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          <addressline>Portland, OR  97205</addressline>
          <addressline>503-306-5240</addressline>
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          <addressline>503-306-5205</addressline>
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Collection includes: General field office tariffs: commodities tariffs, company tariffs, tariff bureau tariffs, etc.; Miscellaneous files; Classification books.  Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created on March 2, 1970, by the merger of four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington &amp; Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&amp;Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&amp;S).</abstract>
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      <p>Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created on March 2, 1970, by the merger of four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington &amp; Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&amp;Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&amp;S).</p>
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      <p>Collection includes: General field office tariffs: commodities tariffs, company tariffs, tariff bureau tariffs, etc.; Miscellaneous files; Classification books.</p>
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