BNSF Maps, Drawings and Records Collection

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US MnSpGNR E0477

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Title

BNSF Maps, Drawings and Records Collection

Date(s)

  • 1854-2008 (Creation)

Extent

62 boxes of documents

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In 2008 the Burlington Northern Santa Fee Railroad, now BNSF, transferred a large collection of materials to institutions in the Saint Paul, Minnesota area. The Great Northern Railway Historical Society received approximately 4700 items consisting of right of way maps, plat maps, station maps, filing maps, geographic maps, state maps, mechanical drawings, as well as facility and structure drawings. In addition the materials contained engineering study records, and documents and ledgers of various kinds. The date range for these materials are from 1854 to 2008.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Reproduction Policy for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Ownership resides in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.

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Donated by BNSF Railway.

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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