The Official Railway Equipment Register: Freight Cars Operated by the Railroads and Private Car Companies of North America

Archive

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Broomfield History Collections

Front cover.: Origsize: 11"(h)x8.5(w)x1.25"(; Origformat: Book
Front cover.

Origsize: 11"(h)x8.5(w)x1.25"(; Origformat: Book

Name/Title

The Official Railway Equipment Register: Freight Cars Operated by the Railroads and Private Car Companies of North America

Entry/Object ID

2017.23.1

Scope and Content

Known as "the big yellow book." The register lists all the railroad freight cars in North America. Cars are listed by railroad. Information includes car types, numbers, dimensions, and capacity. Colorado and Southern Railway Company is listed on pages 196 and 197. Broomfield is listed under the C&S section as a freight connection and junction point for the Burlington Northern. Physical Characteristics: 11"(h) x 8.5"(w) x 1.25"(d) The register has a yellow cardstock cover and 1156 pages (yellow paper). Includes an index.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Register

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

List

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Rail transportation, Railroad cars, Railroad companies, Railroad freight cars

Search Terms

Colorado and Southern Railway, Burlington Northern Railroad Company

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1976 - 1976

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1976/07/07 Edition: Vol. 92, No. 1 Publisher: National Railway Publication Company Publication Notes: National Railway Publication Company 1976/07/07 New York, NY Edition-Vol. 92, No. 1 Place Published: New York, NY