Bureau of Railway Economics

The BRE Collection contains publications and documents that were originally part of the Bureau of Railway Economics Library, a unit of the Association of American Railroads in Washington, DC. The collection is focused on the wide and varied history of North American Railroading including technological advancement, marketing, economics and historical works. The collection spans from the 1800s to the 1960s.
John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library

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In the matter of the Connecticut River Bridge at Middletown and Portland, Connecticut
The full title of this report is IN THE MATTER OF THE Connecticut River Bridge, AT MIDDLETOWN AND PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT, FACTS, Respectfully submitted for the Consideration of the Honorable, the Committee on Roads and Canals, House of Representatives of the United States., Caption title. Signed: Edward W. Serrell
Jefferson Barracks Railroad trackage and station facilities : report (to accompany S. 916).
United States. Congress. Senate. Report ; 77th Congress, no. 193.
Jefferson Barracks railroad trackage and station facilities : report (to accompany H.R. 3316).
United States. Congress (88th, 1st session : 1963). House. Report ; 77th Congress, no. 475.
Letter of Prof. Swallow, State Geologist, Upon the Lands and Minerals of South-west Missouri
1857 letter from G. C. Swallow to William McPherson, president of the Pacific Railroad Company, describing the weather, resources, and condition of the southwestern part of Missouri where the south-western branch of the Pacific Railroad operated.
Opportunities for the manufacturer, business man and investor
Booklet showing industrial sites in communities served by the St. Louis & San Francisco, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroads produced when those lines were controlled by the Reed-Moore Syndicate after the Panic of 1893.
Photographs Along the Western Maryland Railroad
Book of photographs; 26 x 33 cm
Prospectus Of a Rail Road from Springfield to Alton
Document discussing the prospect of building a railroad across the State of Illinois between the cities of Springfield and Alton. Also includes the charter of the Springfield and Alton Railroad Company.
Remarks Before the Southwest Delegation of the Assembly of Missouri on the Separation of the South-Western Rail Road
This is the memorial to support the separation of the Southwest Branch of the Pacific Railroad of Missouri from the main line company.

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