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Descriptive Summary
Title: Public Utilities Commission. Railroad Operations & Safety Section Records
Inventory: F3725
Creator:
Public Utilities Commission. Railroad Operations and Safety Section
Extent: see Series Descriptions
Repository:
California State Archives
Language:
English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Public Utilities Commission. Railroad Operations & Safety Section Records, F3725, California State
Archives.
Contents
For many years, railroad safety came under the service department of the Railroad Commission. In 1929, because of the increasing
number of investigations and studies required of the Commission, a safety division was created within the engineering department.
With the reorganization of the Commission in 1935 the safety division became a part of the newly created transportation department.
This organization remained unchanged until 1953 when by administrative action departments became divisions and divisions became
branches (later, sections).