Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- James Waddell timebooks and conductor's logs
- Dates:
- 1874-1923
- Creators:
- Waddell, James
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 2 boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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James Waddell timebooks and conductor's logs. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Mr. Waddell is variously identified as a freight conductor, yardman, and brakeman, and appears to have worked in Rocklin and Truckee. He may be James Waddell, born September 28, 1854, died October 30, 1942 in Placer County. The freight conductors document traffic along the Sacramento Division. These logs (SP form F 83) are printed so that the eastbound activity is entered at one end of the notebook. By flipping the notebook over, one could enter westbound freight information. Some volumes contain "Instructions to Freight Conductors" and a list of station numbers and distances between San Francisco and Ogden. Although the pre-printed pages have room for several categories of information, the following data is most consistently recorded: Division, date and number of train, locomotive number, names of the engineer, fireman, conductor and brakeman as well as the reporting marks of each car and a description of the freight. There is some overlap in the dates among the volumes. The timebooks include a record of not only Mr. Waddell's monthly hours but also that of other specifically named employees.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Max Rankin, 2003
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1874-1923
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.
- 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 Archivist. 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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James Waddell timebooks and conductor's logs. 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