Sacramento Northern Collection, 1938-1985

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Summary

Title:
Sacramento Northern collection
Dates:
1938-1985
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence, photocopies, mimeographs, log books, computer printouts and printed material relating to employment practices, wages, operating procedures, equipment, train movements, etc. In addition the collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda and notes concerning the abandonment of service, including ferry service across the Carquinez Strait, between West Pittsburg and Montezuma, trackage abandonments elsewhere in Northern California during the 1940s and 1950s, and electric interurban passenger equipment and streetcars.
Extent:
5.17 Linear Feet 9 manuscript boxes, 1 half box, 3 oversize boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sacramento Northern Collection, MS 8, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, photocopies, mimeographs, log books, computer printouts and printed material relating to employment practices, wages, operating procedures, equipment, train movements, etc. In addition the collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda and notes concerning the abandonment of service, including ferry service across the Carquinez Strait, between West Pittsburg and Montezuma, trackage abandonments elsewhere in Northern California during the 1940s and 1950s, and electric interurban passenger equipment and streetcars.

Also includes Locomotive Inspection Reports [Interstate Commerce Commission Form 2-A] showing: the name of the railroad, the locomotive number and a unit number if relevant, the location, date, and time of the inspection, the defects found, and the signature of the employee making the inspection.

The collection includes reports for diesel locomotives numbered 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 201, 202, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 504, and 509 inspected at Yuba City monthly between October 1966 and December 1972. The inspection includes a check of the main reservoir pressure, the brake pipe pressure, and the condition of brakes and brake rigging. These forms bear the signatures of several Sacramento Northern locomotive engineers including: J.S. Black, C.O. Crewe, H.W. Edwards, L.W. Hall, J.F. Kennedy, J.R. Lewis, F.R. Lindmiller, Mr. Miller, E.G. Ratcliffe, Mr. Remy, M.N. Thayne, and L.A. Washburn.

Biographical / historical:

The Sacramento Northern Railway Company was incorporated in California on August 29, 1921. Its purpose was to acquire and operate the property of the Sacramento Northern Railroad. It absorbed the Sacramento Northern on November 4, 1925. Western Pacific Railroad owned the new railroad. Sacramento Northern's trackage consisted of a main line extending from Chico to Sacramento, with various branches, operating approximately 157 miles of track. On December 31, 1928, the San Francisco- Sacramento Railroad was acquired. This line stretched from Chico to Oakland. On January 15, 1939, through service to Chico was instituted. Passenger service was discontinued in October of 1940 but freight service was continued.

For additional reading:

Ira L. Swett, Sacramento Northern, Interurbans Special 26 (Los Angeles: Electric Railway Publications, 1962) reprinted in 1998 by Pentrex Media Group.

Acquisition information:
Gifts of Terry Stefani, 1986, Brian Thompson, 1995 and Jeff Asay, 2022
Arrangement:

Arranged by date.

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-13 22:07:18 +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 CSRM Library & Archives. 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], Sacramento Northern Collection, MS 8, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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