Finding aid for the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation
Title: Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs
Dates: 1825-1976
Extent: 1.00 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation was a Northeast Ohio railroad enthusiasts club which was formed in 1945 as the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In 1955 it incorporated as the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. The collection consists of views collected by the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation of interstate, interurban, and street railroads in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Included are views of Cleveland, Ohio area interurban and street railroads as well as many railroad construction photographs.
PG Number PG 262
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation

The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1945 as the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In December 1955, the Midwest Chapter was incorporated as the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation. The group's membership was drawn chiefly from northeast Ohio. Aside from an annual meeting, the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation sponsored trips to such places as New York, Washington, D. C., Chardon, and Painesville. One of the trips was a mystery trip, where the passengers were not told of the train's destination. These trips were on passenger coaches which the foundation had purchased and restored to working order. The foundation later bought a steam locomotive to pull the cars. During the 1970s, the foundation's train was operated by the Cuyahoga Valley Line, which sponsored excursions to Hale Farm and Akron.


Scope and Content

The Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs, ca. 1825-1976, consist of views collected by the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation of interstate, interurban, and street railroads in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Included are views of Cleveland, Ohio area interurban and street railroads as well as many railroad construction photographs. The collection includes approximately 600 black and white photographs that measure 8 x 10 inches and smaller.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of railroads, railways, interurban railroads, street railroads, and transportation in the United States in the nineteenth century and twentieth century.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in five series. Each series is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Series I: Ohio Railways
Series II: United States Railways
Series III: Foreign Railways
Series IV: Railway Construction
Series V: Miscellaneous and Unidentified Railroad Views

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4027 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation -- Photograph collections.
Railroads -- Canada -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Great Britain -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Ohio -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs.
Railroads -- United States -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Photographs.
Street-railroads -- United States -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 262 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

These photographs were removed from MS 4027 Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation Records. Gift of the Midwest Railroad Historical Foundation in 1982.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: Ohio Railways 1864-1976

Box Folder
1 1 Akron, Bedford, and Cleveland Railroad Company, copy of schedule 1897
1 2 Akron Transportation Company ca. 1925
1 3 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1832-1952
1 4 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, wreck, Ravenna, Ohio 1966
1 5 Bessemer and Lake Erie, Conneaut, Ohio 1970
1 6 Chesapeake and Ohio 1949
1 7 Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, Bedford, Ohio 1864
1 8 Cleveland street railways, Clifford C. Noe, Album 1, containing 218 photographs ca. 1900-1950
1 9 Cleveland street railways, Album 2, containing 45 photographs ca. 1910-1949
1 10 Cleveland street railways, Album 3, containing 13 photographs ca. 1915-1940
1 11 Cleveland, Elyria and Western Railway 1930
1 12 Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Railway ca. 1925-1932
1 13 Cleveland Transit System, street cars 1935-1950
1 14 Cleveland Transit System, garages and yards ca. 1950
1 15 Cleveland Union Terminal, first train in station 1928
1 16 Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railway, Cleveland ca. 1930
1 17 Cuyahoga Valley Line 1976
1 18 E. O. T. (East Ohio Transit?), Kinsman Road between Green and Richmond Roads 1913
1 19 Erie Railroad ca. 1930-1950
1 20 Lake Shore Electric Railway ca. 1940
1 21 New York Central, inspection engine "Cleveland" 1917
1 22 Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company ca. 1910-1925
1 23 Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Lines ca. 1950
1 24 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, East 93rd Street station 1938
1 25 Youngstown Southern Railway 1949

Series II: United States Railways 1831-1972

Box Folder
1 26 Atlantic and Gulf Railroad ca. 1930
1 27 Camden and Amboy 1831
1 28 Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad ca. 1955
1 29 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway ca. 1960
1 30 Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Short Line ca. 1920
1 31 Detroit Street Railway ca. 1925
1 32 Detroit United Lines Railways ca. 1910-1920
1 33 E. E. C. Railroad ca. 1900
1 34 Eastern Michigan Railways ca. 1920
1 35 Erie-Lackawana 1963
1 36 Frisco ca. 1940
1 37 Grand Trunk Western ca. 1950-1959
1 38 Indiana Railroad 1935-1939
1 39 Interstate Public Service Company ca. 1920
1 40 Laurel Line, Pennsylvania ca. 1950
1 41 Long Island ca. 1935
1 42 Los Angeles Railway Company ca. 1936
1 43 Los Angeles Transit Lines, Los Angeles, California ca. 1940
1 44 Milwaukee Road ca. 1935
1 45 Morris and Essey Railroad 1838
1 46 National Railway Historical Society, Midwest Chapter ca. 1960
1 47 New Haven 1935
1 48 New Jersey Central Lines 1910
1 49 New York Central Railway 1893-1954
1 50 Nickel Plate Railroad 1963
1 51 Norfolk and Western Railway ca. 1930
1 52 Northern Pacific Railway 1940 1957
1 53 Pacific Electric Railway ca. 1925-1936
1 54 Penn Central Railroad ca. 1970
1 55 Pennsylvania Railroad ca. 1890-1950
1 56 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad ca. 1955
1 57 Reading Railroad 1946
1 58 Richmond and Danville Railroad 1864
1 59 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad 1865-1965
1 60 Richmond-Washington Line ca. 1945
1 61 Southern Railway ca. 1935
1 62 Southern Pacific Lines ca. 1935
1 63 Street railway, Boston, Massachusetts ca. 1955
1 64 Street railway, Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania ca. 1955
1 65 Street railway, Chicago, Illinois 1908-1952
1 66 Street railway, Houston, Texas ca. 1945
1 67 Street railway, Portland, Oregon ca. 1935
1 68 Texas Electric, Dallas, Texas ca. 1950
1 69 Toledo and Eastern Railroad 1949
1 70 Union Pacific Railway 1869-1949
1 71 Union Station of Richmond, Virginia ca. 1900-1950
1 72 Virginia Railroad Station 1870
1 73 Virginia and Truckee Railroad 1875
1 74 Wabash Railway 1944-1950
1 75 West Pennsylvania Railways Company, Connelsville and Leiseuring ca. 1950
1 76 Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad 1972

Series III: Foreign Railways 1881-1966

Box Folder
1 77 British railroads, from The Railway Magazine 1948-1953
1 78 Canadian National Railroad ca. 1950-1960
1 79 Canadian Pacific Railway 1881-1958
1 80 Japanese Railroad 1966
1 81 London Midland Scottish (Railway Co.?) ca. 1936
1 82 Montreal and Southern Counties, street railway ca. 1950
1 83 Talylln Railway, Wales ca. 1955

Series IV: Railway Construction 1905-1917

Box Folder
1 84 Between Barberton and Clinton, Ohio 1909
1 85 Bridge construction, no location indicated ca. 1910
1 86 Clearing tracks, no location indicated ca. 1910
1 87 Orman and Crook Construction Company c a. 1907
1 88-89 The Paul and Henry Construction Company ca. 1905
1 90 St. Joseph, Michigan 1906
1 91-92 Waverly, Ohio 1916-1917
1 93 West Park, Ohio(?) 1909
1 94 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Orrville, Ohio 1906
1 95 Unidentified right-of-way excavation ca. 1910

Series V: Miscellaneous and Unidentified Railroad Views ca. 1825-1976

Box Folder
1 96 Association of American Railroads print series ca. 1825-1950
1 97 Joe Hawynn, engineer ca. 1930
1 98 Model railroads ca. 1940
1 99 Passenger car interior, unidentified line ca. 1948
1 100 Railroad history prints 1825-1884
1 101 TurboTrain, United Aircraft Corporation 1972
1 102 Unidentified groups ca. 1915
1 103 Unidentified railroads ca. 1900-1950