Railroads
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company
Printed documents with ms. notations. The 1918 amendment changes the name from Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railroad Company to Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company and the 1923 document amends Article IX concerning the Board of Directors. Both documents were filed by the Weber County, Utah Clerk.
American Short Line Railroad Association correspondence
Typewritten correspondence. The items relate to circular letters and to the operation of the association.
Bamberger Railroad Company records
General correspondence, financial records, surveys, and other papers relating to electrification, equipment, operation, and maintenance of the railroad line; legal papers and agreements dealing with rights of way; Bamberger family papers (1905-1919); and ledgers dealing with family interests in Utah and Nevada mines. The collections include maps relating to various railroad lines in Utah, California, and Nevada.
S. W. Beck letter
Handwritten and signed letter dated June 7, 1879 and addressed to G. H. Bowen. The item was written in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Beck writes about railroad construction in Colorado.
William Abraham Bell letter
Handwritten and signed letter addressed to Mr. Walker and dated August 10, 1900. It concerns the expected arrival of Bell's family in New York enroute to England. It also states that Bell accepts Walker's offer to leave Bell's son Archie in Walker's care during the abscence of their family. Bell also writes about the market for "mobiles."
Wallace F. Bennett papers
D R G and W Railway Company bills
Way bills, freight bills, and general bills of lading at Bingham Station in Utah. The items were issued in 1895, 1896, and 1902.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company station records
Handwritten station record book for Heber City, Utah, and a ledger book. The items relate to the activities of the railroad in Heber City.
Eva Charlotta Anderson Bjork diary
Photocopy of a handwritten diary in six pages. Eva Bjork writes about migrating from Sweden to Utah in 1884. Also included is a biography of Eva's husband, William Bjork. William migrated from Sweden to Utah in 1868. He worked for the railroad and lived in several places in Utah. He finally settled in Provo, Utah. The author of the item is unknown and the date of its composition is uncertain.
Diary
This is a holograph diary covering from 1 July 1881 to 15 April 1884. During this time, the author worked as a surveyor for the Utah Central Railroad in Spanish Fork Canyon and vicinity. The first 17 pages of the document are in pencil and the remainder are in ink. The hand is often difficult to decypher, especially since many of the entries are partly in shorthand (Pitman).