Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
1 photograph
Name of creator
Biographical history
"Casey" Adams was raised in Minot, North Dakota, where his father was stationmaster of the Great Northern depot. After service in the United States Army and Air Force, he received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University and joined the Boeing Company in 1951, eventually becoming head of the patent-engineering program. He was a railroad photographer, primarily of the Great Northern Railway, published some, and made presentations to the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 6816 leads, undated.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
English
Scripts of the material
Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Burlington Northern Railroad Company subjects resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
The Casey Adams Collection was donated by his son, James Adams. Accruals W2018-12, W2023-22, W2025-77 were received between 2018 and 2025.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
Archivist's note
Description prepared by R. Crouch.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)