Utah railroad collection

Utah railroad collection, 1868-2012

Overview of the Collection

Title: Utah railroad collection
Dates: 1868-2012 (inclusive)
18682012
Quantity: 51.75 linear feet, (31 boxes)
Collection Number: ACCN 2973
Summary: The Utah railroad collection (1868-2012) contains ephemeral materials that were created by various railroad companies within Utah and the West. The types of materials within the collection include locomotive operating manuals, historical information regarding railroads, timetables, ticket stubs, telegrams, labor union items, promotional booklets, stationary, calendars, and much more.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Utah railroad collection contains ephemeral materials that were created by various railroad companies within Utah and the West. The types of materials within the collection include locomotive operating manuals, historical information regarding railroads, timetables, ticket stubs, telegrams, labor union items, promotional booklets, stationary, calendars, and much more.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection was arragned into the following series: I. General materials; II. General railroad history materials; III. Collected ephemeral materials; and IV. Oversize materials.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Goreham Collectibles in 2016.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

General materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Train operating manuals
Box	Folder
1	1	O. W. Brandt, Explanation of Train Rules and Train Orders	1921
1	2	Electrical circuits maintenance
1	3	Engine Maintenance Manual Manual for Model 567 C Engines, published by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation.	1957
1	4	Enginemen's Manual for Operating Fairbanks-Morse Diesel-Electric Locomotives	1946; 1947
1	5	Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company, Rules and Instructions for All Departments	1956
1	6	"On-the-Road Trouble-Shooting" booklets Manuals published by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation.	1948; 1949; 1952
1	7	Operating manuals This folder contains the following operating manuals: General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Instruction Manual for the Operation of Railway Equipment, Diesel-Electric Passenger Locomotives: 7M1, 7M2, 8M1, 9M1 and 9M2 (EMC 1136 to 1141 - E-333), 1941 Vapor Car Heating Company, Operator's Manual for DK-4530 and DK-4516 Vapor-Clarkson Steam Generators, 1947 Vapor Heating Corporation, Operator's Manual for CFK-4225, CFK-4225-2, CFK-4225-2A and CFK-4225-3A Series Vapor-Clarkson Steam Generating Units, 1947 General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Instruction Guide on the Operation of Model F3 Diesel Locomotives, 1947 American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Diesel-Electric Road Locomotive 2000-HP "A" and "B" Units, Operating Manual, 1947 American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Diesel-Electric Road Switcher 1500-HP, Operating Manual, 1947 American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Diesel-Electric Road Locomotive 1500-HP "A" and "B" Units, Operating Manual, 1947 General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual for Model F3, 1948 ELESCO, Operation and Service Instructions for Forced Recirculation Steam Generators, 1949	1947-1949; 1941; 1947; 1947; 1947; 1947; 1947; 1947; 1948; 1949
1	8	Operating manuals This folder contains the following operating manuals: American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Operating Manual for 1600 HP Freight-Passenger Locomotive, 1950 American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Operating Manual for Model RSD-7 6 Motor Road Switcher, 1953 General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual for Model E9 with Vapor Car Steam Generator, 1954 General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual for Model GP9 with Vapor Car Steam Generator, 1954 General Electric Company, Operating Instructions, Gas-Turbine Electric Locomotive, 1954 Union Pacific, Operating Manual for all EMD Locomotive, Passenger and Freight, 1970	1950-1954; 1970; 1950; 1953; 1954; 1954; 1954; 1970
2	1	Operating manuals This folder contains the following operating manuals: General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual for Model F3 with Dynamic Brake American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Manual for Enginemen for the 660-Hp Switcher, 1000-HP Switcher and the 1000-HP Road Switcher American Locomotive Company and General Electric Company, Manual for Enginemen for the 1500-HP Road Locomotive Units General Motors Corporation, Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual for Model GP9 with Vapor Car Steam Generator, 1954 Union Pacific, Operating Manual for all EMD Locomotive, Passenger and Freight, 1970	undated; 1954; 1970
2	2	Oregon Short Line Railroad, Rules and Instructions
2	3	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Eastern and South-Central Districts, Operating Rules and Eastern and South-Central Districts and Idaho Division, Maintenance of Way and Signal Rules	1940; 1946; 1954; 1972
2	4	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Spokane International Railroad Company, Rules and Instructions Governing Operation of Air Brakes, Communicating Signal System, Electric Headlights, Heating, Air Conditioning, Water Systems, and Lighting	1974
2	5	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Centralized Traffic Control System Rules"	1950
2	6	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Freight Car Safety Inspection Standards Established by the Federal Railroad Administration"	1974
2	7	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Rules and Instructions Governing Automatic Train Control Between East Portland and the Dalles Via Graham	1941
2	8	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Safety Instructions"	1946; 1954
2	9	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Signal Test Requirements"	1942; 1952; 1954
2	10	Union Pacific System, Rules and Instructions of the Transportation Department and Operating Rules and Instructions Governing Air Brakes, Air Signals, Heating and Lighting Passenger Cars, and Electric Headlights	1919; 1925
2	11	Union Pacific System, "Special Rules No. 2"	1935
2	12	Union Pacific-Western Pacific, "Rules for Joint Operation Between Smelter and Salt Lake City"	1967
		Timetables
Box	Folder
3	1	Burlington Timetable	1970
3	2	Inter-Mountain Time Books, California Division	1957; 1964
3	3	Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, Employee's Timetable	1899
3	4	Southern Pacific Timetable	1968
3	5	Southern Railway System Timetable	1969
3	6	Union Pacific Railroad Timetables	1953; 1968; 1970
3	7	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Central and Southwestern Districts, Joint Timetables, numbers 57 and 61	1936; 1937
3	8	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Idaho Division, Timetables	1941; 1947; 1970
3	9	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Los Angeles Division, Timetables	1938; 1940; 1941; 1943; 1946; 1948
3	10	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Idaho and Los Angeles Divisions, Salt Lake Yard, Timetable	1938
3	11	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Yard Railroad Company, Timetable	1935
3	12	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Northwestern District, Timetable	1975
3	13	Union Pacific Railroad Company, South-Central District, Timetable	1975
3	14	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Southwestern District, Timetables	1937
3	15	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Utah Division, Timetables	1942; 1943; 1945; 1946
4	1	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Utah Division, Timetables	1947; 1954
4	2	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Utah Division, Timetables	1955; 1956; 1957
4	3	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Utah Division, Timetables	1966; 1968; 1969; 1970
4	4	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Wyoming Division, Timetables	1967; 1970
4	5	Union Pacific System, Timetable	1922
4	6	Union Pacific System, Timetables, Number 1 and 6	1978; 1982
4	7	General timetables	1943
		Daily operational materials
Box	Folder
5	1	Switch lists	1917; 1942
5	2	Salt Lake Route telegrams	1917
5	3	Union Pacific System telegrams	1917; 1930-1932; 1942
5	4	Western Union and general telegrams	1917; 1927-1937
5	5	Manifest pick-up reports	1917; 1930-1932; 1942
		Employment materials
Box	Folder
6	1	Amtrak, "Restrictions Governing Free and Reduced-Rate Travel"	1975
6	2	"By-laws of Salt Lake City Railroad Transportation Empolyees Federal Credit Union"
6	3	Hospital and Medical Depatment regulations for the Oregon Short Line Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company	1912; 1945; 1957
6	4	"Questions and Answers on the Railroad Retirement Act"	1947; 1957; 1959
6	5	"Railway Employees Seniority List and Time Books"	1937; 1942; 1947; 1962
6	6	Rates of pay	1922-1952
6	7	"Rules of the Utah Central and Utah Southern Railroad Employees Mutual Aid Society"	1875; 1878
6	8-10	Seniority rosters	1909-1981
6	11	Unemployment insurance	1938; 1940
7	1	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "General Information for the Maintenance and Operation Diesel Engines-Streamliners, Questions and Answers for Examination and Re-examination of Engineer-Motormen and Helpers"	1936
7	2	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Physical Examination Rules"	1958
7	3	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Progressive Mechanical Examination for Locomotive Firemen"	1941
7	4	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Questions and Answers for Examination and Re-examination of Engineers on Rules and Instructions Governing Operation of Air Brakes"	1964
7	5	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Questions and Answers for Promotion of Firemen to Hostler and Oral Re-examination of Hostlers"	1951
7	6	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Questions and Answers of Air Brake Examination for Promotion of Firemen to Engineer and Oral Air-Brake Re-examination of Engineers"	1950
7	7	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Questions and Answers of Mechanical Examination for Promotion of Firemen to Engineer"	1948; 1950
7	8	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Rules Governing Duties and Deportment of Employees. Safety Instructions and Radio"	1974
7	9	Union Pacific Railroad Company, South-Central District, Los Angeles Division, "Schedule of Rules Governing Wages and Working Conditions of Conductors, Brakemen and Train Baggagemen"	1939
7	10	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Southwest District, "Schedule of Pay, Rules and Working Conditions of Locomotive Engineers, Firemen and Hostlers"	1923
7	11	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Time Service"	1946
7	12	Western Pacific Railroad Company, Provisional Retirement Plan	1945
		Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers materials
Box	Folder
8	1	"Agreement between the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Territory Los Angeles-Salt Lake City and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers"	1942; 1950
8	2	"Arbitation Award and Vacation Agreement"	1944
8	3	"Chicago Joint Agreement"	1923
8	4	"Constitution and By-laws of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers"	1936; 1950; 1956; 1962
8	5	"General Chairman's Report"	1946
8	6	General materials	1959-1972
		General materials
Box	Folder
9	1	25th Annual Report of the Union Pacific Railroad Company	1921
9	2	Bulletin orders	1940; 1969; 1973
9	3	Conductors 110% Memorandum Table	1942
9	4	Minutes of the Utah Division of Safety meeting	1942
9	5	Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway Company, General Freight Department forms	1920s
9	6	Stockholder shares certificates
9	7	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Transportation of Blind Persons"	1939
9	8	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Naming Rates on Classes and Commodities"	1915
9	9	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders"	1966
9	10	Union Pacific Railroad Company, "Weights Diesel-Electric and Gas-Turbine-Electric Power Units"	1960; 1963
9	11	General materials	1911-1974

General railroad history materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	1	Railroad history	1918-1972
10	2-3	Train and railroads history scrapbook
10	4	Description of wrecks	1930s; undated
10	5	Engines bought and repaired	1970s
10	6	Old engines of early days
10	7	News clippings	1954-1985

Collected ephemeral materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
11-12	Bamberger Railroad Company The binders stored in these boxes contain freight tariff materials, stationary, ticket stubs, reports, schedules, passenger passes.	1907-1958
13	Bingham & Garfield Railway Company This box contains passenger passes, two letters, a stock certificate and other items.	1909-1937
14	Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company This binder contains passenger passes, menus, correspondence, timetables, tourist's handbooks, telegrams and other items.	1883-1976
15	Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway Company and the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway Company This binder contains passenger passes, travel information regarding Saltair, ticket stubs, postcards, and other items.	1893-1929
16	Salt Lake Route This binder contains schedules of pay, travel information, telegrams, switch lists, ticket stubs, postcards, and other items regarding the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company.	1906-1917
17	Santa Fe Railway System This binder contains timetables, calendars, passenger passes, correspondence and other items.	1890-1993
18	Southern Pacific Company This binder contains timetables, calendars, and postcards.	1889-1968
19	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Timetables	1906-1969
20	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Brochures	1900-1960
21	Union Pacific Railroad Company, Miscellaneous This binder contains menus, correspondence, bills of lading, telegrams, stationary, time and seniority rosters, rules and regulations, and mechanical examination questions booklets.	1868-1948
22	Union Pacific Railroad Company and Oregon Short Line, Miscellaneous This binder contains passenger passes, claim tickets, calendars, paper model trains, stationary, labels and other materials.	1884-1968
23	Utah Inter-Urban Rail Lines This box contains passenger passes, claim tickets, timetables, travel brochures, and other materials.	1917-2012
24-25	Utah Railroads The binders held within these boxes contains passenger passes, timetables, travel information, correspondence, ticket stubs, postcards, and other items.	1876-1966
26	Utah Railway Company The binder held within this box contains passenger passes, stock certificate, time table, correspondence and other items.	1913-1971
27	Western Pacific Railroad Company The binder held within this box contains passenger passes, postcards, time table, promotional brochures and other items.	1912-1944

Oversize materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
28	Fellow railroad workers and friends scrapbook This scrapbook contains obituaries.	1936-1998
29	"The Best Years of Railroading: Souvenirs of the Past," news clippings scrapbook This scrapbook was compiled by M. H. Stanley.	1938-1990
30	Promotional booklets This box contains the following booklet: Two separate versions of, The Overland Trail: from the Golden Gate to the Great Salt Lake. Along the Southern Pacific - The Road of a Thousand Wonders From San Francisco to Salt Lake City. Along the lines of the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River Canon Route Pathway to the Setting Sun	1907; undated
31	General materials This box contains Union Pacific wall calendars, a map of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, and two posters of locomotives.	1934-1939; 1963; 1967

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