Finding Aid for the Bion J. Arnold Reports on Operating Procedures of Suburban Railways in the Eastern United States LSC.0189
Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Chaney, 2015.
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Title: Bion J. Arnold reports on operating procedures of suburban railways in the Eastern United States
Creator:
Arnold, Bion J. (Bion Joseph), 1861-1942
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0189
Physical Description:
2.0 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1908-1920
Abstract: Bion J. Arnold was a consulting engineer on operating procedures of suburban railways in the Eastern United States. He founded
The Arnold Company in Chicago, IL. This collection consists primarily of his consulting reports on railways, most prominently
the Bay State Street Railway Company.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Bion J. Arnold reports on operating procedures of suburban railways in the Eastern United States
(Collection 189). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
Bion J. Arnold was a consulting engineer on operating procedures of suburban railways in the Eastern United States. He founded
The Arnold Company in Chicago, IL.
Scope and Content
This collection consists primarily of reports written by Bion J. Arnold and his consulting company The Arnold Company about
suburban railway operating procedures. A large portion of the reports are for the Bay State Street Railway Company.
box 1, folder 1
Correspondence and reports
1910
box 2
Report: Detroit United Railway System
1915
box 2
Reports: Louisville Railway Co.
1920
box 2
Report: Minneapolis Street Railway Company
1916-1919
box 2
Report: Omaha Electric Light and Power Company
1916
box 2
Report: New York State Railways, Rochester Lines
1916
box 3, folder 1
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, General and Miscellaneous Expenses
1917
box 3, folder 2
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, General Report on Operation
1916
box 3, folder 3
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Brockton Lines
1917
box 3, folder 4
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Chelsea Lines
1917
box 3, folder 5
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Fall River City Lines
1917
box 3, folder 6
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Haverhill Lines
1917
box 3, folder 7
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Hyde Park Lines
1917
box 3, folder 8
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Interurban Lines South of Boston
1917
box 4, folder 1
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Lawrence City Lines
1917
box 4, folder 2
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Lowell City Lines
1917
box 4, folder 3
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Lynn Lines
1917
box 4, folder 4
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Nashua Lines
1917
box 4, folder 5
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Quincy Lines
1917
box 4, folder 6
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Reading and Woburn Lines
1917
box 4, folder 7
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Salem Lines
1917
box 4, folder 8
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Taunton Lines
1917
box 4, folder 9
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Summer Academy, Ipswich-Ipswich Junction
1916
box 4, folder 10
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Woburn-Malden route
1917
box 4, folder 11
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Montello-Bridgewater Route
1917
box 4, folder 12
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Lowell-Reading Route
1916
box 4, folder 13
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Malden-Revere Route
1916
box 4, folder 14
Report: Bay State Street Railway Company, Rockland-Braintree Route
1916
