Railroad Archival Materials
Overview of the types of materials related to railroad history in the Springer Archives at the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum
| SUBJECT/TITLE | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Reports | Financial report, history, products shipped, equipment in service, etc. 1896-1995 | |
| Bridge Lists | Bridge Number (old and new) length, year erected, description, etc. | System |
| Building Records | Identifies structures (depots, section houses, stock pens, etc.) – Size, construction material, date erected, mile post, etc. | System |
| Circulars | Rule changes, promotions, station name changes, etc. | System |
| CLIC Books | Car Location Inventory Control – Shows track, industry, etc. | System |
| Drawings-Mech. and Engin. | Drawings of motive power, rolling stock and structures. | Systems |
| Foreign Railroads | Photographs, ephemera, station plats, mechanical records, etc. | |
| Ephemera | Brochures, advertisements and booklets promoting over 400 different railroads (U.S. and foreign countries). | System |
| Folios | Diagrams and specification of rolling stock and motive power. | |
| Fuel Oil Facilities | Station layouts showing locations of structures, oil tanks, piping diagrams, structure drawings, etc. | System |
| Industry & Joint Track Records | Plats/drawings identifying structures, industry, track ownership and who maintains it. | Eastern and Gulf |
| Joint Facility Records | Plats/drawings showing track and structures jointly owned, contract, etc. | Gulf, Eastern |
| Junction Records | Drawings showing junctions/connecting lines, track, depots, etc. | System |
| Live Lists | Rolling Stock – Identifies number, renumber, class, series, cost, date built, date retired, etc. | |
| Locomotive Assignments | Identifies where locos were assigned by division 1932-1934, 1936, 1944-1963 | System |
| Locomotive Service Reports | Identifies where locos were employed (town), if it was shopped, class of repairs, date transferred, etc. 1936-1964 (not every division is complete VERY DETAILED) | System |
| Locomotive Service & Data Reports | Identifies where locomotives were employed, class, year acquired, inspection date, where the locomotive were serviced, etc. 1964-1970 | System |
| Manuals/Instructions | Steam and Diesel Locomotives and rolling stock. | |
| Official Lists (Form 598) | Official List of Officers, Stations, Agents, Station Numbers, Etc. – Identifies Who’s Who, station names, stock yards, track scales, track connections, etc. 1890-1987 | System |
| Painting and Lettering | Painting and lettering of motive power, rolling stock and structures. | |
| Photographs | Approx. 125,000+ images (photographs, negatives, slides) of structures, motive power, rolling stock, employees, valuation, etc. | System |
| Records-Mechanical | Records related to the purchasing, modification, assignment, etc. of motive power and rolling stock. | System |
| Rule Books | Steam and Diesel Locomotives, Operating Department, etc. | System |
| Santa Fe Depot Collection | Records and drawings documenting changes to structures, track, etc. | Southern |
| Santa Fe Magazine | Employee Magazine | System |
| Seniority Lists | Employee Records – Seniority of Engineers and Firemen (name, date promoted and home terminal) 1909-1972 | Gulf |
| Signal Facility/Appliance Recds. | Layout of track and locations of signals and interlockers, etc. | Gulf |
| Splinters | History of the ATSF compiled by Joseph Weidel 1940, Vol 1-34 and Supplements | System |
| Standards | Drawings-Structures (buildings, bridges, etc.), track, lettering, etc. | |
| Station Layout | Drawings showing track (length and number of cars), depots, stock yards, industry, connecting lines, etc. Rev.1958 | Plains |
| Station Plats and R-O-W Maps | Shows R-O-W, layout of town, structures, businesses/industry, stock yards, etc. | System |
| Texas Railroad Commission Col. | History of railroads operating in TX (history, mergers, etc.) | |
| Timetables | Public and Employee – Identifies stations, crossings, named trains, rules, etc. | System |
| Track Charts | Track Diagrams – Identifies structures (depots, round house, etc.), creeks, bridges, signals, crossings, grade etc. | System |
| Water Service Records | Layout of underground piping servicing shops and assorted buildings, water tanks, layout of yards, types of soil, etc. | System |
Additional Railroad Resources:
-Official Guides
-Official Railway Equipment Registers
-Books
-Car Builder’s Cyclopedias
-Maps
-Operating Bulletins
-Locomotive Cyclopedias
-BLE and BLF publications 1867-1960s