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Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and | Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes. | ||
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| Canadian Pacific | | [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]] | ||
| Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | | Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | ||
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=== Other | === Other Railroads === | ||
*[http://rlhs.org/Reference/antebellum.shtml Antebellum American Railroad: 1830-1860 Compendium] | |||
*Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | *Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
*[[Illinois Central Railroad]] 1882 Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA | *[[Illinois Central Railroad]] 1882 Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA | ||
[http://www.cyndislist.com/railroads/ Cyndi's List - Railroads] | ''' Finding Railroad Records''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Occupations_Finding_Railroad_Records_- International Institute Wiki Article Finding Railroad Records] | |||
'''Bibliography''' | |||
* Wendy L. Elliott, C.G. ''Railroad Records and Genealogical Research'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 75 (December 1987): 271-277. | |||
* [https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/railroad-records-1.html David A. Pfeiffer. " Riding the Rails Up Paper Mountain." Prologue 29 (Spring, 1997) National Archives] | |||
* Dean R. Thilgen. ''Researching Railroad Records.'' Minnesota Genealogist. 27 ( ): 128- 134. | |||
''' National Archives ''' | |||
*[http://rlhs.org/Services/Guides/ Guide to Railroad Records at the National Archives] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2765273 Marion M. Johnson. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the Commissioner of Railroads : (Record group 193).''Washington D.C. : National Archives and Records Services Administration, 1964. FS Library Digital images] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1028624 David Pfeiffer. comp. ''Records relating to North American railroads:National Archives reference information paper 91.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2001. FS Library 973 J53] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1977270 Peter F. Brauer, comp. ''Records relating to railroads in the cartographic section of the National Archives.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2010. FS Library 973 J53r v.116] | |||
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/184.html Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, Record Group 184, National Archives] | |||
''' Sources ''' | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/966607 Holly T. Hansen. ''The Directory of North American railroads, associations, societies, archives, libraries, museums and their collections.''Croydon, Utah : HT Holly Research Services, c1999 FS Library 970 C43h] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/69495 Ronald G. Watt. ''Guide to railroad collections in the Intermountain West.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Conference of InterMountain Archivists, 1984. FS Library 979 A3g] | |||
*[http://rlhs.org/Reference/research.shtml Directory of Railroad Research Locations.] | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/railroads/ Cyndi's List - Railroads] | |||
''' Societies ''' | |||
*[http://rlhs.org/ Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc.] | |||
*[https://www.gnrhs.org/ Great Northern Railway Historical Society] | |||
*[http://uphs.org/ Union Pacific Historical Society] | |||
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[[Category:US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Railroads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Railroads]] | [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Railroads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Railroads]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:52, 5 January 2024
Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes.
| Service Started | Railroad | Normal Route | Connecting Spike |
| 1869 |
The First Transcontinental Railroad Central Pacific + Union Pacific |
Omaha, NE - Sacramento, CA | Promontory Summit, UT |
| 1881 | Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe + Southern Pacific | Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA | Deming, NM |
| 1881 | Texas and Pacific + Southern Pacific | St. Louis, MO - Los Angeles, CA | Sierra Blanca, TX |
| 1883 | Southern Pacific | New Orleans, LA - Sacramento, CA | Pecos River, TX |
| 1883 | Northern Pacific | Duluth, MN - Seattle, WA | Gold Creek, MT |
| 1885 | Atlantic and Pacific | Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1885 | Canadian Pacific | Halifax, NS - Vancouver, BC | Craigellachie, BC |
| 1893 | Great Northern Railway (U.S.) | Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA | Scenic, WA |
| 1925 | Union Pacific (via Boise, ID) | Granger, WY - Portland, OR |
Other Railroads
- Antebellum American Railroad: 1830-1860 Compendium
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad 1882 Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA
Finding Railroad Records
Bibliography
- Wendy L. Elliott, C.G. Railroad Records and Genealogical Research National Genealogical Society Quarterly 75 (December 1987): 271-277.
- David A. Pfeiffer. " Riding the Rails Up Paper Mountain." Prologue 29 (Spring, 1997) National Archives
- Dean R. Thilgen. Researching Railroad Records. Minnesota Genealogist. 27 ( ): 128- 134.
National Archives
- Guide to Railroad Records at the National Archives
- Marion M. Johnson. Preliminary inventory of the records of the Commissioner of Railroads : (Record group 193).Washington D.C. : National Archives and Records Services Administration, 1964. FS Library Digital images
- David Pfeiffer. comp. Records relating to North American railroads:National Archives reference information paper 91.Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2001. FS Library 973 J53
- Peter F. Brauer, comp. Records relating to railroads in the cartographic section of the National Archives.Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2010. FS Library 973 J53r v.116
- Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, Record Group 184, National Archives
Sources
- Holly T. Hansen. The Directory of North American railroads, associations, societies, archives, libraries, museums and their collections.Croydon, Utah : HT Holly Research Services, c1999 FS Library 970 C43h
- Ronald G. Watt. Guide to railroad collections in the Intermountain West. Salt Lake City, Utah : Conference of InterMountain Archivists, 1984. FS Library 979 A3g
- Directory of Railroad Research Locations.
- Cyndi's List - Railroads
Societies
- Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc.
- Great Northern Railway Historical Society
- Union Pacific Historical Society