Carmon P. Warner Papers

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Carmon P. Warner Papers

Dates: 1949-1967

Collection Number: MS 898

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 half archives box

Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Sacramento, California 95814

Abstract: Papers from Carmon P. Warner, Erie Railroad and Erie-Lackawanna Railroad passenger service conductor.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.

Publication Rights

Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Carmon P. Warner Papers. Collection Number: MS 898. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Acquisition Information

Gift of Susan K. Warner, 1997

Biography/Administrative History

Carmon Paul Warner was born on Oct. 16, 1901. He entered service with the Erie Railroad in September 1926 and was promoted to passenger conductor on December 4, 1941. In 1960, when the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad merged to become the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Mr. Warner worked for this railroad as a conductor.

Scope and Content of Collection

Papers from Carmon P. Warner, Erie Railroad and Erie-Lackawanna Railroad passenger service conductor include cash remittances records, a tariff, a rulebook for air brake signal equipment on locomotives and cars, a seniority list, and time books.