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Burlington Northern Railroad Company Records, 1876-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Title
Burlington Northern Railroad Company Records
Dates
1876-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 9 linear feet
Collection Number
1972.5375_1983.12_1986.19
Summary
Records, including photographs, of the Burlington Northern Railroad and its predecessor companies.
Repository
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library

P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public by appointment.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a product of the merger of the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in 1970. In 1996, the Burlington Northern merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to become the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.

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Content Description

The Burlington Northern Railroad Company Records is comprised of 3 accessions and includes Burlington Northern Railroad Company record books (1876-1971), Great Northern Railway account books (1922-1924), and a series of Northern Pacific Railway Company notebooks of photographs showing joint facilities with other railroads (1931-1935).

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Burlington Northern Railroad Company Records, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 3 accesssions:

  • Accession No. 1972.5375, Burlington Northern Railroad Company record books and other material, 1876-1971
  • Accession No. 1983.12, Great Northern Railway account books, 1922-1924
  • Accession No. 1986.19, Northern Pacific Railway Company joint facilities notebooks, 1931-1935

Location of Collection

See at accession level

Related Materials

The Railroad Employee Timetable Collection (Accession No. 1983.75, including several interfiled accessions) includes employee timetables for northwest United States and Canadian railroads, 1862-2000.

The James C. Mattson Collection on Northwest Railroads (Accession Nos. 1985.52, 1989.8, 1989.14, 1995.47, 1990.60, 2002.2, and 2007.48) includes photograph albums and Official List of Officers, Agents and Stations booklets from the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway AFE register copies, railroad company annual reports and northwest railroad passenger timetables.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Finding aid prepared by Jody Hendrickson
2007

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