Assorted newspaper and journal articles, reports, brochures, statistics, and miscellany on various aspects of railroads and rail travel, including the history of railroads in Minnesota, expansion of and improvements to rail service, railroad safety (especially at railroad-highway grade crossings), and rail transit. Includes 1978 and 1979 Minnesota railroad maps; John F. Due, "The Causes of Failure of Small and Regional Railroads" (ca. 1987); and a brochure on the renovated Union Depot in St. Paul.

Newspaper articles on a proposed Twin Cities area commuter rail system (1977, 1988-2001), especially a rail line between Minneapolis and St. Cloud; and a compilation by the Minnesota Office of Passenger Rail Transit of frequently asked questions (2002).

Articles and brochures on high-speed intercity rail transportation in the United States; on plans or proposals for its development in Minnesota, including the Twin Cities commuter rail, a line between the MSP Airport and Rochester, and an Amtrak Midwest rail initiative; and on maglev (magnetically levitated) train systems.

A celebration of the great railways of America begins with the steam locomatives of the past and concludes with today's powerful streamlined machines.

News clippings and promotional materials by and about Amtrak, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and Southern Railway. Also includes advertisements for the Pullman Company, published in Holiday magazine, 1946-1950, and information on such topics as model trains, railroad museums, seaboard systems, and train accidents.