UtahRails Manuscripts
This page has links to scanned versions of the important academic dissertations and theses that have been completed about Utah railroads. Each has been scanned and formatted for electronic publication by the UtahRails.net staff.
This page was last updated on September 30, 2007.
Adkins — Marlowe C. Adkins' A HISTORY OF JOHN W. YOUNG's UTAH RAILROADS, 1884-1894, completed in 1978.
Johnson — David F. Johnson's THE HISTORY AND ECONOMICS OF UTAH RAILROADS, completed in 1947.
Pitchard — George E. Pitchard's UTAH RAILROADS SCRAPBOOK, completed in 1987. (Removed in August 2007 at author's request) [#]
Reeder — Clarence A. Reeder's THE HISTORY OF UTAH's RAILROADS, 1869 - 1883, completed in 1970. (Together with Leonard Arrington's Great Basin Kingdom, this was the seed that started my interest in Utah railroads in 1977-1978.)
Tufford — Garrie Tufford's "William Mason's ONWARD", scanned and reprinted from the Fall 1998 issue of Westren Railroader for the Historian.
Railroads of North Africa — A research paper written by Don Strack in June 1984, while a student at University of Utah.
Railroads of Central and Southern Africa — A research paper written by Don Strack in August 1984, while a student at University of Utah.
Union Pacific Land Grants — A research paper written by Don Strack in March 1982, while a student at University of Utah.
