List of PDFs Available

The # in the left hand column is used to identify the pdf reports. Please refer to this when contacting me.

Overview – Read First

To access a pdf, simply tap the URL underlined link in the list below. Use the Scroll Bar at the right on your PC screen to scroll this list up or down. You can search the pdf’s for a specific text such as a Railroad Name (or partial name), City, or Facility name using the “Search box” in your browser. If you are using the Chrome browser, look for the “Edit” menu in the upper left of the browser panel, and pull this menu down and open the “Find” menu. Enter the text you are searching for in this box, and the browser will highlight the text it finds in the pdf.

The # in the left hand column is used to identify the pdf reports. Please refer to this when contacting me. Some reports use a Railroad code rather than the railroad name for identification. If you need to find the railroad name, see Report #111.

Railroad Historical Society publication indexes and other information (by permission)

	Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Index to Railroad Bulletin and Railroad History magazines 1921-2009
01	City, State, Country
02	Famous Person
03	Railroad Name
04	Subject
05	Issue, Article Title, Topic
06	Book Reviews
07	Article Title
09	Burlington Route Historical Society Index to the Burlington Bulletin & Zephyr (16,500 items)
10	Union Pacific Common Standard Drawings (for History, Model Railroads, and Glossary of Terms) (900+ drawings)

Railroad Historical web site selected information (by permission)

11	Abandoned Rails.com (partial or complete abandonments of 1,400 railroads)
12	Historic Timetables (8,400) in .xls format from http://wx4.org

Railroad and Rail Related organizations: History & Data

	Histories: Location, Dates
100	ALL Railroads (AAR code, Gauge, Mileage, grade, Dates, Route, Business Type)
101	Longest, Largest or Most Important
102	Historic: Class I, mileage>500, or historically important
103	Historic (UNESCO, NRHP, HAER, NARHF (Canada), ASME, other Historic
104	Mileage ALL >100 miles Longest to shortest descending
	Parentage: Acquisitions/Current Owner/Predecessor/Successor
106	RR Predecessor & Successors
107	RR Current Owner + Successors
110	RR Parentage (All Successors)
111	RR Code(Used by #110 and a few other reports)
	Locations: Principal terminus
120	RR Terminus: U.S. City, State Country     (See also Report #301 RR Corp + Division HQ List)
130	Samples of Future Full Text capability: RR History (Search by RR Code or RR Name)
	Railroads Categorized by Type or Size
140	AAR Class I Railroads
141	Bankruptcies and Reorganizations by RR
	Cable Car, Cog Railway,  Incline, Gravity, and Funicular
143	By Railroad Name
144	By Location
145	By Type (Aerial Tram, Cable Car, Cog, Funicular, Inclined Plane)
	Business Type (Car Builder, Loco Builder, Cable car, etc)
	Car + Locomotive Builders and Rebuilders/Repair
146	By Builder Name
147	By Location
	Commodity Carried (Agric: Sugar Cane/Sugar Beets, Coal, Ores, Mining, Logging etc)
148	By Commodity
149	By Location
150	By Railroad Name
	Commuter, Rapid Transit, Subways, Elevated, Street Railways, Interurbans, Light Rail
151	By Location
152	By Railroad Name
153	Electrified RR
155	Express + Fast Freight
156	Holding Companies
	Marine: Tugboat/Steamship Operators
160	By Name
161	By Location
	Mining RR: Coal, Ore…(see “Commodity Carried” list # 148-150)
	Narrow Gauge and Wide Gauge RR
165	By Railroad Name
166	By Location
168	Private Car Line Owners
169	Refrigerator Car Owners
170	Sleeping Car Operators
	Slogans
171	By Railroad Name
172	By Slogan
	Switching, Terminal, Bridge and Tunnel RRs
173	By Business Type
174	By Location
175	By Railroad Name
	Switchback List RR with Swithbacks
176	By Railroad Name
177	By Location
	Tourist Railroads and Dinner Trains  (See also Bibliography)
178	By Name (See also Bibliography)
179	By Location (See also Bibliography)
180	Unions and Brotherhoods

Bibliography & Information Sources

	Book Dealers/Stock & Bond Certificate Resellers
185	RailfanDepot Video/DVD list
186	Fallen Flags Index: Freight Cars (Great Shipper/Car Owner name, AAR car type/Equip type
201	Scott Winslow Stock & Bond Certificates (RR Names, Famous Persons)(36,000 items)
	Archives: Spec Coll
205	By Repository/Institution
206	By RR Name: Archives, Collections & Timetables
207	By RR Name: Annual Reports, Corp Hist, Official Guides, Poors
208	By Location: Archives and Collections – Historical Societies, Libraries and Museums
	Bankruptcies
220	By Railroad name
221	By Title
	Employee Railroad Magazines & Records
230	By Railroad
231	By City, State Country
	Genealogy-How to search for information (tba)
	Facebook web sites list
240	By title
241	By Railroad
242	By Subject
243	By City, State, Country
	Historic Publications
246	By Location
247	By Railroad
248	By Subject
	Historical Soc, Libraries, Museums
251	By Name
252	By Location with Name and Key Collection Title
253	By Location with Email or Telephone contact
254	International by Location
255	Land Grant Records
256	Locomotive Builders
	Maps, Timetables and Official Guides
257	By Location
258	By Railroad
259	By Repository
	Tourist Railroads, Dinner Trains, Tour Operators, Scenic Travel
260	List by Location

Locations, Structures, Facilities

	Locations:
300	By Location (All)
301	By Location (Principal Termini and Corp HQ only by location)
303	By RR, Facility Type (Roundhouse, Shops, etc Location, RR) and Location
310	Architect: Building Type, City, State
311	Architect: City, State
315	Biggest, Longest, Largest (RH stalls, Tunnels, Bridge lengths, etc)
	Branch Lines:
318	By Branch Line Name + Railroad name
319	By Railroad name + Branch Name
320	By Location and Railroad
	Bridges, Tunnels, Passes
321	By Location and Railroad
322	By Railroad and Location
	Division and Corporate Headquarters:
330	By State, City
331	By RR
336	Elevation: Highest
337	Elevation: Location
338	Elevation: Railroad
	Employment: by Location with highest employment (>300 persons)
339	By Location with highest employment (>300 persons)
340	Largest to smallest (>300 pp)
342	Ferry + Marine Terminals
	Grade, Steepest Elevation (see Mountain Passes)
345	Highest/Steepest
346	By Location
347	By Railroad
350	Harvey House Locations
	Historic Buildings and Properties (NRHP, Unesco…) See also Historic RR Report #103 (UNESCO, NRHP, HAER, NARHF (Canada), ASME
353	Railroad Towns whose importance resulted from the railroad
355	Historic Buildings and Properties (NRHP List)
358	Hospitals+Hotels+Restaurants by Location
359	Hospitals+Hotels+Restaurants by Railroad
360	Hotels+Restaurants by Location Railroad YMCA
	Industries (Mining, Logging, etc)
363	By Location
365	By Type
366	Interlocking Towers and Junctions
	Interurbans, Streetcars, Light Rail
368	By Location (Primary terminus)
369	By Location (Stations and Facilities)
	Logging Towns and Railroads
370	Logging Towns by Location
371	Logging Railroads by Location
	Mines, Mining Facilities and Mining Towns
375	Mines, Mining Facilities and Mining Towns
376	Mining Railways by Location
	Mountain Passes, grades, hills, etc – see also Bridges, Tunnels, Passes for additional information
379	By Location
380	By Name
381	By Railroad
	Narrow Gauge and Wide Gauge RR
385	By Facility and Location
386	By Railroad Termini
390	Passenger + Freight Stations and Ferry Terminals
	Roundhouses and Shops
400	By Location
401	By RR + Location
410	Switchbacks
	Yards + Intermodal Yards
420	by All Yards and Location
421	by Intermodal Yard and Location
422	by Railroad
423	by Yard, Roundhouses, Shops and Engine Houses
430	Sample of Future Full Text capability: Location History

 

	To be added in the future If you would like to receive a copy of these pdf’s now, please contact me, and specify the category or type of information you need
500	Passenger Train Names, Passenger Cars and Related Glossary of Terms
600	Glossary of Terms
700	Timeline of Events
800	Biographies and Events Linked to a Person
900	Locomotives
1000	Railroad car types

	References Cited
1201	Railroad History
1203	Locations, Structures and Facilities
1205	Passenger Train Names
1207	Glossary of Terms
1209	Biographies
1211	Locomotives