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The Patty Groesbeck Collecton consists primarily of documents pertaining to locomotive engineers' employment and job duties for railroads including the Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Great Northern, Burlington Northern and other railroads between 1905 and 1996. It also includes some fifty photographs of railroad locomotives and cars in various locations throughout the western United States.

The Paul C. Newell Collection encompases published books on railroad topics, including the Great Northern, Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and other railroads.

The Peter N. Halgren collection includes periodical clippings and photographs Mr. Halgren used for research on railroads and railroad modeling. It is organized by railroad, topic, locomotive type, car type and other subjects selected by Mr. Halgren. Circus trains make up the contents of several binders. Much of the collection includes photocopies of commonly available periodicals as well as photographs collected by Mr. Halgren. Many North American railroads are covered, including the Southern Pacific Railroad.

The Reese Humphreys Collection is comprised primarily of Northern Pacific documents dated between 1910 and 1970. They include timetables, annual reports, maps, special instructions and calendars. Additional materials from the Burlington Northern and other railroads are also included.

The Richard Wilkens Collection includes a copy of the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia, copies of the Narrow Gauge Gazette model railroading magazine, issues of The Western Railroader, Field Engineer books, a box of Burlington Northern paperwok and three boxes of Milwaukee Road/Union Pacific train orders from the Black River Tower (Tukwila, Washington).

The Robert Berger Collection is comprised of 3,237 photographic slides taken by Al Robinson in the mid to late 1900's. Subjects are primarily railroad equipment and locations for the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Burlington Northern, SP&S, Union Pacific and other railroads.

The Robert Colley is comprised of timetables, operating documents, photographs, books and periodicals on a variety of railroad subjects. Materials date between 1881 and 2007 with the majority from the second half of the twentieth century.

The Robert Hutchison Collection is comprised of railroad and model railroad magazine issues, Union Pacific calendars, posters and a map, and two recordings on 33 1/3 rpm vinyl of railroad sounds.

The Robert Lowry Collection is comprised of 43 photos of a variety of railroad subjects, postcards, 2 Northern Pacific car diagrams, timetables for the Burlington Northern and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads, and the book Spokane, Portland & Seattle Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment by Ed Austin.

The Ronald Jorgensen Collection includes railroad documents, including employee timetables for the Burlington Northern and other railroads.