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Burlington Northern Railroad Company records, circa 1920-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company.
- Title
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company records
- Dates
- circa 1920-1960 (inclusive)circa 19201960
- Quantity
- 250 cubic feet (245 record cartons and 21 volumes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1799
- Summary
- 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 & Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S).
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the Oregon Historical Society Research Library at libreference@ohs.org, or 503-306-5240.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created on March 2, 1970, by the merger of four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes: General field office tariffs: commodities tariffs, company tariffs, tariff bureau tariffs, etc.; Miscellaneous files; Classification books.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Burlington Northern Railroad Company Records, Mss 1799, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tariff -- United States.
Corporate Names
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company -- Records and correspondence.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
- Northern Pacific Railway Company.
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
Form or Genre Terms
- Administrative records. -- aat
