Snow and Water 1937

Name/Title

Snow and Water 1937

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0139.0028

Scope and Content

Snow and Water 1937

Category

Rotary Snow Plow "B", School Train, Ore Trains, Locomotive #96, Locomotive #90, Locomotive #95, Locomotive #10, Locomotive #98, Cabooses, Ore Cars
Snow Plows, MOW Equipment, Rolling Stock, Passenger Trains, Steam Locomotives, Locomotives, Freight Cars

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

1937

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Use of Rotary

Description

Memo regarding the use of the rotary near milepost 136 after locomotive #90 got stuck and no trains could get through account of the drifting snow, includes a list of members on the rotary crew, February 14, 1937.

Creator

H.V. Evans

Date(s) of Creation

February 14, 1937

Title

Use of the Rotary

Description

Memo regarding the use of the rotary to dig to locomotive #90 with an ore train stuck in the snow, then the use of two locomotives to pull the train out, school train being held at McGill, February 3, 1937.

Date(s) of Creation

February 3, 1937

Title

Use of Rotary

Description

Memo regarding the use of the rotary plow to clear the track near MP 136 and then the use of two locomotives to pull cars out of the snow, February 1, 1937.

Date(s) of Creation

February 1, 1937

Title

Use and Breakdown of the Rotary Plow

Description

Memo regarding an ore train pulled by #98 becoming stuck, doubling to the mill but not being able to move the rest of the train account of the drifting snow, rotary called and cleared the line to Lavon, they had to return for repairs, getting stuck in Mosier cut on the way back to East Ely, January 28, 1937.

Creator

H.V. Evans

Date(s) of Creation

January 28, 1937

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Chris Iverson, H.A. DeRicco, W.R. McEnerney, Phillip Newitt, E.R. Pope, George L. Hickey, Harold J. Beem, Harry Alex Fravel, J.G. Bell, Charles McKeever Nesbitt

Related Places

Place

City

East Ely, McGill

County

White Pine County

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

* Untyped Place

Mosier Cut, Hiline Junction

Region

Steptoe Valley

Location

Lavon

Railroad Location

McGill Junction