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Raritan River Railroad

Historical Archive

 

 

 

 

These documents are all that’s left of the Raritan River Railroad

They were preserved by Bob Kipp, last Vice President and General Manager of the RRRR (1956-1980)

 

 

There is some really great stuff in here:

 

 

  • Income Statements 1937-1980
  • Stock Holder / Annual Reports from late 60s
  • Conrail Merger/Assimilation Plans
  • Customer Tonnage Reports
  • All Correspondence to USRA/ICC/DOT/Customers Regarding Conrail

 

 

 

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1.2.0

Bob Kipp Collection

 

 

 

 

 

Rating

1.2.1

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RRRR Income Statements 1937 -1980

1937

 

1

 

 

***

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1938

1938

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1939

1939

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1940

1940

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1941

1941

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1942

1942

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1943

Nov-43

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1943

Dec-43

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1944

1944

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1945

1945

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1946

1946

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1947

1947

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1948

1948

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1949

1949

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1950

1950

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1951

1951

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1952

1952

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1953

1953

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1954

1954

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1955

1955

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1956

1956

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1957

1957

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1958

1958

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1959

1959

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1960

1960

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1961

1961

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1962

1962

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1963

1963

 

1

 

 

 

 

original

RRRR Income Statements 1977

1977

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1978

1978

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1979

1979

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1980

Jan-80

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1980

Feb-80

 

1

 

 

 

 

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RRRR Income Statements 1980

Mar-80

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.2

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RRRR Balance Sheets 1943-1980

1943

 

1

 

 

*

 

 

 

1944

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1945

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1946

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1947

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1948

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1949

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1952

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1953

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1954

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1955

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1956

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1957

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1959

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1961

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1963

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1977

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1978

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

jan

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

feb

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

march

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.3

orig

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - yearly total

1979

 

1

 

 

**

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.4

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RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - yearly total

1979

 

1

 

 

**

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1979

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.5

orig

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - yearly total

1978

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.6

orig

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - yearly total

1978

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1978

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.7

orig

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - yearly total

1977

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Forward - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.8

orig

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - yearly total

1977

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jan-jun

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

RRRR Revenue Recieved - per branch per customer - monthly

1977

jul-dec

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.9

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RRRR Revenue Forward and Received

1977

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.10

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RRRR Revenue January to October 1975

1975

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.11

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RRRR Revenue Forward

1976

 

3

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1.2.12

 

RRRR Revenue Received 1976

1976

 

3

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1.3.1

 

RRRR Vacation Schedules

1980

 

12

sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.4.1

 

RRRR Report to the Stockholders Feb 1980

1980

 

8

sheets

 

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1.4.2

 

RRRR Annual Report to the ICC Dec 31, 1979

1979

 

19

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1.4.3

 

RRRR Annual Report 1968

1968

 

8

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1.4.4

 

RRRR Annual Report 1969

1969

 

8

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1.4.5

 

RRRR Annual Report 1977

1977

 

6

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1.4.6

 

RRRR Annual Reports 1966

1966

 

7

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1.5.1

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1980 1979

1980

 

3

sheets

 

*

1.5.2

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1979 1978

1979

 

12

 

 

*

1.5.3

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1978 1977

1978

 

12

 

 

*

1.5.4

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1977 1976

1977

 

12

 

 

*

1.5.5

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1976 1975

1976

 

12

 

 

*

1.5.6

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1975 1974

1975

 

12

 

 

*

1.5.7

 

Total Inbounds Outbounds 1974 1973

1974

 

12

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5.8

 

RRRR Inbound Outbound Percentages Earned

1979

 

1

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6.1

 

RRRR Cars Interchanged 1938 1980

 

 

25

 

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7.1

 

Discontinuation of service correspondence Aug 75-March 76

1976

 

41

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**

 

 

letters to customers, replies, letters to USRA, Conrail, East Brunswick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

org chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7.2

 

Letters to ICC and USRA from Customers 1979

1979

 

31

 

 

**

 

 

Meeting with cutomers - notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICC rules changes "fast tracks" railroad mergers 1979 1980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filskov stock ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8.1

 

Parlin Station Inventory

1975

 

1

 

 

**

1.8.2

 

Milltown Station inventory

1975

 

1

 

 

**

1.8.3

 

Treasurer's Office Inventory (South Amboy)

 

 

5

 

 

*

1.8.4

 

List of Account Numbers used by Accounting

 

 

3

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.9.1

 

RRRR 10 year Comparison 1965-1974

1975

 

1

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.10.1

 

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 5/19/1963 (stock re-issued)

1963

 

7

 

 

**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.11.1

 

ICC Letter 2/21/1980

1980

 

1

 

 

*

1.11.2

 

Finance Docket No. 28250

1980

 

8

 

 

*

1.11.3

 

USRA notice regarding Regional Rail Reorg Act 1973 - Feb 1976

1976

 

38

 

 

*

1.11.4

 

Federal Register - Vol 45 No 18 - Fri Jan 25, 1980 - Notices

1980

 

3

 

 

*

 

 

Conrail Merger Raritan River Exemption

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.11.5

 

Meeting notes with Kipp and D.A. Swanson and Bill Sheppard - HiRail tour

 

 

 

 

*

1.11.6

 

Bob Kipp change of status agreement

1982

 

1

 

 

*

 

 

 

1981

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1978

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

 

1

 

 

 

1.11.7

 

RRRR General Notice Feb 2, 1979 Permission to merge w/ Conrail

1979

 

1

 

 

**

1.11.8

 

Traffic World - 1/28/80

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Proposed Corporate Merger of Raritan into Conrail Exempted from ICC OK

1980

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.11.9

 

Conrail memo - Plan of implementation - Raritan River merger 3/27/80

1980

 

1

 

 

****

1.11.10

 

RRRR memo - regarding merger with Conrail 2/25/80

1980

 

1

 

 

*

1.11.11

 

Termination Letters 5/12/80

1980

 

2

 

 

*

1.11.12

 

Correspondence between Bob Kipp and Conrail regarding vacation time

1980

 

4

 

 

*

1.11.13

 

ICC Finance Docket No 29085 Conrail merger Raritan River (stock notes)

1980

 

6

 

 

*

1.11.14

 

Petition by ICC for exemption June 20, 1979 (stock notes)

1979

 

11

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.12.1

 

Conrail and Raritan River Railroad Company Consolidation Plan - 2/80

1980

 

39

 

 

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