RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSION
An Inventory of Its Railroad Tariff Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
Creator: | Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota. | |
Title: | Railroad tariff records. | |
Dates: | circa 1891-1990. | |
Language: | Materials in English. | |
Abstract: | Indexes (1905-1990) of railroad rates and tariffs submitted to the commission from railroad companies and published railroad rates and tariffs; freight tariffs (circa 1891-1903); and miscellaneous tariffs (1904-1974) submitted by railroads, barge lines, and motor freight carriers. The latter also contain national car demurrage rules and charges, rules and regulations for grain and grain products, and for switching. | |
Quantity: | 24.15 cubic feet (24 boxes and 2 partial boxes). | |
Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota. Railroad Tariff Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 977-1; 978-10; 2007-50
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: 007220525
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
106.F.9.5B-2 | Indexes, 1905-1973, 1964-1990. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||
Index of railroad rates and tariffs received by the commission from various railway companies; information recorded may include: date filed, date effective, Minnesota Railroad Commission number, other commodities, rules and circulars, date cancelled, and merchandises, distance, coal, grain, lumber, livestock, cement, lime salt, brick, wood, sand, stone, and switching rates. Both indexes include an alphabetical table of contents that lists all included railroads. |
123.H.4.6F-2 | Freight tariffs, circa 1891-1903. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||
No. 4, circa 1891-1897. | |||||||||||
Mainly Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad. | |||||||||||
123.H.4.7B-1 | No. 6, circa 1891-1903. | ||||||||||
Mainly St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. |
111.H.17.5B | Tariffs, 1904-1974: | ||||||||||
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, 1887-1953. | |||||||||||
111.H.17.6F | Chicago & Northwestern, 1919-1959. | ||||||||||
111.H.17.7B | Chicago & Northwestern, 1960-1969. | ||||||||||
Illinois Central, 1952-1954. | |||||||||||
111.H.17.8F | Northern Pacific Railway Co., 1950-1958. | ||||||||||
111.H.17.9B | Northern Pacific Railway Co., 1958-1969. | ||||||||||
111.H.17.10F | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range, 1938-1972. | ||||||||||
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy, 1956-1974. | |||||||||||
111.H.18.1B | Western Trunk Lines, 1951-1955. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.2F | Western Trunk Lines, 1961-1964. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.3B | Western Trunk Lines, 1964-1967. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.4F | Western Trunk Lines, 1962-1971. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.5B | Western Trunk Lines, 1957-1974. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.6F | Western Trunk Lines, 1967-1974. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.7B | Open and Prepay Stations, 1942-1963. | ||||||||||
Official Tariff Directory, 1943-1971. | |||||||||||
Perishable Freight, 1920-1927. | |||||||||||
Official list of Inter-line Ticket Agents..., November 1969. | |||||||||||
Standard Transportation Commodity Tariff No. 1, 1968. | |||||||||||
111.H.18.8F | Open and Prepay Stations, 1950-1971. | ||||||||||
111.H.18.9B | Mississippi Barge Line, 1962. | ||||||||||
Duluth, Rainy Lake, & Winnipeg, 1908-1912. | |||||||||||
Federal Barge Lines, 1950. | |||||||||||
Other now extinct railroads, 1908. | |||||||||||
111.H.18.10F | Motor Carrier and Explosives and Dangerous Articles, 1936-1969. | ||||||||||
111.H.19.1B | Mileage Rate Group, 1919-1968. | ||||||||||
Mileage Allowance Rules: Tank cars, 1922-1968. | |||||||||||
National Car Demurrage Rules and Charges, 1919-1968. | |||||||||||
111.H.19.2F | Uniform Freight Class, 1957-1969. | ||||||||||
111.H.19.3B | Miscellaneous railroads, 1904-1952. | ||||||||||
111.H.19.4F | Minneapolis & St. Louis, 1953-1966. | ||||||||||
Canadian National, 1943-1971. | |||||||||||
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, 1940-1970. | |||||||||||
111.H.19.5B | Grain and grain products, Switching rules and regulations, and miscellaneous tariffs, 1960-1974. | ||||||||||
111.H.19.6F | Soo Line Railroad Company miscellaneous tariffs, 1961-1969. | ||||||||||
111.H.19.7B | National Motor Freight Traffic Association tariffs, 1961-1966. | ||||||||||
Extinct railroad tariffs, 1909. |
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:
- Barges -- Minnesota.
- Carriers -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Freight and freightage -- Rates -- Minnesota.
- Grain trade -- Minnesota.
- Railroad law -- Minnesota.
- Railroad switches -- Minnesota.