Virginia Historical Society
Department of Manuscripts and Archives

Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Records, 1857-1983
Mss3 R4152 b FA2

Description & Guide

Abstract
Main Entry: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company.
Title: Papers, 1857-1983.
Size: ca. 9,000 items.
Historical Note: Chartered in 1834 to provide rail service between Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C. The Commonwealth of Virginia was a major stockholder from the company’s founding. Prospered during the ante-bellum period but suffered serious losses during the Civil War. Northern investment allowed a quick recovery during Reconstruction. Fiercely maintained its independence and control of the vital Richmond-Washington link, despite numerous challengers from and mergers of other railroads in the region. Began to diversify holdings in the second quarter of the twentieth century, divesting itself of its passenger service (to Amtrak, in 1971) and its freight service (to CSX, in 1991) to become a real estate holding and investment company.
Summary: Correspondence, financial and legal materials, diagrams and equipment registers, track maps, historical materials, etc., of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, documenting daily affairs of the company’s different divisions, including administrative, financial, personnel, and operations. Also includes materials of related organizations and companies, many of whom were owned or operated by the RF&P.
Provenance: Gift of CSX Corporation, Richmond, Va., through the courtesy of Richard D. Robinson, in 1993.
Restrictions: None.
Related Collections: Records, 1833-1909, of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (Mss3R4152a).

Introduction

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was chartered in 1834. Among the provisions of the charter was one granting the company a virtual monopoly to build and operate track between Richmond and the nation’s capital. Major stockholders included members of the Robinson family of Richmond and Philadelphia and other wealthy Pennsylvanians, as well as the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Construction along the route began immediately. By February 1836 the first train service was offered, departing Richmond and traveling over 20 miles to the South Anna River. The road was extended to Fredericksburg by 1837, and continued its steady northward progression. At the end of constructed rail, passengers were transferred to stagecoaches and transported to a landing first on Potomac Creek and later on Aquia Creek, where steamboats would provide the connection to Washington. With the completion of the line to Aquia Creek in 1842, the stagecoach connection was discontinued. Early on, the RF&P acquired stock in the Washington & Fredericksburg Steamboat Company, later named the Potomac Steamboat Company, in order to ensure the vital and profitable link to Washington.

The RF&P played an active part in the Civil War, with lines and equipment north of Fredericksburg falling into Union Army hands, and lines south of Fredericksburg serving the Confederacy. At the end of the hostilities, the company was faced with massive debts and extensive losses of track and equipment. However, due largely to the support of its northern investors, repairs were quickly undertaken and the company was soon again operational.

The last quarter of the nineteenth century and dawn of the twentieth saw a series of mergers and agreements with other railroad lines, the replacement of aging road with double tracking, the construction of passenger and freight stations at Richmond and Washington, and the discontinuance of the steamboat link as a bridge line was erected over the Potomac. While other small lines were consolidated into systems such as the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line, the RF&P retained its individuality, and its control over 113 miles of track linking Washington and Richmond. With the decrease of passenger demand following World War II and the growth of interstate trucking drawing off freight traffic, the RF&P began to diversify, eventually metamorphasizing into a real estate investment concern. Passenger service came under the control of Amtrack in 1971.

In 1980 the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad merged with the Seaboard Coast Line (the offspring of the merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads) to form CSX. With this merger, CSX acquired control of 80 percent of the RF&P’s common stock. In 1991, CSX and the RF&P merged, and the RF&P’s railroading days ended after 156 years of service and tradition.

For further information on the history of the RF&P, researchers may want to consult William E. Griffin’s One Hundred and Fifty Years of History Along the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (Richmond, Va., 1984) and Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad: The Capital Cities Route (Lynchburg, Va., 1994), and John B. Mordecai’s A Brief History of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (Norfolk, Va., 1940).

Previous materials received from the CSX Company were in roughly chronological order, but these materials, dating chiefly from the last quarter of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries, arrived in no apparent order. Every effort has been made to separate the materials by office of origin, where known, or to group them by function/subject, and to arrange materials within these subdivisions in a logical manner. Researchers are asked to please read the inventory in its entirely and to request materials by folder number.

The records are divided into fifteen sections as follows:

Section One: Board of Directors, 1869-1958
Section Two: President’s Office, 1861-1952
Section Three: Assistant to the President/Vice-President’s Office, 1919-1929
Section Four: Treasurer’s Office, 1881-1966
Section Five: Secretary’s Office, 1887-1949
Section Six: General Counsel’s Office, 1857-1947
Section Seven: Auditor’s Office, 1870-1940s
Section Eight: Traffic Department, 1939-1971
Section Nine: General Manager/General Superintendent’s Office, 1866-1973
Section Ten: Board of Presidents, 1867-1901
Section Eleven: Stockholders, 1878-1979
Section Twelve: Equipment/Construction Materials, 1911-1969
Section Thirteen: Historical Information, 1865-1983
Section Fourteen: Affiliated Organizations, 1837-1964
Section Fifteen: Non-Affiliated Organizations and Miscellaneous, 1883-1948

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad records were a gift of the CSX Corporation of Richmond, Va., through the courtesy of Richard D. Robinson, in 1993.

Section Descriptions

Section One: The Board of Directors, 1869-1958 (ca. 1,000 items).

The charter of 1834 established the office of President and a Board of Directors, to be elected annually by the stockholders, to govern the affairs of the RF&P. Throughout the company’s history, at least one director has served as a representative of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a major stockholder. The President and Directors met throughout the year to conduct company business, with a subgroup, the Executive Committee, handling business between meetings.

This section includes the correspondence and minutes from various periods during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Folder 1Correspondence, 1878-1899
2Minutes, 1869 December 16
3Resolutions, 1871
4Minutes, 1871 April 17
5Minutes, 1872 May 1
6Minutes, 1873 September 25
7Minutes, 1878 May 2
8Minutes, 1878 May 13
9Minutes, 1878 July 1
10Minutes, 1878 July 15
11Minutes, 1878 September 19
12Minutes, 1879 April 19
13Minutes, 1879 May 3
14Minutes, 1879 May 17
15Minutes, 1879 November 18
16Minutes, 1888 January 20
17Minutes, 1888 February 11
18Minutes, 1889 January 26
19Minutes, 1890 February 26
20Resolutions, 1890 July 1
21Minutes, 1892 November 16
22Minutes, 1893 November 14
23Minutes, 1894 February 14
24Minutes, 1894 June 15
25Minutes, 1894 November 2
26Minutes, 1895 June 22
27Minutes, 1895 November 8
28Minutes, 1895 December 23
29Minutes, 1896 June 18
30Minutes, 1896 November 18
31Minutes, 1896 December 21
32Minutes, 1897 November 4
33Minutes, 1898 November 21
34Minutes, 1899 March 2
35Minutes, 1899 May 22
36Minutes, 1899 November 20
37Resolutions, 1905 November
38Election Information, 1915
39Director's Report, 1940
40Letters and Financial Statements, 1956
41Letters and Financial Statements, 1957
42Financial Statements, 1956-1957
43List of Members of Board of Directors; Officers, 1834-1968

Section Two: The President’s Office, 1861-1952 (ca. 70 items).

Subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, the President had general charge, control, and management of all the business and operations of the Company, and over all its officers, agents, and employees.

This section is composed primarily of letterbooks of RF&P President William H. White (1907-1920). Also included are letterbooks and loose correspondence of presidents Peter V. Daniel, Jr. (1860-1871), Edmund T. D. Myers (1889-1905), and William Josiah Leake (1905-1906).

Folder 44aLetterbook, 1861-1863 (Daniel)
44bLetterbook, 1870-1871 (Daniel) * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
45Letterbook, 1897-1898 (Myers)
46Letterbook, 1901 May-October (Myers)
47Letterbook, 1901 October-1902 June (Myers)
48Letterbook, 1902 June-December (Myers)
49Letterbook, 1903 January-June (Myers)
50Letterbook, 1904 February-September (Myers)
51Letterbook, 1905 May-1906 May (Leake)
52Letterbook, 1906 May-1907 November (Leake, also acting as General Counsel)
53Letterbook, 1906 October-1907 February (White)
54Letterbook, 1907 January-May (White)
55Letterbook, 1907 May-November (White)
56Letterbook, 1907 November-? (White)
57Letterbook, 1907 November-1908 June (White)
58Letterbook, 1908 May-1909 February (White)
59Letterbook, 1908 June-1909 February (White)
60Letterbook, 1909 February-June (White)
61Letterbook, 1909 February-August (White)
62Letterbook, 1909 June-December (White)
63Letterbook, 1909 August-1910 February (White)
64Letterbook, 1909 December-1910 June (White)
65Letterbook, 1910 February-November (White)
66Letterbook, 1910 June-1911 April (White)
67Letterbook, 1910 November-1911 May (White)
68Letterbook, 1911 April-1912 January (White)
69Letterbook, 1911 May-1912 June (White)
70Letterbook, 1912 January-November (White)
71Letterbook, 1912 June-1913 February (White)
72Letterbook, 1912 November-1913 January (White)
73Letterbook, 1913 February-September (White)
74Letterbook, 1913 May-December (White)
75Letterbook, 1913 October-1914 May (White)
76Letterbook, 1913 November-1914 July (White)
77Letterbook, 1914 May-1915 February (White)
78Letterbook, 1914 July-1915 March (White)
79Letterbook, 1915 February-1916 January (White)
80Letterbook, 1916 January-November (White)
81Letterbook, 1916 March-September (White)
82Letterbook, 1917 January-May (White)
83Loose Correspondence, 1860s (Daniel)
84Loose Correspondence, 1868-1906
85Loose Correspondence, 1910-1962

Section Three: The Assistant to the President/Vice President’s Office, 1910-1929 (ca. 15 items).

William D. Duke served as the first Assistant to the President from 1906 until 1917, when he was replaced by Norman Call. In 1920 the position was renamed Vice President, and Call served under this title until he became president in 1932. At that time the position of Vice President ceased to exist. The position of Assistant to the President was re-established in 1950.

William Duke’s correspondence, written on the combined letterhead of the RF&P and the Washington Southern Railway, consists of notices to agents of changes in rates and in the shipping and transport of special materials. Norman Call’s loose correspondence, 1920, chiefly concerns the possibility of the RF&P’s purchase of the Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmont Railroad, a narrow-gage road running from Fredericksburg to Orange, Va.

Folder 86aLetterbook, 1910-1917 (Duke) * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
86bCorrespondence, 1919-1929 (Call)

Section Four: The Treasurer’s Office, 1881-1966 (ca. 750 items).

The Treasurer, with the assistance of the Accounting Department, oversaw all of the company’s financial transactions, from billing to the payment of stock dividends. James B. Winston was Treasurer from 1862 until 1904, with only the later half of his tenure reflected here. William D. Duke replaced him in 1904, serving until 1910.

In this listing, the Treasurer’s Office records also incorporate the records of the offices of Assistant Treasurer, Accounting, and the Paymaster, and include a variety of annual financial reports. Of particular interest is the Confederate debt statement by RF&P President Peter V. Daniel.

Folder 87Treasurer’s letterbook, 1881-1883 (J.B. Winston)
88Treasurer’s letterbook, 1889-1893 (J.B. Winston)
89Treasurer’s letterbook, 1895-1896 (J.B. Winston)
90Treasurer’s letterbook, 1895-1896 (J.B. Winston)
91Treasurer’s letterbook, 1899-1901 (J.B. Winston) * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
92Treasurer’s letterbook, 1903 (William Duke) * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
93Treasurer’s letterbook, 1904 (William Duke) * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
94Treasurer’s loose correspondence, 1870-1905
95Treasurer’s loose correspondence, 1906-1941
96Assistant Treasurer’s correspondence, 1920-1935 (Douglas Call)
97Paymaster’s letterbook, 1902-1906
98Paymaster’s loose correspondence, 1919
99Annual reports, 1916-1921
100Annual reports, 1918-1937
101Annual reports, 1925
102Annual reports, 1938-1947
103Annual reports, 1948-1954
104Annual reports, 1955-1966
105Annual reports to the State Corporation Commission, 1895-1899
106Annual reports to the State Corporation Commission, 1900-1912
107Annual report to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1889
108Annual reports to State Public Works, 1841, 1843, 1845-1848, 1909
109Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1930
110Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1947
111Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1948
112Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1949
113Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1950
114Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1951
115Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1952
116Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1953
117Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1954
118Annual report on Passenger Revenues, 1955
119Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1920 March-1921 December (2 copies)
120Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1922 January-1923 December
121Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1924-1925 (2 copies)
122Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1926-1927 (2 copies)
123Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1928-1929 (2 copies)
124Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1930-1931
125Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1932-1933
126Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1934-1935
127Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1936-1937
128Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1937-1938
129Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1940-1941
130Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1942-1943
131Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1944-1945
132Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1946-1947
133Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1948-1949
134Annual statements of Revenues, Expenses, Net Income, and Statistics of Operation, 1950-1951
135Accounts, 1839-1879
136Account books, Daily, 1876-1890
137Account books, Daily, 1905 January-1906 March
138Account books, Daily, 1908-1909
139Account books, Daily, 1909
140Account books, Daily, 1909-1910
141Account books, Daily, 1910
142Account books, Monthly, 1876-1890 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
143Account books, Monthly, 1890-1909 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
144Account books, Monthly, 1903-1905
145Account books, Monthly, 1905
146Bonds, General information, 1901
147Bonds, Guarantee, 1909
148Cash blotter, 1898 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
149Cash blotter, 1901
150Cash blotter, 1904
151Cash blotter, 1906-1908
152Check register * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
153Check register, 1941 July-1964 July (No. 3)
154Check register, 1953 January-1962 February
155Checks, Returned, 1929
156Debt/Loan notes
157Dividends paid, Statements of, 1836-1931
158Dividend notice, 1864
159Dividend scripts, 1896-1915 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
160Dividend scripts, 1907
161Dividend scripts, 1916
162Freight/Bill charges, 1856-1890
163Freight Bill, 1861
164Freight Bill, 1890's (Form 369)
165Freight Bill, 1890's (Form 369)
166Freight/Bill charges, 1895-1905
167Freight bills (from Various Railroads), 1899
168Freight/Bill Charges, 1960-1961 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
169Freight receipts, 1865
170Freight receipts, 1869
171Freight/Ticket balances, 1890's-early 1900's
172Internal Revenue Service Notice for Money Owed, 1878
173Income Tax Assessment, 1902
174Income Tax Assessment, 1914
175Injured stock, Appraisement and Voucher for Stock, 1899
176Order books, 1903 April-1904 June
177Order books, 1908 April-1908 June
178Payroll, 1882 July-1883 November
179Payroll, 1883 November-1884 March
180Payroll, 1884 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
181Payroll, 1902-1906
182Payroll receipts
183Payroll - Employee debit book, 1912 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
184Payroll - Unclaimed wages (Federal Control), 1918
185Real and Personal Property, Estimated value, 1880-1892
186Tariff, Local freight, 1877
187Tariff information, 1905
188Tariff information and correspondence, 1933
189Through line inventories, 1875-1876
190Through line overall report, 1890's
191Unlocated debts, 1834-1865
192Voluntary relief fund (Pension)
193Vouchers nos. 1-57
194Vouchers nos. 58-91
195Vouchers nos. 92-161
196Vouchers nos. 162-192
197Vouchers (Other Than Cash), 1880 (Folder 1 of 2)
198Vouchers (Other Than Cash), 1880 (Folder 2 of 2)
199Vouchers, 1886-1887
200Way bill Receipt, 1899
Miscellaneous:
201Bank of Virginia Bankbook
202Commodity Rates, 1892 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
203Confederate debt statement by P. V. Daniels
204Liberty loans, Information on, 1918
205Requisition for the Transport of Public Property, 1865
2061941 Mortgage

Section Five: The Secretary’s Office, 1887-1949 (ca. 25 items).

The Secretary’s duties included sending notices of all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and any special committees of the Board; attending and recording the actions of such meetings; and any other duties as assigned by the President.

The records in the section include accounts and correspondence concerning J. B. Winston’s superintendency of the Potomac Steamboat Company, 1881-1887; and Norman Call’s correspondence with Directors and others, as well as personal correspondence reflecting his membership in several civic organizations.

Folder 207Letterbook, 1881-1887 (J.B. Winston)
208Letterbook, 1914-1916 (Norman Call)
209Letterbook, 1916-1917 (Norman Call)
210Loose correspondence, 1923-1941
211Assistant Secretary’s correspondence, 1939-1949 (Harold S. Wood, Lawrence T. Oliver)
212Organizational changes, n.d. (Wood)

Section Six: The General Counsel’s Office, 1857-1947 (ca. 500 items).

The General Counsel served to advise the RF&P and to represent the road in legal matters, as well as to oversee adherence to government regulations. These records reflect the company’s involvement in contracts, mergers, land transactions, etc.

Folder 213Correspondence, 1869-1873
214Acts of Assembly, 1866-1867
215Arbitration proceedings, 1935
216By-Laws, 1926, 1947
217Call, Douglas, Concealed weapons permit, 1905
218Charter and amendments, 1924
Contracts and Agreements:
2191857 Stevens Railroad Brake Agreement
2201901 Agreement (Richmond-Washington Line Contract)
2211903 Lease Information concerning Washington Southern Railway
2221903 Appointment of Proxy for representatives of the Richmond-Washington Company to serve as proxy for the New York Trust Company, stockholders in the RF&P
2231904 Report to State Corporation Commission
2241904 Contract Between Atlantic Coast Line and RF&P for Byrd Street Station
2251918 Contract for Casualty Insurance
2261919 Acca Terminal Agreement
2271920 Merger of RF&P and Washington Southern Railway
2281920 Equipment Trust Agreement
2291924 Agreement with Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company et al for the use of Washington Terminal
2301927 Agreement with Pennsylvania Railroad Company et al for the use of Potomac Yard
2311927 RF&P Contract (Potomac Yard)
2321940, 1948 Agreement re: Passenger Terminals at Richmond
2331956 Southeastern Railroad Coach Pool Agreement
Deeds and leases:
2341865-1866 Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad land acquisition
235a1867 RF&P and Connection Co. Deed
Estate papers:
235bRives, William L.
236Robinson, Moncure
237-238Womble, John
239ICC Rulings, Folder 1
240ICC Rulings, Folder 2
241ICC Rulings, Folder 3
242ICC Rulings, Folder 4
243Legal Rulings, Misc., Folder 1
244Legal Rulings, Misc., Folder 2
245McGarel, Charles, Power of Attorney, 1875
246Mayo, Robert et al, Petition concerning steamboat line from Richmond to Norfolk
247Races, Separation of, on Trains, 1900
248Railway Labor Act, 1954
249Ration applications for Tires, Gas, etc., [1945]
250Reveley, D. R., Virginia State Treasurer, Depositions concerning, 1886
251Rules and Regulations Books, 1891, 1942
252Washington Terminal, Committee to codify agreements between The RF&P and various other roads over the use of, Report of, 1940

Section Seven: The Auditor’s Office, 1870-1940s (ca. 25 items).

Because the Commonwealth of Virginia was a major holder of RF&P stock, the Auditor’s office was required to submit annual reports and other records to state officials.

Folder 253Correspondence, etc., 1870s-1940s
254Report to the Auditor of Public Accounts, 1877-1899
255Records, June 1899
2561900 Auditor’s Journal
2571900 Public Accounts Audit

Section Eight: The Traffic Department, 1939-1971 (ca. 100 items).

The Traffic Manager supervised the work of the Traffic Department. The Department was responsible for: the development of all traffic; the establishment and authorization of all rates of transportation; the promotion of and development of new industries along the line of the road; instructions to Station, General, Passenger and Commercial Freight agents, Conductors and Baggage Masters; and the printing and distribution of tickets and advertising materials relating to passenger traffic.

The materials in this section reflect the Department’s efforts to insure the smooth transport of passengers along a safe and efficient route, including the establishment and maintenance of time tables, the oversight of switching and other signals, the avoidance of delays, and all other general traffic-related issues.

Folder 258Correspondence, 1888-1900
259Correspondence, 1900-1901
260Correspondence, 1901-1903
261Correspondence, 1903-1910
262Correspondence, 1915-1924
263Correspondence, 1924-1951
264Boarding Passes, 1839, 1840, and n.d.
265Bound Switching Book, 1940s * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
266Delay Book, 1904 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
267Passes, 1894-1938
268Passes, 1951-1965
269Ticket Records, 1963-1971
270Timetable scrapbook, 1915-1930
271Timetable scrapbook, 1915-1943
272Timetable scrapbook, 1917-1943
273Timetables, 1871, 1879*, 1881, 1903*, 1914, 1954, 1964, and 1966 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS

Section Nine: The General Manager/General Superintendent’s Office, 1866-1973 (ca. 100 items).

This department oversaw maintenance, personnel, and general issues regarding the railroad. It includes not only the General Manager and the General Superintendent, but also the Chief Special Agent, regular agents, and special representatives of the railroad. E.T.D. Myers, a future president of the company, served as general Superintendent in the late 1800's. Employee record books begin in 1888 and continue into the 1940s.

Folder 274 General Manager’s Correspondence, 1905-1923
275General Superintendent’s Correspondence, 1876-1940
276Special Representative’s Correspondence, 1973
277Chief Special Agent’s Correspondence, 1940
278Agent’s Correspondence, 1899-1907
279Accident Reports, 1907 June-1909 March
280Accident Reports, 1909 April 1909-1911 April
281Conductor's Information, 1866, 1918, 1927
282Death Notices of Employees, 1936, 1951
283Employee Records, 1900-1902
284Employee Records, 1902-1906
285Employee Records, 1906-1907
286Employee Records, 1907-1910
287Employee Records, 1910-1914
288Employee Records, 1914-1918
289Employee Records, 1918-1923
290Employee Records, 1923-1936
291Employee Records, 1936- 1945
292Employee Records, 1945-1955
293Employee Records, 1941-1942 (New Series)
294Employee Records, 1942-1943
295Employee Records, 1943-1944
296Employee Records, 1944-1955
297Employee Service Records, 1900-1927
298Examinations, Sight
299Employees, List of, 1885
300Employees Bonded By Guarantee, List of, 1905
301Meteorological Data, 1898-1899
302Meteorological Data, 1899 March-1905 December
303Meteorological Data, 1900
304Railroad Data, 1924 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
305Special Orders, 1873, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1920
306Transportation Department, Rules for the Government of, 1904
307U.S. Orders for Transportation, 1866

Section Ten: The Board of Presidents, 1867-1901(ca. 11 items).

This was an informal organization that included representatives of railroads between Weldon, N.C., and Washington, D.C., originally the Petersburg Railroad Company, the RF&P, and the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company, and later expanded to include other roads. The purpose of the board was to coordinate through traffic along the north-south corridor.

Folder 308Meeting Minutes, 1867 August-1878 November
309Meeting Minutes, 1869 April 20
310Meeting Minutes, 1870 May 31
311Meeting Minutes, 1871 January 16
312Meeting Minutes, 1871 December 12
313Meeting Minutes, 1872 November 21
314Meeting Minutes, 1874 July 24
315Meeting Minutes, 1875 October 1
316Meeting Minutes, 1875 December 23
317Report to Presidents and Directors, 1878 April 3
318Meeting Minutes, 1901

Section Eleven: Stockholders, 1878-1979 (ca. 200 items).

Of particular interest is Robert Ould’s address to the Stockholders, 1881, announcing his resignation because of continued conflict with the Pennsylvania Railroad concerning the provision of an all-rail link to Washington, D.C. The Philadelphia stockholders favored the continuance of the traditional rail-and-steamboat route. The threat of the loss of the lucrative U.S. Mail contract, as well as the clear preference of passengers for the all-rail route, forced the RF&P to abandon once and for all its relationship with the Potomac Steamboat Company.

Folder 319Report of Moncure Robinson and Thomas Biddle to Stockholders, 1878
320Meeting Minutes, 1878
321Robert Ould’s Address to Stockholders, 1881
322Meeting Minutes, 1890-1897
323List of Stockholders in the RF&P, 1900 January
324Meeting Minutes, 1902
325Resolutions, 1916
326Stock Certificates and Bonds, Canceled, 1836-1901 (1 of 2 folders)
327aStock Certificates and Bonds, Canceled, 1836-1901 (2 of 2 folders)
327bNotice and Proxy Statement, Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 1979

Section Twelve: Equipment/Construction, 1911-1969 (ca. 4,000 items)

This section of the collection reflects the constant improvements planned by the RF&P during its heyday in the early 1900's. Improvements were aimed at modernization through the introduction of new freight and passenger stations, new tracking, and new equipment. After World War II, due to the decrease in the demand for passenger service, freight service began to take priority.

Of particular interest in this section are the records relating to the construction and maintenance of Acca Yard in Richmond, Va., and to Potomac Yard, near Washington, D.C. The later served as the main connection between railroads north and south, providing freight storage, transfer, and equipment maintenance facilities for several major railroads. Also of interest are materials concerning the construction and outfitting of the RF&P company cars, known as “Business Cars,” intended for the transportation of company officials and other dignitaries.

Folder 328Acca Wye, Richmond, Va., Interlocking Towers at, 1911-1919
329Acca Wye, Richmond, Va., Specifications of Interlocking Towers at, 1918
330Acca Yard, Richmond, Va., Construction Reports, 1923 March 31
331Acca Yard, Richmond, Va., Construction Reports, 1923 May 31
332Acca Yard, Richmond, Va., Construction Reports, 1923 September 30
333Acca Yard, Richmond, Va., Construction Reports, 1924 January 21
334Alexandria Station, Alexandria, Va.
335aAquia Creek (Va.) Grade Maps
335bBoulton Shops, Richmond, Va., 1913
336Broad Street Station, Richmond, Va., Specifications for, 1918
337Broad Street Station, Richmond, Va., 1918-1972 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
338Fredericksburg (Va.) Station, Improvements to, 1924
339Potomac Yard, AF Interlocking Tower, Seminary Junction, 1920-1922
340Potomac Yard, Consolidation of AF and RO Towers, 1960-196
341Quantico (Va.) Station, 1910-1955
341Union Station, Washington, D.C. * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
343Valentine’s Abattoir, Richmond, Va., Survey of Trial Line, 1896 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
344Woodford (Va.) Station, 1910-1936
345Business Car One/One-Hundred, n.d.
346Business Car One/One-Hundred, 1910
347Business Car One/One-Hundred, 1911 January-August
348Business Car One/One-Hundred, 1911 September-October
349Business Car One/One-Hundred, 1911 November-December
350Business Car One/One-Hundred, 1912-1969
351Equipment Register, 1916
352Equipment Register, 1929
353Equipment Register, 1937
354Equipment Register, 1945
355Equipment Register, 1950
356Equipment Registers, Obsolete
357Inventories of Rolling Equipment, 1938-1968
358Locomotive Diagrams * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
359Locomotive (Steam) Specifications, 1877-1904
360Overhead Warning Signals, “Tell Tales”
361aSurveyor’s notebook, 1905-1908 (Augustus Mordecai)
361bTract maps, RF&P and C&O and Washington Southern * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
361cTrain Movement Density Chart, 1943 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS

Section Thirteen: Historical Information, 1865-1983 (ca. 1,000 items)

This section consists of various historical materials relating to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. Included are works written about the railroad, including an unpublished manuscript by Garnet L. Eskew and works by John B. Mordecai and Richard Prince; the reminiscences of former railroad employees; correspondence on the restoration and dedication of the Stonewall Jackson Shrine at Guinea, Va.; photographs of historic houses in Virginia and of the buildings of Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg; miscellaneous publications, chiefly 1920s, of railroad organizations; scrapbook and clippings; and miscellany.

Folder 362Correspondence on Abingdon, Va.
363Correspondence with Eskew, Garnet L.
364Correspondence on the Jackson Shrine, 1926-1928
365Correspondence on the Jackson Shrine, 1929-1930
366Correspondence on the Jackson Shrine, 1931-1961
367Correspondence on the Meade Memorial, Fredericksburg, Va.
368Correspondence on Mordecai, John B., “A Brief History” and “RF&P in the Second World War”
369Correspondence on Prince, Richard, “The Richmond-Washington Line and Related Railroads”
370Correspondence on Farrington, S. Kip, “Railroading from the Head End”
371Correspondence on various historical endeavors
372Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 1-4
373Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 5-7
374Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 8-9
375Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 10-12
376Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 13-14
377Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 15-17
378Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 18-19
379Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 20-21
380Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 22-24
381Histories: Eskew, Garnet L., untitled history of the RF&P, Chapters 25-26
382Histories: The legal history of the RF&P
383Histories: Mordecai, John B., A Brief History of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (1941)
384Histories: Mordecai, John B., Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in the Second World War (1948)
385Histories: RF&P Company History
386Histories: Turner, John Mills, Rhythm of the Railroad
387Photographs: Historic Houses
388Photographs: Jamestown, Petersburg, and unknown locations
389Photographs: Mary Washington College
390Photographs: Railroad scenes
391Photographs: Richmond, Va.
392Press releases, 1966-1969
393Press releases, 1970-1973
394Press releases, 1974-1976
395Press releases, 1977-1979
396Press releases, 1980-1983
397aPublications: Association of Railroad Executives, 1920-1931
397bPublications: Caroline County (Va.) Agent, 1925, 1926
398Publications: Committee on Public Relations of the Eastern Railroads, 1925-1940
399Publications: Lee (Ivy L.) Associates, New York, N.Y., 1920-1925
400Publications: Life & Health Magazine, 1943
401Publications: National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, 1921
402Publications: National Bank of Commerce in New York, 1921
403Publications: National Railway Historical Society. Old Dominion Chapter, 1982
404Publications: New York Tribune, 1920
405Publications: Pennsylvania Railroad, 1920-1940
406Publications: Pioneer of America Society, 1973
407Publications: Railway Age, 1920-1921
408Publications: Railway Business Association, 1920
409Publications: Railway Review, 1924
410Publications: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, 1924-1947
411Publications: United States. Dept. Of Labor. Employment Service, 1921-1938
412aPublications: Virginia. Commonwealth, 1908-1928
412bPublications: Western Union Telegraph Company, 1865
413Publications: Miscellaneous, 1918-1967
414Miscellaneous materials: 100th Anniversary Program
415Miscellaneous materials: Civil War materials
416Miscellaneous materials: Newspaper clippings
417Miscellaneous materials: Reminiscences of RF&P employees
418Miscellaneous materials: Scrapbook, 1876-1896
419Miscellaneous materials on historical topics related to the RF&P
420Miscellaneous materials on historical topics, non-RF&P

Section Fourteen: Affiliated Companies, 1857-1964 (ca. 1,000 items).

These companies were all at some time related to the RF&P.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Connection Company (afterwards called Connection Railroad) was chartered in March 1866. Only one and one-fourth miles long, the line linked the two railroads in the city of Richmond, operating from 1867 until 1919.

The Crown Hill Coal Company, which operated a mine in the Kanawha coal district, was purchased in 1917 to safeguard an adequate supply of fuel for both the RF&P and the Washington Southern Railway. When it was found that coal could be economically obtained elsewhere, operation of the mine was discontinued. The property was sold in 1926.

The Potomac Railroad Company was incorporated in 1867 to build a connection from the RF&P near Fredericksburg to the City of Alexandria. The RF&P advanced the company $111,000 for the construction of the line.

The RF&P acquired stock in the Washington and Fredericksburg Steamboat Company (after 1855 known as the Potomac Steamboat Company) in 1845 and later acquired controlling interest in the line. The RF&P used steamboats to provide the final link with Washington until 1877, when it became apparent that the public preferred the quicker and more convenient all-rail service.

The RF&P Transportation Company was chartered in 1929 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the railroad to provide bus service over the Richmond-Washington Highway between Washington and points south of Alexandria to Richmond.

The Suburban Motor Coach Company was incorporated in 1928 to operate passenger buses between Richmond and Ashland, thus permitting the withdrawal of local steam trains. While this operation was not self-supporting the saving between its cost and the cost of the steam trains was considerable.

Richmond Terminal Railway Company was chartered in 1916 to construct and manage the passenger terminal at Broad Street. The station opened in 1919 and served as the city’s main passenger depot until 1975. It now houses the Science Museum of Virginia.

The Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, while not officially connected to the RF&P, was made up of employees and was sponsored by employees and officers of the company. The Association formed a baseball team in 1919 and a basketball team in 1920 that played other college, company, and community teams throughout Virginia.

The Washington Terminal Company was established to oversee the construction and administration of Union Station. Stock was held by of all of the railroads using the station; day-to-day administration fell to the management of the RF&P.

The Washington Southern Railway, was, in connection with the RF&P, known as the “Richmond-Washington Line.” Though two independent companies, after 1901 the operations of the Washington Southern were turned over to the officers of the RF&P, with each officer serving in a dual role.

Folder 421aAlexandria & Fredericksburg Railroad, List of deeds in Fairfax co., Va.
421bConnection Railroad Reports of Gross and Net Receipts, 1880-1892
421cConnection Railroad Track map, 1916 *
421dCrown Hill Coal Company, Correspondence, 1917-March 1918
421eCrown Hill Coal Company, Correspondence, April 1918-December 1918
422aPotomac Railroad Company leases, 1880-1892
422bPotomac Steamboat Company Cash Book, 1840s [1837-1839]
423Potomac Steamboat Company Cash Book, 1840s [1840 Jan-Jun]
424Potomac Steamboat Company Cash Book, 1840s [1840 Jul-Dec]
425Potomac Steamboat Company Cash Book, 1840s [1841]
426Potomac Steamboat Company Letterbook (J. B. Winston), 1881-1882
427Potomac Steamboat Company Letterbook (J. B. Winston), 1889-1890
428Potomac Steamboat Company Miscellaneous Legal Documents, 1878
429Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Transportation Company Checks
430Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Transportation Company Cash Book, 1916-1921 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
431Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1927
432Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1929
433Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1930
434Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1932
435Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1933
436Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1934
437Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1935
438Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1936
439Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1937
440Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1938
441Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1939
442Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1940
443Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1941
444Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1942
445Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1943
446Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1944
447Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1945
448Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1947
449Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1948
450Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1949
451Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1950
452Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1951
456Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1952
454Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1953
455Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1954
456Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1955
457Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1956
458Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1957
459Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1958
460Richmond Terminal Railway Annual Report, 1959
461Richmond Terminal Railway Cash Book, 1919-1921 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
462Richmond Terminal Railway Charter and By-Laws, 1916
463Richmond Terminal Railway Check register, 1955-1964
464Richmond Terminal Railway Contract with W. G. Cornell Company, 1917
465Richmond Terminal Railway Mortgage, 1922
466Richmond Terminal Railway Mortgage, 1940
467Richmond Terminal Railway, Passenger Terminal agreement, 1922
468Richmond Terminal Railway, Passenger Terminal agreement, 1940
469aRichmond Terminal Railway, Passenger Terminal agreement, 1958
469bRichmond Terminal Railway, Track map, 1944 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
470Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Constitution
471Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Correspondence, 1919
472Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Correspondence, 1920-1921
473Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Membership applications (1 of 2)
474Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Membership applications (2 of 2)
475Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Membership lists, 1919-1920
476Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Newspaper clippings, 1919-1920
477Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Player contracts (blank)
478Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Receipts, 1919-1920
479Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Rules and regulations
480Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, Semi-annual meeting materials
481aRichmond Terminal Athletic Association, Standings and schedules
481bRichmond Terminal Athletic Association, Treasurer’s Account book, 1929-1941 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
482Richmond Terminal Athletic Association (Basketball), Correspondence, 1920
483Richmond Terminal Athletic Association (Basketball), Correspondence, 1921
484Richmond Terminal Athletic Association (Basketball), Financial materials
485Richmond Terminal Athletic Association (Basketball), Miscellaneous
486Richmond-Washington Line Logo
487Suburban Motor Coach Company Stock Certificates, 1928-1929
488Washington Southern Railway Company, Accounts of land purchases, ca. 1904
489Washington Southern Railway Company, Agreement, 1901, with Southern Railway
490Washington Southern Railway Company, Annual Report, 1917
491Washington Southern Railway Company, Check book, 1913-1917
492Washington Southern Railway Company, Deed, 1904
493Washington Southern Railway Company, Earnings/Expenditures, 1901-1909 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
494Washington Southern Railway Company, Mergers, 1920 (Equipment Trust)
495aWashington Southern Railway Company, Mergers, 1920 (RF&P)
495bWashington Southern Railway Company, Minutes, 1915, re: traffic allowances at Potomac Yard
496Washington Southern Railway Company, Mortgages, 1903 and 1905
497Washington Terminal Company, Correspondence, 1907-1913
498Washington Terminal Company, Ticket Office. Correspondence, 1910
499Washington Terminal Company, Track and yard maps, 1905, 1919, 1933 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS

Section Fifteen: Miscellaneous Non-Affiliated Organizations, 1883-1948 (ca. 1,000 items).

Materials relating to these companies and organizations were included in the gift from CSX, but are not directly related to the operations of the RF&P. Of particular interest are the records of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.

Folder 500Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Court case, 1907
501Delaware and Hudson Railroad Map, 1949
502Ginter Park Residents Association Assessments, 1912 * See OVERSIZE VOLUMES
503Life of Virginia Annual Statement, 1887
504Palmetto Railroad, Minutes of meeting of incorporation, 1884
505Palmetto Railroad, Subscription list, 1884
506Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, Testimony before the U.S. Congress, 1945
507Reading Railroad Map, 1948
508Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Adjutant's Office correspondence, 1926-1933
509Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Applications, 1917-1930
510Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Balance sheets, 1926-1929
511Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Commander’s Office correspondence, 1928-1930
512Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Constitution and by-laws, 1925-1927
513Richmond Light Infantry Blues, May 10 Celebration, 1929
514Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Membership records
515Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Membership rosters
516Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Orders, 1926-1928
517Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Orders, 1929
518Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Orders, 1930-1932
519Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Paymaster’s Office correspondence, 1930-1931
520Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Proxy notices, 1926
521Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Secretary’s Office notice, 1927-1933
522Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Treasurer’s Office, 1926-1930
523Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Woman’s Auxiliary, 1932
524Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Yorktown Celebration, 1931
525Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Miscellaneous, 1927-1932
526Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Richmond facilities map, 1933 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
527Southern Railway, Miscellaneous, 1895-1896
528Southern Railway, Richmond facilities map, 1935 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
529Virginia-Carolina Railroad, Notes and correspondence, 1883-1884
530Virginia-Carolina Railroad, Transfer Book, 1886
531Westhampton Park Railroad Company, Henrico co. right-of-way, 1903 * See OVERSIZE MATERIALS
532Woodmen of the World “Camp L Convention,” 1900

Index and Container List

 Index to Sections

Abingdon, Va., 13
Acca Terminal, Richmond, Va., 6
Acca Wye, Richmond, Va., 12
Acca Yard, Richmond, Va., 12
Accident reports, 9
Account books, 4
Accounting Department, 4
Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railroad, 6, 14
Alexandria Station, Alexandria, Va., 12
Annual reports, 4
Aquia Creek, Va., 12
Assistant to the President, 3
Assistant Treasurer, 4
Association of Railroad Executives, 13
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, 6, 15
Auditor, 7

Biddle, Thomas, 11
Boulton Shops, Richmond, Va.
Broad Street Station, Richmond, Va., 12
Business cars, 12
Byrd Street Station, Richmond, Va., 6

Call, Douglas, 6
Call, Norman, 3, 5
Caroline County, Va., Agent, 13
Charter, 6
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, 12
Civil War, 13
Committee on Public Relations of the Eastern Railroads, 13
Confederate debt, 4
Connection Railroad, 6, 14
Construction, 12
Crown Hill Coal Company, 14

Daniel, Peter V., Jr., 2, 4
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, 15
Desegregation of trains, 6
Directors, Board of, 1
Duke, William D., 3, 4

Employee records, 9
Equipment, 12
Eskew, Garnet L., 13

Fredericksburg Station, Fredericksburg, Va., 12

General Counsel, 2, 6
General Manager, 9
General Superintendent, 9
Ginter Park Residents Association, 15
Guinea, Va., 13

Interlocking towers, 12
Interstate Commerce Commission, 6

Leake, William Josiah, 2
Lee (Ivy L.) Associates, New York, N.Y., 13
Life & Health Magazine, 13
Life of Virginia, 15
Locomotive diagrams, 12

Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va., 13
Mayo, Robert, 6
McGarel, Charles, 6
Meade Memorial, Fredericksburg, Va., 13
Meteorological data, 9
Mordecai, Augustus, 12
Mordecai, John B., 13
Myers, Edmund T. D., 2, 9

National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, 13
National Bank of Commerce in New York, 13
National Railway Historical Society, Old Dominion Chapter, 13
New York Tribune, 13

Ould, Robert, 11

Palmetto Railroad, 15
Paymaster, 4
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 6, 11, 13
Petersburg Railroad Company, 10
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company, 6
Pioneer of American Society, 13
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, 15
Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad, 3
Potomac Railroad Company, 14
Potomac Steamboat Company, 5, 11, 14
Potomac Yard, Washington, D.C., 6, 12
President, 1, 2
Presidents, Board of, 10
Prince, Richard, 13

Quantico Station, Quantico, Va., 12

Railroad passes, 8
Railway Age, 13
Railway Business Association, 13
Railway Review, 13
Reading Railroad, 15
Reveley, D. R., 6
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company, 10
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 15
Richmond Terminal Athletic Association, 14
Richmond Terminal Railway, 14
Richmond-Washington Line, 6, 13, 14
Rives, William L., 6
Robinson, Moncure, 6. 11

Scrapbooks, 13
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 15
Secretary, 5
Southern Railway, 15
State Corporation Commission, 6
Steamboats, 6, 14
Stevens Railroad Brake, 6
Stockholders, 11
Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Guinea, Va., 13
Suburban Motor Coach Company, 14
Surveyor’s notebook, 12

Through lines, 10
Timetables, 8
Traffic Department, 8
Traffic Manager, 8
Treasurer, 4
Turner, John Mills, 13

Union Station, Washington, D.C., 12

Vice President, 3
Virginia-Carolina Railroad, 15

Washington and Fredericksburg Steamboat Company SEE Potomac Steamboat Company
Washington Southern Railway, 6, 12, 14
Washington Terminal, 6
Washington Terminal Company, 14
Western Union Telegraph Company, 13
Westhampton Park Railroad Company, 15
White, William H., 2
Winston, James B., 4, 5
Womble, John, 6
Woodford Station, Woodford, Va., 12
Woodmen of the World, 15


Container List

Box 1
   Section 1: Board of Directors (Folders 1-44)
   Section 2: President’s Office (Folders 45-48)

Box 2
   Section 2: President’s Office, cont. (Folders 49-58)

Box 3
   Section 2: President’s Office, cont. (Folders 59-67)

Box 4
   Section 2: President’s Office, cont. (Folders 68-76)

Box 5
   Section 2: President’s Office, cont. (Folders 77-85)
   Section 3: Vice-President’s Office (Folder 86)

Box 6
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office (Folders 87-102)

Box 7
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 103-114)

Box 8
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 115-122)

Box 9
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 123-134)

Box 10
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 135-152)

Box 11
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 153-175)

Box 12
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 176-200)

Box 13
   Section 4: Treasurer’s Office, cont. (Folders 201-206)
   Section 5: Secretary’s Office (Folders 207-212)

Box 14
   Section 6: General Council/Legal Materials (Folders 213-252)

Box 15
   Section 7: Auditor’s Office (Folders 253-257)
   Section 8: Traffic Department (Folders 258-273)

Box 16
   Section 9: General Manager/Superintendent’s Office (Folders 274-285)

Box 17
   Section 9: General Manager/Superintendent’s Office, cont. (Folders 286-290)

Box 18
   Section 9: General Manager/Superintendent’s Office, cont. (Folders 291-295)

Box 19
   Section 9: General Manager/Superintendent’s Office, cont. (Folders 296-307)

Box 20
   Section 10: Board of Presidents (Folders 308-318)
   Section 11: Stockholders (Folders 319-327)
   Section 12: Equipment/Construction Records (Folders 328-344)

Box 21
   Section 12: Equipment/Construction Records, cont. (Folders 345-361)

Box 22
   Section 13: Historical Information (Folders 362-391)

Box 23
   Section 13: Historical Information (Folders 392-420)

Box 24
   Section 14: Affiliated Companies (Folders 421-455)

Box 25
   Section 14: Affiliated Companies, cont. (Folders 456-499)

Box 26
   Section 15: Non-Affiliated Companies and Miscellaneous (Folders 500-532)


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