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.
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
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.
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.
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.