The John Christensen Collection includes published books on railroad subjects, operating documents for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, equipment manuals and other documents received from Don Stay, Southern Pacific track profiles from 1990 and Operating Rules for 1986, the diary of J. P. Titus, an engineer involved in the Northern Pacific's Eagle Gorge, Washington line change in 1958, and trainmens' work schedules for Everett, Washington in the late 1980's and early 1990's
The John Phillips III Collection includes the Yearbook of Railroad Facts for the various years between 1939 and 1982; a Time Book for the United Transportation Union from 1983; 1 Northern Pacific Railroad Company blank form 1450/9-24, “Agents Record of Seals Applied and Removed”; a binder with the Schedule of Equipment Rental and Other Rental Rates for use between carriers; a March 28,1949 Study entitled" Foundation Investigation Union Pacific Railroad Spur Richland, WA for General Electric Company GE Nucleonics Project Richland WA"; the Northern Pacific Rocky Mountain Division Cross Section MP 700-1060 ( Helena and Jefferson County RR); the Northern Pacific Rocky Mountain Division Cross Section MP 377+40-700 ( Helena and Jefferson County RR); and a booklet for Bridge 169 near Superior, Montana.
The Jim Rogers Collection joins a Pullman creamer and sugar bowl and from the Pennsylvania Railroad and a first aid kit from the Pacific Coast Railroad.
The Jim Kruzberger Collection includes items from the Nothern Pacific Railroad Company and other Minnesota and Wisconsin railroads including 13 post cards, 78 prints, 65 negatives, 1 copy of timetable #22 for the Lake Superior Division of the Northern Pacific dated 05/03/1903, 1 copy of timetable #154 for the Duluth and Lake Superior Terminal railroads dated 11/09/1930, 1 copy of timetable #32A for the Lake Superior Division of the Northern Pacific dated 10/30/1910, a map of Chicago and North Western Railway Company system dated 10/1964, 1 copy of "Minnesota History" dated Spring 2006, 2 flyers for steam trips put on by Minnesota Railfan Association dated 07/01/1956 and 06/39/1957, 1 copy of a Northern Pacific passenger schedule dated 10/27/1957, 1 copy of a Northern Pacific Passenger schedule condensed dated 11/16/1952, 1 copy of Northern Pacific passenger schedule dated 10/29/1961, and 1 copy of the brochure "NP Locomotives".
The Jim Cross Collection encompasses copies of the 1909 and 1923 contracts between the Northern Pacific and the Oregon & Washington Railroad for joint possession of the railroad line between Vancouver, Washington and South Tacoma, Washington.
The Jim Adams Collection takes in Amtrak timetables, Amtrak zone maps, Railway Education Bureau lesson materials, Milwaukee Road timetables a Union Pacific rule book and other miscellaneous railroad-related ephemera, newspaper clippings and artifacts.
The Jann Carson Collection includes Smithsonian Institution reproductions of paintings of Native American warriors by George Catlin done between 1830 and 1836.
