M-1 Motorcars - 1938-41

Name/Title

M-1 Motorcars - 1938-41

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0046.0030

Scope and Content

M-1 Motorcars - 1938-41

Category

Speeders, Advertisement, Correspondence, Hi-Rail #15, East Ely Depot, Section Buildings
MOW Equipment, Rolling Stock, Archival Materials, Hi-Rail Vehicles, Depots, Structures

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

August 17, 1938 - November 22, 1941

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Advertising Book - Fairmont Railway Motor Cars

Description

Advertising book for Railway Motor Cars from Fairmont Railway Motors Inc., 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Advertisement - Master Lights

Description

Advertisement on Master Lights by the Carpenter Manufacturing Co., 1940.

Creator

Carpenter Manufacturing Co.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Motor Car Failure

Description

Correspondence regarding the failure of the motor car used by Frank Feister and replacement with new one, November 1941.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., David B. Armstrong, Frank Feister

Date(s) of Creation

November 15, 1941 - November 22, 1941

Title

Accounting of Gasoline

Description

Correspondence regarding improper accounting of gasoline for motor car #15, September 19, 1941.

Creator

Frank Roper

Date(s) of Creation

September 19, 1941

Title

Headlight Order

Description

Correspondence requesting an order for a dry-cell headlight from Fairmont for the section foreman at Ruth, August 21, 1941.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

August 21, 1941

Title

Planking

Description

Request for planking to put between the rails at the Shafter tool house to assist in the getting the motor car and and off the track, August 20, 1941.

Creator

Frank Feister

Date(s) of Creation

August 20, 1941

Title

Motor Car Repairs

Description

Correspondence regarding repairs need to a motor car at Cobre and the ladies room toilet in the General Office building, August 13, 1941.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

August 13, 1941

Title

Gas Shipment

Description

Correspondence regarding the shipment of cans of gasoline to Shafter and Cobre for use in the motor car on the supply car each month, 1941.

Creator

Harold J. Beem, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., M. Fukuda

Date(s) of Creation

July 31, 1941 - August 6, 1941

Title

Motor Car Parts

Description

Correspondence regarding parts needed for the motor car at Decoy, July 26, 1941.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

July 26, 1941

Title

Deliver of Motor Car

Description

Correspondence regarding the delivery of a motor car in the merchandise car at Cobre, July 29, 1941.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

July 29, 1941

Title

Motor Car Cover

Description

Correspondence advising a canvas cover for a motor car was available at the storehouse, February 4, 1941.

Date(s) of Creation

February 4, 1941

Title

Fairmont Order

Description

Correspondence thanking the NNRy for an order placed with Fairmont and reply asking about journal books previously received by the railroad, notes in shorthand, January 1941.

Creator

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

Date(s) of Creation

January 21, 1941 - January 23, 1941

Title

Fairmont M19 Quote

Description

Quote from Fairmont for a new M19 motor car, June 13, 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

June 13, 1940

Title

Advertisement - Fairmont M19 Series E Motor Car

Description

Advertisement for the model M19 Series E motor car from the Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Advertisement - Fairmont M19 Motor Car

Description

Advertisement for the model M19 motor car from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Advertisement - Fairmont A3 Motor Car

Description

Advertisement for the model A3 motor car from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Motor Car Issue

Description

Correspondence advising to look over a motor car to "see what makes it boil," December 4, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 4, 1940

Title

Quote for Push Cars

Description

Quote for push cars from Fairmont Railway Motors, November 26, 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

November 26, 1940

Title

Advertisement - Trailers and Push Cars

Description

Advertisement Bulletin no. 209F for trailers and push cars from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1940.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1940

Title

Request for Quote

Description

Request for a quote on push cars from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., November 22, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 22, 1940

Title

Motor Car Repair

Description

Correspondence regarding quotes for a new block assembly for a motor car, September 19, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

September 19, 1940

Title

Condition of Motor Cars

Description

Correspondence instructing section foremen to keep the motor cars in good condition, completing light repairs and cleaning on a regular basis, August 13, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

August 13, 1940

Title

Motor Car Repair

Description

Correspondence requesting the old carburetor be sent to East Ely once the new one replaced it on the Goshute motor car, June 14, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

June 14, 1940

Title

Motor Car Retirement

Description

Correspondence regarding the retirement of one Mudge E-4 motor car and one Buda 12-A motor car, February 8, 1940.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

February 8, 1940

Title

Request for New Carburetor

Description

Request for a new carburetor for the motor car at Goshute, December 7, 1939.

Creator

M. Fukuda

Date(s) of Creation

December 7, 1939

Title

Advertisement - Fairmont 1100 Inspection Rail Coach

Description

Advertisement for a model 1100 Inspection Rail Coach from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1936.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1936

Title

Fairbanks Literature

Description

Request that a copy of Fairbanks literature be sent to W.R. Armstrong, December 11, 1939.

Creator

George L. Hickey

Date(s) of Creation

December 11, 1939

Title

Motor Car Transmissions

Description

Correspondence regarding the transmissions of models of motor car, 1938.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

September 9, 1938 - November 30, 1938

Title

Personal Use of Motor Cars

Description

Memo allowing the personal use of motor cars by the Decoy, Goshute, Cherry Creek and Warm Springs gangs to go to town for supplies on their days off, November 5, 1938.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 5, 1938

Title

Ruth Motor Car Issues

Description

Correspondence regarding issues and delays caused by the belt driven motor car on the Ruth section and request for the purchase of a model A-3 motor car from Fairmont, September 8, 1938.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., Albert Matteoni

Date(s) of Creation

September 8, 1938

Title

Advertisement - Fairmont ST2 Motor Car

Description

Advertisement for the model ST2 motor car from Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 1935.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1935

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

M. Fukuda, Frank Feister, Charles Kirker, Harold J. Beem, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., Raymond A. Evans, Harold Aaron Davidson, Ed Hill, Bill Swain, Y. Makita, Frank Roper, Fairbanks, Morse & Co.

Related Places

Place

City

East Ely, Cobre, Shafter, Ruth

County

White Pine County, Elko County

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

* Untyped Place

Decoy

Railroad Location

Keystone, Copper Flat