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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Arrangement
  • Biography
  • Additional Collection Guides
  • Preferred Citation
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Bibliography

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
    Title: Jeff S. Asay collection
    creator: Asay, Jeff S., 1946-
    Identifier/Call Number: MS 83
    Physical Description: 57.7 Linear Feet 28 manuscript boxes, 44 record cartons, 2 oversize boxes
    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. Also includes Western Pacific Railroad project file drawings.
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research. Contact Library & Archives staff for appointment.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gifts of Jeff S. Asay in 2001, 2007, 2013 and 2018

    Arrangement

    The Asay Collection is arranged into 4 series:
    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
    Series 2. UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN
    Series 3. "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost"
    Subseries 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake General Manager's Office
    Subseries 2. Los Angeles & Salt Lake General Manager's Office
    Subseries 3. Union Pacific General Manager's Office
    Series 4. Western Pacific Railroad's project drawings

    Biography

    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 served as a Board Member of the CSRM Foundation.

    Additional Collection Guides

    1. Jeff Asay drawings 
    2. Western Pacific project file drawings 

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Jeff S. Asay Collection, MS 83, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

    Scope and Contents

    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).
    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 and project file drawings from the Western Pacific Company.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.

    Bibliography

    Jeff Asay is the author of five books: WESTERN PACIFIC TIMETABLES AND OPERATIONS (Crete, Nebraska: J-B Publishing Co., 1983), UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY (Edmonds, Washington: Pacific Fast Mail, 1992), TRACK AND TIME : AN OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD THROUGH TIMESTABLES AND MAPS (Portola, Calif.: Feather River Rail Society, 2006), UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (Wilton, California: Signature Press, 2010) and THE IRON FEATHER : A CORPORATE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILROADS (Granite Bay, Calif.: Lockridge Press, 2018). Asay also wrote, "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" co-authored with Jim Ady, published in the STREAMLINER in 1999,

    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
    Los Angeles Terminal Railway
    Western Pacific Railroad Company