Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- California Northwestern Railway
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 half-box
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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California Northwestern Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes financial statements and general manager's orders, including information about construction projects, betterments, earnings, expenses and payroll. The Statement of Accounts consist of several forms bound together, including monthly summaries of: Income and expenditures; Trial balance; General balance sheet; Expenditures account - Additions; Expenditures Account - Betterments; Details of betterments; Extraordinary expenses included in operating expenses; Earnings and expenses; Passenger statistics; Freight forwarded at stations; Freight received from stations;Classification of freight; Statement of material and fuel; Force report; Exhibit of operations. Form 351, Requisition for Construction and Repair Work and General Manager's Orders, documents requests for work done to specific locomotives, rolling stock and boats.
- Biographical / historical:
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The California Northwestern Railway was incorporated on March 17, 1898. When the CNW became part of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company (effective January 8, 1907), the company owned 39.91 miles of a single track railroad extending north from Ukiah to Sherwood. It also operated 165 miles of road owned by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company, extending from Tiburon to Ukiah with branches.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Southern Pacific Company.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment only. Please give us 7 days advance notice.
- 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 Capital District Collections Manager. 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:
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California Northwestern Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073