Act III.162
Railpax III.151.3
Railroad Accident Act I.21
Railroad Adjustment Board, National V.14, V.19
Railroad Administration, Records of the Federal (RG 399) III.166-III.183
Railroad Administration, Records of the U.S. (RG 14) I.31, III.1-III.11
contracts of, with railroad companies VIII.16 and labor issues III.4, III.7-III.10, V.2
Railroad Equipment Association III.2
Railroad Labor Board I.26, V.3, V.9
case files V.10
statistics collected by V.11
minutes of III.71
Railroad Lighter Captains Commission V.3
Railroad Marine Workers Commission V.3, V.20
Railroad Passenger Corporation, National III.151.3
Railroad Retirement Act I.27, III.42.1, III.66
Railroad Retirement Board I.27
equipment IV.40.2
funding for VIII.13.2
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act III.187
railroads (individual companies)
annual reports of III.77.1, III.77.3, III.77.5, III.134.1, III.136, III.146.11
and bond issues III.64, III.111
compensation for services to government IV.14.1, IV.16, IV.18, VIII.14.1, VIII.16-VIII.24
complaints against III.133, III.140.1, VII.2, VII.7.1
corporate and financial histories of III.64, III.82-III.87, III.146.4, VI.17.4, VI.17.15
NARA records relating to II.2-6
debts of III.37, III.38, III.123, III.130, III.138, VIII.17
financial records of III.66, III.106, III.111, III.113, III.129, III.133-III.137, III.140.2, III.146, VI.17
and government relations III.133
management economies of III.45-III.46, III.146.2
and railway stores III.43.3-III.43.4
loans to III.146, VII.7.2
penalties against III.114
personnel of III.21
correspondence from regarding railroads III.50
court cases concerning II.13
NARA records relating to II.11, II.13-II.14
pension case files II.11
postal II.14
salaries of III.146.1, III.146.11
property of II.9, III.40, III.82, III.83, III.84
inspection of III.21
Rock Island Bridge case VII.13
public outrage against I.19
shops III.43.3, III.45.3
tax liabilities of VIII.13.1-VIII.13.2
tax refunds VIII.13.3
See Also bankruptcy; Commerce Court; Court of Claims; equipment; government assistance to
railroads; government control of railroads; Justice; labor; land management; mail service; mergers;
military use of railroads; Supreme Court
Railroads, Records of the Commissioner of (RG 193) I.18, III.109-III.140
Railway Association, Records of the U.S. (RG 464) III.153, III.167, III.187-III.189
Railway Emergency Board III.151.1
Railway Labor Act (1926) I.26, V.12, III.66
Railway Labor Panel, 1942-47, National V.3, V.20
Railway Progress Institute III.151.2
rates I.19, I.21, III.21, III.34, IV.4.5, IV.17.9, VII.7.3
conferences regarding III.59
House of Representatives records concerning IX.18
petitions for changes to III.49, III.74.10, III.76
regulation of III.62, III.63, III.69, III.74
Senate records concerning IX.5, IX.7
See Also freight; passengers
Reading RR
passenger study regarding III.165
strike of IX.18
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Records of the (RG 234) III.145-III.147
Red Cross, American II.18, XI.28
Reddington, Thomas III.123, III.140.5
Regional Rail Reorganization Act (1973) I.24, III.161, III.187
regulation I.19-I.22, III.21, III.109-III.140, III.143.1, III.166-III.183, IV.14.2, IX.1-IX.16
House of Representatives records concerning IX.18-IX.19
petitions for changes to III.49
press releases concerning III.60
Senate records concerning IX.5
See Also government control of railroads; Interstate Commerce Commission; labor
research and development I.34, III.157, III.175-III.181, IX.13
high-speed operations III.26, III.161, III.162, III.151.1-III.151.2, III.159
Northeast Corridor project III.23, III.25, III.26, III.28, III.159, III.162, III.164
patents XI.23-XI.25
Resources Planning Board, Records of the National (RG 187) III.105-III.108
Rochester Transit Corporation III.66.2
Rock Island RR III.162, III.163
Roggeveen, Vincent III.28
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh RR III.88
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano III.50
Rosebottom, T.H. XI.11.19
Rowan, A.S. IV.38
Ruggles, John XI.24
Russia
equipment sales to IV.7.4
locomotives IV.40.2
Russell, Andrew J. IV.37
Rutland RR III.26
Sacramento Northern Railway III.66.1
safety I.21, III.143.1, III.169-III.174, IX.24
hearings on III.161, IX.18
inspections III.169, III.78.1, III.78.2
legislation concerning VII.7.2
Medal of Honor recipients II.17, III.79
promotion of III.6
regulations III.169, VII.2
and research III.175
Senate records concerning IX.5
See Also accidents
Sage, Russell III.140.2
St. Joseph and Grand Island RR III.135.3
St. Joseph and Western RR III.135.3
St. Louis and San Francisco RR III.135.2, VI.9.4
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern RR III.135.3
St. Paul and Duluth RR III.135.3
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba RR III.135.3
Salmon Creek RR VI.14.2
Salt Lake and Utah RR III.66.1
San Francisco, CA
terminals in (photographs) III.186
San Francisco and Napa Valley RR III.66.2
San Francisco Railway X.11
Sante Fe and Pacific RR VI.17.13, VI.17.33
Scribner, Fred C., Jr. VIII.13.3
Seaboard Airline III.163
Securities and Exchange Commission, Records of the (RG 266) VIII.25-VIII.28
Seibert, S.R. IV.37
Senate (U.S.), Records of the (RG 46) IX.1-IX.16
Severs, R.F. III.15.4
Shaw, Robert XI.6.2
short-line railroads III.35, V.7
Sioux City and Pacific RR III.135.1, VI.17.4
claims by IV.16.3, VIII.24.2
loans to VIII.2.3-VIII.2.4, VIII.11.6
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Sioux City and St. Paul RR VI.18.20
Somervell, Brehon B. IV.32
sound recordings VII.15
South Brooklyn Railway III.66.2
Southern Minnesota RR III.135.3
Southern Pacific RR III.15.4, III.135.2
annual reports of III.109
claims by IV.16.3
lands selected by VI.17.13, VI.17.27-VI.17.28, VI.19.3
lawsuits against VII.6, VII.8.1
maps regarding III.47.1, VI.14.2
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Southern Railway III.146.3
exhibits III.13
Springer, William M. III.140.5
Staggers Rail Act III.162
Stanford, Leland III.140.7, III.140.9, VI.8.4
State, Department of
and railroad issues I.32
State, Records of the Department of (RG 59) X.1-X.14
Steedman Board of Claims VIII.20
Stevens, Isaac VI.12.2
Stevens, Richard F. III.140.3
Stewart, Joseph XI.2.2
still pictures
accidents III.172, III.174
advertisements III.88
Civil War IV.37
Cuba IV.38
engineering projects IV.12
equipment III.186, X.14, XI.13
floods IV.12
military installations IV.45, VI.26
military railroads IV.37-IV.38
mining operations VI.26
Native Americans IV.38, VI.26
Pacific railroads VI.15
Panama X.14, XI.13
natural disasters VI.15
urban transportation III.186
Western states VI.26
California VI.23
Oklahoma VI.23, IX.25
World War I IV.37
See Also Canada; Mexico
Storey, Moorfield III.140.9
Strike Commission, 1894, (U.S.) V.3-4
Supply Service, Records of the Federal (RG 137) III.90-III.94
Supreme Court (U.S.), Records of the (RG 267) VII.12-VII.15
Surgeon General (Army), Records of the Office of (RG 112) IV.29-IV.30
Taylor, Wayne C. VIII.13.3
Tennessee Central RR
reorganization of III.163
terminals, stations, and depots III.83.1-III.83.1III.106, III.143.1, III.143.4, IV.4.4, IV.20-IV.22, IV.41
aerial photographs of IV.45
in District of Columbia IX.9, IX.20
plans of III.144, III.47.3, X.7
Territories, Records of the Office of (RG 126) VI.31-VI.34
Texas and Pacific RR III.135.2, VII.8.1
Texas Electric Railway III.66
timetables III.15.6, III.143.1, III.143.4, III.146.3, III.173-III.174, VI.4
Alaskan IV.35
Canadian IV.35
military IV.20
Toledo, OH
terminal plans from III.144
tracks
aerial photographs of IV.45, VI.35
blueprints of III.146.11
plans of III.82.1, III.87
mileage of III.77.4, III.83.1, III.114, III.132
testing III.26
urban IX.20
traffic III.92-III.94
administration III.26, III.74-III.76
surveys III.41.4-III.41.7
See Also freight; passengers
transcontinental railroad II.19-II.21,VI.8.4, X.11
bonds for VIII.14.2
House of Representatives committee on IX.22
land grants for I.15, IX.10, IX.15
loans for I.17
Senate committee on IX.2
territorial routes of X.12
See Also Central Pacific RR; government assistance to railroads; Kansas Pacific RR; land
management; maps; Pacific Railway Commission; Union Pacific RR; Western Pacific RR
Transit Administration, Records of the Federal (RG 408) III.184-III.186
Transportation, General Records of the Department of (RG 398) III.150-III.165
Transportation, Records of the Office of the Chief of (RG 336) IV.39-IV.43
Transportation, Records of the Federal Coordinator of, (RG 133) III.31-III.47
Transportation Act (1920) I.22, III.2, V.9
amendment proposals for III.146.1
court cases concerning III.5.6, III.5.7
Transportation Act (1940) I.22
Transportation Act (1958)
publicity about III.29
Transportation and Safety, National Board of III.173
Transportation Test Center III.178
Treasurer (U.S.), Records of the (RG 50) VIII.3-VIII.7
Treasury, General Records of the Department of (RG 56) VIII.12-VIII.14
responsibilities regarding railroads I.17, I.18
Truckerton RR III.15.4
Truman, Harry S. XI.29, XI.31
tunnels III.104, III.147, III.177, III.181
photographs IV.38
Union Pacific RR III.123, III.130, III.135.1, III.140.9, VI.8.4, VI.9.4
building of III.110
claims IV.16.3, IV.16.5, VIII.24.2
directors of III.110, III.112
Government assistance to I.15, I.17
incorporation of VI.1
lands selected by VI.17.13, VI.19.2
loans to VIII.2, VIII.11.2
maps VI.14.2
military use of IV.47.5
routes of III.110
Senate records concerning IX.2-IX.4
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States III.140.9, VII.9
United States-Canada and Alaska RR III.106, III.107, IV.6
urban transportation III.151.1, III.66.2, III.184-III.186, IX.9, IX.20
See Also motion pictures
Utah-Idaho Central RR II.66.1
Valuation Act I.21
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific RR III.135.3
Virginia & Southwestern Railway III.146.3
Walker, Thomas J. III.123
War Department General and Special Staffs, Records of the (RG 165) IV.34-IV.38
War Labor Policies Board, Records of the (RG 1) V.1-V.2
War Production Board, Records of the (RG 179) III.99-III.104
Washington & Old Dominion RR
abandonment proceedings III.151.1
rights-of-way III.163
Washington-Boston Corridor Study III.28
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway III.66.1
Western & Atlantic Railway VII.7.1
Western Maryland RR
Pullman car conversions IV.30.2
Western Pacific RR VIII.2.3-VIII.2.4, VIII.11.5
See Also land management; Pacific Railway Commission
Western New York and Pennsylvania RR III.88
Whaley, George XI.11.12
Wickles, J.L. XI.11.11
Winona and St. Peter RR III.135.3
maps VI.14.2
Winslow, Samuel V.12
Wisconsin Central RR III.135.3
Worthington and Sioux Falls RR III.135.3
maps regarding VI.14.2
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley RR IV.12
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