Sudbury Electrics and Diesels

Name/Title

Sudbury Electrics and Diesels

Entry/Object ID

2020.178.003

Tags

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Mond Nickel Mine, Moose Mountain Mine, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Railway History, Mining History, Mining Industry, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of diesel and electric locomotives used by the mining companies in Sudbury.

Context

The book discusses the history of the use of locomotives and railways by the mining companies in Sudbury, Ontario. It showcases the different types of electric and diesel locomotives used over the years. The book is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. History 2. Canadian Copper Company 3. Mond Nickel 4. British America Nickel Corporation 5. Moose Mountain Mine 6. INCO Limited 7. Colour Section 8. Falconbridge Limited

Collection

International Nickel Company of Canada, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection, Mond Nickel Mine Collection, Moose Mountain Mine Collection

Cataloged By

Natalie Dubois

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Nickel Belt Rails

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1980

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Sudbury Electrics and Diesels

Description

Book discussing the history of diesel and electric locomotives used by the mining companies in Sudbury.

Creator

Dale Wilson

Date(s) of Creation

2001

Subjects

History, Mining, Railways, Locomotives

Notes

"NORMHC Best Wishes Dale Wilson" written on inside cover

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

31971

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-920356-12-5

Dimensions

Width

9 in

Length

11-1/4 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

March 7, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Date Examined

Mar 7, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Cleanliness

Some small stains on the front cover

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Dale Wilson

Owner/Agent

Dale Wilson

Role

Donor/owner/creator

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donated in February 2020 by Dale Wilson

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on March 2, 2020 by Natalie Dubois, re-cataloged on March 7, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 7, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 7, 2022