Records Relating to North American Railroads in the National Archives

Describes significant records in the National Archives & Records Admin. (NARA) that relate to railroads in the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico, & the Panama Canal. It describes documentation concerning the railroads & their interaction with the U.S. Government from the beginning of railroading to 1996. Describes more than 1,000 series of textual, cartographic, still picture, motion picture, sound recording, & electronic records in 57 record groups housed in the Wash., DC, area & the regional archives branches of NARA as of Dec. 31, 1996, as well as a few records in the Presidential libraries. The record description sections are arranged by general subject category, thereunder by record group & type of records.Pfeiffer, David is the author of 'Records Relating to North American Railroads in the National Archives' with ISBN 9780756727659 and ISBN 0756727650.