The David Emerson Collection encompasses materials primarily related to the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. It includes in excess of 27,000 photographs in addition to extensive Great Northern operational paperwork from the Spokane area and posters, ephemera, annual reports, newsletters, blueprints, equipment manuals, and timetables.
Still photographs of structures constructed by a railroad company for the accommodation of passengers and/or freight. This term also includes structures for the exclusive use of freight, sometimes known as freighthouses.
Still photographs of structures constructed by a railroad company for the accommodation of passengers and/or freight. This term also includes structures for the exclusive use of freight, sometimes known as freighthouses.
Still photographs of locomotives that employ an onboard diesel engine to generate electricity to turn the wheels, as well as locomotives whose diesel engines power the wheels through a gear box or through a hydraulic system.
