El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Collection, 1899 - 1947

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Summary

Title:: El Paso and Southwestern Railroad collection
Dates:: 1899 - 1947
Abstract:: This collection contains the equipment records, financial records, mechanical department records and agreements for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Extent:: 3 Linear Feet 1 box + 2 oversize boxes
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Collection, MS 467, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the equipment records, financial records, mechanical department records and agreements for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Biographical / historical:

The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad began in 1888 as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad, a short line serving copper mines in southern Arizona. The railroad was bought by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1924 and fully merged into its parent company in 1955. The EP&SW was a major link in the transcontinental route of the Golden State Limited.

Acquisition information:

The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Southern Pacific New York Collection

United Transportation Union (Sacramento), 2002

Gift of Betty Jo Sunshine, 2007

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Equipment Records

Series 2: Financial Records

Series 3: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Agreements

Series 4: Mechanical Department Records

Physical location:

Statewide Museum Collection Center

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Financial accounting
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-02 21:31:37 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
Terms of access:: 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 Librarian. 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], El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Collection, MS 467, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

111 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814, US