422 payroll books, organized alphabetically by division. Some division books contain payroll information for a variety of departments, others are dedicated to a particular job or department within that division. Information generally includes name, type of job, and compensation information. Most books are marked with old volume numbers; this information was discarded in favor of a new system based on the current division arrangement.

In 1976, researcher Paul V. Black compiled computerized lists which cross-reference the payroll books according to date, occupation, and original volume number. There is also a "Detailed Payroll Analysis," which includes information about the frequency of various divisions and departments,

Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.

This finding aid describes additions to the original deposit of records inventoried in the Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1949).