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
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Jeff Asay drawings
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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