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Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG 634

Scope and Contents

The collection contains interchange records of daily car reports of the Washington, Idaho and Montana railroad.

Dates

  • Creation: 1966 - 1971

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

On April 18, 1962, the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized acquisition of the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway Company by the Milwaukee Land Company, a subsidiary of the Milwaukee Road. Under an agreement dated August 14, 1961, the Milwaukee Land Company paid Potlatch Forests, Inc. $460.000 for all WA, I and MT stock. In spite of the transfer of ownership, the WA, I and MT continued to operate under its own name until 1980. When the Milwaukee Road was sold in 1980 the Burlington Northern Railroad purchased a portion of the road in Washington and Idaho which included the Washington Idaho, and Montana line.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Contains sampling of daily reports of cars from 1966-1971.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is a sampling of the interchange daily car reports, one month from each year.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were donated by Thomas E. Burg.

Related Materials

MG 139 WA, ID, & MT Railway records

Title
Guide to Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Erin Geslani.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository