Ralph W. Linroth railroad papers, 1970-2006.

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Ralph W. Linroth railroad papers, 1970-2006.

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Papers of Ralph W. Linroth, a resident of Knox County, Illinois and 37-year employee of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad. Linroth authored the book "A History of the CB&Q Illinois Pea Vine: The Galesburg to Savanna Branch." The CB&Q Railway became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad Company in 1970; the Burlington Northern Railroad Company became the BNSF Railway in 1995. The collection includes Burlington Northern and BNSF time tables and special instructions from the 1970s-2000s, a map of the railroad's yard in Galesburg, IL, and plat maps of the Western Illinois region.

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Western Illinois University, Malpass Library

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Western Illinois University, Malpass Library

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Burlington Northern Railroad Company

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Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) was created on March 2, 1970, by the merger of four primary railroads: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&Q); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S). From the description of Burlington Northern Railroad Company records [manuscript], circa 1920-1960. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 756206544 From the g...

BNSF Railway

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Linroth, Ralph W.

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