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 Phil Beach Collection materials focus primarily on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and its successor, the Burlington Northern Railroad Company, with addition materials covering the railroad industry as a whole. Documents include annual reports, timetables, accident investigation reports, employee rule books, Official Guides and Railway Operating Equipment guides. Photographs are primarily of Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern subjects. Also included are books on railroad subjects and a variety of railroad and model railroad magazines.
The Paul Lacombe Collection puts together documents primarily from the Great Northern Railway between 1914 and 1971. Other materials are from the Burlington Northern and SP&S.
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 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 Nathan Proudfoot Collection includes Burlington Northern documents orginally accumulated in the Woodinville, Washington section house. The documents pertain to mainenance of way projects in western Washington.
The Montana Rail Link Donation includes Authorizations for Expenditure and other documents and some 200 engineering drawings from the Northern Pacific, Burlington Northern and Montana Rail Link, dating between 1964 and 1974.