Engineering Records

Identity elements

Reference code

US MnSpGNR E0045A-010-009

Level of description

Subseries Level 1

Title

Engineering Records

Date(s)

  • 1885-1965 (Creation)

Extent

219 documents

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Scope and content

Documents and engineering drawings concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of railroad structures and equipment. Written documents and engineering drawings describing railroad equipment and physical plant. Car diagrams, equipment manuals, equipment rosters, locomotive diagrams, locomotive reports, part fabrication drawings, lettering and painting drawings, and physical plant drawings are included.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Archives Collection Management Policy for further information.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see Section VII of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of Other Railroad subjects in this collection resides in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.

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Rules or conventions

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

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