The Ron V. Nixon Collection represents a unique historical photographic record of the pivotal role played by railroads in the development of the United States and the significance of railroad transportation in 19th and 20th century American history. From 1916 to his death in 1989, Ron V. Nixon created an unique collection of over 20,000 photographs. The collection also contains records, correspondence and historical writings that span the steam, diesel, and electro-motive eras of the railroads.

Ron V. Nixon Biography

Ron Nixon's Northern Pacific Railway Locomotive Book Online
An online version of Ron Nixon's 120 page "book" showing an extensive number of steam locomotives used by the Northern Pacific Railway from the Minnetonka to the Class Z-8 Challenger.

Ron V. Nixon Collection Database Website
An online database featuring the Ron V. Nixon Collection images searchable by locomotive number, location, and date. Data entry from the collection log has only just begun with nearly 1200 image records entered as of 8/30/05.

A Selection of Nixon Collection Holdings: (Click on the catalog number to view a higher resolution image)

RVN#31612
Ron V. Nixon & father
Roberts, MT 1917

RVN#13897
NP 1859 on turntable
ERTI School, 6/1948

RVN#14960
NP Train no. 1, Eng. 6506
Near Skones, MT 5/1949

RVN#1263
NP Train no. 2, Eng. 2650
Derailed near Galen, MT 9/1936

RVN#14696
Milwaukee Triple Header
St. Paul, MN 9/1948

RVN#8570
NP Train no. 1, Eng. 6505
NC Limited, Fargo, ND 9/1950

RVN#22270
Milwaukee Station, Train no. 16
Missoula, MT 6/1958

RVN#24555
NP Railway Directors
Missoula, MT 9/1960

RVN#29934
BN Extra 6335 West
Cyr, MT 5/1973

RVN#11054
NP Train no. 233, Eng. 1902
YNP Line, Emigrant, MT 3/1941

RVN#10787
NP no. 234, Eng. 1902
Near Gardiner, MT 9/1940

RVN#14285
NP Train no. 2-1
Mississippi River, MN 8/1948

RVN#7100
NP Train no. 1-2
Missoula, MT 2/1943

RVN#851
NP Extra 5000E
Glendive, MT 2/1938

RVN#18755
NP Conductor
Nagos, MT 7/1954

RVN#1807
NP Extra 5138 East
Granite, MT 6/1953

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