Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Montana Rail Link Collection
Date(s)
- 1963-1974 (Creation)
Extent
90 boxes documents
Name of creator
Administrative history
Montana Rail Link (reporting mark MRL) is a privately held Class II railroad in the United States. Founded in 1987, MRL, which operates on trackage originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway, is a unit of The Washington Companies, and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. The railroad runs between Huntley, Montana and Spokane, Washington, largely within Montana, and the main line passes through the towns of Missoula, Livingston, Bozeman, Billings, and Helena. Montana Rail Link connects with the BNSF Railway on both ends and also in Garrison, Montana. The railroad has over 900 miles (1,400�km) of track, serves 100 stations, and employs approximately 1,000 personnel. The main yard is in Laurel, Montana, with smaller yards located in Missoula, Billings, and Helena.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
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.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Montana Rail Link under the authority of Tom Walsh, President. Accrual W2016-80 received 08/10/2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2016-18
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)