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- Digitized holdings of the Transportation Library
- Archival materials in our special collections
- TRID is a database that provides access to worldwide transportation research
Transportation Library
Visit
In addition to students and scholars from Northwestern University, the Transportation Library welcomes researchers from the local community, across the United States, and abroad.
Location
University Library Level 5, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Circulating materials are available for pickup through NUsearch.
Contact transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu to get started with research consultations, instruction, and individual inquiries, or to request non-circulating materials.
Research Support
The collections of the Transportation Library are searchable in the library’s catalog, NUsearch.
- Explore the collection and learn more about accessing our archives and special collections materials.
- Review our research guides for Transportation and Environmental Impact Statements.
- Contact us to schedule a research consultation or an instruction session with a transportation librarian.
Campus Partners
- Northwestern University Transportation Center at the McCormick School of Engineering
- Northwestern University Center for Public Safety at the School of Professional Studies
Other Services
New Online Exhibits
- All Aboard Amtrak!: The 50th Anniversary of America’s Railroad
- The 747 Takes Off: The Dawn of the Jumbo Jet Age
- Independence in the Air: African Aviation in the 1960s
- On Board with Design: Passenger Transportation and Graphic Design in the mid-20th Century
- Visit the exhibits page for a full listing
Connect
Contact Transportation Library staff or connect with us on Twitter or Instagram.
Noteworthy Collections
New and Notable
- Panama Canal Construction Photographs: A collection of 74 original photographs from the Panama Canal Zone, taken between approximately 1904 and 1914. 37 photographs depict the construction of the Panama Canal, 13 photographs depict the construction of the Panama Railroad, and 24 photographs depict other views of the Canal Zone.
- Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932: This recently-digitized collection consists of published advertising and marketing brochures, maps, guides and general information about automobiles. As a whole, the collection gives a view of the many automobile companies that thrived at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as a burgeoning travel industry.
- Transportation Library Newsletter: for information on fall services and research support.
- William R. Hough Timetable Collection: A new blog post looks at the significance of a collection assembled by an individual with a lifelong devotion to collecting in transportation.