2017-10-13 Guide to the Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States, 1894-2012 SPEC.RARE.0172 Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-10-14T12:42-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States SPEC.RARE.0172 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 2.4 Cubic feet 1894-2012 Large-scale train transportation in the United States began with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1830, and grew rapidly until the 1890s. By the early 1900s, most railroads were consolidated to ownership by a few larger companies, including Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central. The Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States, dated 1894-2012, contains photographs, train timetables, railroad company records, and a variety of publications and research on trains and rail travel. Many of the materials are related to the Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and Pennsylvania railroads. (6) 5" letter document boxes English Schultz, Alvin E. Arrangement of Materials

The Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States is arranged alphabetically within 4 series:

Series 1: Photographs Series 2: Timetables Series 3: Railroad Company Records Series 4: Publications and Research

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[identification of item], Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States, SPEC.RARE.0172, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

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 Historical Note

Large-scale train transportation in the United States began with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) opening in 1830 and grew rapidly until the 1890s. By the early 1900s, most railroads were consolidated to ownership by a few larger companies, including Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central. Railroads were initially all privatized in the United States, with land grants giving specific route ownership to railroad companies.

In the United States, a railroad enthusiast is referred to as a "railfan." This interest often extends to train modeling, photography, history, and collecting items on these and other railroad related topics.

 Scope and Contents

The Alvin E. Schultz Collection on Trains and Railroad Travel in the United States contains photographs of trains and railroads, timetables for various railroad lines, and railroad company records such as rule books, maps, and brochures. It also contains a variety of publications and research on train maintenance, railroads, and model trains. The collection contains a significant amount of materials on the Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and Pennsylvania railroads. The collection materials date are dated 1894-2012.

 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. New York Central Railroad Company. Pennsylvania Railroad. Photographs Railroad companies--20th century Railroad trains--20th century Railroad travel--20th century Transportation timetables Photographs Series 1 1914-1958 Atlantic Coast Line 1 2 1942-1949 Baltimore and Ohio 1 3 1936-1956 Baltimore and Ohio 1 4 1937-1956 Baltimore and Ohio 1 5 1939-1957 Baltimore and Ohio 1 6 1939-1956 Bangor and Aroostook 1 7 1927-1947 Boston and Maine 1 8 1941-1955 Burlington 1 9 1937-1956 C.G.W. 1 10 1948, 1956 C. St. P. M. and O 1 11 circa 1955 C. and E. I. 1 12 1947-1953 Canadian National Rys. 1 13 1950-1955 Canadian Pacific 1 14 1946-1955 Cars and maintenance 1 15 1953-1956 Central Railroad of New Jersey 1 16 1937-1954 Central Vermont 1 17 1944-1955 Chesapeake and Ohio 1 18 1944-1956 Chicago and Illinois Midland 1 19 1928-1950 Chicago and Northwestern 1 20 1952-1956 Denver and Rio Grande Western 1 21 1952-1957 Diesal 1 22 1951-1958 Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range 1 23 1954-1955 Electric 1 24 1953-1955 Erie 1 25 1919-1949 Frisco 1 26 1935-1956 Georgia 1 27 1952 Great Northern 1 28 1938-1955 Head-on 1 29 1957 Illinois Central 1 1 1935-1955 Industrial 2 1 1949-1956 Kansas City Southern 2 2 1948 Lehigh Valley 2 3 1939-1947 Louisville and Nashville 2 4 1956 Maine Central 2 5 1914 Milwaukee 2 6 1948-1955 Miscellaneous 2 7 1949-1957 Miscellaneous Short Line 2 8 1937-1958 Missouri Pacific 2 9 1949-1955 Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway 2 10 1948 New York Central 2 11 1915-1956 New York, Ontario, and Western 2 12 circa 1950 Nickel Plate Road 2 13 1946-1963 Norfolk and Western 2 14 1940-1956 Northern Pacific 2 15 1946-1955 Pennsylvania 2 16 1916-1958 Pittsburgh and West Virginia 2 17 1949-1952 Raritan River 2 18 1954 Reading 2 19 1929-1950 River Terminal 2 20 1956 Rock Island 3 1 1940-1953 Rutland 3 2 1946 St. Louis Southwestern 3 3 1938 Santa Fe 3 4 1938-1956 Seaboard 3 5 1951-1952 Soo Line 3 6 1947-1954 Southern 3 7 1934-1952 Southern Pacific 3 8 1937-1957 Spokane, Portland, and Seattle 3 9 1940-1952 Terminal 3 10 1948-1954 Unidentified 3 11 1943-1958 Unidentified negatives 3 12 1943-1958 Union Pacific 3 13 1937-1958 Union Pacific 3 14 1946-1956 Virginian 3 15 1920-1954 Wabash 3 16 1936-1956 Western Pacific 3 17 1947-1957 Wheeling and Lake Erie 3 18 1937-1955 Timetables Series 2 1899-2002 "1917 Timetables of Electric Railways of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan" 4 1 1945 January The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 5 29 1955 October 30 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Eastern Region, Wheeling Division 4 2 1952 April 27 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Columbus and Newark Division 4 3 1949 September 25 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Newark Division 4 4 1949 April 24 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Newark Division 4 5 1949 September 25 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Ohio Division 4 6 1949 June 26 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Ohio Division 4 7 1957 October 27 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Toledo Division (2 copies) 4 8 1952 April 27 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Region, Toledo Division 4 9 1954 April 25 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad 4 10 1952 December 1 Boston and Maine Railroad 4 11 1951 September 30 Chicago and North Western Railway, Galena Division, Northern District 4 12 1947 September 1 Chicago and North Western Railway, Iowa Division, East and West Districts 4 13 1946 November 10 Chicago and North Western Railway, Madison Division 4 14 1946 September 26 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago Division, First District 4 15 1950 December 10 Erie Railroad Company, Western District, Mahoning Division and Branches 4 16 1953 April 26 Illinois Central Railroad, Indianapolis, Effingham, Bloomington, Pontiac, Rantoul Districts, Illinois Division (2 copies) 4 17 1954 April 25 The Indianapolis Union Railway Company Schedules 4 18 1951-1955 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Cincinnati Division 4 19 1957 December 13 Maine Central Railroad 4 20 1951 September 30 National Railways of Mexico 5 26 1966 The New York Central Railroad Company, Ohio Division 4 21 1957 April 28 The New York Central Railroad Company, Ohio Division 4 22 1957 October 27 The New York Central Railroad Company, Western Division 4 23 1951 April 19 The New York Central Railroad Company, Cincinnati Terminal Division 4 24 1957 April 28 The New York Central Railroad Company, Cincinnati Terminal Division 4 25 1957 October 27 The New York Central Railroad Company, Cleveland Division 4 26 1951 April 29 The New York Central Railroad Company, Indianapolis Terminal (2 copies) 4 27 1954 April 25 The New York Central Railroad Company, Ohio Central Division 4 28 1942 December 6 The New York Central System 5 28 1955-1960 The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company 4 29 1962 The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company 4 30 1950 The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company 4 31 1951 September 30 Nickel Plate Road and Norfolk and Western Railway Company 4 32 1899, 1952-1967 Norfolk and Western Railway 5 30 1956 January 1 Ohio Central Railroad System, Ohio Central: The Buckeye Route, The Nickel Plate Road (2 copies) 4 33 2002 October 12 Pennsylvania Railroad 5 1 1938 March 6 The Pennsylvania Railroad, Western Region, Columbus Division 5 2 1950 April 30 The Pennsylvania Railroad, Western Region, Columbus Division 5 2 1950 April 30 Southern Pacific Company, Salt Lake Division 5 3 1947 July 6 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, Union Station St. Louis 5 4 1955 April 24 Union Pacific Railroad Company, Northwestern District, Oregon Division 5 5 1951 September 2 Railroad Company Records Series 3 1894-1994 100 Years of Locomotive Progress: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company 5 6 undated The Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking Railway Company employee agreement 5 7 1894 July 10 Consist book (photocopy) 5 8 1939 Indianapolis Union Railway Company Special Instructions 5 9 1955 October 15 Main Central's Rockland Branch, Passenger Train Excursion 5 10 1991 September 28 Nickel Plate Road, The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company Rulebook 5 11. 1943 December 5 Norfolk & Western railway map 5 13 1964 Norfolk Southern system map 5 12 undated Partners in Progress: The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Rail Connection brochure 5 14 undated Pennsylvania Railroad Book of Rules 5 15 1949 September 25 Pennsylvania Railroad lettering 5 16 1945 Pennsylvania Railroad Supplemental Instructions 5 17 1948-1949 Steam Locomotives on the B & O 5 18 1954 November 16 Texas Electric Railway maps 5 19 undated Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company map 5 20 1994 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company, The Lorain and West Virginia Railway Company map 5 21 1934 May 21 Publications and Research Series 4 1901-1999 Central Electric Traffic Association map 5 22 circa 1950 Chicago Terminal District map 5 23 1950 "Classic Cars on the Penny, Plan #4019 Parlor: Restaurant-Lounge Cars" by Peter Tilp 5 24 undated Engine maintenance manual, General Motors Locomotives 6 1 1953 March Engine maintenance manual, General Motors Locomotives 6 2 1954 March Engine service manual, Fairbanks-Morse 6 3 1953 "Know Your Railroad: The Wheeling and Lake Erie" by Paul M. Smith 5 25 1935 August Model railroad catalogs and order forms 6 4 1960s Nickel Plate Road - Comparison of Locomotives 6 10 1953, 1964 "Not a Feather in the Air" by Jon Schon 6 11 undated Ohio Railway Museum 6 5 1973 Ohio rail map 6 6 1999 September Pocket Tour of Cincinnati 6 7 1978 Train research 6 8 undated The Westinghouse Air Brake Instruction Book 6 9 1901