Object Details
Summary
The collection documents railroad ephemera, primarily relating to Amtrak and Conrail.
Content Description
The collection contains photographs, internal documents such as safety and procedures manuals, employee copies of schedules, a scrapbook of clippings and photographs, brochures, timetables, advertising, "consists" (i.e., listings of which types of cars were on each train and in what order), maintenance regulations, track charts, publications such as annual reports, maps, etc. The collection relates almost entirely to Amtrak and Conrail. A file on fellow railroad collector and enthusiast is also included.
sova.nmah.ac.1327
Creator
Amtrak
ConRail
Former owner
Jiranek, Andrew
Mathis-Oster, Patricia
Perrin, Francis
Topic
Maps
Railroad companies
Railroad engineers
Railroads -- Trains
Railroads
Railroads -- 20th century
Railroads -- Employees
Railroads -- History
Technical manuals
Provenance
The collection had been the property of Railroad History Collection of America, Inc., which was liquidated after the death of the corporation's owner, Frank Perrin. The collection was donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by the heir, Patricia Mathis-Oster, through attorney Andrew Jiranek, Receiver.
Creator
Amtrak
ConRail
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Railroad History Collection of America
Extent
13 Cubic feet (47 boxes, 1 map folder)
Date
1867-2000
bulk 1970s
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1327
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertisements
Annual reports
Brochures
Charts
Color photographs
Manuals
Schedules
Scrapbooks
Timetables
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into seven series.
Series 1: Directories, Instructions, Manuals and Rules, 1907-2000
Series 2: Publications, 1942-1992
Series 3: Timetables, 1967-2000
Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1994
Series 5: Train Consist Books, 1971-1983
Series 6: Maintenance Programs and Track Charts, 1947-1985
Series 7: Ephemera, 1867-1989
Processing Information
Collection processed by John Benko, intern; Isaac Meth, intern, Kendall McKinley, intern; and Alison Oswald, archivist, 2022.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Advertisements
Annual reports
Brochures
Charts
Color photographs
Manuals
Schedules
Scrapbooks
Timetables
Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.1327
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Record ID
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