Enjoy access to archival material and valuable documents as part of your membership with HeritageRail Alliance.  Click on one of the listings in the table to advance to the named section in the HRA library, or visit one of the external online libraries:

Conference Presentations	Tech Manuals:  Diesel	Tech Manuals:  Other
HeritageRail Manuals	Tech Manuals:  Passenger Cars	Paint
Corporate Documents	Tech Manuals:  Steam	Safety, Disaster Planning
FRA Documents	Tech Manuals:  Track	Historical Documents
Tech Manuals:  Brakes	Tech Manuals:  Traction	Magazine Archive

Online libraries (External)

East Broad Top Railroad Archives and Special Collections 

An online digital catalog currently featuring over 1700 catalog records from various collections

Minnesota Streetcar Museum:  Historic Publications and Books

A collection of non-technical historic documents and photos

The Portal to Texas History

A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Marketing Your Museum.pdf

HERITAGERAIL MANUALS

• Reopening Guidance
• HRA Toolkit: Recommended Practices
• Advisory Bulletin for Part 219:  Control of Drug and Alcohol Use.pdf
  
• Recommended Practice:  Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of Car Air Brake Equipment.pdf
  
• Recommended Practice:  Single Car Testing Device; Code of Tests Freight Device.pdf
  

CORPORATE DOCUMENTS

Bylaws (Amended 9-20-19)

FRA DOCUMENTS

• APPLICABILITY OF FRA REGULATIONS TO TOURIST RRs (RTO) 08 03.doc.pdf
• Training, Qualification and Oversight Compliance Guide - May 2019.pdf
• Rail Integrity and Track Safety Standards.pdf
  
• RRP - FRA NPRM 2-27-15.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - Training FR 02 14.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - RRP (NPRM 2-27-15) 5-21-15.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - PTC 04072015.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - HSR (small entities) NPRM 8-24-15.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - Glazing NPRM 9-26-14.pdf * (* Historical record; Items implemented into law in 2016)
• Reg Action Summary - Emergency Notification System (FR).pdf
• FRA Guide for Preparing Accident and Incident Reports.pdf
• Reg Action Summary - Crew Size (NPRM) 3-15-16.pdf
• BRIDGE Safety Requirements FRA 2012.pdf

TECHNICAL MANUALS

Brakes

• AMM Air Brake Equipment - Part 1.pdf
• AMM Air Brake Equipment - Part 2.pdf
• AMM Air Brake Equipment - Figure 58.pdf
• AMM Air Brake Equipment - Figure 59.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5039-4-SUP-1-SCTD-CODE-OF-TESTS-JUN1943.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5039-4-SUP-2-CODE-OF-TESTS-TRUCKS-APR1940.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5039-3-CODE-OF-TESTS-3T-TRIPLE-VALVE-TEST-RACK-APR1945.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5039-21-CODE-OF-TESTS-D22-VALVES-WITH-AB-TEST-RACK-JAN1945.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5048-INSPECTION-LOCOMOTIVE-BRAKE-AND-SIGNAL-EQPT-SEP1944.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-NYAB-5062-3-AB-4-12-FREIGHT-CAR-BREAK-MAR1939.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-2388-CODE-OF-TESTS-FEED-VALVES-MAY1930.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-2606-1-24-BRAKE-SEPT1955.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-2606-1-24-BRAKE-SEPT1955-PLATES-ONLY.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-2606-11-OPERATING-INSTRUCTIONS-PRR-GG1-24-BRAKE-MAR1951.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5026-CROSS-COMPOUND-AIR-COMPRESSORS-FEB1911.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5026-CROSS-COMPOUND-AIR-COMPRESSORS-JUN1940.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5027-COMBINED-AUTO-AND-STRAIGHT-AIR-BRAKE-SEPT1921.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5039-4-SUP-1-CODE-OF-TESTS-JAN1950.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5045-PC-PASSENGER-CAR-BRAKE-SEPT1925.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5046-13-14EL-BRAKE-EQUIPMENT-DIESEL-ELECTRIC.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5046-15-TYPE-6SL-BRAKE-JUNE1950.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5050-4-UC-PASSENGER-CAR-BRAKE-MAY1936.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5071-6-TYPE-26-BRAKE-MAR1961.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-5071-6-26L-BRAKE-EQUIPMENT-NOV1958.pdf
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-BRAKE-EQUIPMENT-26B1-MU-CARS-1955.pdf
  
• AIR-BRAKE-WABCO-REPORT-8ET-24RL-OCT45.pdf
• D22 Brake Manual.pdf
• D22 Passenger Car Brake Equipment .pdf
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  Diesel

• ALCO-BULLETIN-IS805-SCHEMATIC-CONNECTION-DIAGRAMS-MAY53.pdf
• ALCO-EB13-244-ENGINE-WEAR-LIMITS-1954.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-IS899-FUNDAMENTALS-DIESEL-ENGINES.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-IS900-TRAINING-STUDY-GUIDE.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-GT564B1-TRACTION-GENERATOR-GT564B1.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-GY20C2-AUXILIARY-GENERATOR-GY20C2.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-MAINTENANCE-GENERAL.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-BULLETIN-MI1010-TRUCK-MAINTENANCE.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-415-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-420-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-424-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-425-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-628-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-630-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-CENTURY-636-1968.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-INDEX-SERVICE-PUBLICATIONS-EB45A-1964.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-MI-11000-SERIES-INDEX-BY-NUMBER.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-MI-11000-SERIES-INDEX-BY-SUBJECT.pdf
  
• ALCO-GE-SCHEMATIC-44-TON-LOCOMOTIVES-2011.pdf
• ALCO-INDEX-SERVPUBS-LOCO-1959-11-1.pdf
  
• ALCO-SPECIFICATION-FA1-DL208B-NOV47.pdf
  
• ALCO-SPECIFICATION-PA1-DL304B-SEP47.pdf
• ALCO-SPECIFICATION-RS3-E1662B-1950.pdf
• ALCO-SPECIFICATION-S2-E1540-1939.pdf
• ALCO-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-S2-S4-SWITCHERS-GEJ-1564A.pdf
  
• ALSTOM-GP40MC-PARTS-HEP-SYSTEM-CUMMINS-K19.pdf
  
• BLW-SPECIFICATION-DIESEL-ENGINES-600-SERIES-PMI-DEC1958.pdf
• BLW-SPECIFICATION-LOCOMOTIVE-AS16-NO-DATE.pdf
• BLW-SPECIFICATION-LOCOMOTIVE-RF16-MAY1949.pdf
• EMD-ENGINE-MAINTENANCE-MANUAL-567B-4TH-EDITION-MAR53.pdf
  
• EMD-ENGINE-MAINTENANCE-MANUAL-567V-BULLETIN-150C-18APR1941.pdf
• EMD FP40H MI 1252 HEP GEAR BOXES.pdf
• EMD-F40PH-HEP-SEQUENCE LIST.pdf
  
• EMD-F-UNIT-FILLER-AND-DRAIN-LOCATIONS-DIAGRAM.pdf
  
• EMD-F-UNIT-FILLER-AND-DRAIN-LOCATIONS-LARGE-SIZE-DIAGRAM.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book E8A SPEC 8016 10Feb49.pdf
  
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book F3A SPEC 8002 10Jul45.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book F3B SPEC 8003 20Jul45.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book F7A SPEC 8013 2Aug48.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book F7B SPEC 8014 3Aug48.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book F9A SPEC 8026 10Sep53.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book GP7-SPEC8018A-30JNOV49.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book GP9-SPEC8031-02JAN57.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book GP30-SPEC8046-01OCT61.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book GP38-2-SPEC8090-03JAN72.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book GP40-2-SPEC8091-03JAN72.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SD38-SPEC8058-01JUN65.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SD40-SPEC8054-31DEC65.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SD45-SPEC8062-15MAY67.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SW800-SPEC8020-02APR50.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SW1001-SPEC8070-03JAN72.pdf
• EMD Locomotive Specification Book SW1200-SPEC8035-03FEB59.pdf
• EMD Maintenance Instruction -1204C-FRICTION-BEARING-JOURNAL-BOXES-JAN56.pdf
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 1206B-SANDING-EQUIPMENT-1946.pdf
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 1209E-HYATT-JOURNAL-BOXES-JAN47.pdf
  
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 1210-RUBBER-DRAFT-GEAR-JAN48.pdf
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 1211B-WHEELS-AND-AXLES-APR56.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1501B-LOCO-TRUCKS-SW-E-F-GP-1979-AUG.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1512-LOCO-TRUCK-SPRINGS-1983-JUL.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1518E-LOCO-WHEELS-AXLES-1987-OCT.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1520A-LOCO-GEAR-CASES-1983-FEB.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1748E-LOCO-ENGINE-COOLANT-1991-MAY.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1753E-LOCO-ALIGNMENT-ROTATING-EQUIPMENT-1983-JUN.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1760G-LOCO-LUBE-OILS-1987-JAN.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1764A-LOCO-GOVERNOR-OIL-1979-AUG.PDF
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 1811-WELDING-LOCOMOTIVE-CARBODY-1948-JUN.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 2150B-LOCO-AIR-PUSH-WIPER-MOTORS-1976-FEB.pdf
• EMD - Maintenance Instruction Book 2170A-LOCO-TESTING-567-ENGINES-1955-JUN.pd
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 432C-D12-MAIN-GENERATOR-DEC52.pdf
  
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - 434-AUXILIARY-GENERATORS-FEB52.pdf
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - LIST-SW1-NW2-SWITCHING-LOCOMOTIVES.pdf
  
• EMD Maintenance Instruction - LIST-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-INSTRUCTIONS
• EMD Master Parts Catalog No. 90 - Volume 1
• EMD-MU-27-POINT-PIN-ASSIGNMENT-TYPICAL.pdf
• EMD-NW2-TRAINING-SLIDE-SET.pdf
• EMD - Scheduled Maintenance Book 1704A-LOCO-567-1964-MAY.pdf
• EMD - Scheduled Maintenance Book 1738E-LOCO-S-645-ROOTS-1980-DEC.pdf
• EMD - Scheduled Maintenance Book 1740J-LOCO-645-TURBO-1975-JAN.pdf
• EMD-SWITCHGEAR-CONTACT-INSPECTION.pdf
• EMD-TABLE-7-SERIES-SHORT-TIME-RATINGS.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-BRAKING-DISTANCE.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-FUEL-CONS-NOTCH-HP-VARIOUS-MODELS.pdf
• EMD-TABLE-FUEL-CONSUMPTION-EMD-GE-LOCOMOTIVES.pdf
• EMD-TABLE-HORSEPOWER-567-LOCOMOTIVES-1.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-SHORT-TIME-RATINGS-567-LOCOS-WITH-TM-UPGRADES.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-TRACTION-MOTOR-GEAR-RATIOS.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-TRAILING-LOAD-GP9.pdf
  
• EMD-TABLE-TRAILING-LOAD-SW1500.pdf
  
• EMD-TRAINING-HANDOUT-LOW-VOLT-GROUNDS.pdf
  
• EMD-TRAINING-MANUAL-JAN52.pdf
  
• EMD-TRAINING-SLIDES-SW-1-LOCOMOTIVE.pdf
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-F9-DB-PLATE-8845-01AUG1957.pdf
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-F9-NODB-PLATE-8825-01AUG1957.pdf
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-GP38-2-CPRR-3041-CLASS.pdf
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-GP40-1966.pdf
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-NW2
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-SW1-AUTO-TRANS
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-SW1-NO-TRANS
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-TRAINING-BOOK-MAY74.pdf
  
• EMD-WIRING-SCHEMATIC-TRAINING-BOOK-NOTES.pdf
  
• FM-BROCHURE-OP-ENGINE-2005.pdf
  
• FM-BROCHURE-OP-ENGINE-2007.pdf
  
• FM-BULLETIN-411-5-TRACTION-MOTOR-DRZH-1954.pdf
• FM-BULLETIN-411-5A-TRACTION-MOTOR-362D-362DF-BLKWHT-DEC-1950.pdf
• FM-BULLETIN-411-51-TRACTION-MOTOR-362D-362DF-GRAY-DEC-1950.pdf
• FM-BULLETIN-D822C-TRUCK-EQUIPMENT-BLKWHT-MAY-1951.pdf
  
• FM-HANDBOOK-ELECTRICAL-PRINCIPLES-1953.pdf
  
• FM-HANDBOOK-MACHINISTS-1955.pdf
  
• FM-MANUAL-H-SERIES-LOCOMOTIVES-1951.pdf
  
• FM-MANUAL-OP-ENGINE-LOCOMOTIVE-1956.pdf
  
• FM-SPECIFICATION-OP-DIESEL-ENGINE-SPEC-3800D-MAY45.pdf
• FM-SPECIFICATION-TRAINMASTER-SPEC-550-OCT1953.pdf
• GE Dash 8 Manual.pdf
• GE-LOCOMOTIVE-APPLICATION-GUIDE.pdf
  
• GE 70-TONNER SWITCHGEAR TRANSFER SEQUENCE (TRANSITION)
• MKRAIL-DATA-SHEET-F40PHM-2C-NCTD.pdf
  
• MKRAIL-DATA-SHEET-FL9-CONNDOT-1994.pdf
  
• MKRAIL-DATA-SHEET-GP40WH-2-MARYLAND-MARC.pdf
  
• MKRAIL-DATA-SHEET-RP39-2C-NVTC-1994.pdf
  
• MKRAIL-DATA-SHEET-SD40-3-REBUILT-LOCOMOTIVE.pdf

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Passenger Cars

• Pullman manual gene motor.pdf
  
• Pullman manual ac controls.pdf
• Pullman manual heating.pdf
• Pullman manual spicer drive clutch.pdf
• Pullman manual dc electric gear.pdf
• Pullman manual trucks brakes taps door closer.pdf
• Pullman manual heating water system inspection.pdf
• RE004 UC valve manual.pdf
• Vapor train heating.pdf
  
• Pullman Water Raising System.pdf
  
• Waukesha Lighting and Air Maintenace Manual.pdf

Steam

• Ashton 20 improved pop safety valves.pdf
  
• Ashton 23 B ammonia relief valves.pdf
  
• Ashton 28 catalog.pdf
• Ashton 1914 catalog.pdf
• Ashton 1920 catalog.pdf
• Ashton Mechanical Drawings.pdf
• Ashton #17 Instruction Book Railroad Edition (Valves, Gages and Testers).pdf
• Ashton 46B wheel press recording gage circular.pdf
• Ashton #73 recording gage circular.pdf
• Ashton 52c circular.pdf
• Ashton 52-D improved double diallocomotive steam gage.pdf
• Ashton 56A pop valve circular.pdf
• Ashton C2 pop valve circular.pdf
• Ashton 101 D master pressure and master pilot gages.pdf
  
• Ashton 101- F master pressure and master pilot pressure gages.pdf
  
• Ashton 105 B indicating or recording pressure and vacuum gages.pdf
  
• Ashton 109 gages.pdf
  
• Ashton 111 steel tube gages.pdf
  
• Ashton 112 refrigeration and chemical services valves and gages.pdf
• CP steam maint brick arches.pdf
• CP steam maint loco painting.pdf
• CP steam maint super heaters fittings.pdf
• Hancock Locomotive Inspirators 1921.pdf
  
• Locomotive boilers.pdf
• Steam Locomotive electrical manual.pdf
• Steam Locomotive Breakdowns RE048.pdf

• HYATT-JOURNAL-BOXES-TYPES-JM-JMA-1948.pdf
• ICS-BROCHURE-RAILROAD-COURSES-1948.pdf
• ICS-RECOMMENDED-RAILROAD-COURSES-1946.pdf
• Direct_Support_General_Support_and_Depot.pdf
• Paxton-Mitchell Company.pdf
• PTEP Template - Non-GS, small THR 11-4-16.pdf
• Replacement Plastic Lens in Railroad Car.pdf
• Steam air signaling systems.pdf
• Welding railcars.pdf
  

PAINT

• Railroad Paint & Color Reference

SAFETY, DISASTER PLANNING

• Emergency Lighting & Signage for Rail Transit Passenger Vehicles
• Standard for Low-Location Exit Path Marking
• Standard for Emergency Evacuation Units for Passenger Rail Cars
  
• Std for Emergency Signage for Egress/Access of Passenger Rail Equipment

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

• Electric Railway Journal Vol 73.pdf
• Electric Railway Journal Vol 74 Index.pdf
• PRR Catalogue for Worlds Columbian Exhibition Elfreth Watkins_1893.pdf

MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

• HeritageRail Journal - April 2024
• HeritageRail Journal - January 2024
  
• HeritageRail Journal - October 2023
  
• HeritageRail Journal - July 2023
  
• HeritageRail Journal - April 2023
• HeritageRail Journal - January 2023
  
• HeritageRail Journal - October 2022
  
• HeritageRail Journal - July 2022
  
• HeritageRail Journal - April 2022
• HeritageRail Journal - January 2022
• HeritageRail Journal - October 2021
• HeritageRail Journal - July 2021
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-2014.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Fall-2013.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Spring-2013.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Summer-2013.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-2013.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Fall-2012.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Spring-2012.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Summer-2012.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Winter-2012.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Fall-RMQ.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-2011.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Summer-2011.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Spring-2011.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Winter-2011.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-2011.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Spring.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-2010.pdf
• Railway-Museum-Quarterly-Fall-2010.pdf