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The Archives of the Railroad & Heritage Museum are extensive and include several important collections. They are a resource for researchers throughout the nation. Major collections include:

Barker Collection	“First Division National Railroad Adjustment Board,” Vol. 1 – 168.
W. W. Childers Collection	AT&SF engineering tracings, 10,000 aperture and micro-fish cards on the Santa Fe, maps, building records and assorted documents.
Dawson Collection	The histories of railroads in Texas.
Fair Collection	Railroad books, corporate ephemera, timetables, passes and photographs.
Heit Collection	AT&SF engineering drawings of passenger and freight rolling stock.
Houston Public Library Collection	Engineering drawings of the GH&SA, H&TC and TNO Railways.
Krave Collection	AT&SF engineering drawings of locomotives.
Lehnis Collection	Photographs, timetables, corporate ephermera, maps, rosters for officers, agents, (1890 to 1980s)
McKay Collection	Brotherhood Journals, Magazines, and Monthly Bulletins, 1867-1960s.
Pounds Collection	History of the AT&SF, GC&SF; timetables, photographs, standard plans.
Santa Fe Depot Collection	Engineering tracings and other related documents of the Southern Division between 1911 and 1979. Santa Fe survey field books, dating to the 19th century.
Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Archives	Official Repository
Scholz Collection	AT&SF mechanical drawings and corporate ephemera.
Springer Collection	Railroad photographs, timetables, passes, corporate ephemera, and over 2,000 railroad books.
Thompson Collection	Railroad books, corporate ephemera, photographs, slides and timetables.
Werner Collection	Railroad engineering tracings representing 46 different railroad companies across Texas.

Please note:

The Railroad & Heritage Museum Archival and Library collections do not circulate; materials must be used in the library. Photocopies may be made for most items.Research may be conducted via mail, telephone or e-mail; however, persons wishing to visit the facility on weekends should call for an appointment.
The Archives contain few records of individual railroad employees, with the exception of employee rosters. To pursue such information, please contact the U.S. Retirement Board, Office of Public Affairs, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611 or www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

Hours for the Archives are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by appointment on weekends.
For more information contact our archivist at 254-298-5190 or email at craig.rrhm@sbcglobal.net.