The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Glass Plate and Film Negative Collection contains photographs of locomotives located in North and South America between the years of 1843 and 1913. This collection contains photographs that were collected by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society.

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society was founded in 1921 as the first organization in North America to focus on the history of railroads. This organization has been a longstanding resource for those interested in the history of railroads. The 1st chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society was founded in New York City in 1934, and has since expanded to include 10 chapters located across the country, including two within California. While the majority of members are nonprofessional railroading enthusiasts, the society does count archivists, historians, preservationists, curators, and museum directors among its ranks. The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society has had its collections open to researchers since 1927, when it was located in the library of Harvard's Business School. Since then, the National chapter of the R&LHS has partnered with the CSRM to house several of their extensive collections, including the group's Glass Plate and Film Negative collection.

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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Collection is open for research by appointment.