MC53. William DiMarco, Railroad Collection, 1901-1981
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
Creator
- DiMarco, William (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
4.00 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
By subject. The photographs of steam locomotives are arranged by railroad name, wheel configuration, and number. The wheel configuration (using the Whyte notation system) represents the number of leading wheels, driving wheels, and trailing wheels on different groups of locomotives. Example: 4-6-2 indicates 4 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels, and 2 trailing wheels.
Source of Acquisition
Mrs. William DiMarco - Gift of 1983 and 1984
Creator
- DiMarco, William (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
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- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
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