Transportation Libraries and Information Centers

Address:
Information Resource Center
Association of American Railroads
50 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20001-0000
USA

Collection Information

Description:
AAR publications, general rail history, growth, trends and regulation,
North American rail industry. Some international rail information.

Special Collections:
R-1 (statistical report of Class I railroads to ICC and STB) on
microfiche from 1970. Statistical series of rail industry information.

Hours: 9:00 -5:00; M - F

Open to the Public: yes, conditionally

Any Conditions: By appointment only. Closed stacks. Most materials in storage. Serves primarily staff of the AAR and members.

Interlibrary Loan Policies: Yes,but we do not lend or copy AAR publications that are available for sale.

Loan Fees: none

Photocopy Fees: $0.20 per page plus $5 p&h and $35 per hour for excessive time.

Service Fees: $60.00 per hour for research. (Usually forgiven for SLA members)

Cataloging System: EOSI GLAS Catalog and Serials/TRIM Records

OCLC/RLIN Code:  

Online Catalog Internet Address: n/a

Online Database/CD-ROM services: Nexis, Dow Jones, First Search, et.al.

Library Publications:
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