Larry Engelman Railroad History collection
SPEC.051
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
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Larry Engelman Railroad History collection SPEC.051
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Larry Engelman Railroad History collection
Date
1903-1973
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet 1 box
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Larry Engelman Railroad History collection, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University
Libraries
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Historical Note
The railway system in the United States began to develop in the early Nineteenth Century and
experienced rapid growth from 1830-1860. The first transcontinental railway was completed in 1869 as
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines were linked at Promontory Summit. Significant confrontations
between organized labor and railroad companies and manufacturers occurred in the late 19th century. The
increased availability of automobiles, the development of highways throughout the United States, and
tumultuous economic trends led to a decreasing railroad ridership in the early Twentieth Century; a trend
which was temporarily arrested during World War II as a result of the increased transportation of military
personnel and supplies across the nation. Railroad ridership continued to decline following World War II
with the continued increase of automobile traffic and the growing availability of air transportation. That
decline resulted in the merger of railroad companies and the discontinuation of many routes in throughout
the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes publications and artifacts from East Coast railroad companies (Long Island, New
York Central, Norfolk and Western, Penn Central, and Seaboard) between 1903- 1973. Majority of the
publications are from 1956-1973.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Larry Engelman on
2009/09/01.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2009/09/02 by Jennifer Morrill. Finding aid created 2009/09/02 by
Jennifer Morrill. EAD finding aid completed 2009/09/08 by Maren L. Read. EAD finding aid revised
2012/11/29 by Stephen Jones.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
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Long Island Railroad Company.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company.
Penn Central Transportation Company.
Pullman Company.
Seaboard Railway Company.
Genre(s)
• Publications
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Personal Name(s)
• Engelman, Larry
Subject(s)
• Employee handbooks
• Railroad
• Time-tables
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Collection Inventory
Larry Engelman Railroad History collection
Artifacts, undated
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Bulletin 20, no. 1, 1966 Jan.
Constitution of the Grand Lodge, 1963
Lynbrook Long Island Railroad Time Table, 1960/06/19
The Move Toward Railroad Mergers, 1962
New York Central System Beeliner, 1967 June
New York Central Employee Handbook, 1957
New York Central System Headlight, 1960 April-Oct.
Nickel and Plate Road, 1964 Sept.-Oct.
Norfolk and Western Magazine, 1964 Oct.
Operation Manuals, 1956-1959
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Penn Central Post, 1969 Nov.
Penn Central Time Tables, 1966-1973
Pullman Company, undated
Railroad Agreements, 1926-1962
Railway Inter Clerk Change, 1975 June-Aug.
Safety Rules, 1968
Seaboard Railway Advertisement, 1903
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