Government Documents on Railroads

Railroads have played an important historical role in the U.S´ political and economic development. They continue playing a vital role in U.S. transportation and in contemporary economic activity. Governments play an important role in shaping the development of railroads and in regulating issues such as cargo and passenger train safety, the rates railroads can charge customers, and other legal and public policy issues. Purdue Libraries have numerous government documents dealing with railroads. These cover the historical development and evolution of railroads in the U.S. as well as contemporary legal, regulatory, and public policy issues. Government documents on railroads are located in the HSSE, ENGR, MEL Libraries, and in the Undergraduate Library´s HIKS Repository..

Examples of Library Catalog subject headings you can use to search for government documents on railroads include:

     Railroad Accidents United States
     Railroads and State United States
     Railroads Freight United States
     Railroads United States Rates
     Railroads United States Statistics
     United States Interstate Commerce Commission
     United States Surface Transportation Board

The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. This resource is online from 1994-present. The GPO Index provides online access to this index from 1976 to the present. Other useful indexes for U.S. Government Documents include:

CIS Index (1970-Present)	HSSE REF 328.73005 C76
CIS U.S. Serial Set Index 1789-1969 (Indexes materials from the Congressional Serial Set and includes separate cartobibliography volumes covering maps.)	HSSE REF 328.73 C761c
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909	HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932	HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996
Guide to U.S. Government Publications	HSSE REF 015.73 G943

Legal & Regulatory Sources

United States Code (Title 49)	HSSE REF 345.11 Un3co
U.S. Statutes at Large & here	HSSE REF 345.11 Un3
Slip Laws	HSSE REF AE 2.110:
Compilation of Railroad Laws Relating to Railroad Regulation....	HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2:108-3/V. 1
Compilation of Railroad Laws Relating to Railroad Retirement, Unemployment, & Labor	HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2:108-3/V. 2
Code of Federal Regulations (Title 49)	HSSE REF 353.005 C64.
Federal Register	HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 (Also in HSSE MF)
Indiana Code (Title 8)	HSSE REF 348.772 In25c.
Indiana Administrative Code (Title 105)	HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i
Indiana Register	HSSE REF 348.772025 In3
United States Reports	HSSE DOC & HIKS Repository JU 6.8:
Lawyer's Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Rpts.. Use Lexis-Nexis Academic www.lexis-nexis.com/universe (Purdue users only) to access contemporary and historical federal and state court cases.	HSSE Repository 345.4 Un37r

Selected Executive Branch & Independent Agency Documents

Effects of Railroad Deregulation on Grain Transportation	MEL MF A 1.36:1759
Assessing the Impact of Railcar Availability on Grain Prices	MEL MF A 88.2:R 13
Records Relating to North American Railroads (This work focuses on railroad records held by the National Archives & Records Administration.)	HSSE DOC AE 1.124:91
Annual Rpt. on the Statistics of Railways in the United States	HIKS Repository IC 1 ste. 1
Interstate Commerce Commission Annual Rpt.	HIKS Repository & MGMT MF IC 1.1:
Interstate Commerce Commission Accident Bulletin	HIKS Repository IC 1 acci 3:
Interstate Commerce Commission Rpts: Motor Carrier Cases	HIKS Repository & HSSE DOC IC 1 mot 8:
Quarterly Benefit Statistics	HSSE DOC RR 1.13:
Federal Railroad Administration Pubs.	ENGR, HSSE, & HIKS Repository TD 3:
Surface Transportation Board Reports: Decisions of the Surface Transportation Board of the U.S.	HSSE DOC TD 13.6/2:

Congressional Resources

Government Accountability Office Reports	MEL MF GA 1.13:
Congressional Serial Set (Purdue users only for online edition)	HSSE Repository & HSSE MF Y 1.1/2:
Congressional Record (Online 1994-present)	HSSE Repository X/A:
House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:T 68/4/
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (See HSSE DOC Y 4.P 96/11: for hearings by this committee before 1995)	HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2:
Senate Appropriations Committee	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Comm.	HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Resources
Increasing volumes of U.S. Government information are accessible on the Internet.
GPO Access provides one stop access to the U.S. Government´s major legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources including congressional bills, the U.S. Code, Federal Register, and Code of Federal
Regulations.

National Archives Researching Railroad Records

Library of Congress American Memory Project Railroad Maps 1828-1900

Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Transit Administration

Amtrak

National Transportation Safety Board

National Transportation Library

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad Retirement Board

State Government Resources

Indiana Railroad Commission Annual Rpt. (1906-1912) HIKS Repository 380.91 In2