Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California and Oregon Railroad day book
- Dates:
- 1869 - 1875
- Abstract:
- A day book from the California & Oregon Railroad dating from May 1869 to September 1875 shows the day to day financial transactions of that railroad. It covers the period of its operation until five years after it was consolidated with the Central Pacific.
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet 1 half-box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], California and Oregon Railroad Day Book, MS 112, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A day book from the California & Oregon Railroad dating from May 1869 to September 1875 shows the day to day financial transactions of that railroad. It covers the period of its operation until five years after it was consolidated with the Central Pacific.
- Biographical / historical:
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Incorporated December 18, 1869 as a consolidation of the California & Oregon Railroad (of 1868).
1. California & Oregon Railroad (of 1868)
(a) California & Oregon Railroad Company (of 1865)
(b) Marysville Railroad Company
(c) California Central Railroad Company
2. Yuba Railroad
The California & Oregon Railroad was operated by the Central Pacific and was consolidated with it on August 22, 1870. On that date it owned a total of 77.53 miles of track: 23.90 acquired with the Yuba Rail Road, 10.30 of the former California Central, plus 43.33 miles between Marysville and Chico constructed between May and July of 1870.
[Guy Dunscomb, A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, 1862-1962 (Modesto, California: 1967), pp. 367-368]
- Acquisition information:
- Southern Pacific Railroad, New York Collection
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 10
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Financial accounting
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-10 23:02:01 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], California and Oregon Railroad Day Book, MS 112, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073