The collection of railroad executive William J. and his wife Helen Dixon. Mr. Dixon worked for the Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroads during his career. He was also a notable collector of railroad documents, books and ephemera.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
A large scale overview plan of problems facing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad during its pending merger with the Union Pacific. The document also outlines general directives to each department in the railroad to help solve these problems.
10 year anniversary booklet produced by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. It briefly describes the diesel locomotives developed and sold by the company and includes color illustrations and black and white images of various locomotives.
Clippings, photos, maps and other material relating to LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois. Assembled during Mr. Dixon's time with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
Single issue of Lloyd's American Railroad Weekly dated June 29, 1861. Contains some news and descriptions of various railroads. Reverse is a large map of the United States in 1861 showing railroads with inset of the area around Ft. Pickens in Florida.
Directive from the President of the B&O Railroad, Philip E. Thomas, to the Board of Engineers of the B&O Railroad directing them to locate the route of the railroad from the valley of the Patapsco River to the dividing Ridge (Parr's Ridge) between it and the Monocacy River.
Economic and broad operational analysis of the proposed acquisition of the Southern portion of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad by the Southern Pacific Railway.