M-1 Motor Cars 1944-1947

Name/Title

M-1 Motor Cars 1944-1947

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0056.0014

Scope and Content

M-1 Motor Cars - 1944-1947

Category

Speeders, Correspondence, Advertisement, Flash Reports, Fires, Hi-Rail Vehicles, Telegrams, Hi-Rail #15, Hi-Rail #16
MOW Equipment, Rolling Stock, Archival Materials, Accidents/Derailments/Wrecks

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

1944 - 1947

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Repowering Motor Cars

Description

Correspondence regarding options in repowering Fairmont motor cars (speeders) with a larger motor, April-May 1947.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

April 29, 1947 - May 5, 1947

Title

Flywheel Key

Description

Correspondence regarding the need for a new flywheel key for John Anderson's motor car (speeder), February 12, 1947.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

February 12, 1947

Title

Motor Cars in Service-1947

Description

List of motor cars in service and where assigned as of January 1947.

Date(s) of Creation

January 1, 1947

Title

Batteries

Description

Correspondence advising that dry cell batteries be tested in the motor cars (speeders), December 21, 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 21, 1946

Title

Speeder Headlights

Description

Advertisements and circulars related to headlights for speeders from Fairmont, 1943-1944.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - 1944

Title

Speeder Shipment

Description

Correspondence advising a new Fairmont S2 Series "F" speeder under order no. 7269 would be shipped the last week of December, December 10, 1946.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

December 10, 1946

Title

Speeder Fire

Description

Correspondence regarding the partial destruction of a speeder that caught fire at McGill Junction on November 4, 1946, November 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 4, 1946 - November 20, 1946

Title

Buda Speeders

Description

Correspondence advising the Buda Company had stopped production of speeders, October 18, 1946.

Creator

Buda Co.

Date(s) of Creation

October 18, 1946

Title

Motor Cars in Service-1946

Description

List of motor cars in service and their assignments as of September 4, 1946.

Date(s) of Creation

September 4, 1946

Title

Fairmont Speeders

Description

Correspondence requesting information on Fairmont Speeders, September 3, 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

September 3, 1946

Title

Evans Auto-Railer

Description

Advertisement and correspondence regarding the model K-5 Evans Auto-Railer hi-rail truck, 1946.

Creator

Evans Products Co.

Date(s) of Creation

July 2, 1946

Title

Fairmont Oil Sprayer

Description

Correspondence regarding the new Fairmont model W61 oil sprayer, March 7, 1946.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

March 7, 1946

Title

Northwestern Railway Motor Cars

Description

Advertisement and correspondence regarding the Northwestern Railway Motor Cars, 1946.

Creator

Northwestern Motor Co.

Date(s) of Creation

February 1, 1946

Title

Fairmont A3 Speeder

Description

Correspondence regarding the Fairmont model A3 speeder, January 31, 1946.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

January 31, 1946

Title

High Speed Spot Board

Description

Advertisement and correspondence regarding the Fairmont High Speed Spot Board, 1946.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

January 22, 1946

Title

Fairmont Hercules Engine

Description

Correspondence regarding the Fairmont Hercules engine, January 1944.

Creator

A.J. Maclean, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

January 24, 1944 - January 27, 1944

Title

Northwestern Speeder Part

Description

Telegram regarding an order for a crankshaft bearing for a Northwestern Motor Car, June 20, 1944.

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

June 20, 1944

Title

Fairmont Blade Type Drive Axle Pulley

Description

Correspondence and advertisement for the Fairmont blade type drive axle pulley, recommended due to the snow, May 11, 1944.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

May 11, 1944

Title

MOW Overtime-May 1944

Description

Overtime report for the MOW Department for the second period of May 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

June 5, 1944

Title

Fairmont Quote

Description

Correspondence regarding a quote for four Fairmont speeders with reply saying the NNRy would not order as they were testing a Northwestern speeder with the snow, 1944.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

April 14, 1944 - May 9, 1944

Title

Motor Car Quote

Description

Correspondence regarding a quote for a motor car from the Northwestern Motor Company, March 27, 1944.

Creator

Northwestern Motor Co.

Date(s) of Creation

March 27, 1944

Title

WP Opinions-Motor Cars

Description

Correspondence regarding the opinion on motor cars from the Western Pacific, 1943-1944.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, R.A. Hollenbeck, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 19, 1943 - February 22, 1944

Title

Northwestern Quote

Description

Correspondence requesting a quote for four motor cars from the Northwestern Motor Co., January 31, 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 31, 1944

Title

Fairmont Motor Car Quote

Description

Correspondence requesting that a quote be secured for four Fairmont motor cars, January 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 25, 1944 - January 27, 1944

Title

Mechanical Work

Description

Memorandum regarding the handling of mechanical work on motors 15 and 16, January 13, 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 13, 1944

Title

Motor Car Repairs

Description

Correspondence directing Master Mechanic T.F. Lake to take charge of the repair and upkeep of the inspection motor cars 15 and 16, January 13, 1944.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

January 13, 1944

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Anderson, Charles Kirker, Raymond A. Evans, Harold J. Beem, Thomas Felix Lake

Related Places

Place

City

Cobre, East Ely, Ely, Ruth, McGill

County

Elko, White Pine

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America