Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Shelby came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Shelby in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shelby. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shelby data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Hixson Map of Montana (1950)

Published by Hixson Map Company

Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of Montana (1937)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Shelby:

Shelby was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following routes mentioned Shelby as a scheduled stop:

The Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (train schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA).

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA).