J-1 Joint Facilities 1950-1951

Name/Title

J-1 Joint Facilities 1950-1951

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0051.0006

Scope and Content

J-1 Joint Facilities - 1950-1951

Category

Correspondence, Reports, Shafter Diamond, Freight, Interlocking System, Signals, Centralized Traffic Control, Ice
Archival Materials, Right-of-Way

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

February 14, 1950 - November 7, 1951

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Blocking of the Shafter Diamond

Description

Correspondence regarding an instance on November 2, 1951 when a WP freight train blocked the Shafter diamond for 50 minutes, November 1951.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, Harold J. Beem, Harold Millard Peterson

Date(s) of Creation

November 2, 1951 - November 7, 1951

Title

Shafter Interlocking

Description

Correspondence regarding the proposed interlocking system to be installed at Shafter, 1951.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

August 9, 1951 - November 1, 1951

Title

Interlocking Signal System Concerns

Description

List of concerns with the proposed interlocking signal system at Shafter, June 26, 1951.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson

Date(s) of Creation

June 26, 1951

Title

Proposed Interlocking at Shafter - 1915

Description

Proposed interlocking system agreement at Shafter, June 1915.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, LeGrande Cannon, G.M. Borden

Date(s) of Creation

June 1915

Title

Map - Interlocking NNRy Crossing

Description

Map of the proposed interlocking crossing at Shafter, plan no. S 2326-1, May 1, 1951.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

May 1, 1951

Notes

Not digitized.

Title

Proposed Interlocking System - Shafter

Description

Proposed arrangement of the interlocking system at Shafter, 1951.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Title

SP CTC Instructions

Description

Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) instructions for movement of SP trains over Flanigan Crossing with the WP, circa 1951.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Title

Proposed Interlocking System - Shafter Draft

Description

Draft of the proposed interlocking system at Shafter with notes, circa 1951.

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway, Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Title

Water Pipeline Agreement - Shafter

Description

Correspondence regarding the signing of the water pipeline license agreement for Shafter with the WP, January 1951.

Creator

Harold J. Beem, Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

January 12, 1951 - January 23, 1951

Title

Ice Delivery

Description

Correspondence requesting the weekly delivery by the WP of 200 pounds of ice for the summer months to the section foreman at Shafter, June 23, 1950.

Creator

Harry Alex Fravel

Date(s) of Creation

June 23, 1950

Title

Water Charges - Shafter

Description

Correspondence regarding the charge for water by the WP at Shafter, 1950.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad, Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

February 14, 1950 - October 24, 1950

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Western Pacific Railroad

Related Places

Place

City

Shafter

County

Elko County

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America