PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its Index to Public Service Commission Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Public Service Commission.
Title:Index to Public Service Commission Files.
Dates:1912-1973.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:A card index to railroad, warehouse, trucking, and related matters brought before the Public Service Commission and its predecessor, the Railroad and Warehouse Commission. Entries refer to the commissions' "A", "B", "E", "F", and "K" files, and to Railroad and Warehouse Commission minutes (1935-1946).
Quantity:10.0 cubic feet (1 card file cabinet).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Arranged by file category; thereunder by personal and corporate name and by subject category. The "A" and "B" files are also indexed by address (community name).


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Public Service Commission. Index to Public Service Commission Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 983-10

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017376610104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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LocationDrawer
152 ov11A – Carn.
LocationDrawer
152 ov12Ch – De.
LocationDrawer
152 ov13De – Gra.
LocationDrawer
152 ov14GN Railway – Highway Dept.
LocationDrawer
152 ov15Him – Jon.
LocationDrawer
152 ov16Ka – Minnesota Western.
LocationDrawer
152 ov17Mo – Pf.
LocationDrawer
152 ov18Pi – Si.
LocationDrawer
152 ov19Sm – Z.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov110Abandonments.
Acquisition of Railroad Lines.
Agency Dualizations.
Bills.
Bills of Lading.
Bonds.
Bridges.
Bulletin Board.
Car Service.
Car Sheds.
Cattle Guards.
Changes in Line.
Chutes.
Claims.
Classification.
Clearance.
Coal.
Commission Merchants.
Consolidation of Railroads.
Contracts.
Crossings.
LocationDrawer
152 ov111Crossings.
Culverts and Ditches.
Delays in Transit.
Demurrage.
Depots and Depot Service.
LocationDrawer
152 ov112Depots and Depot Service.
Embargo.
Express.
Federal Regulation of Railways.
Fences.
Flagmen.
Gates (Crossing).
LocationDrawer
152 ov113Grain, Hay and Straw.
Handling of Shipments.
Headlights on Locomotives.
Inspections and Investigations.
Interchange Connections.
Interlocking Plants.
ICC Dockets.
LCL Freight.
Licenses.
Livestock Matters.
Long and Short Haul Clause.
Mileage Books.
Minimums.
Miscellaneous.
Motor Car Service.
Observation Car Service.
Operation of New Lines.
Operation of Trains.
Passenger Fares.
Perishable Freight.
Platforms.
LocationDrawer
152 ov114Railroad Purchase.
Rate Cases [various categories].
Rate Complaints.
Rate Increases.
Reconsignment and Diversion.
LocationDrawer
152 ov115Refunds.
Refrigerator Car Service.
Reparation Claims.
Right-of-Way Sites.
Roads.
Routing of Shipments.
Rules.
Scales.
Separation of Grades.
Side and Spur Tracks [by Railway].
LocationDrawer
152 ov116Side and Spur Tracks.
Sidewalks.
Signals.
Stockyards.
LocationDrawer
152 ov117Storage Rules.
Street Railways.
Switching.
Tariffs.
Telephone and Telegraph.
Terminals.
Toilets.
Track Condition.
Track Connections.
Trackage.
Trains Blocking Crossing.
Train Service [by railway].
LocationDrawer
152 ov118Train Service [by railway].
Transfer Facilities.
Transportation.
Trestles.
Turntables.
Valuation of Railway Properties.
Warehouses.
Weights and Measures.
Wyes.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov119A – B.
LocationDrawer
152 ov120C – D.
LocationDrawer
152 ov121E – G.
LocationDrawer
152 ov122H – K.
LocationDrawer
152 ov123L – Mim.
LocationDrawer
152 ov124Minneapolis – My.
LocationDrawer
152 ov125N – R.
LocationDrawer
152 ov126Sa – Sn.
LocationDrawer
152 ov127Sta – Z.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov128Abandonment of Lines and Tracks.
Accidents.
Baggage.
Bonds.
Bridges.
Bulkheading.
Cars and Car Service.
Claims.
Classification.
Clearance.
Complaints.
Crossings.
Culverts.
Demurrage.
LocationDrawer
152 ov129Depots.
Express.
Fences.
Laws.
Livestock.
Minimums.
Miscellaneous.
Platforms and Docks.
Poultry.
Rates.
LocationDrawer
152 ov130Rates.
Reconsignment and Diversion.
Rules.
Scales.
Side and Industry Tracks.
Sidewalks.
Signals and Signs.
Sites: Rentals.
Stockyards.
Stoppage in Transit.
Storage.
Street and Suburban Railways.
Switching.
Tariffs.
Telephone and Telegraph.
Train Service.
Warehouses.

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Expand/Collapse"B" FILES, BY NAME

LocationDrawer
152 ov131A – G.
LocationDrawer
152 ov132H – O.
LocationDrawer
152 ov133P – Z.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov134A – K.
LocationDrawer
152 ov135L – P.
LocationDrawer
152 ov136R – Z.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov137Accidents.
Accounting, Uniform System of.
Adjustment of Charges.
Auto Transportation.
Baggage.
Bills of Lading.
Bonds.
Bridges.
Charter and Certificates.
Claims.
Classification.
Clearance.
Coal.
Complaints.
Consolidations of Railroads.
Contracts.
Crossings.
Culverts.
Dairy Products.
Depots and Depot Services.
Demurrage.
Earnings.
Equipment.
Express.
Extension of Railroad Lines.
Fares.
Fences.
Freight Service.
Grain Matters.
Interlocking Plants.
Laws.
Livestock.
Minimums.
Miscellaneous.
Operation of New Lines.
Passenger Rates.
Passes.
Platforms.
Rates.
Reconsignment.
Refunds.
Reports.
Right of Way Sites.
Routing of Shipments.
Rules.
Scales.
Shops: Terminals.
Side and Spur Tracks.
Sidewalks.
Spotting Cars.
Stations.
Stockyards.
Stopping in Transit.
Storage.
Switching.
Tariffs.
Telephone and Telegraph.
Track Connections.
Train Service.
Transportation.
Valuation.
Warehouses.
Weights.

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LocationDrawer
152 ov138Mainly names of railroads.

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Expand/Collapse"F" FILES, BY SUBJECT

LocationDrawer
152 ov139Similar subject categories as previous files, many with only one or a few cards.

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Expand/Collapse"F" FILES, BY NAME

LocationDrawer
152 ov140Names of states.

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Expand/Collapse"K" FILES, BY SUBJECT

LocationDrawer
152 ov141Abandonment of Railroads.
Adamson Law.
Appeals from Orders.
Appropriations.
Auto Transportation.
Baggage.
Berry Box Law.
Bills.
Bills of Lading.
Blueprints.
Bonds.
Bridges.
Car Companies.
Car Service.
Car Seals.
Claims.
Clearance.
Coal.
Commission Merchants.
Commissions.
Common Carriers.
Complaints.
Construction Company.
Contracts.
Country Mills and Elevators.
Crossings.
Culverts.
Demurrage Law.
Depots.
Dockage.
Documents.
Drainage.
Election.
Electric Meter Inspection.
Electric Roads.
Employees.
Expenses.
Express.
Fees.
Fences.
Fines.
Flour.
Franchise.
Grain.
Grease.
Headlights.
Hearings.
Hours of Service.
Inspection and Weighing Service.
Interstate Tariffs.
Investigations.
Laws and Law Enforcement.
Livestock.
Long and Short Haul Clause.
Mileage Books.
Miscellaneous.
Passenger Fares.
Passes.
Power and Telephone Wires.
Private Elevators.
Rates.
Receipts.
Reconsignment.
Refunds of Overcharges.
Regulation of Commerce.
Reports.
Right of Way.
Routing of Shipments.
Safety Devices.
Salaries.
Sampling.
Scales.
Separation of Grades.
Shops and Terminals.
Short Weights.
Side Tracks.
Sidewalks.
Stockyards.
Storage.
Street and Suburban Railways.
Supplies.
Switching.
Tariffs.
Taxes.
Telephones.
Terminal Warehouses.
Train Service.
Transcript of Testimony.
Transportation.
Underpass.
Valuation of Railroad Properties.
Warehouses.
Weights and Measures.
[Drawers 42-45 empty.]

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Expand/CollapseINDEX TO COMMISSION MINUTES (1935-1946) BY SUBJECT

LocationDrawer
152 ov146Truck Bonds.
Bridges and Culverts.
Cancellation of Truck Permits.
Chapter 431, Exemption.
Clearance Cases.
Crossings.
Depots and Depot Services.
Emergency Applications.
LocationDrawer
152 ov147Fees Returned.
Grain.
Insurance Cancellations.
Interlocking Plants and Signal Systems.
Livestock.
Miscellaneous.
Opinions Requested.
Order to Show Cause.
Railroad Operating Systems.
Railroad Rates.
Reciprocity Agreement.
Separation of Grades.
LocationDrawer
152 ov148Side, Spur and Industry Tracks.
Stockyard Facilities.
Street Railways.
Telephone Department.
To Practice before the Commission.
Track Connections.
LocationDrawer
152 ov149Minutes of Commission Meetings [list].
ATC and Truck Permit Division.
LocationDrawer
152 ov150Train Service.
Truck Permits.
Truck Rates.
Warehousemen.
Warning Signal System.
Watchman Service.
Weights and Measures.

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Expand/CollapseINDEX TO COMMISSION MINUTES (1943-1945) BY NAME

LocationDrawer
152 ov151A – Z.
[Drawers 52-54 empty.]

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Carriers -- Minnesota -- Indexes.
Grain elevators -- Minnesota -- Indexes.
Railroads -- Minnesota -- Indexes.
Trucking -- Minnesota -- Indexes.
Warehouses -- Minnesota -- Indexes.
Organizations:
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota -- Indexes.
Document Types:
Indexes.

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