CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY:
An Inventory of Its Corporate Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, creator. | |
| Title: | Corporate records. | |
| Dates: | 1882-1970 (bulk 1901-1970). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Minutes, annual reports, and accounting records of a railroad company incorporated in 1864 that operated a line in northern Illinois, and that in 1970 merged with several other railroads to form Burlington Northern Inc. | |
| Quantity: | 6.0 cubic feet (6 boxes, including 40 volumes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB & Q) operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. The system eventually grew to serve the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Wyoming, New Mexico, and Texas. Its primary connections included Chicago, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver. On March 2, 1970, the CB & Q merged with the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway to form the Burlington Northern.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Corporate records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 7382; 8582; 8613; 9863; 9864; 9865; 9867; 9893; 16,894
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017377220104294
Work on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway company records was supported with funds by the Northwest Area Foundation, the Grotto Foundation, and the Jerome Foundation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 137.J.3.8F | 1 | Corporate History of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company and Affiliated Companies, June 30, 1917. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Prepared by W. W. Baldwin, Vice-President, pursuant to Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Order No. 20, under act of Congress. | |||||||||||
| Corporate histories, undated and 1945-1955. | |||||||||||
| Extracts from Record of Northern Pacific Railway Company relating to Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, 1901-1902. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Minutes: | |||||||||||
| Volume 1 and Index. Board of Directors and Stockholders, October 18, 1902-[?]. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Volume 1 and Index. Executive Committee, December 19, 1902-[?]. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Volume 2 New York: Board of Directors and Stockholders, January 9, 1902-December 6, 1906. | |||||||||||
| Index to Volume 2. New York: Board of Directors and Stockholders, January 9, 1902-December 6, 1906. | |||||||||||
| Includes Index to Volume III. | |||||||||||
| Volume 3. New York: Board of Directors and Stockholders, January 2, 1907-December 31, 1910. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.3.9B | 2 | Volume 4. New York: Directors and Stockholders, January 1, 1911-August 10, 1916. | |||||||||
| Volume 5. Board of Directors and Stockholders, September 14, 1916-December 17, 1920. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.4.2F | 5 | Minutes of the Executive Committee, 1917-1918. | |||||||||
| Includes 2 letters dated 1916. | |||||||||||
| Minutes of Directors and Stockholders meetings, January 3, 1961-December 4, 1963. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes index. | |||||||||||
| Minutes of Directors and Stockholders meetings, January 8, 1964-May 5, 1965. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Minutes, June 1, 1965-[October 1, 1968]. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.3.9B | 2 | Record books: | |||||||||
| Each volume includes an index. | |||||||||||
| Volume 11. 1921-1923. | |||||||||||
| Volume 12. 1924-1927. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.3.10F | 3 | Volume 13. 1928-1931. | |||||||||
| Volume 14. 1932-1935. | |||||||||||
| Volume 15. 1936-1938. | |||||||||||
| Volume 16. 1939-1941. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.4.1B | 4 | Volume 17. 1942-1944. | |||||||||
| Volume 18. 1945-1946. | |||||||||||
| Volume 19. 1947-1949. | |||||||||||
| Volume 20. 1950-1952. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.4.2F | 5 | Volume 21. 1953-1956. | |||||||||
| Volume 22. 1957-1960. | |||||||||||
| Annual reports: | |||||||||||
| Annual Reports of the Company and of the Federal Management to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), December 31, 1918. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Annual Reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1921. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
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| 137.J.4.3B | 6 | Annual Reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1922-1933. 12 volumes. | |||||||||
| Annual report to Stockholders, 1882. | |||||||||||
| Financial records: | |||||||||||
| Monthly statements of account, December 1941-November 1966. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| General Mortgage: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to the Central Trust Company of New York and Oliver M. Spencer, Trustees, March 2, 1908. | |||||||||||
| Mail pay on the Burlington Railroad, circa 1910. | |||||||||||
| CB & Q payments in connection with Joint NP-GN-CB & Q bonds, 1902-1907. | |||||||||||
| Stockholders of record, March 30, 1929. | |||||||||||
| Timetables, 1942, 1949, 1970. | |||||||||||
| Manuals and rule books, 1916, 1928-1929. | |||||||||||
| Code of L.C.L. rules, April 1, 1916; Rules of the Operating Department, July 1, 1916; Code of rules for handling perishable freight, January 1, 1928; Questions and answers for the guidance and instruction of agents and agency forces, May 1, 1929. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
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 -- Branch lines.
- Railroads -- Management.
- Organizations:
- Northern Pacific Railway Company -- Records and correspondence.
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