Records, 1889-1925 (bulk 1920-1925).

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Records, 1889-1925 (bulk 1920-1925).

The surviving records of the Vice President of the Northwestern Region consist of a small sample documenting the construction of the PRR's line from Toledo to Detroit, built to tap the automobile traffic in 1917-1925. The records include copies of minutes of the Union Belt of Detroit, maps, engineer's reports, and notes on construction, traffic potential and operations. Information on post-1925 developments may be found in the files of the General Manager of the Western Region.

1.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8340631

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Detroit Union Railroad Depot & Station Company.

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Pennsylvania-Detroit Railroad Company.

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Fort Street Union Depot Company.

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Hamilton, Thomas B. (Thomas Benton), 1865-1939

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Rodgers, John G., 1862-1923.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Northwestern Region. Office of Vice President.

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The Northwestern Region of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was created on March 1, 1920, from portions of the former Northwest and Southwest Systems of the Lines West organization. It embraced that portion of the railroad lying north and west of Bradford and Mansfield, Ohio, including main lines from Bradford to Chicago and Mansfield to Chicago and branches from Logansport to Effner, Ind., from Ft. Wayne to Mackinaw City, Mich., and from Toledo Jct. to Detroit. The Northwestern Re...

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Northwestern Region.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Operating Dept.

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Whiter, Edward T. (Edward Tait), 1864-1947

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Union Belt of Detroit (Railroad).

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