W-2 WORK EQUIPMENT - 1947-55

Name/Title

W-2 WORK EQUIPMENT - 1947-55

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0038.0038

Scope and Content

W-2 WORK EQUIPMENT - 1947-55

Category

MOW Equipment, Advertisement, Correspondence, Diesel Locomotives, Snow Plows, Vehicles, Diesel Crane, Jordan Spreaders, Locomotive #90, Clamshell
Rolling Stock, Archival Materials, Locomotives, Steam Locomotives, Steam Crane

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

October 30, 1947 - May 3, 1955

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Off-Track Trailers

Description

Correspondence requesting information on off-track trailers for housing maintenance forces from Mon-O-Coach, Inc., May 3, 1955.

Date(s) of Creation

May 3, 1955

Title

Buda Power Track Drill

Description

Advertisement booklet for the Buda Power Track Drill, distributed by the Industrial Supply Company in Salt Lake, December 1947.

Creator

Industrial Supply Co., Inc., Buda Co.

Date(s) of Creation

June 1947 - December 26, 1947

Title

How to Use Aeroil Burner

Description

Instructional sheet "How to get the utmost use from your Aeroil Burner" from the Aeroil Products Company, circa 1947.

Creator

Aeroil Products Co. Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1947

Title

Wreck Masters' Manual-Section 3

Description

Wreck Masters' Manual section 3 covering Alco-GE Motive Power, November 2, 1950.

Creator

American Chain & Cable Co., Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

November 2, 1950

Title

Switcher Snow Plow

Description

Article from Railway Engineering and Maintenance "Diesel Switcher 'Doubles' as Snow Plow," January 1949.

Date(s) of Creation

January 1949

Title

Advertisement-Pettibone Mulliken Rerailer

Description

Advertisement for the Pettibone Mulliken Rerailer, 1951.

Creator

Pettibone Mulliken Corp.

Date(s) of Creation

May 9, 1951

Title

Hydraulic Jack Overhaul Parts

Description

Correspondence regarding parts for an overhaul and repacking of a Nordberg Model BJ Hydraulic Jack, serial no. 1240, from the L.P. Brassy Equipment Co., January 27, 1948.

Creator

L.P. Brassy Equipment Co.

Date(s) of Creation

January 27, 1948

Title

Advertisement-Nordberg Grinder

Description

Advertisement for a Nordberg Rail Grinder from the Nordberg Manufacturing Co., circa 1948.

Creator

Nordberg Manufacturing Co.

Date(s) of Creation

1948

Title

Ad-Nordberg Rail Drill

Description

Advertisement for a Nordberg Rail Drill, January 1948.

Creator

Nordberg Manufacturing Co., L.P. Brassy Equipment Co.

Date(s) of Creation

January 1948 - February 10, 1948

Title

Ad-MSA Rail Punch

Description

Advertisement for a MSA Velocity-Power Rail Punch, April 15, 1947.

Creator

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

Date(s) of Creation

April 15, 1947

Title

Revenue Act of 1948

Description

Correspondence regarding withholding provisions of the Revenue Act of 1948, April 15, 1948.

Creator

W.E. Grossen

Date(s) of Creation

April 15, 1948

Title

"Spot-Air" Compressors

Description

Correspondence regarding information about Ingersoll-Rand "Spot-Air" compressors, April 1948.

Creator

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

April 12, 1948 - April 27, 1948

Title

1948 Dodge

Description

Paperwork regarding the purchase of a 1948 Dodge, 1948.

Creator

Dodge Motors, George Hawes Motor Co.

Date(s) of Creation

1948

Title

Ad-Fairmont Oil Sprayer

Description

Advertisement for the Fairmont W6I Series B oil sprayer and note on Hotel Nevada letterhead, July 1949.

Creator

Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

July 1949

Title

Ad-American 25 Ton Locomotive Crane

Description

Advertisement for the American 25 Ton Diesel Electric Locomotive Crane model 825 DE and correspondence from the American Hoist & Derrick Co., circa 1948.

Creator

American Hoist & Derrick Co.

Date(s) of Creation

1948

Title

Hydraulic Jack

Description

Inquiry by the Utah Construction Co. inquiring on the availability to rent or purchase a Model BJ Nordberg hydraulic jack from the NNRy with reply, September 1950.

Creator

Utah Construction Co.

Date(s) of Creation

September 1, 1950 - September 5, 1950

Title

Hand Winch Parts List Request

Description

Request for a parts like for a Sasgen AA-400 hand winch which was wearing badly after only one week of use, June 10, 1949.

Date(s) of Creation

June 10, 1949

Title

Parts List Rail Drill Cover Letter

Description

Cover letter for a parts list for a Nordberg Model CD rail drill, March 30, 1949.

Creator

L.P. Brassy Equipment Co.

Date(s) of Creation

March 30, 1949

Title

Jordan Spreader Rental

Description

Correspondence listing the dates for the rental of KCC's Jordan Spreader for February 1949.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

February 28, 1949

Title

Ad-Nordberg Power Rail Drill

Description

Advertisement and correspondence for the Nordberg Power Rail Drill model CD, December 1948.

Creator

L.P. Brassy Equipment Co., Nordberg Manufacturing Co.

Date(s) of Creation

December 3, 1948

Title

MOW Work

Description

Memo to the dispatcher regarding instructions for locomotive #90 regarding plowing snow and taking the clamshell to a work zone, February 7, 1949.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson

Date(s) of Creation

February 7, 1949

Title

WP Info

Description

Handwritten correspondence from Owen Buscho of the Western Pacific providing information to W.R. Armstrong, Mayflower Hotel stationary, February 3, 1949.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

February 3, 1949

Title

Spreader Rental

Description

Correspondence regarding the rental and use of KCC's Jordan Spreader for January 1949.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 31, 1949

Title

Hand Operated Winch

Description

Correspondence regarding quotes for a hand operated winch to be used on a portable rail-laying crane, January 1949.

Creator

Hill Acme Co., Gar Wood Industries, Inc., Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 18, 1949 - January 24, 1949

Title

Model P-34-A Track Drill Info

Description

Correspondence and circular for the model P-34-A track drill from the Railway Track-Work Co., April 29, 1947.

Creator

Railway Track-Work Co.

Date(s) of Creation

April 29, 1947

Title

Portable Crane Winch

Description

Correspondence regarding a quote for a portable crane winch from the St. Paul Hydraulic Hoist Co., January 12, 1949.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 12, 1949

Title

Ingersoll-Rand Track Drill

Description

Correspondence regarding an Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic track drill, December 16, 1948.

Creator

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Date(s) of Creation

December 16, 1948

Title

Ad-Coffing Hoist Co.

Description

Advertisement and correspondence for hoists from the Coffing Hoist Co., 1948.

Creator

Coffing Hoist Co.

Date(s) of Creation

September 1, 1948 - December 14, 1948

Title

Spike Driver Parts

Description

Correspondence regarding parts for an Ingersoll-Rand spike driver, 1948.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Date(s) of Creation

April 30, 1948 - July 7, 1948

Title

Alemite Automatic Hand Guns Directions

Description

Directions sheet for Alemite automatic hand guns, 1944

Creator

Stewart-Warner Corp.

Date(s) of Creation

1944

Title

KCC Equipment Rental

Description

Correspondence regarding the rental off KCC equipment including an electric shovel, ballast cars and Jordan Spreader to work on the Cherry Creek section, January 30, 1948.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

January 30, 1948

Title

Rebuilding Hydraulic Jack

Description

Correspondence regarding the rebuilding of a hydraulic jack, January 1948.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 2, 1948

Title

Ford Pickup Repairs

Description

Correspondence regarding completed repairs on the company ford pickup with instructions on its care, December 22, 1947.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 22, 1947

Title

Ingersoll-Rand Shipping Sheets

Description

Ingersoll-Rand shipping sheets, October 30, 1947.

Creator

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Date(s) of Creation

October 30, 1947

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mon-O-Coach, Inc., Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., American Locomotive Company, Hotel Nevada, Sasgen Derrick Co., B.A. Gillan, Western Pacific Railroad, St. Paul Hoist & Derrick Co., Mayflower Hotel, Grand Specialties Co., W.S. Larsh, L.P. Brassy Equipment Co., Raymond A. Evans, George Frederick Lake, Bart Miller, Caesar F. Colaizzi, Charles Kirker

Related Places

Place

City

East Ely, Cherry Creek

County

White Pine, Elko

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

* Untyped Place

Mizpah, Hiline Junction

Region

Steptoe Valley