Railroads

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a timetable of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway from April 1933, as well a folder of blank time return and delay forms, which are undated. There is also a map of the railway system throughout the United States from 1921.

Content Description

Five minutes books of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Arkansas Valley Division No. 252. Four of these volumes are minutes books from 1884-1924, and one volume is a register of members from around 1884-1907.

Abstract

Items related to the Dodge City, Ford and Bucklin (DCF+B) Railroad, including a scrapbook, 134 photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings, and The Dodge City Legend Magazine.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains various maps of Kansas and other Western states, such as Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Some maps are related to immigration and railway companies, such as the Kansas Pacific Railway, while others are designed more for travel or immigration.

Content Description

Several photographs from H.W. Poteet, mostly documenting his work with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a Roadmaster from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. Some pictures document train wrecks and accidents. There are also photographs of Front Street, the Santa Fe Depot, and the Harvey House, all in Dodge City, Kansas.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains various maps of Kansas and other Western states, such as Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Some maps are related to immigration and railway companies, such as the Kansas Pacific Railway, while others are designed more for travel or immigration.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains various maps of Kansas and other Western states, such as Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Some maps are related to immigration and railway companies, such as the Kansas Pacific Railway, while others are designed more for travel or immigration.

Scope and Contents Thirteen volumes of Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean from 1853-1861. These surveys documented a series of three explorations to the Pacifici Coast in search of the best route for a railroad. These surveys documented the plants, animals, and minerals of the land, as well as the various Native American groups they encountered. Some of the books also contain large...

Scope and Contents

This is a magazine containing stories related to railroads and railroad workers, including news articles, poetry, fiction, and pictures. The magazine also has advertisements, including a classified advertisements section.