Content Note

The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) valuation reports of 1916-1925 were the result of the federal Valuation Act
of 1913, which authorized ICC to undertake complete inventorying of land and engineering assets of the railroad systems in the United States. This series consists of blueprint copies of ICC reports for New Jersey railroads and ferries, which were filed at the time of completion with the New Jersey State Board of Public Utility Commissioners. The reports contain general assessment information on land holdings, and extensive, highly detailed engineering information for each railroad and ferry, broken down into the following categories: ways and structures (e.g., track, bridges, culverts, trestles, crossings, signs, grading and paving, telephone and telegraph lines); equipment (e.g., cars, floating equipment, furniture); power system components (e.g., buildings, lines, and equipment); and general expenditures.

For further information on the ICC valuation, and on additional records maintained by the National Archives, see "Railroad Valuation Records: A Report of Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Records in the Custody of the National Archives or Designated for Transfer to National Archives Custody" by T. Lane Moore (Railroad History, Bulletin 163, pp. 93-102, Autumn 1990).

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