Finding aid for the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs


Title:
Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation
Dates:
1825-1976
Quantity:
1.00 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation was a Northeast Ohio railroad enthusiasts club which was formed in 1945 as the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In 1955 it incorporated as the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. The collection consists of views collected by the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation of interstate, interurban, and street railroads in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Included are views of Cleveland, Ohio area interurban and street railroads as well as many railroad construction photographs.
Identification:
PG 262
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

History of the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation

The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1945 as the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In December 1955, the Midwest Chapter was incorporated as the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. The group's membership was drawn chiefly from northeast Ohio. Aside from an annual meeting, the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation sponsored trips to such places as New York, Washington, D. C., Chardon, and Painesville. One of the trips was a mystery trip, where the passengers were not told of the train's destination. These trips were on passenger coaches which the foundation had purchased and restored to working order. The foundation later bought a steam locomotive to pull the cars. During the 1970s, the foundation's train was operated by the Cuyahoga Valley Line, which sponsored excursions to Hale Farm and Akron.

Scope and Content

The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs, ca. 1825-1976, consist of views collected by the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation of interstate, interurban, and street railroads in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Included are views of Cleveland, Ohio area interurban and street railroads as well as many railroad construction photographs. The collection includes approximately 600 black and white photographs that measure 8 x 10 inches and smaller.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of railroads, railways, interurban railroads, street railroads, and transportation in the United States in the nineteenth century and twentieth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in five series. Each series is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Series I: Ohio Railways
Series II: United States Railways
Series III: Foreign Railways
Series IV: Railway Construction
Series V: Miscellaneous and Unidentified Railroad Views

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material: Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4027 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Records.


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation -- Photograph collections.
Railroads -- Canada -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Great Britain -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Ohio -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs.
Railroads -- United States -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- United States -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 262 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

These photographs were removed from MS 4027 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Records. Gift of the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation in 1982.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Series I: Ohio Railways, 1864-1976

Box 1 / Folder 1
Akron, Bedford, and Cleveland Railroad Company, copy of schedule, 1897




Box 1 / Folder 2
Akron Transportation Company, ca. 1925




Box 1 / Folder 3
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1832-1952




Box 1 / Folder 4
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, wreck, Ravenna, Ohio, 1966




Box 1 / Folder 5
Bessemer and Lake Erie, Conneaut, Ohio, 1970




Box 1 / Folder 6
Chesapeake and Ohio, 1949




Box 1 / Folder 7
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, Bedford, Ohio, 1864




Box 1 / Folder 8
Cleveland street railways, Clifford C. Noe, Album 1, containing 218 photographs, ca. 1900-1950




Box 1 / Folder 9
Cleveland street railways, Album 2, containing 45 photographs, ca. 1910-1949




Box 1 / Folder 10
Cleveland street railways, Album 3, containing 13 photographs, ca. 1915-1940




Box 1 / Folder 11
Cleveland, Elyria and Western Railway, 1930




Box 1 / Folder 12
Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Railway, ca. 1925-1932




Box 1 / Folder 13
Cleveland Transit System, street cars, 1935-1950




Box 1 / Folder 14
Cleveland Transit System, garages and yards, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 15
Cleveland Union Terminal, first train in station, 1928




Box 1 / Folder 16
Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railway, Cleveland, ca. 1930




Box 1 / Folder 17
Cuyahoga Valley Line, 1976




Box 1 / Folder 18
E. O. T. (East Ohio Transit?), Kinsman Road between Green and Richmond Roads, 1913




Box 1 / Folder 19
Erie Railroad, ca. 1930-1950




Box 1 / Folder 20
Lake Shore Electric Railway, ca. 1940




Box 1 / Folder 21
New York Central, inspection engine "Cleveland", 1917




Box 1 / Folder 22
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company, ca. 1910-1925




Box 1 / Folder 23
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Lines, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 24
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, East 93rd Street station, 1938




Box 1 / Folder 25
Youngstown Southern Railway, 1949





Series II: United States Railways, 1831-1972

Box 1 / Folder 26
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, ca. 1930




Box 1 / Folder 27
Camden and Amboy, 1831




Box 1 / Folder 28
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, ca. 1955




Box 1 / Folder 29
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, ca. 1960




Box 1 / Folder 30
Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Short Line, ca. 1920




Box 1 / Folder 31
Detroit Street Railway, ca. 1925




Box 1 / Folder 32
Detroit United Lines Railways, ca. 1910-1920




Box 1 / Folder 33
E. E. C. Railroad, ca. 1900




Box 1 / Folder 34
Eastern Michigan Railways, ca. 1920




Box 1 / Folder 35
Erie-Lackawana, 1963




Box 1 / Folder 36
Frisco, ca. 1940




Box 1 / Folder 37
Grand Trunk Western, ca. 1950-1959




Box 1 / Folder 38
Indiana Railroad, 1935-1939




Box 1 / Folder 39
Interstate Public Service Company, ca. 1920




Box 1 / Folder 40
Laurel Line, Pennsylvania, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 41
Long Island, ca. 1935




Box 1 / Folder 42
Los Angeles Railway Company, ca. 1936




Box 1 / Folder 43
Los Angeles Transit Lines, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1940




Box 1 / Folder 44
Milwaukee Road, ca. 1935




Box 1 / Folder 45
Morris and Essey Railroad, 1838




Box 1 / Folder 46
National Railway Historical Society, Midwest Chapter, ca. 1960




Box 1 / Folder 47
New Haven, 1935




Box 1 / Folder 48
New Jersey Central Lines, 1910




Box 1 / Folder 49
New York Central Railway, 1893-1954




Box 1 / Folder 50
Nickel Plate Railroad, 1963




Box 1 / Folder 51
Norfolk and Western Railway, ca. 1930




Box 1 / Folder 52
Northern Pacific Railway, 1940




Box 1 / Folder 53
Pacific Electric Railway, ca. 1925-1936




Box 1 / Folder 54
Penn Central Railroad, ca. 1970




Box 1 / Folder 55
Pennsylvania Railroad, ca. 1890-1950




Box 1 / Folder 56
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, ca. 1955




Box 1 / Folder 57
Reading Railroad, 1946




Box 1 / Folder 58
Richmond and Danville Railroad, 1864




Box 1 / Folder 59
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, 1865-1965




Box 1 / Folder 60
Richmond-Washington Line, ca. 1945




Box 1 / Folder 61
Southern Railway, ca. 1935




Box 1 / Folder 62
Southern Pacific Lines, ca. 1935




Box 1 / Folder 63
Street railway, Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1955




Box 1 / Folder 64
Street railway, Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, ca. 1955




Box 1 / Folder 65
Street railway, Chicago, Illinois, 1908-1952




Box 1 / Folder 66
Street railway, Houston, Texas, ca. 1945




Box 1 / Folder 67
Street railway, Portland, Oregon, ca. 1935




Box 1 / Folder 68
Texas Electric, Dallas, Texas, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 69
Toledo and Eastern Railroad, 1949




Box 1 / Folder 70
Union Pacific Railway, 1869-1949




Box 1 / Folder 71
Union Station of Richmond, Virginia, ca. 1900-1950




Box 1 / Folder 72
Virginia Railroad Station, 1870




Box 1 / Folder 73
Virginia and Truckee Railroad, 1875




Box 1 / Folder 74
Wabash Railway, 1944-1950




Box 1 / Folder 75
West Pennsylvania Railways Company, Connelsville and Leiseuring, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 76
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, 1972





Series III: Foreign Railways, 1881-1966

Box 1 / Folder 77
British railroads, from The Railway Magazine, 1948-1953




Box 1 / Folder 78
Canadian National Railroad, ca. 1950-1960




Box 1 / Folder 79
Canadian Pacific Railway, 1881-1958




Box 1 / Folder 80
Japanese Railroad, 1966




Box 1 / Folder 81
London Midland Scottish (Railway Co.?), ca. 1936




Box 1 / Folder 82
Montreal and Southern Counties, street railway, ca. 1950




Box 1 / Folder 83
Talylln Railway, Wales, ca. 1955





Series IV: Railway Construction, 1905-1917

Box 1 / Folder 84
Between Barberton and Clinton, Ohio, 1909




Box 1 / Folder 85
Bridge construction, no location indicated, ca. 1910




Box 1 / Folder 86
Clearing tracks, no location indicated, ca. 1910




Box 1 / Folder 87
Orman and Crook Construction Company, c a. 1907




Box 1 / Folder 88-89
The Paul and Henry Construction Company, ca. 1905




Box 1 / Folder 90
St. Joseph, Michigan, 1906




Box 1 / Folder 91-92
Waverly, Ohio, 1916-1917




Box 1 / Folder 93
West Park, Ohio(?), 1909




Box 1 / Folder 94
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Orrville, Ohio, 1906




Box 1 / Folder 95
Unidentified right-of-way excavation, ca. 1910





Series V: Miscellaneous and Unidentified Railroad Views, ca. 1825-1976

Box 1 / Folder 96
Association of American Railroads print series, ca. 1825-1950




Box 1 / Folder 97
Joe Hawynn, engineer, ca. 1930




Box 1 / Folder 98
Model railroads, ca. 1940




Box 1 / Folder 99
Passenger car interior, unidentified line, ca. 1948




Box 1 / Folder 100
Railroad history prints, 1825-1884




Box 1 / Folder 101
TurboTrain, United Aircraft Corporation, 1972




Box 1 / Folder 102
Unidentified groups, ca. 1915




Box 1 / Folder 103
Unidentified railroads, ca. 1900-1950