Southern Pacific Injury Report Collection MS 948 MS 948 MS 948

Library & Archives staff

California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives

2023

Contributing Institution: California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives

Title: Southern Pacific Injury Report Collection

Identifier/Call Number: MS 948

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet 3 manuscript boxes

Date (inclusive): Circa 1951-1954

Abstract: The Southern Pacific Injury Report Collection contains files of individuals who were either involved in railroad accidents or were injured while working for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Nearly all the collection's documents come from the Southern Pacific's Shasta Division. The collection includes documentation of injuries or property damage, hospital records, lawsuit documents, with some files also containing photographs of where the accident occurred.

Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center: I2.208.V6

Language of Material: English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is restricted for 75 years after the last dated entry. Restrictions expire 2028.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Oriental Warehouse

Corporate History

The Southern Pacific was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 and operated in the Western United States. The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. By 1887, the Southern Pacific began considering expansion into the Mt. Shasta area as well as the state of Oregon. The company signed a lease to control the Oregon & California Railroad and soon afterwards work crews began setting up tracks and railroad facilities for the Southern Pacific Railroad. A celebration occurred on December 16, 1887 when the Southern Pacific officially opened the railroad connecting San Francisco to Portland. The Shasta Division, whose borders changed with time, mainly consisted of the areas ranging from North of Gerber, California to the city of Ashland, Oregon, with a longer line going shortly after the town of Chiloquin, Oregon. The Shasta Division was known for its scenic views and iconic passenger trains, such as the Shasta Daylight. Although the Southern Pacific Railroad no longer exists, the Union Pacific Railroad now owns and operates most of what was known as the Shasta Division today.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item],Southern Pacific Injury Report Collection, MS 948, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Processing Information

The collection is organized by the last name of the victims involved. Four files placed at the end of the collection contain incidents of animal injuries or deaths where the owner's name were not recorded. Therefore, these incidents were combined and placed into the "Animals/Livestock" files for 1951 and 1952. The files for "Automobile Driver" and "Property Damage" were also placed at the end of the collection because there were no victim names found within the records.

Scope and Contents

The Southern Pacific Injury Report Collection covers injuries and property damage sustained or done by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The incidents contained within the collection cover a period of several months from November of 1951 to February of 1952, however some files contain documentation of lawsuits and correspondence that can cover as far as 1954. Many of the files come from employees of the Southern Pacific Railroad, but some files include passenger injuries, as well as people who sustained injuries from a passing train. Nearly all the collection's incidents took place within the Shasta Division, with some exceptions coming from Southern Pacific's Western and Sacramento Divisions. There can be multiple names contained within the file, as employees were tasked with providing witness statements if an incident occurred, and incidents could also have more than one victim.

The files themselves originated from the Southern Pacific Superintendent's offices, as correspondence from J.A. McKinnon, and J.F. Irvine, who was a claims agent for the railroad, can be found within certain individuals files. The materials found within the collection can vary widely depending on the incident that occurred. Nearly all the files contain a form titled "Telegraphic Report of Accident", which details the basic information of an accident. If the incident required hospitalization, one could find Southern Pacific Hospital records, witness statements or paperwork detailing settlement payments made to injured individuals. Photographs can be found within the collection, that were often taken by E.A. Hughes, a draftsman for the Shasta Division.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Southern Pacific Railroad. Shasta Division.

Railroad photographs

Railroads--Employees

box 1, folder 1

Abel, F.G. ; Shasta Division, Mazama ; December 11, 1951

box 1, folder 2

Adams, Betty C. ; Shasta Division, Hornbrook Station ; December 11, 1951

box 1, folder 3

Adams, Eustace L. ; Shasta Division, Cottonwood ; November 28, 1951

box 1, folder 4

Adamson, Helen; Adamson, Alvin R. ; Shasta Division, Chiloquin ; February 3, 1952

box 1, folder 5

Alexander, Mrs. Lyn ; Shasta Division, Ashland ; December 25, 1951

box 1, folder 6

Altman, James M ; Hill, Jacquilien ; Shasta Division, Anderson ; November 21, 1951 Material Specific Details: Print photographs included, CSRM Negative numbers 44364-44371

box 1, folder 7

Armstrong, Ralph W. ; Shasta Division, Redding ; December 18, 1951

box 1, folder 8

Arnold, Walter R. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 27, 1951

box 1, folder 9

Baca, Arturo I. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 11, 1952

box 1, folder 10

Bachman, Gerald ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; February 19, 1952

box 1, folder 11

Baker, Joe ; Shasta Division, Corning ; November 30, 1951

box 1, folder 12

Ballentine, U.S. ; Lilly, R.G. ; Valentine, M.M. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 10, 1951

box 1, folder 13

Bond, Mrs. J.M. ; Shasta Division, Worden ; February 9, 1952

box 1, folder 14

Basey, Don L. ; Shasta Division, Ashland ; October 21, 1951

box 1, folder 15

Berry, Earl ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 22, 1952

box 1, folder 16

Bigelow, Edward ; Shasta Division, Redding ; December 10, 1951

box 1, folder 17

Bitner, Frank E. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; November 28, 1951

box 1, folder 18

Boldton, J.M. ; Shasta Division, Leaf ; January 4, 1952

box 1, folder 19

Bonss, Edward ; [Bonus, Edward] ; Coast Division, Oakland ; January 18, 1952

box 1, folder 20

Bretches, C.E. ; Shasta Division, Canby ; January 30, 1952

box 1, folder 21

Brown, Bertha B. ; Shasta Division, Algoma ; January 15, 1952

box 1, folder 22

Brown, Henry ; Shasta Division, Chiloquin ; November 14, 1951

box 1, folder 23

Burnett, Hannah M. ; Shasta Division, Train #10 ; December 10, 1951

box 1, folder 24

Callas, George ; Shasta Division, Mead ; February 18, 1952

box 1, folder 25

Canida, Henry S. ; Shasta Division, Alturas ; January 23, 1952

box 1, folder 26

Carey, Lewis B. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir Yards ; December 31, 1951

box 1, folder 27

Carey, Lewis E. ; Shasta Division, Mowich ; December 14, 1951

box 1, folder 28

Carr, Lawrence L. ; Shasta Division, Kegg Pit ; January 14, 1952

box 1, folder 29

Carter, L.D. ; Shasta Division, Mt. Hebron ; January 25, 1952

box 1, folder 30

Chabot, T.J. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; November 17, 1951

box 1, folder 31

Chase, A.E. ; Shasta Division, Redding ; February 16, 1952

box 1, folder 32

Chevis, Allen ; Shasta Division, Cougar ; January 15, 1952

box 1, folder 33

Christiansen, Betty I. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; November 26, 1951

box 1, folder 34

Clarkson, Harry ; Hobbs, Alice ; Jones, Jack H. ; Merritt, George ; Miller, Clarence ; Miller, Joe ; Miller, Lottie ; Spencer, Mathew ; Shasta Division, Chiloquin ; December 30, 1951

box 1, folder 35

Colledge, Lelia K. ; Shasta Division, Bray ; December 11, 1951

box 1, folder 36

Cortez, Pedro ; Shasta Division, Chinchalo ; January 7, 1952

box 1, folder 37

Crabtree, Ruby ; Shasta Division, Davis Creek

box 1, folder 38

Craig, M.K. ; Portland Division, Eugene ; December 18, 1951

box 1, folder 39

Crocker, Robert ; Shasta Division, Calimus ; February 12, 1952

box 1, folder 40

Dayton, Gordon B. ; Shasta Division, Red Bluff ; December 1, 1951

box 1, folder 41

Dorrell, James ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 10, 1952

box 1, folder 42

Eck, Allen M. ; Johnson, Claude H. ; Martin, C.V. ; Shasta Division, Red Bluff ; February 7, 1952

box 1, folder 43

Edwards, Charles E. ; Shasta Division, Siskiyou ; December 22, 1951

box 1, folder 44

Ellis, Helen ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 29, 1951

box 1, folder 45

Epperly, James A. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 26, 1951

box 1, folder 46

Fields, Arthur E. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; January 20, 1952

box 1, folder 47

Finister, Huey P. ; Shasta Division, Hooker ; December 5, 1951

box 1, folder 48

Fischer, Peter ; Shasta Division, Tule Lake ; January 31, 1952

box 1, folder 49

Fitzgerald, Ken ; Shasta Division, Anderson ; January 16, 1952

box 1, folder 50

Freeman, Guy N. ; Shasta Division, Siskiyou ; December 11, 1951

box 1, folder 51

Frulan, Barton ; Shasta Division ; December 19, 1951

box 1, folder 52

Gale, Nathan B. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 4, 1951

box 1, folder 53

Garcia, Rafael H. ; Shasta Division, Gregory ; November 27, 1951

box 1, folder 54

Garvin, John F. ; Garvin, Roberta J. ; Wakefield, Roy ; Shasta Division, Anderson ; January 16, 1952

box 1, folder 55

Gifford, Forrest E, ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; January 26, 1952

box 1, folder 56

Gilzean, L.G. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 28, 1952

box 1, folder 57

Godoy, Alejandro ; Shasta Division, Azalea ; January 14, 1952

box 1, folder 58

Golden, Junius ; Portland Division, Cascade Summit ; February 5, 1952

box 1, folder 59

Gray, Otis W. ; Shasta Division, Weed ; February 8, 1952

box 1, folder 60

Griffin, Mrs. A.E. ; Shasta Division, Chemult ; December 28, 1951

box 1, folder 61

Guerrero, Jose L. ; Shasta Division, Snowdon ; January 13, 1952

box 1, folder 62

Gunlock, William I. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; February 27, 1952

box 1, folder 63

Hade, Virgil E. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 17, 1951

box 1, folder 64

Hard, Lloyd A. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; January 28, 1952

box 1, folder 65

Hargis, Ola R. ; Shasta Division, Algoma ; December 5, 1951

box 1, folder 66

Harrington, Walter R. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls Yard ; February 17, 1952

box 2, folder 1

Hedden, Don G. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir Yard ; February 4, 1952 Material Specific Details: Photos and Negatives included.

box 2, folder 2

Henderson, Truman ; Shasta Division ; January 18, 1952

box 2, folder 3

Hinds, Sherman ; Shasta Division, Hosley ; January 29, 1952

box 2, folder 4

Hobbs, Alice N. ; Shasta Division, Kirk ; January 28, 1952

box 2, folder 5

Hoff, Donald G. ; Shasta Division, Lamoine ; December 20, 1951

box 2, folder 6

Homer, Henris ; Shasta Division, Canby ; December 19, 1951

box 2, folder 7

Homer, William C. ; Shasta Division, Stukel ; December 7, 1951

box 2, folder 8

Hood, W.T. ; Wheeler, H.M. ; Shasta Division, between Kirk and Calimus ; February 8, 1952

box 2, folder 9

Howard, William T. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 10, 1951 ; June 17. 1952

box 2, folder 10

Johnson, Earl Bishop ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; November 19, 1951

box 2, folder 11

Johnson, Lawrence R. ; Shasta Division, East End Icing Platform ; February 7, 1952

box 2, folder 12

Jones, Fannie M. ; Jones, Harry ; Bank of America: Red Bluff Branch ; New Amsterdam Casualty Company ; Shasta Division, Red Bluff ; April 11, 1951

box 2, folder 13

Jones, Robert E. ; Shasta Division, Mt. Shasta ; November 6, 1951

box 2, folder 14

Jordan, Watt Thomas ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 25-26, 1952

box 2, folder 15

Kafer, P.S. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 18, 1952

box 2, folder 16

Keele, Mrs. James A. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 4, 1951 Material Specific Details: Photos included within file, CSRM Negative numbers 44356-44363

box 2, folder 17

Kemp, William A. ; Shasta Division, Black Butte ; November 27, 1951

box 2, folder 18

Knight, Thomas L. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 18, 1951

box 2, folder 19

Knight, Thomas L. ; Shasta Division, Calimus ; January 31, 1952

box 2, folder 20

Knutsen, Rueben B. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 10, 1951

box 2, folder 21

Koch, Walter L. ; Shasta Division, Cottonwood ; March 13, 1952

box 2, folder 22

Kral, Bobby B. ; Shasta Division, Algoma ; February 20, 1952

box 2, folder 23

Krug, Henry ; Shasta Division, Ashland ; November 16, 1951

box 2, folder 24

Kunselman, David ; Shasta Division, Alturas ; November 19, 1951

box 2, folder 25

Lancaster, Lum ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 20, 1951

box 2, folder 26

Lightle, Walter ; Shasta Division, Lakeview ; January 24, 1952

box 2, folder 27

Luna, Lewis A. ; Shasta Division, Dorris ; October 27, 1951

box 2, folder 28

Magallanez, E.C. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 10, 1952

box 2, folder 29

McGallion, James O. ; Shasta Division, Karlo ; October 21, 1951

box 2, folder 30

McNeely, Earle R. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; January 2, 1952

box 2, folder 31

Mickey, Charles E. ; Shasta Division, Montague ; January 17, 1952

box 2, folder 32

Miller, Clarence ; Shasta Division, Calimus ; January 4, 1952

box 2, folder 33

Miller, Lawrence ; Shasta Division, Ashland ; December 12, 1951

box 2, folder 34

Montague Platform ; Shasta Division, Montague ; November 24, 1951

box 2, folder 35

Moody, E.D. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 20, 1952

box 2, folder 36

Morayra, Jose ; Shasta Division, Alturas ; December 5, 1951

box 2, folder 37

Myers, Mrs. W.H. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 21, 1952 Material Specific Details: Speed tape included.

box 2, folder 38

Naval, Manuel R. ; Shasta Division, Fuego ; December 2, 1951

box 2, folder 39

Nearing, W.H. ; Western Division, Martinez - Suisun/ Fairfield ; February 20, 1952

box 2, folder 40

Nelson, Reid R. ; Shasta Division, Alturas ; January 18, 1952

box 2, folder 41

Nelson, Vernon R. ; Shasta Division, Davis Creek Switch ; December 6, 1951

box 2, folder 42

Nelson, Vernon R. ; Shasta Division, Davis Creek ; February 25, 1952

box 2, folder 43

Newlun, Ernest E. ; Shasta Division, Small ; January 13, 1952

box 2, folder 44

Nichols, Frances Adelaide ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 14, 1951

box 2, folder 45

O'Kelly, Robert ; Rice, Guy W. ; Smith, Joseph Richard ; West Coast Fast Freight ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; August 23, 1951 Material Specific Details: print photographs included

box 2, folder 46

O'Neil, Leroy F. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir Yards ; December 9, 1951

box 2, folder 47

Padula, [Salori] ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; February 27, 1952

box 2, folder 48

Panek, Emil ; Shasta Division, Culp ; December 3, 1951

box 2, folder 49

Patton, Marvin ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; November 30, 1951

box 2, folder 50

Pehrson, Edward C. ; Shasta Division, Cascade Summit ; February 6, 1952

box 2, folder 51

Phillips, James S. ; Shasta Division, Black Butte ; February 2, 1952

box 2, folder 52

Pitts, Manuel ; Shasta Division, Red Bluff ; December 1, 1951

box 2, folder 53

Porras, Luis ; Shasta Division, Fuego ; November 8, 1951

box 2, folder 54

Porter, Carl L. ; Shasta Division, Fletcher ; February 16, 1952

box 2, folder 55

Porter, James R. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; February 10, 1952

box 2, folder 56

Price, George W. ; Shasta Division, Alturas Roundhouse ; February 5, 1952

box 2, folder 57

Pruitt, Lewis W. ; Shasta Division, Redding ; January 12, 1952

box 2, folder 58

Reed, Ralph ; Sciaroni, Frank ; Shasta Division, Dorris ; January 11, 1952

box 2, folder 59

Reginatio, Antonio ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 31, 1951

box 2, folder 60

Rico, Manuel ; Shasta Division, Mt. Hebron ; February 6, 1952

box 2, folder 61

Ristine, Henry G. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; February 5, 1952

box 2, folder 62

Rodgers, J.R. ; Shasta Division, Cottonwood ; January 14, 1952

box 2, folder 63

Rodgers, Luther E. ; Shasta Division, Perez ; January 24, 1952

box 2, folder 64

Roy, Frank ; Shasta Division, Chinchalo ; June 8, 1951

box 2, folder 65

Salinas, Howard F. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 9, 1952

box 2, folder 66

Samuels, Cyrenus E. ; Shasta Division, Chemult ; SeptemberOctober, 1951

box 3, folder 1

Sharp, John L. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 27, 1951

box 3, folder 2

Sheraden, Carroll L. ; Shasta Division, Oakridge ; April-May, 1952

box 3, folder 3

Shull, Leonard O. ; Shasta Division, Black Butte ; January 9, 1952

box 3, folder 4

Simmons, Osby ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; January 18, 1952

box 3, folder 5

Sims, Kate E. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls Station ; December 31, 1951

box 3, folder 6

Smiley, Albert C. ; December 26, 1951

box 3, folder 7

Smith, Earl P. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 12, 1951

box 3, folder 8

Soliz, Manuel ; Shasta Division, Castella ; December 11, 1951

box 3, folder 9

Southwick, Mrs. Betty ; Southwick, Donald ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir-Mt. Shasta ; February 18, 1952

box 3, folder 10

Springer, William F. ; Shasta Division, Ashland ; November 24, 1951

box 3, folder 11

Stanley, A.N. ; Shasta Division, Alturas ; February 25, 1952

box 3, folder 12

Stanley, O.R. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir Yards ; January 8, 1952 Material Specific Details: Print photographs included. CSRM Negatives numbers 44325-44335.

box 3, folder 13

Strom, Harry ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 22, 1951

box 3, folder 14

Sturges, Winifred F. ; Shasta Division, Mt. Hebron ; January 11, 1952

box 3, folder 15

Sublett, Jesse L. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; February 1, 1952

box 3, folder 16

Syll, Elsie ; Syll, Henry F. ; Shasta Division, Corning ; December 7, 1951

box 3, folder 17

Synder, E.V. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; February 8, 1952

box 3, folder 18

Tausch, Ernest I. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; December 15, 1951

box 3, folder 19

Taylor, Raymond E. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls ; November 30, 1951

box 3, folder 20

Thomas, James D. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 17, 1951

box 3, folder 21

Thompson, Charles E. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; February 18, 1952

box 3, folder 22

Tinoco, Jose ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 25, 1952

box 3, folder 23

Valenzuela, Angel ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; February 16, 1952 Material Specific Details: Technical drawings and photographs included.

box 3, folder 24

Valley Livestock Transportation Company ; Shasta Division, Dorris ; December 19, 1951

box 3, folder 25

Van Hardenburg, A.W. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; January 5, 1952

box 3, folder 26

Vincent, Charles ; Bank of America ; Shasta Division, Willow Ranch ; January 3, 1952

box 3, folder 27

Wagner, Albert E. ; Shasta Division, Red Bluff ; February 10, 1952

box 3, folder 28

Weaver, Newton E. ; Shasta Division, Klamath Falls Yard ; November 29, 1951

box 3, folder 29

Willson, Harold D. ; Shasta Division, Perez ; November 12, 1951

box 3, folder 30

Winters, Jack C. ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; December 9, 1951 Material Specific Details: Print Photographs included. CSRM Negative numbers 44336-44344.

box 3, folder 31

Woodward, Richard ; Shasta Division, Dunsmuir ; November 17, 1951

box 3, folder 32

Automobile Driver ; Sacramento Division, Richfield ; December 7, 1951

box 3, folder 33

Animals/Livestock ; Shasta Division ; 1951

box 3, folder 34

Animals/Livestock ; Shasta Division ; 1952

box 3, folder 35

Property Damage ; Shasta Division ; 1952