Wabash: Bluffs Station, Diesels, Freight Cars
Scope and Contents
Member of the 1972 graduating class at SSU. Budget analyst of the Phillips Petroleum Corporation. Collector of railroad memorabilia.
Chiefly 8" x 10" black and white photographic reprints of railroad engines, cars, and yards documenting electric, diesel and particularly steam railroading in Illinois and the midwest, largely 1930-1942. Railroads include Illinois Terminal; Illinois Central Gulf; Springfield Suburban; Wabash; Illinois Central; Gulf, Mobile and Ohio; Chicago and Alton; Chicago and Eastern Illinois; New York Central; Pennsylvania; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; Chesapeake and Ohio; and others. Also contains color postcards, snapshots, maps, blueprints, timetables, operating rules, brochures, and track charts from these railroads and DiMarco's personal notes.
Dates
- Created: 1901 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
From the Collection: 4.00 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: DiMarco, William (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
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