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The E. K. Roberson Collection includes photographs of Burlington Northern locomotives, Burlington Northern maps, a Milwaukee Road photograph, a photograph album of railroad wrecks, and a variety of ephemera and artifacts.

The Ed and Ruth Eckes Collection holds research materials, interview notes, manuscripts and other materials relating to the history of Northwest railroading used in the production of their books: "Call of the Rails", "Rail Trails", "Down the Tracks", and collections of reminiscences of railroad employees, primarily the Northern Pacific Railroad. "see http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/eckes%20donation%201.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/eckes%20donation%202.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/eckes%20donation%203.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/eckes4.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/eckes4.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/Eckes%205.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/W2013-42Eckes%20donation%206.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/W2014-15Eckes%207.pdf, Ruth's notes from R.L. Duval; C.R. Bendiksen; Shirley Guercie; Shelby Cocke; Joe Doras and widow; Sadie, Bahler; Chuck Daley and Sandy Conner. Plus 2 boxes of folders of misc. Railroad story notes and 2 boxes  of files used for NP Railway stories, 1 box RR related items, 1 bag of RR related items

The Elmer Smoak Collection consists mainly of operating manuals for railroad locomtoives and their components. Additional materials on railroad operations, principally by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, are included.

The Frank Dekker Collection consists of Non-Operating Property Books Numbers 2, 3, and 4 of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company (a Union Pacific Railroad Company subsidiary).

The Gary Miller Collection assembles railroad books on multiple subjects.

The Gaylord Hatler Collection consists of assorted Great Northern Railway items and other railroad ephemera.

The George Simonson Collection includes documents on the Milwaukee Road, Burlington Northern, Nothern Pacific, SP&S, Union Pacific, Pacific Coast Railroad, Great Northern and other railroads. Railroad and model railroad magazines are also included, and books on railroad subjects.

The George Washington Klinefelter Collection includes photographs of railroad subjects.

The George Werkema Collection consists of photographic slides of Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) subjects and photographic slides of Northern Pacific Railroad Company subjects, some taken by Mr. Werkema and some from other sources. Some of these images are cross referenced to successor companies, such as the Burlington Northern Railroad Company, or to other related railroads. Subjects include railroad equipment, railroad stations, railroad bridges and other structures, and railroad tracks taken in locations across the western United States.

The George Westenberger Collection includes 5 documents and ledgers from the Railway Express Agency.