SAINT PAUL UNION DEPOT COMPANY:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Saint Paul Union Depot Company (Minn.), creator.
	Title:	Saint Paul Union Depot Company records.
	Dates:	1879-1985.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Minutes (1897-1985), annual reports (1885-1980), correspondence and subject files (1910s-1970s), payroll records (1885-1970), accounting records (1879-1977), operating statements (1921-1975), engineering and architectural drawings (1889-1954), and miscellaneous legal and financial papers (1896-1955) documenting the existence of a now defunct company organized in 1879 to serve the nine major railroads entering the Twin Cities. The jointly owned and operated company controlled 9.24 miles of St. Paul trackage and terminal facilities, including the depot building. The company was operated in tandem with the Minnesota Transfer Railway Company, with effective control of both properties exercised by the same board comprised of representatives of the nine joint tenants. The current depot facility was built during 1919-1924; passenger service ceased in 1971.
	Quantity:	74.85 cubic feet (47 boxes and 1 oversize folder).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

The records document most important aspects of the company's management throughout its existence. There is information on its operations, finances, government relations, personnel, and physical plant. An extensive set of linen tracings document the construction and modification of the depot building.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul Union Depot Company (Minn.) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Provenance:

Portions of this collection were previously cataloged separately as part of either the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroad records.

Accession Information:

Great Northern accession numbers: 936; 1251; 1833; 2133; 2168; 3738-3743

Northern Pacific accession numbers: 6615; 7384; 8476; 10,717; 11,223; 11,761

Manuscript accession numbers: 12,153; 12,400; 13,507; 13,839; 13,840; 14,414; 16,228; 16,661; 16,719

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 990017113520104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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147.F.14.10F		Articles of incorporation, bylaws, and related corporate documents, 1879-1967. 1 folder and 1 volume.


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147.C.8.6F	Minute books:
		Stockholders, board of directors, and executive committee minutes, November 3, 1916-August 19, 1986. 3 volumes and 3 folders.
		Board of directors minutes, May 10, 1972-November 19, 1985. 1 volume.
			[0.3 cubic feet empty, letter sized]


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134.K.17.12F	Minutes of meetings:
		Distinct sets came from both Burlington Northern and Minnesota Transfer Railway Company, resulting in some overlap.
		Northern Pacific Railway set:
			Stockholders and directors meetings (indexed), May 12, 1897-May 11, 1938. 1 volume.
			Executive committee meetings (indexed), April 19, 1917-April 15, 1938. 1 volume.
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146.C.5.3B		Minnesota Transfer Railway Company set:
			Folders containing stockholders and directors, special meeting of directors, and executive committee. Files include minutes as well as supporting and related correspondence and papers.
			December 1913-December 1917. 42 folders.
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146.C.5.4F			February 1918-February 1923. 38 folders.
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146.C.5.5B			March 1923-September 1932. 23 folders.
				[0.4 cubic feet empty, legal sized]
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146.C.6.1B			October 1932-May 1942. 16 folders.
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146.C.6.2F			May 1943-October 1953. 17 folders.
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146.C.6.3B			November 1953-October 1959. 24 folders.
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146.C.6.4F			November 1959-November 1966. 31 folders.
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146.C.6.5B			February 1967-November 1970. 17 folders.


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146.C.6.5B		Historical, legal, and securities-related papers, 1896-1955. 4 folders.


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146.C.6.6F		Annual reports to stockholders, 1900-1904, 1927-1972.


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147.F.14.10F		Annual reports to stockholders, 1973-1975, 1979-1980.


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146.C.6.6F	Annual reports to the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC):
		1888-1913.
			Some missing.
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146.C.7.1B		1914-1940.
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146.C.7.2F		1941-1962.
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146.C.7.3B		1963-1968.
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147.F.14.10F		1969.


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146.C.7.3B	Annual reports to Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission:
		1885-1893, 1916-1933.
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146.C.7.4F		1945-1956.
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146.C.7.5B		1957-1962.


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146.C.7.5B	Payrolls:
		1881-1892, 1894.
			1890 missing.
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146.C.7.6F		1893-1905, 1912, 1913.
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146.C.8.1B		1906-1911.
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146.C.8.2F		1914-1917.


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146.C.8.3B		Audits of accounts, 1894, 1905-1962.


		Annual accounting reports, 1896-1898.


	Balance sheets,
		June 1894 - June 1900, December 1918 - December 1923, 1930.
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146.C.8.4F		1931-1948, 1951.
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146.C.8.5B		1959-1965.


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142.E.18.5B	Secretary's record book, 1931-1950.
		Primarily minutes.


		Payroll record books, 1882-1886. 2 volumes.
			[0.75 cubic feet empty, oversize]


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142.F.1.3B		Analysis of construction expenses: New passenger terminal, 1915-1925. 6 volumes.


		Property valuation, [1917?].


		Analysis of operating expenses, 1924-1941.


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142.E.1.2		Balance sheets, 1924-1929. 3 volumes.


		Time schedules, 1936, 1938, 1942.


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A2/ov1	Timetables, 1928-1938 (157-274), 1940 (1-3).
		Single-sheet timetables, 14 inches x 40 inches, for display on depot walls; very fragile.


		General timetable no. 17, October 17, 1970.


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147.C.8.6F	Operating agreements and indentures, 1916-1941. 1 volume.
		[0.3 cubic feet empty, letter sized]


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147.F.14.10F		Legal agreements, 1880-1946. 1 folder and 1 volume.


		Operating agreements, 1916-1941, 1968. 1 folder and 1 volume.


		Financial documents, 1922, 1941. 2 folders.


		Correspondence and legal documents (refinancing the first and refunding mortgage), 1941-1944. 5 folders and 1 volume.


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147.F.15.1B		Correspondence and legal documents (refinancing the first and refunding mortgage), 1941-1944. 1 volume.


Correspondence files:
	Miscellaneous directors' correspondence, 1933-1934.
	Directors' meeting: May 14, 1958, 1957-1960.
	Officers' payroll, 1959-1973.
	Proposed sale of depot property to U.S. Postal Service, 1969-1977.
	Installation of "William Crooks" in depot, 1953-1964.
	Tentative valuation of Saint Paul Union Depot Company property, 1926-1927.
		ICC docket no. 861.
	Preliminary engineering report of ICC Bureau of Valuation, 1923-1924.
	Protest to ICC physical valuation preliminary accounting report, 1922-1928.
	Protest to land report of ICC Bureau of Valuation, 1917-1925.
	ICC examination of accounts, 1927-1931. 3 folders.
	Change from retirement to depreciation accounting with respect to certain road accounts, 1941-1945.
	Union News Company contract, 1922-1939. 2 folders.
	Arbitration of SOO Line-Saint Paul Union Depot Company dispute regarding apportionment of certain expenses under joint tenants' operating agreement (1916), 1940-1941. 2 folders.


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147.F.15.2F	Labor agreement files:
		Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, 1951, 1958-1970.
		Maintenance of way employees, 1938-1971.
		Switchmen's Union of North America, 1948-1963. 2 folders.


Report files:
	Joint Facility Committee reports, 1931-1945. 2 folders.
	Accounting report on the Saint Paul Union Depot Company, June 30, 1918.
	Returns to ICC Valuation Order No. 25, 1918-1932.
	Land File (history of Saint Paul Union Depot Company land parcels). 1921-1931.
		History of Saint Paul Union Depot Company land parcels.
	Audit of general (1917-1921) and construction (1915-1921) accounts, 1921.
	Analysis of construction interest paid during depot construction, 1924-1927.
	Analysis of investment in road and equipment, 1879-1941.


		Tax files:
			Annual returns of normal income tax paid at source (bond interest), 1919-1926. 5 folders.
			Federal corporate income tax returns, 1917-1934. 3 folders.


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147.F.15.3B		Federal corporate income tax returns, 1935-1938.


		Comparative operating expense statements, 1940-1943.


	Monthly operating statements:
		1921-1931.
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147.F.15.4F		1932-1940, August 1947-1953.
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147.F.15.5B		1954-1969.
			Post-1966 statements consist largely of balance sheets and supporting financial data.
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147.F.15.6F		1970-1975.


	Payroll summaries:
		1921. 2 volumes.
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147.F.15.7B		1930. 2 volumes.
		January-June 1940. 1 volume.
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147.F.15.8F		July-December 1940, January-June 1950. 2 volumes.
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147.F.15.9B		July-December 1950.
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147.F.15.10F		January-June 1951, January-February 1960. 2 volumes.
			Includes back payrolls for engineers and firemen (October 1950-January 1951) and for non-operating employees (February 1951).
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147.F.16.1B		March-October 1960. 5 volumes.
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147.F.16.2F		November-December 1960, January-February 1970. 3 volumes.
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147.F.16.3B		March-May 1970. 3 volumes.
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147.F.16.4F		June-August 1970. 3 volumes.
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147.F.16.5B		September-November 1970. 3 volumes.
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147.F.16.6F		December 1970.


		Officers' payroll, October 1946-1961. 3 folders.


		Payroll comparative statements, February 1955-January 1982. 4 folders.


		Photographs of depot interior, undated. 2 items.


		Miscellaneous papers, 1923, 1926, 1935, 1962, 1982.


		Desk diary (unattributed), 1959-1961.
			Entries include information on significant business affairs before the company during the period covered.


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144.C.16.1B	Pension record, 1926-1937.
		Annual payments to individual accounts.


		Inventory (equipment and supplies), 1961-1970.


		Register of authorities for expenditure, 1916-1949.


		"Data Pertaining to Cost Study . . . Dated November 16, 1959," [1960].


Valuation records:
	Roadway completion report, 1925.
		Valuation order no. 3; FE no. 1.
	Land report as of June 30, 1918, 1928.
		Prepared by ICC.
	Engineering report as of June 30, 1918, 1923.
		Prepared by ICC.


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134.K.17.12F		Report on improvement at St. Paul Union Depot, 1901.


		Subject file 4504: Balance sheet correspondence, 1940-1941.


		Subject file 4512-1: Depreciation section series circular no. 10, 1934-1941.


		Subject file 4550: Investment in securities, 1936-1941.


		Mortgages and indentures, 1924-1967.


		Wisconsin Railroad Commission, 1917-1924.


		Time schedule no. 232, April 29, 1934.


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142.C.7.6	1	Architectural drawings for station building:
			Heating and ventilation: Roof plan, 1918. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating undertrack, 1920, revised 1922. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: second story plan, 1918, revised 1919. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: main story plan, 1918, revised 1919. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: main story plan: north end, 1918, revised 1922. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: main story and attic: south end, 1918, revised 1922. Blueprint; 30 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: Third Street level, 1918, revised 1919. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Heating and ventilation: basement plan, revised 1920. Blueprint; 29 x 46 inches.
			Portion of main floor plan, undated. Blueprint; 17 x 19 inches.
			General plan of improvements, 24 x 54 inches, 1926. Ink on linen; 24 x 54 inches.
			Engine house and machine shop: Heating and electrical floor plans, 1923. Blueprint; 26 x 36 inches.


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142.C.7.6	2	Track arrangement and layout drawings:
			Proposed arrangement of tracks during second construction stage, 1919. Ink on linen; 27 x 73 inches.
			Tracks and structures at end of second construction period, 1922. Ink on linen; 29 x 99-1/2 inches.
			Track occupancy diagram: Conditions at end of second construction stage, 1921. Ink on linen; 18 x 36 inches.
			Proposed conditions at end of third construction period, 1921. Ink on linen; 28 x 102 inches.
			Track arrangement at end of fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 20 x 156 inches.
			Plan of west throat, August 1923. Ink on linen; 24-1/2 x 34 inches.
			Temporary track changes west of Sibley Street to provide for third construction period, 1923. Ink on linen; 15 x 47 inches.
			Proposed conditions at end of fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 27-1/2 x 95 inches.
			Track arrangement at end of fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 20 x 156 inches.
			Proposed track arrangement: first stage of fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 17-1/2 x 95 inches.
			Connections at east end: low level to elevated tracks (scheme 6), 1924. Ink on linen; 17 x 68 inches.
			Scheme for Chicago Great Western connection at Sibley Street, 1924. Ink on linen; 21 x 48 inches.
			Proposed track layout west of Sibley Street: Fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 23 x 47 inches.
			Proposed track layout west of Sibley Street: Fourth construction period, 1924. Ink on linen; 13-1/2 x 37 inches.
			Chart showing movements to and from depot, 1938. Ink on linen; 21 x 52 inches.
			Proposed improvements, 1919. Ink on linen; 29 x 31-1/2 inches.
			General plan of depot improvements, 1919. Ink on linen; 25-1/2 x 59 inches.
			Rearrangement of Omaha and NP tracks (scheme 1), 1917. Ink on linen; 17-1/2 x 27 inches.
			Rearrangement of Omaha and NP tracks (scheme 2), 1917. Ink on linen; 17-1/2 x 27 inches.
			Proposed track layout of east end of depot property, 1917. Ink on linen; 23 x 35 inches.
			Proposed arrangement of tracks at east end (scheme 1), 1917. Ink on linen; 28-1/2 x 33 inches.
			Proposed arrangement of tracks at east end (scheme 2), 1917. Ink on linen; 28-1/2 x 33 inches.


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142.C.7.6	4	Proposed station arrangements:
			First floor plan (scheme G), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Second floor plan (scheme G), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme F), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Second floor plan (scheme F), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme F), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme H), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme H), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme G), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Second floor plan (scheme C), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme C), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme C), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme D), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme D), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme E), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme E), 1915. Pencil tracing; 28 x 36 inches.
			Basement plan (scheme A), 1915. Ink on linen; 28 x 36 inches.
			Second floor plan (scheme A), 1915. Ink on linen; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme A), 1915. Ink on linen; 28 x 36 inches.
			Second floor plan (scheme B), 1915. Ink on linen; 28 x 36 inches.
			First floor plan (scheme B), 1915. Ink on linen; 28 x 36 inches.


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142.C.7.6	5	Station plans:
			Third and Fourth Street elevations, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Sibley and Wacouta Street elevations, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Longitudinal and transverse sections, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Details, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Main order and main entrance details, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Exterior and interior details, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Business lobby details, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Wacouta Street entrance and stairs, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Sibley Street entrance and stairs, 1918. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Plot plan, 1918, revised 1920. Ink on linen; 15 x 23-1/2 inches.
			Station map, 1924, revised 1952. Ink on linen; 18 x 57-1/2 inches.


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132.I.5.1	6	Plan of enlargement, May 1911. Ink on linen.


		Passenger ramp: second construction stage, 1920. Ink on linen; 34 x 34 inches.


		Proposed track arrangement at end of third construction period, 1923. Ink on linen; 33-1/2 x 99 inches.


		Plan of portion of St. Paul showing depot improvements, 1914. Ink on linen; 31 x 62-1/2 inches.


		Track layout, undated. Ink on linen; 36 x 110 inches.


		Study of arrangement of baggage, mail, and express facilities, 1917. Ink on linen; 34 x 82 inches.


		Present and proposed harbor lines in vicinity of St. Paul, 1913. Ink on linen; 30 x 46 inches.


		Map of Saint Paul Union Depot Company facilities, 1913. Ink on linen; 33 x 56 inches.


		Proposed station arrangement: basement (scheme I), 1915. Pencil tracing; 36 x 48 inches.


		Proposed station arrangement: first floor (scheme I), 1915. Ink on linen; 36 x 47 inches.


		Plan of portion of St. Paul showing proposed depot improvements, 1914. Blueline print; 36-1/2 x 75 inches.


		General plan of station yard at Sibley Street through East Throat (no. 143), 1917. Blueprint; 39 x 132 inches.


		Station map, 1924,revised 1952. Ink on linen; 36 x 118 inches.


		Station plan: second floor (sheet 4), 1918. Ink on linen; 29 x 43 inches.


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142.C.7.6	7	St. Paul Union Depot:
			No. 395: Spiral chutes from second floor to mail room floor, August 24, 1921. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 590: Sibley, Jackson, and Second Street subways coping stones for parapet, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 510: Temporary platforms D and F, 1921. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 556: Temporary train shed old tracts No. 7-8-9, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 589: Deck for 85 foot turntable, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 603: Tool room for track crew, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 518: Handrails east end of subway to teamyard, 1921. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 604: Warming house for track crew, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 624: Underpinning for north span of Robert Street bridge, 1924. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 696: Under track rooms at Eleventh and Twelfth sections, 1924. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 697: Under track rooms 11th and 12th sections partition details, 1924. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 756: Subway to teamyard leveling of girders 1 to 7, 1925. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
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142.C.7.6	8		No. 572: Coaling station piling and foundation plan, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 216: Coaling station details of substructure, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 244: Coaling station details of superstructure, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 243: Coaling station details of superstructure, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 245: Coaling station details of superstructure, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 218: Ash put and retaining wall, 1918. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 568: Pit for 85 foot turntable pile and foundation plan, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
			No. 217: Pit for 85 foot turntable, 1923. Ink on linen; 36 x 25 inches.
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142.C.7.6	9		Alternate plot plan of proposed Union Station at St. Paul, Charles S. Frost, 1911. Ink on linen; 54 x 34 inches.
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142.C.7.6	10		Station Building for St. Paul Union Depot Company, Charles S. Frost (sheet 4), 1918. Blueprint; 46 x 39 inches.
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142.C.7.6	11		No. 205: Track structure Broadway to Sibley general layout, 1917. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 184: Subway to teamyard foundation and deck plan first section (2 of 10), 1917. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 221: Track structure Broadway to Sibley first section pile plan, (1 of 9 ), 1917. 2 blueprints (annotated differently); 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 301: Track structure Broadway to Sibley second section foundation plan (1 of 5), 1919. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 310: Track structure Broadway to Sibley third section pile and foundation plan (1 of 13), 1919. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 325: Track structure Broadway to Sibley fourth section pile and foundation plan (1 of 12), 1919. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 427: Track structure Broadway to Sibley fifth section pile and foundation plan, 1919. Blueprint; 34 x 26 inches.
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142.C.7.6	12		No. 486: Sibley Street subway first section pile and foundation plan, 1921. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 503: Jackson Street subway second section pile and foundation plan, 1921. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 535: Jackson Street subway third section pile and foundation plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 563: Track structure Broadway to Sibley section 6A miscellaneous details, 1923. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 566: Engine house and machine shop pile plan, 1923. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 572: Coaling station pile and foundation plan (1 of 5), 1923. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 624: Underpinning for north span of Robert Street bridge, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
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142.C.7.6	13		No. 629: Sibley subway second section pilings, undated. Ink on linen; 18 x 26 inches.
			No. 664: Broadway ramp pile plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 669: Track structure Broadway to Sibley eleventh section pile and foundation plan, undated. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 686: Sibley Street subway third section pile and foundation plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 686: Sibley Street subway third section pile and foundation plan (1 of 8), 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 686: Sibley Street subway third section pile and foundation plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 670: Track structure Broadway to Sibley twelfth section pile and foundation plan, undated. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 670: Track structure Broadway to Sibley twelfth section pile and foundation plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
			No. 676: West end ramp pile plan, 1924. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
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142.C.7.6	14		No. 397: Toilet room details, 1920. Ink on linen; 34 x 26 inches.
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142.C.7.6	15		Exhibit AA: Union Depot present layout (Railway Express Agency), 1954. Ink on linen; 64 x 30 inches.


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138.F.8.5	3	Profile: Top of rail main track from Minnesota Street to Third Street, 1947.


		Trackage map of yards from Jackson Street east, 1948.


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138.F.8.5	16	6-2-1 1/2: Track structure Broadway to Sibley. Proposed layout of undertrack rooms, 1923.
			Old No. 555.


		6-2-1 1/2: Track structure Broadway to Sibley Street level parking area, undated.
			Old No. 555, dated 1923 (revision undated).


		23-17-1: Station map - lands, June 30, 1918.


		24-5-1: Station map, 1924, revised December 18, 1952.


		24-6-1: Profiles of present and old tracks, January 1, 1926, revised 1965-1983. 4 drawings.


		24-13-1: Proposed crossing 1924 track construction, August 4, 1924.


		24-13-3: Track arrangement west throat crossings with no. 8 double slip switch connections, January 30, 1925.


		24-16-2: Map showing sewers, water, gas mains, conduits, etc., January 21, 1922.


		Property and trackage used in freight train operations, January 1, 1978.


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142.C.7.6		24-13-2: Alignment of Great Western crossing after 1923 changes, August 3, 1923.


		Property and trackage used in freight train operations, January 20, 1978.


		409: Head House, basement plan, December 1, 1950.


		Third Street level floor, showing area leased to Union News Company, December 1, 1947.


		Third Street level floor, November 15, 1920, December 1, 1957.


		Main floor, December 1, 1946.


Location
+194	Drawing of train shed, March 19, 1889. Pencil drawing; 27 x 40 inches.
		Prepared by James Brodie, presumably for James J. Hill.

RELATED MATERIAL

Records for the companion company Minnesota Transfer Railway are in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Railroads -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Railroad terminals -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Wages -- Railroads -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota Transfer Railway.

Document Types:: Architectural drawings (visual works)

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SAINT PAUL UNION DEPOT COMPANY:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIAL

CATALOG HEADINGS