RF 342 - Blueprint of coal wharves to be built at Red Cloud, Benkelman, and Wray, 1902
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence in the President’s File has been assigned “record file” numbers, each number representing a different exchange of letters on a given topic. Topics include all aspects of the railroad business such as: operations, personnel, unions, budgets, changes in the regulation of railroad commerce, and relations with other lines. The era covered in this correspondence was a time of major expansion of the Burlington system, and there is a great deal of material on the leasing and acquiring of other lines. There also is significant information on the CB&Q takeover of the Colorado & Southern Railway, and the development of depot facilities in Kansas City.
Dates
- Creation: 1902
Creator
- From the Record Group: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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