Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Subseries Level 1
Title
Engineering Records
Date(s)
- 1908-1985 (Creation)
Extent
574 drawings
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Documents and engineering drawings concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of railroad structures and equipment. Written documents and engineering drawings describing railroad equipment and physical plant. Car diagrams, equipment manuals, equipment rosters, locomotive diagrams, locomotive reports, part fabrication drawings, lettering and painting drawings, and physical plant drawings are included.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection Management Policy for further information. Engineering drawings for which the image is not provided in Railroad Archives Online may be consulted by contacting the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Burlington Northern subjects in the Timothy Miller Collection resides in the the Great Northern Railway Historical Society unless otherwise noted.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Timothy Miller. Accrual W2008-001 received on April 5, 2008.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)