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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jonathan H. Klein papers
Dates: 1983-2010
Collection Number: MS 728
Creator/Collector:
Klein, Jonathan H.
Extent: .75 linear feet
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: A set of specifications for the Cal Trains / SP San Francisco Subdivision fleet of Gallery cars and locomotives, ordered for
Caltrain / Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.
Language of Material: English
Access
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.
Publication Rights
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 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
Jonathan H. Klein papers. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Acquisition Information
Donation of Jonathan H. Klein, 2013
Biography/Administrative History
Mr. Jonathan Klein wrote the specifications for the 1990s procurement of Gallery cars and locomotives from Nippon Sharyo
and the draft for the Gallery cars overhaul for CalTrains / SP San Francisco Subdivision.
The California Department of Transportation is an executive department within the state of California. In 1980, Caltrans
began to subsidize Southern Pacific operations. The Penninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board began operating in 1987 and
in 1991 bought the right of way between San Francisco and San Jose. In 1992, the Penninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board took
responsibility for Caltran operations and selected Amtrak as the contract operator. In July 1997, the official name became
CalTrain.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes specifications for the 1990s procurement from Nippon Sharyo and the draft for their overhaul of the Gallery cars
written by Jonathan H. Klein, Requests for Proposals, contracts, parts lists, and manuals.
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