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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: Jeff S. Asay collection
source:
Asay, Jeff S., 1946-
Identifier/Call Number: MS 83
Physical Description:
48 Linear Feet
22 manuscript boxes, 40 record cartons
Date (inclusive): 1875-2006
Abstract: This collection includes research material Mr. Asay used to write two of his books: UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON
RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY (1991) and UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (2010).
Additional material includes files used by Mr. Asay to write the article "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" published in the
Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society's periodical, STREAMLINER in 1999.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center
Collection is open for research. Contact Library & Archives staff for appointment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Jeff S. Asay in 2001, 2007, and 2018
This series is arranged into 3 series:
1. UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY
Subseries 1. Pacific Northwest Railroad History
Subseries 2. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Documents
Subseries 3. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company Records
Subseries 4. Northern Pacific Railroad Company Records
Subseries 5. John Day Dam Reconstruction Reports
Subseries 6. Maps and drawings
Subseries 7. Photographs
2. UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN
3. "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost"
Subseries 1. SP, LA & SL. General Manager’s Office
Subseries 2. LA & SL. General Manager’s Office
Subseries 3. Union Pacif1. SP, LA & SL. General Manager’s Office
Jeff S. Asay was born in New Jersey on January 2, 1946. He began his railroad career as a Southern Pacific towerman in Los
Angeles in 1966 while attending school. The Union Pacific Railroad hired Jeff Asay as a staff attorney in 1973 after he graduated
from UCLA Law School.. From 1978 to 1986 he was assigned to the Portland regional office where he developed an interest in
the history of Union Pacific in the Northwest and collected research
materials for his book UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY (Edmonds, Washington:
Pacific Fast Mail, 1992). During his 36-year career with the railroad, Mr. Asay has worked in East Los Angeles, Portland,
Kansas City and Roseville. He retired as senior regional counsel in Roseville in 2009.
Mr. Asay has been active in railroad historical research for over twenty years.
He has written for the National Association of Timetable Collectors, Railroad Station Historical Society, SP Trainline, and
the Union Pacific Historical Society. Jeff Asay has been a volunteer at the California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
since his retirement from the Union Pacific in 2009. He also serves as a Board Member of the CSRM Foundation.
[Identification of item], Jeff S. Asay Collection, MS 83, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento,
California.
This collection includes research material Mr. Asay used to write two of his books: UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON
RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY (1991) and UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (2010).
Additional material includes files used by Mr. Asay to write the article "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" published in the
Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society's periodical, STREAMLINER in 1999.
Included in this collection are secondary sources such as journal articles; however, most of the collection consists of primary
sources relating to railroad companies in the Pacific Northwest. These include photographs, maps, drawings, annual reports,
receivership records, articles of incorporation, court proceedings, valuation reports, mortgage documents, Interstate Commerce
Commission reports, and reports and photos showing the reconstruction of the John Day Dam.
Additional material includes files used by Mr. Asay to write the article "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" published in the
Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society's periodical, STREAMLINER in 1999.
Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing
to the CSRM Library & Archives.
He is also the author of WESTERN PACIFIC TIMETABLES AND OPERATIONS (Crete, Nebraska: J-B Publishing Co., 1983), TRACK AND
TIME : AN OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD THROUGH TIMESTABLES AND MAPS (Portola, Calif.: Feather River
Rail Society, 2006) and UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (Wilton, California: Signature Press, 2010).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Oregon Washington Railroad Company
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Asay, Jeff S., 1946-