NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Northern Pacific Railway Company. Mechanical Department, creator.
Title:Mechanical Department records. Northern Pacific Railway corporate records.
Dates:[1880s]-1969.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Mechanical drawings, subject files, and miscellaneous records relating to the Northern Pacific fleet of cars, locomotives, and work equipment.
Quantity:274.0 cubic feet.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

View of Lindgerwood unloader, showing repair crew after completing work on drum, same being removed from machine, 1906-1907

Drawings of steam and diesel locomotives and other rolling stock (circa 20,000 items), including drawings of parts and components in addition to erecting drawings, depict all classes of equipment operated by the railroad from the 1880s on. The drawings are supplemented by small-format diagrams, with specification sheets. Photographs of steam locomotives (1916-1917) and freight cars (1923-1966) depict many pieces of equipment. Subject files (1891-1969) pertaining to most classes of rolling stock provide more information on the design, construction, purchase, repair, and maintenance of the Northern Pacific rolling stock. Other subject files document the electrification (1906-1923) of certain western line segments, labor relations (1903-1929) within the mechanical department, and proceedings (1893-1918) of the Master Car Builders Association.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Architectural Drawings:
Bridges, tunnels, grade separation, turntables, and miscellaneous, 1882-1947
Facilities, 1882-1982
General Office Building, undated
Association of American Railroads, Mechanical Division:
Freight car subject files, 1946-1953
Proceedings, 1896-1939
Diesel Locomotives:
Diagrams, circa 1940s-1960s
Drawings, 1920s-1960s [See Equipment Drawings]
Subject Files, 1926-1969
Electrification Subject Files, 1906-1923
Equipment:
Card File Indexes to Mechanical Sketches and Drawings, undated
Drawing Lists, 1950s-1960s
Drawings, circa 1880s-1960s
Drawings, 1904-1966
Sketches, E Series, 1913-1951
Branch lines and subsidiaries, 1890-1947
Freight Cars:
Diagrams, circa 1940s-1950s
Drawing Lists, 1917-1966
Photographs, 1923-1966
Specifications, 1883-1944
Subject Files, 1905-1960s
Subject Files, 1920-1969
Fusion Welding Practice, 1925-1941
Improvements to Buildings: Subject Files, 1907-1916
Labor Relations: Subject Files, 1903-1929
Master Car Builders Association: Proceedings, 1893-1918
Master Mechanic Files: S. L. Bean, Letters received, 1893-1896
Miscellaneous:
Car diagrams, 1916-1917
Car diagrams, 1930-1963
Subject Files, 1904-1948
Subject Files: X-series, 1916-1953
Subject Files: 15-series, 1909-1933
Subject Files: Nos. 3616-5446, 1891-1965
Volumes, 1912-1917
Motor Rail Car: Subject Files, 1922-1956
Passenger Car:
Diagrams, circa 1890s-1960s
Specifications, 1882-1934
Subject Files, 1906-1961
Refrigerator Car: Photographs, 1952-1964
Steam Locomotives:
Diagrams, circa 1880s-1940s
Diagrams, 1903-1906
Drawings of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway Companies, circa 1900-1945
Erecting Drawings, circa 1900-1945
Photographs, 1916-1917
Specifications, 1906-1936
Subject Files, 1905-1957
Trucks and Buses: Subject Files, 1932-1942; 1961
Work Equipment: Subject Files, 1925-1970


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mechanical Department records. Northern Pacific Railway Corporate Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

M256: Steam Locomotive Drawings of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway Companies. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1974.

Microfilm available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Accession Information:

Accession number: unknown, 2451; 2452; 2453; 2454; 2455; 2457; 2458; 2459; 2460; 2461; 2462; 2463; 2464; 2465; 2466; 2467; 2468; 2469; 2470; 2471; 2472; 2473; 2474; 2475; 2476; 2477; 2478; 2479; 2480; 2481; 2482; 2483; 2484; 4928; 4929; 4930; 4931; 4932; 4933; 4934; 4935; 4936; 4937; 4938; 4939; 4940; 4941; 4942; 4943; 4944; 6067; 6069; 6070; 6071; 6072; 6073; 6074; 6075; 6076; 6077; 6078; 6079; 6080; 6081; 6082; 6083; 6088; 6090; 6092; 6093; 6094; 6095; 6096; 6097; 6098; 6099; 6100; 6101; 6102; 6103; 6105; 6106; 6107; 6108; 6109; 6110; 6111; 6112; 6113; 6114; 6115; 6116; 6124; 6125; 6126; 6127; 6128; 6129; 6130; 6351; 6352; 6353; 8870; 8871; 8872; 8873; 8874; 8875; 8876; 8877; 8878; 8879; 8880; 8881; 8882; 8883; 8884; 8885; 8886; 8887; 8888; 8889; 8890; 8891; 8892; 8893; 8894; 8895; 8896; 8897; 8898; 8899; 8900; 8901; 8902; 8903; 8995; 8996; 8997; 8998; 8999; 9000; 9001; 9002; 9003; 9005; 9006; 9008; 9009; 9011; 9012; 9013; 9014; 9015; 11,385; 11,386; 11,449; 11,681; 11,707; 11,831; Mss 12,294

Processing Information:

Legacy Amendment logo

Digitized by: Aubrey Mullenix, October 2024.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017199160104294

Work on the Northern Pacific Railway Company records was supported with funds granted by the Northwest Area Foundation, the Grotto Foundation, and the Jerome Foundation.


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

Expand/CollapseBridges, tunnels, grade separations, turntables, and miscellaneous, 1882-1947

A series of architectural drawings of bridges, tunnels, grade separations, turntables, and miscellaneous on the Northern Pacific line. These drawings have been arranged by type (bridge, tunnel, etc.). Also included at the end of this series is a group of mixed drawings from Northern Pacific branch lines and/or other lines.
Other Finding Aid:
Inventory of Bridges, Tunnels, Grade Separations, Turntables, and Miscellaneous Architectural Drawings The inventory of the bridges, tunnels, grade separations, turntables, and miscellaneous architectural drawings is available in PDF format.

Expand/CollapseFacilities, 1882-1982

Location
138.F.7.8Plan for 24 man bunkhouse, 1920. 1 blueprint.
Minnesota:
Little Falls depot, 1927-1928; 1962-1970.
Includes undated Cass Gilbert drawings.
Little Falls freight house, 1899, 1906. 4 pages.
Location
138.F.8.1Duluth:
Boiler plans, 1912. 5 pages.
Forced draft system for use with Jones under-feed automatic mechanical stokers, 1912. 4 pages.
Boiler house plan, 1912. 4 pages.
Machine shop, blacksmith shop, engine room, store room, office and fan room, 1901. 4 pages.
Location of air reservoirs and piping, 1913.
Engine facilities, Rice's Point, 1913.
Proposed boiler plant and track changes, Rice's Point, 1912.
Pump: Fairbanks, Morse & Company, 1904. 2 pages.
12x7x12 Horizontal single piston pump, 1909.
5x7 vertical automatic self oiling engine, 1912.
St. Paul:
Mississippi Street engine facilities, 1912-1915. 5 pages.
Mississippi Street buildings, 1912-1915. 7 pages.
Mississippi Street equipment, 1912-1915.
Como Shops, 1908-1915.
Joint terminal, 1928-1931.
Minneapolis freight depot: Specifications for plumbing, undated.
Northtown: Extension to stalls, roundhouse, 1941.
Brainerd: Blacksmith shop, 1907-1982. 1 roll.
Idaho:
Nez Perce-Camas Branch: Combination depot, 1907. 5 pages.
Rathdrum:
Depot plan, 1951.
Pump house and equipment, 1945. 1 blueprint.
Water pumping plant, 1947. 1 blueprint.
Montana:
Montana Central Railway: Ticket office at Bernice, 1888.
Helena: Roundhouse, 1907.
North Dakota:
Davenport: Tower, 1903.
Dickinson Underground proposed water blow of pipe, undated.
Mandan: Track scale, 1932. 2 pages.
Washington:
Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway: Combination depot for Wilkins, 1890.
Tacoma: Power and lighting circuits, 1909.
Wisconsin: West Superior, P and R dock, 1901.
Location
138.F.8.2Montana:
Como: Water tank, 1953. Blue line. 11 pages.
Glendive: NPBA hospital, 1912-1945. 1 roll.
Laurel: Steel car shop, Pumping plant, 1919, 1929. Blue line, 3 pages.
Livingston: Shops; 100,000 gallon water tank, 1901-1946, 1933. Blue line. 5 pages.
Washington:
Parkwater, Facilities, 1911-1913.
Centralia, Facilities, 1912.
Location
100/ov5 Drawer 3Coal dock plans, 1907-1908. 7 pages.
15 ton cable hoists for trestle type coal docks, 1915. 25 pages.
Location
132.I.5.3Minnesota:
Brainerd Shops:
Power plant, 1882-1924. 1 roll.
Machine shop, tool room, 1900-1949. 1 roll.
Door and window details, miscellaneous buildings, 1910-1917. 1 roll.

Expand/CollapseGeneral Office Building, undated

Location
138.F.7.8Roll 1:
No. 437-1, Boilerhouse.
No. 438-1, Foundation.
No. 438-2, Second story.
Roll 2:
No. 438-3, Third story.
No. 438-8, Location of property and site.
No. 438-10, Sewer and drainage plan.
No. 438-13, Watertable, windows, doors.

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Expand/CollapseASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, MECHANICAL DIVISION

Expand/CollapseFreight car subject files, 1946-1953

Location
138.H.5.6FReports, correspondence, drawings, photos, printed materials, and other items related to AAR freight car research and experimental freight cars.

Expand/CollapseProceedings, 1896-1939

Printed volumes, with some issues missing, of the organizations known in various years as the: American Railway Master Mechanics Association (to circa 1918); American Railroad Association, Mechanical Section (1919-1920); American Railway Association, Mechanical Section (1920-1932); Association of American Railroads, Mechanical Section (1933- ).
Location
134.B.13.12FIndex, 1868-1900.
Proceedings, 1894-1910. 11 volumes.
Location
134.B.13.13BProceedings, 1911-1920. 10 volumes.
Location
134.B.13.14FProceedings, 1920-1927. 7 volumes.
Location
134.B.13.15BProceedings, 1927-1939. 8 volumes.

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Expand/CollapseDIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

Expand/CollapseDiagrams, circa 1940s-1960s

Location
136.G.10.2FSmall diagrams showing the outline of a locomotive and listing its basic dimensions and specifications. Approximately 4 x 11 in.
Includes diesel-electric motor cars.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1926-1969

Correspondence and miscellaneous material arranged by engine number.
Location
134.B.15.5BEngines No. 98, South Tacoma Shops Engine, 1945-1948.
Engines Nos. 100, 600 horsepower Switch Engine, 1926-1968.
Engines Nos. 101-106, 1000 horsepower Switch Engines, 1939-1968. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 107-177, 1200 horsepower Switch Engines, 1949-1958. 11 folders.
Engines Nos. 200-375, 1750 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1953-1967. 11 folders.
Engines Nos. 376-384, 1800 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1960.
Engines Nos. 412-427, 1000 horsepower Switch Engines, 1944-1945. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 500-501, 1500 horsepower Passenger Engines, 1947-1961.
Engines Nos. 525, 550-558, 1500 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1947-1959.
Location
134.B.15.6FEngine Nos. 559-569, 1500 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1947-1959.
Engines Nos. 603, 651-652, 660 horsepower Switch Engines, 1941-1945. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 711-724, 1000 horsepower Switch Engines, 1949-1954. 4 folders.
Engines Nos. 750, 900 horsepower Switch Engine, 1954-1955.
Engines No. 800 (Spokane, Portland & Seattle), 3000 horsepower Passenger Engine, 1946-1947.
Engines Nos. 800-803, 1000 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1944-1958.
Engines Nos. 850-863, 1600 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1953-1959. 3 folders.
Engines Nos. 900-917, 1800 horsepower Road-Switch Engines, 1957-1960. 3 folders.
Engines Nos. 2500-2592, 2500 horsepower Freight Engines, 1964-1967. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 2800-2811, 2800 horsepower Freight Engines, 1966.
Engines Nos. 3300-3309, 3300 horsepower Freight Engines, 1963-1969.
Engines Nos. 3600-3629, 3600 horsepower Freight Engines, 1966-1969. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 5400-5410, 5400 horsepower Freight Engines, 1944-1948. 2 folders.
Engines Nos. 6000-6020, 6000 horsepower Combination and Freight Engines, 1945-1952. 5 folders.
Engines Nos. 6050, 1500 horsepower Engine, 1951-1952.
Engines Nos. 6500-6513, 4500 horsepower Passenger Engines, 1945-1950. 4 folders.
Engines No. 6550, 1500 horsepower Freight Engine, 1948-1952.
Location
134.B.15.7BEngine Nos. 6600-6601, 1500 horsepower Freight Engines, 1948-1952.
Engines Nos. 6700-6704, 5250 horsepower Passenger Engines, 1953-1957. 3 folders.
Engines Nos. 7000-7014, 7000 horsepower Freight Engines, 1953-1956. 5 folders.
ET-2 and ET-3, Electric Trailers, 1959-1966. 2 folders.
1500 horsepower Diesel Switch Locomotive for Pendelton Branch, 1945-1946.
44 ton Switch Engine for Northwest Improvement Company, 1944-1945.
Individual Diesel Locomotive File Specifications, 1944-1958.
Bid for 3600 horsepower Diesels for Cuyuna Realty Company, 1966.
File No. 29DE, Diesel Locomotive Specifications, DF-1, 1963.
File No. 29DE-1, Axels, 1967-1970.
File No. 29DE-3, Brakes, 1949-1969. 2 folders.
File No. DL-1, Locomotive Performances, 1947-1948.
File No. DL-7, Water Leaks, 1947.
File No. DL-16, Float Switches, 1949-1951.
File No. DL-17, Braking, 1946-1947.
File No. DL-19, Driving Wheels, 1950-1951.
File No. DL-21, Brake Shoes, 1941-1948.
File No. DL-31, Locomotive Washer, 1952.
File No. DP-11, Passenger Engine Fuel and Water Consumption, 1947.
File No. DP-16, Passenger Engine Batteries, 1947-1948.
Duluth Union Depot Switch Engine No. 5, 1941-1945.
Northwest Improvement Company Switch Engine No. 123, 1942-1944.
St. Paul Union Depot Switch Engine, 1942.

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Expand/CollapseELECTRIFICATION SUBJECT FILES, 1906-1923

Reports, printed material, charts, tables, correspondence, and other materials on the possible electrification of Northern Pacific west end lines, with background material related to electrification on the Great Northern, the Milwaukee Road, and various eastern roads.


Location
136.B.13.3BNo. E-1, Mandan to Laurel, 1920-1923.
No. E-2, Bozeman, Helena, Butte Hills, 1906-1924.
No. E-3, Billings to Missoula, 1910-1920.
No. E-4, Montana Division, Operating Statement, 1914-1916.
No. E-5, Westinghouse Data, New York Railroad Club, 1910-1917.
No. E-6, Cascade Tunnel, Norfolk and Western, 1910-1917.
No. E-7, Railway World, Electrification as a War Measure, 1910-1918.
No. E-8, Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway; Montana Power Company, 1910-1916.
No. E-9, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 1916.

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Expand/CollapseEQUIPMENT

Expand/CollapseCard File Indexes to Mechanical Sketches and Drawings, undated

These cards index Equipment Drawings, circa 1880s-1960s; and Sketches, E series, 1913-1951.
Arrangement: Seven file boxes of index cards arranged by series letter and number, listing the series number, drawing/sketch number, size, title, when issued, and where used.
Location
134.L.16.6FSmall box 1:
Sketches:
Nos. A217-A1291.
Nos. B109-B1748.
Nos. C109-C2964.
Nos. D61-D404.
Nos. E14-E635.
Nos. F12-F372A.
Nos. LR31-LR418A.
Drawings: Nos. Q-S597.
Small box 2: Drawings: Nos. S617-X1289.
Small box 3: Drawings: Nos. X1329-Y1599.
Location
132.I.7.8FSmall box 4: Drawings: Nos. Y1605-Y14992.
Small box 5: Drawings: Nos. Z1-Z4999.
Small box 6: Drawings: Nos. Z5000-Z9140.
Small box 7:
Drawings: Z9399-Z16643.
Miscellaneous:
No. 58-49498.
AC-LR.
Erecting card drawings.
Roundhouses.
Steel passenger equipment.
Springs.
Miscellaneous parts.
Standard plans.
Property plats and maps.
Parkwater, Washington engine facilities.
Little Falls, Minnesota depot.
Unnumbered drawings.
Northern Pacific Car drawings.

Expand/CollapseDrawing Lists, 1950s-1960s

Lists of drawings giving the description of part/parts; builders drawing number; Northern Pacific drawing number; and Northern Pacific series number. These lists are arranged by type of car.
Location
134.L.16.4FBox cars.
Flat cars.
Gondola cars.
Hart Convertible and Selective cars.
Hopper cars, open and covered.
Location
134.L.16.5BHopper cars, covered.
Logging cars.
Miscellaneous: Air dump, double deck stock, and transfer cars.
Ore cars.
Refrigerator cars.
Tank cars.

Expand/CollapseDrawings, circa 1880s-1960s

Drawings of locomotives, cars and other equipment. The drawings each have two numbers: an alpha-prefixed number such as Q2889, which indicates size and is the number by which the drawing is actually filed, and non-alpha-prefixed number such as 66501, which is part of a sequence that could have been assigned to any drawing size. The non-alpha drawing number may necessitate looking under several size categories to find the correct drawing. Drawing 66501, for example, might be found in the Q-, R-, W-, X-, or Y-sizes.
Card indexes to the drawings are included at the beginning of the inventory and are housed in 54 archival card file boxes. The inventory is incomplete.
Arrangement: First by size, and then by alpha-prefixed number within each size. The non-alpha-prefixed number is not of any direct use in finding a drawing.
LocationBox
135.E.11.1B1Equipment Drawings: Card Indexes:
Incomplete.
Box 1. Box cars: P-Q-R.
Box 2. Box cars: S-T.
Box 3. Box cars: W-1464 to W-7099.
Box 4. Box cars: W-7117 to W-8763.
Box 5. Box cars: W-8764 to W-10,470.
Box 6. Box cars: X-2322 to X-12,499.
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135.E.11.2F2Box 7:
Box cars: X-12,500 to 12,998.
Box cars: Y-112 to 17,999.
Box 8:
Box cars: Y-18,000 to 21,236.
Box cars: Z-297 to 21,236.
Box 9:
Box cars: Z-12,022 to 12,934.
Box cars: Z-13,056 to 14,906.
Box cars: Z-15,137 to 16,257.
Box 10. Cabooses: Q-R-S-T-W-X.
Box 11. Cabooses: Y-Z.
Box 12. Flat cars: Q-R-S-T-W-X.
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135.E.11.3B3Box 13. Flat cars: Y-X-Z.
Box 14:
Skeleton log flat cars.
Ore cars.
Box 15. Tank cars.
Box 16. Gondola cars: Q-R-S-T-W-X.
Box 17. Gondola cars: Y-Z.
Box 18. Hopper cars: Q-R-S-T.
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135.E.11.4F4Box 19. Hopper cars: W-1800 to 10,472.
Box 20. Hopper cars: X-2668 to 19,362.
Box 21. Hopper cars: Y-5524 to 19909.
Box 22. Hopper cars: Y-20,393 to 21,265.
Box 23. Hopper cars: Z-2422 to 15,706.
Box 24. Hopper cars: Z-15,821 to 16,599.
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135.E.11.5B5Box 25. Hopper cars: Z-16,600 to 16,970.
Box 26. Passenger cars: Q-R-S-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 27. Passenger cars (additional cards): Q-R-S-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 28. Refrigerator cars: Q-R.
Box 29. Refrigerator cars: S-T-X.
Box 30. Refrigerator cars: X-Y.
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135.E.11.6F6Box 31. Refrigerator cars: Y.
Box 32. Freight refrigerator cars: W-1786 to 7891.
Box 33. Freight refrigerator cars: W-8099 to 10,464.
Box 34. Freight refrigerator cars: Y-15,857 to 18,447.
Box 35. Freight refrigerator cars: Y-18,448 to 20,512.
Box 36. Freight refrigerator cars: Y-20,513 to 21,242.
Box 37. Freight refrigerator cars: Z-54 to 16,903.
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135.E.11.7B7Box 38. Mechanical refrigerator cars: Q-R-S-T.
Box 39. Mechanical refrigerator cars: X-9494 to 12,995.
Box 40. Mechanical refrigerator cars: W-6007 to 7617.
Box 41. Mechanical refrigerator cars: W-7712 to 9499.
Box 42. Mechanical refrigerator cars: W-9500 to 10,399.
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135.E.11.8F8Box 43:
Mechanical refrigerator cars: W-10,400 to 10,490.
Mechanical refrigerator cars: Z-5784 to 16,823.
Box 44. Wood chip cars: Q-R-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 45:
Cinder cars.
Freight equipment - no designation.
Tenders: Q-R-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 46. Locomotives: P-Q-R-S-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 47. Stock cars: C-Q-R-S-T-W-X-Y-Z.
Box 48. Work Equipment: Q-R-S-T-W-X-Y-Z.
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135.E.11.9B9Box 49:
Service cars.
Scale test cars.
Shops and tools.
Box 50:
Unloading ramp cars (Sand Cars for Locomotives?).
Auto racks.
Box 51:
Air dump cars.
Unloading ramp sand cars.
Refrigerator cars.
Missing, 2008.
Rodger ballast cars.
Wood rack cars.
Coal cars.
Potato cars.
Lidgerwood cars.
Fire cars.
Fish meal cars.
Wood fuel cars.
Steel matte cars.
Idler cars.
Tin can cars.
Hi-Rail inspection cars.
Trailer loading devices.
Trucks and trailers.
Auto loading ramp.
Steam generators.
Water service cars.
Water-ice cars.
Auto cars.
Missing, 2008.
Transfer cars.
Box 52. Equipment: Alphabetically-ordered cards.
These are not actually in alphabetical order, but are organized under tabs with text featuring the name of the item: Air Brake Details, Uncoupling Levers, Heating Apparatus, Truck Bolster, Ballast Spreaders, and so on.
Box 53. Equipment: Alphabetically-ordered cards.
These are not actually in alphabetical order, but are organized under tabs with text featuring the name of the item: Air Brake Details, Uncoupling Levers, Heating Apparatus, Truck Bolster, Ballast Spreaders, and so on.
Box 54. Equipment: Alphabetically-ordered cards.
These are not actually in alphabetical order, but are organized under tabs with text featuring the name of the item: Air Brake Details, Uncoupling Levers, Heating Apparatus, Truck Bolster, Ballast Spreaders, and so on.
Location
132.I.4.3Equipment Drawings:
P-Size Drawings: Nos. P94, P98, P136. Sequence no. 6988A-8747. 42 inches high.
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132.I.1.12Q-Size Drawings. 36 inches high:
1Nos. Q14-Q107. Sequence nos. 20445-16973.
2Nos. Q109-Q150. Sequence nos. 18413-24203.
3Nos. Q151-Q875. Sequence nos. 24239-41062.
4Nos. Q906-Q956. Sequence nos. 41551-43932.
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132.I.1.131Nos. Q1002-Q1068. Sequence nos. 45124-46443.
2Nos. Q1106-Q1186. Sequence nos. 46952-48961.
3Nos. Q1209-Q1299. Sequence nos. 49375-51194.
4Nos. Q1300-Q1397. Sequence nos. 51264-52620.
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132.I.3.41Nos. Q1401-Q1499. Sequence nos. 52828-53913.
2Nos. Q1500-Q1599. Sequence nos. 53914-54835.
3Nos. Q1600-Q1699. Sequence nos. 54897-56512.
4Nos. Q1700-Q1759. Sequence nos. 56573-57532.
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132.I.2.21Nos. Q1760-Q1799. Sequence nos. 57533-57851.
2Nos. Q1801-Q1890. Sequence nos. 57885-58551.
3Nos. Q1904-Q2098. Sequence nos. 58592-59208.
4Nos. Q2114-Q2249. Sequence nos. 59283-59740.
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132.I.2.11Nos. Q2250-Q2299. Sequence nos. 59741-59854.
2Nos. Q2300-Q2339. Sequence nos. 59855-60076.
3Nos. Q2340-Q2399. Sequence nos. 60077-60456.
4Nos. Q2400-Q2445. Sequence nos. 60457-60850.
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132.I.2.31Nos. Q2453-Q2498. Sequence nos. 60935-61596.
2Nos. Q2503-Q2549. Sequence nos. 61608-62038.
3Nos. Q2550-Q2598. Sequence nos. 62039-62644.
4Nos. Q2603-Q2641. Sequence nos. 62718-63248.
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132.I.2.41Nos. Q2652-Q2699. Sequence nos. 63704-63944.
2Nos. Q2700-Q2749. Sequence nos. 63976-64857.
3Nos. Q2751-Q2799. Sequence nos. 64859-65219.
4Nos. Q2805-Q2847. Sequence nos. 65371-66055.
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132.I.3.11Nos. Q2851-Q2899. Sequence nos. 66081-66521.
2Nos. Q2900-Q2939. Sequence nos. 66522-67018.
3Nos. Q2940-Q2964. Sequence nos. 67019-67411.
4Nos. Q2965-Q2999. Sequence nos. 67412-67707.
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132.I.3.21Nos. Q3000-Q3059. Sequence nos. 67746-68114.
2Nos. Q3060-Q3099. Sequence nos. 68115-68735.
3Nos. Q3100-Q3139. Sequence nos. 68946-68985.
4Nos. Q3140-Q3195. Sequence nos. 68986-69380.
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132.I.3.31Nos. Q3201-Q3235. Sequence nos. 69484-69805.
2Nos. Q3236-Q3269. Sequence nos. 69806-70211.
3Nos. Q3270-Q3299. Sequence nos. 70212-70484.
4Nos. Q3300-Q3329. Sequence nos. 70485-70794.
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132.I.4.11Nos. Q3330-Q3359. Sequence nos. 70795-70985.
2Nos. Q3360-Q3399. Sequence nos. 71013-71834.
3Nos. Q3400-Q3429. Sequence nos. 71835-72119.
4Nos. Q3430-Q3458. Sequence nos. 72158-72636.
Location
132.I.4.2Nos. Q3460-Q3499. Sequence nos. 72638-73242.
Nos. Q3500-Q3539. Sequence nos. 73243-73855.
Nos. Q3540-Q3584. Sequence nos. 73856-74251.
Nos. Q3605-Q3625. Sequence nos. 74385-74508.
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138.D.16.7R-Size Drawings. 24 inches high:
Nos. R4-R349. Sequence nos. 12182-16604.
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138.D.16.8Nos. R354-R487. Sequence nos. 16622-19280.
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138.F.1.1Nos. R512-R1624. Sequence nos. 19308-44000.
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138.F.1.2Nos. R1652-R2049. Sequence nos. 44452-51284.
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138.F.1.3Nos. R2050-R2267. Sequence nos. 51313-56141.
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138.F.1.4Nos. R2306-R2524. Sequence nos. 56224-60711.
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138.F.1.5Nos. R2526-R2699. Sequence nos. 60761-63823.
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138.F.1.6Nos. R2700-R2799. Sequence nos. 63824-66240.
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138.F.1.7Nos. R2800-R2899. Sequence nos. 66241-69261.
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138.F.1.8Nos. R2961-R3005. Sequence nos. 72122-74428.
S-Size Drawings. 12 inches high:
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138.D.16.5Nos. S1-S641. Sequence nos. 9222-29214.
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138.D.16.6Nos. S673-S1568. Sequence nos. 29228-73489.
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138.D.16.1T-Size Drawings. 18 inches high:
Nos. T1-T342. Sequence nos. 9761-18239.
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138.D.16.2Nos. T353-T1500. Sequence nos. 18365-50034.
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138.D.16.3Nos. T1501-T1970. Sequence nos. 50035-59921.
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138.D.16.4Nos. T1971-T2228. Sequence nos. 60678-74467.
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138.D.16.1Sequence nos. 6160 [11050]-12060.
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132.I.4.3V-Size Drawings: Nos. V3-V70. Sequence nos. 11049-4102. 36 inches high.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 1W-Size Drawings. 24 x 36 inches.
Nos. W500-W700. Sequence nos. 5333-11103.
Nos. W701-W1400. Sequence nos. 5494-14135.
Nos. W1401-W1500. Sequence nos. 14434-17472.
Nos. W 1500-W2000. Sequence nos. 17692-24993.
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138.F.3.5Nos. W23-W883. Sequence nos. 5493…6220.
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138.F.3.6Nos. W905-W1298. Sequence nos. 5209…13531.
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138.F.3.7Nos. W1309-W1988. Sequence nos. 13640-25213.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 1Nos. W2000-W2100. Sequence nos. 25307-26103.
Nos. W2104-W2250. Sequence nos. 26291-35416.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 2Nos. W2251-W2998. Sequence nos. 26291-35416.
Nos. W3000-W3050. Sequence nos. 35461-43736.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 3Nos. W3051-W3900. Sequence nos. 35461-43736.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 4Nos. W3901-W3999. Sequence nos. 35461-43736.
Nos. W4000-W4400. Sequence nos. 43737-47303.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 5Nos. W4401-W4490. Sequence nos. 43737-47303.
Nos. W4511-W4797. Sequence nos. 47679-49593.
Nos. W4802-W4900. Sequence nos. 49669-50675.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 6Nos. W4901-W4999. Sequence nos. 49669-50675.
Nos. W5011-W5199. Sequence nos. 50749-51668.
Nos. W5200. Sequence nos. 51671-52124.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 7Nos. W5201-W5299. Sequence nos. 51671-52124.
Nos. W5300-W5397. Sequence nos. 52127-52700.
Nos. W5402-W5497. Sequence nos. 52720-53232.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 8Nos. W5503-W5589. Sequence nos. 53279-53629.
Nos. W5610-W5699. Sequence nos. 53577-54051.
Nos. W5703-W5799. Sequence nos. 54065-54475.
Nos. W5800. Sequence nos. 54476-54977.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 9Nos. W5801-W5899. Sequence nos. 54476-54977.
Nos. W5900-W5996. Sequence nos. 55804-55450.
Nos. W6000-W6098. Sequence nos. 55470-56038.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 10Nos. W6103-W6195. Sequence nos. 56098-56583.
Nos. W6202-W6299. Sequence nos. 56664-57145.
Nos. W6300-W6399. Sequence nos. 57175-57518.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 11Nos. W6402-W6499. Sequence nos. 57521-57838.
Nos. W6500-W6599. Sequence nos. 57839-58256.
Nos. W6600-W6650. Sequence nos. 58260-58482.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 12Nos. W6651-W6699. Sequence nos. 58260-58482.
Nos. W6700-W6794. Sequence nos. 58483-58886.
Nos. W6839-W6899. Sequence nos. 58964-59559.
Nos. W6900-W6999. Sequence nos. 59561-59897.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 13Nos. W7002-W7099. Sequence nos. 59920-60323.
Nos. W7100-W7199. Sequence nos. 60330-60730.
Nos. W7200-W7220. Sequence nos. 60731-61312.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 14Nos. W7221-W7298. Sequence nos. 60731-61312.
Nos. W7304-W7399. Sequence nos. 61349-61687.
Nos. W7400-W7460. Sequence nos. 61688-62032.
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A2/ov1 Drawer 15Nos. W7461-W7499. Sequence nos. 61688-62032.
Nos. W7500-W7599. Sequence nos. 62053-62403.
Nos. W7600-W7699. Sequence nos. 62404-62756.
Nos. W7700. Sequence nos. 62767-63052.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 1Nos. W7701-W7799. Sequence nos. 62767-63052.
Nos. W7800-W7899. Sequence nos. 63053-63869.
Nos. W7900. Sequence nos. 63870-64543.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 2Nos. W7901-W7999. Sequence nos. 63870-64543.
Nos. W8003-W8099. Sequence nos. 64564-64819.
Nos. W8100. Sequence nos. 64823-65135.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 3Nos. W8101-W8198. Sequence nos. 64823-65135.
Nos. W8200-W8299. Sequence nos. 65149-65508.
Nos. W8300. Sequence nos. 65510-65860.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 4Nos. W8301-W8399. Sequence nos. 65510-65860.
Nos. W8400-W8499. Sequence nos. 65861-66244.
Nos. W8500. Sequence nos. 66266-66690.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 5Nos. W8501-W8599. Sequence nos. 66266-66690.
Nos. W8600-W8699. Sequence nos. 66691-67066.
Nos. W8700. Sequence nos. 67067-67399.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 6Nos. W8701-W8799. Sequence nos. 67067-67399.
Nos. W8800-W8899. Sequence nos. 67400-67706.
Nos. W8900. Sequence nos. 67708-68027.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 7Nos. W8901-W8999. Sequence nos. 67708-68027.
Nos. W9000-W9099. Sequence nos. 68028-68593.
Nos. W9100. Sequence nos. 68596-69084.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 8Nos. W9101-W9199. Sequence nos. 68596-69084.
Nos. W9200-W9299. Sequence nos. 69091-69581.
Nos. W9300. Sequence nos. 69582-69997.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 9Nos. W9301-W9399. Sequence nos. 69582-69997.
Nos. W9400-W9499. Sequence nos. 70003-70330.
Nos. W9500. Sequence nos. 70331-70628.
Location
A2/ov2 Drawer 10Nos. W9501-W9599. Sequence nos. 70331-70628.
Nos. W9600-W9699. Sequence nos. 70629-70824.
Nos. W9700. Sequence nos. 70825-71328.
Location
A2/ov2 Drawer 11Nos. W9701-W9799. Sequence nos. 70825-71328.
Nos. W9800-W9899. Sequence nos. 71329-71752.
Nos. W9900. Sequence nos. 71760-71952.
Location
A2/ov2 Drawer 12Nos. W9901-W9999. Sequence nos. 71760-71952.
Nos. W10,000-W10,099. Sequence nos. 71953-72211.
Nos. W10,100. Sequence nos. 72229-72923.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 13Nos. W10,101-W10,199. Sequence nos. 72229-72923.
Nos. W10,200-W10,299. Sequence nos. 72924-73572.
Nos. W10,300-W10,320. Sequence nos. 73708-74091.
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A2/ov2 Drawer 14Nos. W10,321-W10,399. Sequence nos. 73708-74091.
Nos. W10,400-W20,496. Sequence nos. 74092-74485.
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138.E.17.1X-Size Drawings. 18 x 24 inches:
Sequence nos. 4009-7895.
Nos. X1-X1500. Sequence nos. [?]-11653.
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138.E.17.2Nos. X1501-X2000. Sequence nos. 11687-12540, 9220-9623.
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138.E.17.3Nos. X2001-X2700. Sequence nos. 13055-16391.
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138.E.17.4Nos. X2701-X3200. Sequence nos. 16423-20533.
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138.E.17.5Nos. X3201-X4000. Sequence nos. 19417-24903.
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138.E.17.6Nos. X4001-X5000. Sequence nos. 24904-31367.
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138.E.17.7Nos. X5001-X6000. Sequence nos. 31494-37491.
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138.E.17.8Nos. X6001-X7000. Sequence nos. 37501-42255.
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138.E.18.1Nos. X7001-X7600. Sequence nos. 42313-45550.
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138.E.18.2Nos. X7601-X8400. Sequence nos. 45607-49780.
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138.E.18.3Nos. X8401-X8800. Sequence nos. 49785-51708.
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138.E.18.4Nos. X8801-X9100. Sequence nos. 51725-52769.
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138.E.18.5Nos. X9101-X9500. Sequence nos. 52775-54578.
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138.E.18.6Nos. X9501-X9800. Sequence nos. 54603-55569.
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138.E.18.7Nos. X9801-X10,100. Sequence nos. 55598-57025.
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138.E.18.8Nos. X10,101-X10,500. Sequence nos. 57032-58761.
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138.E.19.1Nos. X10,501-X10,900. Sequence nos. 58846-60878.
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138.E.19.2Nos. X10,901-X11,200. Sequence nos. 60900-62703.
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138.E.19.3Nos. X11,201-X11,500. Sequence nos. 62726-64474.
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138.E.19.4Nos. X11,501-X11,800. Sequence nos. 64475-66128.
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138.E.19.5Nos. X11,801-X12,100. Sequence nos. 66131-67647.
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138.E.19.6Nos. X12,101-X12,400. Sequence nos. 67660-69882.
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138.E.19.7Nos. X12,401-X12,700. Sequence nos. 69890-72033.
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138.E.19.8Nos. X12,701-X13,008. Sequence nos. 72039-74486.
Location
138.E.14.1Y-Size Drawings. 12 x 18 inches:
Nos. Y1-Y2000. Sequence nos. 7966-8383.
Location
138.E.14.2Nos. Y2001-Y3000. Sequence nos. 8402-9209.
Location
138.E.14.3Nos. Y3001-Y5000. Sequence nos. 9210-17730.
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138.E.14.4Nos. Y5001-Y6000. Sequence nos. 17733-20765.
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138.E.14.5Nos. Y6001-Y7500. Sequence nos. 20791-24948.
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138.E.14.6Nos. Y7501-Y9000. Sequence nos. 25069-29762.
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138.E.14.7Nos. Y9001-Y10,000. Sequence nos. 29766-32022.
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138.E.14.8Nos. Y10,001-Y11,500. Sequence nos. 32043-36373.
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138.E.15.1Nos. Y11,501-Y13,000. Sequence nos. 36374-41962.
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138.E.15.2Nos. Y13,001-Y14,000. Sequence nos. 42081-44917.
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138.E.15.3Nos. Y14,001-Y15,000. Sequence nos. 44933-48312.
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138.E.15.4Nos. Y15,001-Y15,600. Sequence nos. 48353-50797.
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138.E.15.5Nos. Y15,601-Y16,000. Sequence nos. 50798-52542.
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138.E.15.6Nos. Y16,001-Y16,500. Sequence nos. 52549-55426.
Location
138.E.15.7Nos. Y16,501-Y17,000. Sequence nos. 55435-57629.
Location
138.E.15.8Nos. Y17,001-Y17,500. Sequence nos. 57692-60949.
Location
138.E.16.1Nos. Y17,501-Y18,000. Sequence nos. 60941-62729.
Location
138.E.16.2Nos. Y18,001-Y18,500. Sequence nos. 62652-64885.
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138.E.16.3Nos. Y18,501-Y19,000. Sequence nos. 64894-66890.
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138.E.16.4Nos. Y19,001-Y19,400. Sequence nos. 66892-68610.
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138.E.16.5Nos. Y19,401-Y19,800. Sequence nos. 66818-70202.
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138.E.16.6Nos. Y19,801-Y20,400. Sequence nos. 70203-71517.
Location
138.E.16.7Nos. Y20,401-Y20,800. Sequence nos. 71518-72839.
Location
138.E.16.8Nos. Y20,801-Y21,265. Sequence nos. 72840-74482.
Location
132.I.1.1Z-Size Drawings. 9 x 12 inches:
Nos. Z1-Z4000. Sequence nos. 7955-16828.
Location
132.I.1.2Nos. Z4001-Z6500. Sequence nos. 16954-24977.
Location
132.I.1.3Nos. Z6500-Z9100. Sequence nos. 24987-34670.
Location
132.I.1.4Nos. Z9101-Z10,700. Sequence nos. 34706-40706.
Location
132.I.1.5Nos. Z10,701-Z12,700. Sequence nos. 40713-49625.
Location
132.I.1.6Nos. Z12,701-Z13,800. Sequence nos. 49672-56070.
Location
132.I.1.7Nos. Z13,801-Z14,800. Sequence nos. 56071-63547.
Location
132.I.1.8Nos. Z14,801-Z15,700. Sequence nos. 63548-68567.
Location
132.I.1.9Nos. Z15,701-Z16,600. Sequence nos. 68568-73174.
Location
132.I.1.10Nos. Z16,601-Z16,970. Sequence nos. 73175-74509.

Expand/CollapseDrawings, 1904-1966

A collection of miscellaneous sketches and drawings.
Arrangement: Box 138.F.7.7 contains a series of sketches A-F arranged by alpha prefixed numbers. There are also three rolls of unnumbered, unsorted sketches and drawings. Box 138.F.7.8 contains a folder and a roll of miscellaneous drawings. In box 132.1.5.4 there are three rolls: Nos. 500-F-57A--532-F-51; F-61493--F-64747; and T-2756--T-2761-A.
Related material: These drawings and sketches are closely related or part of those found under series for individual cars (i.e., freight, passenger, etc.) and also the series "equipment drawings."
Location
138.F.7.7Sketches:
A-22 to A-1371.
B-109 to B-854.
B-868 to B-1495.
B-1311-A.
B-1503 to B-1896.
B-1900 to B2058-C.
C-109 to C-2964.
E-42 to E-44.
D-61 to D-3205. 1 roll.
F-32 to F-139-A. 1 roll.
F-140 to F-462-A. 1 roll.
Unnumbered, unsorted sketches and drawings. 3 rolls.
Location
138.F.7.8Miscellaneous Equipment Drawings:
No. 784, Davis solid truss brake beam, 1922.
No. 1235B, Draft rigging for 40 foot box cars, 1905.
No. 1528, Insulation for 40 foot refrigerator car, 1908.
No. 1535, Floor insulation over truss rods and drawgear and trucks, 1908.
No. 1830, Class G springs, 100,000 pound gondola cars, 1906.
No. 2190, Proposed application of McCord draft gear, type D, 1908.
No. 2296, Simplex brake beam, 50 ton Hart Convertible car, 1908.
No. 2332, Foundation plan for 12 x 10 engine, 1912.
No. 3138, Class CS 41-1/2 foot, 50 ton composite underframe, Hart Convertible car, 1908.
No. 3216, Simplex truck bolster, 50 ton Rodger Ballast, 1908.
No. 3530D, Andrews cast steel truck side frame, Rodger Ballast, 1908.
No. 3530H, Andrews cast steel truck side frame, Rodger Ballast, 1908.
No. 3656C, Security brick arrangement, front end oil burner locomotives, 1923.
No. 4859B, Cast steel pilot beam, 1917.
No. 10813, Refrigerator car door fastener and insulation, 1922.
No. 11189, Ideal safety hand brake, box cars, 1923.
No. 11345, Ideal safety hand brake, tenders, 1923.
No. 12429F, Cast steel locomotive cradle, 1922.
No. 38391, Truck brake, style WD, 1904.
No. 38418, Driver brake, style WN2, 1904.
No. 43584, Proposed changes in bell crank and fulcrum bracket arrangement for 2-8-2 type engines, 1906.
No. 44118, Driver brake, style WM2, 1906.
No. 64561, Driver brake, style WN4, 1912.
No. 65172, Andrews cast steel truck side frame, 1925.
No. C392, Nicholson thermic syphons, 1923.
No. C20577, General arrangement for 50 ton riveter, 1912.
No. C50747, Special No. 6 ET equipment with safety control, 1929.
No. L2793206, Connections, type K equipment with one generator and two motors, 1928.
No. LS1462, Truck bolster, 1917.
No. 46C38, 14-1/4 x 16 Buckeye engine, 1912.
No. 46C39, 11 x 16 Buckeye engine, 1912.
Tender drawgear, 1906.
Signal lamp bracket for smoke box, 1906.
Location of jack under engine, 1920s.
Coal slope of tanks, new engines, 1906.
Stationary boiler details, front tube sheet, 1912.
Stationary boiler, 1912.
Air rese[r]voir, 1912.
Platform, 2 x 24 Jones & Lamson portable lathe, 1912.
Motor connections, 2 x 24 Jones & Lamson portable lathe, 1912.
Derailment of "A" engines, 2662 and 2677 on C196A west of Bismarck, 1950.
Hoppes exhaust steam feed water heater, 1912.
Erecting instructions: 14 x l6 Horizontal single cylinder engine No. 1528, 1900s.
Proposed methods of loading pulpwood, 1942. On roll.
General plans: Coke rack (gondola), 1913. On roll.
Location
132.I.5.4No. 500-F-57A, Floor insulation and strips on side sill at truss rod for refrigerator cars, 1913. On roll.
No. 501-F-35, General drawing for 70,000 pound capacity refrigerator car (The Pullman Company), 1917. On roll.
No. 532-F-51, General arrangement, 40 foot 6 inch box car with 9 foot door and box post (Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company), 1958. On roll.
No. F-61493, General arrangement: PS-4 60 foot - 70 ton capacity welded flat car (Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company), 1956. On roll.
No. F-61656, General arrangement: 70 ton welded PS-2 twin covered hopper (Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company), 1957. On roll.
No. F-64747, General arrangement: 60 foot 70 ton flat car, type "B" farm equipment car (Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, 1964. On roll.
No. T-2756, General drawing: 70,000 pound capacity refrigerator car (The Pullman Company), 1913. On roll.
No. T-2761-A, General drawing: 80,000 pound capacity box car (The Pullman Company), 1913. On roll.

Expand/CollapseSketches, E Series, 1913-1951.

Location
138.I.5.8Roll 1:
No. E-28, Insulation: Passenger Refrig., 1913.
No. E-32, Lighting and wiring plan for all steel dining cars, 1913.
No. E-35, None (light and reflector), 1914.
No. E-55-B, Deck light fixture, 1914.
No. E-56, Lighting and wiring plan (steel dining cars), 1914.
No. E-56-A, Lighting and wiring plan (steel dining cars), 1914.
No. E-58, Suspension and drive assembly, Unit axle light system, 1914.
Roll 2:
No. E-121-C, Bulkhead: Refrigerator cars, 1917.
No. E-223, Lighting and wiring plan: Mail, baggage and express cars, 1921.
No. E-224, Proposed baggage car toilet, 1910.
No. E-346-A, Interior construction: Proposed arrangement of lockers in kitchen - passageway side, 1926.
No. E-347, Interior construction: Proposed arrangement of lockers in kitchen - window side, 1926.
No. E-360, Cabinets, lockers, and related material: Dish warmer, 1926.
No. E-362, Cabinets, lockers, and related material: Silverware locker, 1927.
Roll 3:
No. E-362-A, Cabinets, lockers, and related material: Tableware locker, 1927.
No. E-447, Erecting card: Elevation (Shop engine No. 10, Brainerd), 1929.
No. E-470, Interior construction: Buffet arrangement, 1931.
No. E-515-B, General plans: Elevation and floor plan (trailer coach), 1936.
No. E-523, Brakes: Appl. hand brake: Vertical wheel type, 1936.
No. E-549, Shops and roundhouses: Location of tools (Livingston, Montana), 1944. 2 drawings.
Roll 4:
No. E-622, Boiler details: Boiler explosion, 1949.
No. E-626, Lettering and numbering: Painting and styling (Locomotive Nos. 550-551), 1949.
No. E-626, Lettering and numbering: Painting and styling (Locomotive Nos. 550-551), 1950.
No. E-626, Lettering and numbering: Painting and styling (Locomotive Nos. 552-554), 1950.
No. E-626, Lettering and numbering: Painting and styling (Locomotive Nos. 555-558), 1951.

Expand/CollapseBranch lines and subsidiaries, 1890-1947

Location
138.F.7.8Engine specifications: Wisconsin Central Lines, Northern Pacific Railroad Company lessee, 1890.
No. 1251-22, Eastern Railway of Minnesota: Plan showing long connection rod for track to cinder pit, Sandstone, Minnesota, 1895.
No. 566-L-1, Spokane, Portland & Seattle: Letter and numeral stencilling and locomotive painting, 1922, 1947.
St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway: Section of tunnel, 1885.

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Expand/CollapseFREIGHT CARS

Expand/CollapseDiagrams, circa 1940s-1950s

Location
136.G.10.2FSmall diagrams showing the outline of one car and listing its basic dimensions and specifications. Approximately 4 x 11 in.

Expand/CollapseDrawing Lists, 1917-1966

This series contains a list of drawings of Northern Pacific freight cars. The drawings listed include general views of equipment as well as details of mechanical systems and parts. The lists give both the drawing numbers assigned by the equipment builders and those assigned by Northern Pacific.
Related material: This series does not include any of the drawings themselves. See the Equipment Drawings series for freight car and other Northern Pacific drawings.
Location
136.B.12.12FBox cars: 40 foot, 1923-1960.
Box cars: 40 foot 6 in., 1944-1959.
Box cars: 50 foot, 1961-1963.
Box cars: 50 foot 6 in., 1950-1959.
Flat cars, undated, 1943.
Gondola cars, 1952-1966.
Ore cars, undated, 1917-1950.
Hopper cars, 1930-1958.
Refrigerator cars (RBL), 1957-1965.
Refrigerator cars (Mechanical), undated, 1955-1962.
Wood chip cars, 1966.

Expand/CollapsePhotographs, 1923-1966

This series consists of 8 inch by 10 inch black and white photos of various car classes. The photos are bound into small albums, each album describing a particular class of cars. There are several photos of each car type, showing it from various perspectives.
Location
136.B.12.10FAir dump cars, 1945.
Box cars: 100M capacity, 15 foot doors, 1955.
Box cars: Single and double sheathed, 1931-1932.
Box cars: 40 foot 6 in., 100M capacity, single wood-sheathed, 1944.
Box cars: 40 foot 6 in., 100M capacity, steel-sheathed, 1945-1960.
Box cars: 40 foot 9 in., 100M capacity, steel sheathed, 1940-1942.
Box cars: 50 foot 6 in., 100M capacity, 1961-1965.
Cabooses, 1941-1962.
Flat cars: 52 foot, 100M capacity, 1929-1949.
Flat cars: 53 foot 6 in., 154M capacity, 1965-1966.
Flat cars (bulkhead): 53 foot 6 in., 1965-1966.
Flat cars: 85 foot, 140M capacity, 1960.
Gondola cars: 100M, 140M, and 200M capacity, 1926-1965.
Hopper cars: Open top, 1932-1966.
Hopper cars: Covered, 1955-1959.
Location
136.B.12.11BHopper cars: Covered, 1959-1964.
Ore cars, 1944.
Refrigerator cars (FRT): 80-100M capacity, 1947-1954.
Refrigerator cars (RBL): 50 foot, 140M capacity, 1962.
Refrigerator cars: 40 foot, 1958.
Refrigerator cars: 50 foot, 1955-1959.
Refrigerator cars: 50 foot, 1960-1961.
Refrigerator cars: 50 foot, 1962-1963.
Refrigerator cars: 50 foot, 1965-1966.
Selective Service cars: 140M capacity, 1940, 1942.
Stock cars: 40 foot 6 in., 80M capacity, 1923-1936.
Stock cars: 85 foot, double-deck, 1966.
Tank cars: 140M (16M gallon) capacity, 1949.

Expand/CollapseSpecifications, 1883-1944

Other Finding Aid:
Inventory of Freight Car Specifications A more detailed inventory of the freight car specifications is available in PDF format.
Location
136.G.9.2FC and F Series Specifications.
Location
138.H.5.4FS and Miscellaneous Series Specifications.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1905-1960s

Correspondence, printed materials, reports, and other items related primarily to freight cars, with a small amount of information on passenger cars. The files include information on gondolas, Hart convertible cars, refrigerator cars, log flats and a variety of other types.
Location
138.H.5.5B 1905-1960s.
Location
138.H.5.6F 1905-1960s.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1920-1969

Correspondence, reports, and other materials related to the purchase of various freight cars.
Related material: Association of American Railroads, Mechanical Division, Freight Car Subject Files.
Other Finding Aid:
Inventory of the Subject Files A more detailed inventory of the freight car subject files is available in PDF format.
LocationBox
134.B.14.16F1File Nos. 28A2 to 28A33.
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134.B.15.1B2File Nos. 28B to 28D14-4.
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134.B.15.4F3File Nos. 28D15-5 to 28D28.
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134.B.15.3B4File Nos. 28DB to 28DF.
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134.B.15.2F5File Nos. 28DG to 28DS.

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Expand/CollapseFUSION WELDING PRACTICE, 1925-1941

Location
134.L.16.5BDetails of fusion welding practice of the Mechanical Department of Northern Pacific Railroad Company. 1 volume.
Linen copy. Includes index.

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Expand/CollapseIMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDINGS: SUBJECT FILES, 1907-1916

Correspondence, specifications, reports, contracts, printed items, and other materials related to mechanical and electrical improvements to buildings: boilers; steam engines; electric generators, motors, and lights; air compressors; machine tools; and other tools and equipment.


Arrangement: The files are arranged in alphabetical order by town name.


Location
136.B.12.13BAuburn, Washington, 1910-1913. 3 folders.
Auburn, Washington, 1910-1913. 3 folders. Folder 1
Auburn, Washington, 1910-1913. 3 folders. Folder 2
Auburn, Washington, 1910-1913. 3 folders. Folder 3
Billings, Montana, 1910-1911.
Brainerd, Minnesota, 1915.
Butte, Montana, 1910, 1912.
Carlton, Minnesota, 1912.
Centralia, Washington, 1911-1913.
Dickinson, North Dakota, 1907-1912.
Dilworth, Minnesota, 1909-1912.
Duluth, Minnesota, 1912.
East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1911.
Elk River, Minnesota, 1912-1913.
Ellensburg, Washington, 1912-1915.
Glendive, Montana, 1908-1910, 1914.
Helena, Montana, 1907-1914.
Idaho Division, 1914.
Jamestown, North Dakota, 1910, 1913-1915.
Laurel, Montana, 1914.
Lindstrom, Minnesota, 1914.
Little Falls, Minnesota, 1912-1915.
Livingston, Montana, 1909-1914.
Mandan, North Dakota, 1910-1911, 1915.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1911-1915.
Missoula, Montana, 1908, 1911-1915.
Northtown, Minnesota, 1911-1915.
Paradise, Montana, 1908-1909, 1914.
Parkwater, Washington, 1911-1913. 2 folders.
Pasco, Washington, 1910-1912.
Richardton, North Dakota, 1913.
Royalton, Minnesota, 1913.
St. Paul, Minnesota: Como shops, 1911-1914. 2 folders.
St. Paul, Minnesota: East 7th Street, 1914.
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136.B.12.14FSt. Paul, Minnesota: Mississippi Street, 1911-1916. 6 folders.
St. Paul, Minnesota: Northern Pacific/Great Northern General Office Building, 1914-1915.
Sartell, Minnesota, 1912-1915.
Seattle, Washington: Coal dock, 1914-1915.
Seattle, Washington: King Street, 1910-1914.
Sidney, Montana, 1915.
Snohomish, Washington, 1913-1914.
Spokane, Washington, 1909.
Stampede Tunnel, Washington, 1914-1915.
Staples, Minnesota, 1910-1915.
Stillwater, Minnesota, 1916.
Tacoma, Washington, 1908-1916. 3 folders.
Taylor's Falls, Minnesota, 1914.
Toppenish, Washington, 1913-1914.
Vista, Washington, 1914.
Wahpeton, North Dakota, 1912-1914.
Wallace, Idaho, 1914-1915.
White Bear, Minnesota, 1907-1915.

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Expand/CollapseLABOR RELATIONS: SUBJECT FILES, 1903-1929

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134.B.14.4FNo. B-103, Payrolls, 1926-1928.
No. B-200, Firemen's Schedule, 1927.
No. B-300, Seniority Lists, 1903-1929.
No. B-332, Engineer's Schedule, 1910-1929.
No. B-332-1, War Conditions, 1911-1918.
No. B-332-2, Engineer's Seniority, 1913-1927.
No. B-332-3, Enginemen's schedule: Messengers, 1911-1926.
No. B-332-4, Engineer's schedule, 1907-1911.
No. B-332-5, Engineer's schedule: Leave of absence, 1909-1924.
No. B-332-6, Enginemen's schedule: Deadheading, 1906-1918.
No. B-332-7, Enginemen's schedule: Helpers, 1906-1923.
No. B-332-8, Enginemen's schedule, 1911-1912.
No. B-332-9, Enginemen's schedule: Reduction in force, 1908-1915.
No. B-332-10, Fireman's schedule: Hostler rate, 1913-1916.
No. B-332-11, Enginemen's schedule: Time claimed, 1909-1924.
No. B-332-12, Enginemen's schedule: Pusher service, 1910-1911.
No. B-332-13, Enginemen's schedule: Work rules, 1909-1918.
No. B-332-14, Enginemen's schedule: Claims, 1907-1920.
No. B-332-15, Enginemen's schedule: Examinations, 1917-1929.
No. B-332-16, Enginemen's schedule: Personal records, 1910-1926.
No. B-332-17, Enginemen's schedule: Switch service, 1910-1924.
No. B-332-18, Enginemen's schedule: Work train service, 1911-1921.
No. B-332-19, Fireman's schedule: Shovelling down coal, 1911-1930.
No. B-332-20, Engineer's schedule: Run-around, 1911-1922.
No. B-332-21, Enginemen's schedule: Yard service, 1911-1919.
No. B-332-22, Enginemen's schedule: Rules, 1906-1921.
No. B-332-23, Enginemen's schedule: Seniority rights, 1906-1921. 2 folders.
No. B-332-24, Enginemen's schedule: Freight service, 1911-1921.
No. B-332-25, Enginemen's schedule: Hostlers service, 1911-1924. 2 folders.
No. B-332-26, Enginemen's schedule: Swing man, 1909-1911.
No. B-332-27, Enginemen's schedule: Personal records, 1910-1920.
No. B-332-28, Enginemen's schedule: Lay over day, 1911.
No. B-332-30, Enginemen's schedule: Change lay over, 1908-1914.
No. B-332-31, Enginemen's schedule: Vision, 1910-1924.
No. B-332-32, Engineer's schedule: Hearing, 1908-1921.
No. B-332-33, Engineer's schedule: Heating train, 1907-1911.
No. B-332-34, Engineer's schedule: Inspections, 1909-1924.
No. B-332-35, Engineer's schedule: Extra list, 1910-1924.
No. B-332-36, Enginemen's schedule: Transfer service, 1907-1918.
No. B-332-37, Enginemen's schedule: Vacancies, 1907-1924.
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134.B.14.5BNo. B-332-38, Mott line operation, 1911-1912.
No. B-332-39, Engineer's schedule: Way freight, 1908-1911.
No. B-332-40, Engineer's schedule: Time slip, 1906-1922.
No. B-332-41, Enginemen's schedule: Sleeping quarters, 1910-1920.
No. B-332-42, Engineer's schedule: Time claimed, 1907-1913.
No. B-332-43, Engineer's schedule: Extra list, 1908-1917.
No. B-332-44, Enginemen's schedule: Assignment, 1911.
No. B-332-45, Enginemen's schedule: Oil performance, 1911.
No. B-332-46, Enginemen's schedule: Terminal time, 1910.
No. B-332-47, Handling trains at St. Paul Union Depot, 1901.
No. B-332-48, Enginemen's schedule: 1916 strike, commission rulings, 1916-1918. 2 folders.
No. B-332-49, Time of ordering passenger train engines, 1907.
No. B-332-50, Enginemen's schedule: Calling crows, 1905-1916.
No. B-332-51, Enginemen's schedule: Day to night shifts, 1907-1910.
No. B-332-52, Engineer's schedule: Extra passenger work, 1909.
No. B-332-54, Firemen's schedule: Rocker grates, 1908-1909.
No. B-332-55, Engineer's schedule: Stub runs, 1910-1921.
No. B-332-56, Engineer's schedule: Headlight cleaning, 1909.
No. B-332-57, Engineer's schedule: Pilots, 1908-1913.
No. B-332-58, Engineer's schedule: Transfer of men, 1907-1908.
No. B-332-59, Engineer's schedule: Changing passenger runs, 1908-1925.
No. B-332-60, Enginemen's schedule: Brainerd shop crews, 1909-1918.
No. B-332-61, Enginemen's schedule: Condition of cabs, 1908.
No. B-332-62, Washroom for Engineers at Staples, 1907-1908.
No. B-332-63, Enginemen's schedule: Special trains, 1907-1921.
No. B-332-64, Enginemen's schedule: Handling train, 1917.
No. B-332-65, Enginemen's schedule: Permanent hostlers, 1908-1928.
No. B-332-66, Enginemen's schedule: Time slips, 1908.
No. B-332-67, Enginemen's schedule: Round House to yard, 1910-1918.
No. B-332-68, Enginemen's schedule: Temporary passenger runs, 1912-1918.
No. B-332-69, Enginemen's schedule: Class "W" engines, 1910.
No. B-332-70, Engineer's schedule: Time and mileage, 1907-1910.
No. B-332-71, Engineer's schedule: Leaving time, 1910.
No. B-332-72, Engineer's schedule: Promoting Round, 1912-1923.
No. B-332-73, Engineer's schedule: Firemen's exams, 1910-1927.
No. B-332-74, Engineer's schedule: Water glasses, 1909.
No. B-332-75, Engineer's schedule: Time claimed, 1908.
No. B-332-76, Engineer's schedule: Time allowance, 1907-1913.
No. B-332-77, Engineer's schedule: Discipline, 1907-1928.
No. B-332-78, Enginemen's schedule: Work train service, 1907-1920.
No. B-332-79, Enginemen's schedule: Overtime, 1907-1915.
No. B-332-80, Enginemen's schedule: Locomotive cabs, 1906-1921.
No. B-332-81, Enginemen's schedule: Tie-up complaints, 1906-1907.
No. B-332-82, Enginemen's schedule: Work train at Muskoda, 1907.
No. B-332-83, Enginemen's schedule: Snow plow service, 1907-1919.
No. B-332-85, Enginemen's schedule: Relatives on same engine, 1912.
No. B-332-86, Enginemen's schedule: Shortage of drinking water, 1912-1920.
No. B-332-87, Enginemen's schedule: Change in time card, 1912-1915.
No. B-332-88, Enginemen's schedule: Time claimed, 1912.
No. B-332-89, Enginemen's schedule: Held for investigation, 1918-1927.
No. B-332-90, Enginemen's schedule: Discipline, 1913-1921.
No. B-332-91, Enginemen's schedule: Mileage, 1913.
No. B-332-92, Enginemen's schedule: Tie-up time, 1912-1928.
No. B-332-93, Enginemen's schedule: Pool service, 1913-1926.
No. B-332-94, Enginemen's schedule: Diversions, 1913-1916.
No. B-332-95, Enginemen's schedule: Lap runs, 1915-1918.
No. B-332-96, Enginemen's schedule: Changing engines, 1914-1918.
No. B-332-97, Enginemen's schedule: Extra list, 1914.
No. B-332-98, Enginemen's schedule: Visual exams, 1914-1925.
No. B-332-99, Enginemen's schedule: Moving light engines, 1914.
No. B-332-100, Enginemen's schedule: Rate of pay, 1914.
No. B-332-101, Enginemen's schedule: Re-instatements, 1915-1924.
No. B-332-102, Enginemen's schedule: Hostler helpers, 1915-1921.
No. B-332-104, Enginemen's schedule: Filling grease cups, 1916-1925.
No. B-332-105, Enginemen's schedule: Condition of locomotives, 1912-1926.
No. B-332-106, Enginemen's schedule: Signals, 1916.
No. B-332-107, Engineer held away from home terminal, 1916-1917.
No. B-332-108, Engineer's schedule: Change engines, 1917.
No. B-332-109, Enginemen's schedule: Change in Engine Equipment, 1916-1919.
No. B-332-110, Enginemen's schedule: Unloading freight, 1917.
No. B-332-111, Enginemen's schedule: Breaking in locomotives, 1918.
No. B-332-113, Enginemen's schedule: Cleaning fires at Hinckley, 1919.
No. B-332-114, Enginemen's schedule: Registering mileage, 1920-1922.
No. B-332-115, Enginemen's schedule: Transfer of men, 1920.
No. B-332-116, Enginemen's schedule: Water bags and jugs, 1920-1928.
No. B-332-118, Enginemen's schedule: Stoker engines, 1921.
No. B-332-119, Enginemen's schedule: Time claimed, 1923.
No. B-332-120, Enginemen's schedule: Meeting allowance, 1923.
No. B-332-121, Enginemen's schedule: Promotion failures, 1924.
No. B-332-122, Enginemen's schedule: Bunkhouses and quarters, 1924.
0-995-1, Shop strike, 1922. 2 folders.
Mechanical Department Seniority Roster, 1929.

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Expand/CollapseMASTER CAR BUILDERS ASSOCIATION: PROCEEDINGS, 1893-1918

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136.B.12.15B1 1893-1903. 11 volumes.
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136.B.12.16F2 1904-1909. 6 volumes.
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136.B.13.1B3 1910-1914. 7 volumes.
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136.B.13.2F4 1915-1918. 6 volumes.

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Expand/CollapseMASTER MECHANIC FILES: S. L. BEAN, LETTERS RECEIVED, 1893-1896

This file consists mostly of letters received by S. L. Bean, Northern Pacific Master Mechanic at the Brainerd car and locomotive repair shops, related to labor relations (including the 1894 strike); locomotives, cars, parts, supplies, and materials; shop tools; and shop organization matters. Many of the letters are from John Hickey, Superintendent of Motive Power, Machinery and Rolling Stock, St. Paul.


Location
134.B.13.16F 1893-1896.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS

Expand/CollapseCar diagrams, 1916-1917

This folder consists of diagrams of cars converted for valuation parties.
Location
136.G.10.2FRearrangement of 60 foot postal cars, undated.
Plan of dining cars Nos. 1614 and 1625, December 6, 1916.
Plan of cafe smoking cars Nos. 1622, 1623, and 1624, December 6, 1916.
Plan of emigrant sleeping car No. 507, March 26, 1917.
Sketch of 50 foot postal mail car, June 26, 1916.

Expand/CollapseCar diagrams, 1930-1963

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136.G.10.2FCommissary-kitchen-dining-bunk car, 1955-1963.
B&B department: Laundry-shower-cook's bunk car, 1955-1963.
Rotary snow plows, 1955.
Snow dozers No. X1695, 1930-1932.
Snow Plow No. 447, 1936.
Snow Flanger, 1930.
Wedge Snow Plows, 1937.
Cinder Cars, 1942, 1943. 2 diagrams.
Company Service Cars, 1943.
Russell Snow Plow, 1962.
Sno-Flyr Fuel-Bunk Car No. 201000.
Vulcan Excavator, 1912.
Bucyrus Excavators, 1908, 1910, 1912. 3 diagrams.
American Railway Ditcher, 1907.
Fire Cars, 1912.
Lidgerwood Rapid Unloader, 1910.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1904-1948

Printed material, reports, circulars, correspondence, instructions, specifications, and other materials related to the Mechanical Department.
Location
134.B.14.1BCirculars Scrapbook, 1904-1938. 1 volume.
Circulars from Mechanical Superintendent, 1912-1916.
Engineer of Tests Reports, 1913-1915.
Livingston Shops Correspondence, 1911-1918, 1936-1938. 2 folders.
Permanent Instructions, 1906-1912. 3 folders.
Specifications, Nos. 1-221, 1914-1916.
Standard Practice Circulars, Nos. 1B-501, 1915-1917.
Train and Car Mileage, 1940-1948.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files: X-series, 1916-1953

Correspondence, reports, and other materials related to a variety of mechanical department concerns, including statistics, performance data, and information on expenses.
Location
134.B.14.6FNo. X501, Air Brakes Cleaned, 1944-1948.
No. X504, Locomotive Stokers and Boosters, 1926-1935.
No. X506, Shop Orders, 1942-1948.
No. X507, Operating Statistics, 1931-1936. 2 folders.
No. X508, Performance of Locomotives, 1921-1948.
No. X511, Freight Train Performance, 1944-1947.
No. X513, Statement of Freight Equipment, 1941.
No. X514, Association of American Railroads, 1942-1948.
No. X524, Freight Car Repair Instruction, 1916-1919.
No. X526, Hot Box Report, 1926-1930.
No. X527, Shopping Cabooses, 1938-1947.
No. X528, Passenger Car Situation, 1945-1947.
No. X531, Freight Operating Statistics, 1940-1944.
No. X532, Ratio of Maintenance to Operating Revenue, 1935-1939.
No. X533, Ratio of Maintenance to Operating Excluding Depreciation, 1932-1949.
No. X534, Maintenance of Equipment, 1928-1948.
No. X536, Freight Train Performance, 1921-1949. 7 folders.
No. X537, Comparative Income Statement, 1927.
No. X538, Fuel for Freight Locomotives, 1937-1949.
No. X539, Pounds of Coal per 1000 Gross Ton Miles: Locomotives, 1941-1944.
No. X541, Locomotives and Car Lubrication, 1934-1942.
No. X545, Locomotives and Car Maintenance Costs Statement, 1932-1949.
No. X547, Engine Expense, 1936-1942.
No. X549, Freight Train Statistics, 1924-1947. 3 folders.
No. X549, Passenger Train Revenue, 1947-1949.
No. X555, Engine Failures, 1916-1953. 2 folders.
No. X555, Freight Train Delays, 1946-1948.
No. X558, Passenger Train Delays, 1920-1948.
No. X559, Motor Car Failure, 1924-1948.
No. X559-1, Motor Car Failure: Charts, 1943-1948.
No. X560-1, Payrolls, 1930.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files: 15-series, 1909-1933

Correspondence and other materials regarding patents, equipment, and other aspects of mechanical department operation.
Location
134.B.14.2FNo. 15C, Patterns, 1923-1932. 3 folders.
No. 15CG, Patterns, 1931-1933.
No. 15DA, Catalogs, 1917-1922. 6 folders.
No. 15DA12, Brushes and Brooms, 1916-1923.
No. 15DA16, Power Plants and Air Piping, 1913-1918.
No. 15E, Payrolls, Wage Agreements, 1915-1922. 6 folders.
Location
134.B.14.3BNo. 15E3, Wages: Special Wiremen's, 1916-1917.
No. 15E4, Wages: General Office Building Employees, 1913-1916.
No. 15E5, Wages: Laboratory Employees, 1914-1919. 4 folders.
No. 15E8, Strike Situation, 1922-1923. 4 folders.
No. 15F, Articles for Publication, 1918-1921.
No. 15G, Requisitions, 1918.
No. 15I, Instructions, 1919-1921. 3 folders.
No. 15J1, Patents: Western Railroads Association illustrated circulars, 1915-1927.
No. 15J2, Patents: Chisam convertible stock car, 1925. 6 items.
No. 15J3, Patents: Draper radial adjusting journal bearing box, 1924. 5 items.
No. 15J4, Patents: Ferguson air release valve, 1926. 6 items.
No. 15J5, Patents: Ingalls automatic signalling equipment, 1915.
No. 15J6, Patents: Kern piston valve, 1919.
No. 15J7, Patents: Kingston system of journal bearing inspection, 1926. 5 items.
No. 15J8, Patents: McDonald switch chain, 1911. 4 items.
No. 15J9, Patents: Palme smoke consumer and spark arrestor, 1908-1911. 5 items.
No. 15J10, Patents: Parker-Kalon drive screws, 1926.
No. 15J11, Patents: Red Devil rivet cutter, 1924. 4 items.
No. 15J12, Patents: Schmidt railway shower bath, 1926.
No. 15J13, Patents: Sykes locomotive ash pan; Sykes safety device for throttles, 1921-1923.
No. 15J14, Patents: Williams steel box car, 1925.
No. 15P, Contracts: Engineer of tests report on casting capabilities of National Iron Company, Duluth, 1924. 4 items.
No. 15Q, Personal injuries: USRA Safety Section circulars, 1919-1920. 6 items.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files: Nos. 3616-5446, 1891-1965

This series contains a variety of subject files, most of them related to mechanical equipment, including: Locomotives (mostly 1928-1953), Snow Plows (1920-1942), Weed Equipment (1908-1953), Outfit Cars (1944-1954), Freight Cars (mostly 1912-1948), Spokane, Portland & Seattle Equipment (1909-1913, 1932-1940). There are also Mechanical Department contracts (1891-1942, including contracts for electrical service), files on labor (1930-1949) and the Northern Pacific in World War II (1940-1947), and merger files related to railroad shops (1955-1965).
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134.B.12.7B1File No. 3616, Z-5 Locomotives: Nos. 500-5011, Spring Riggings, 1943-1949.
Carloadings:
File No. 3618-1, General, 1947.
File No. 3618-2, Palletizing, Loading, 1946-1947.
File No. 3618-3, Pulpwood in Open Cars, 1944-1947. 3 folders.
File No. 3618-4, Coke Loading, 1938-1948.
File No. 3618-5, Lumber and Timber Loading, 1946-1947.
File No. 3618-6, Lead Bullion, 1944-1947.
File No. 3618-7, Movement of Steam Power Plants to Russia, 1943-1944. 3 folders.
File No. 3650, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Equipment, 1932-1940. 10 folders.
File No. 3651, Gas Engines, 1921-1934.
File No. 3652, Natural Gas Use, 1922-1941. 2 folders.
Snow Plows:
File No. 3653-1, General, 1940-1942.
File No. 3653-2, Snow Fighting Equipment, 1941.
File No. 3653-3, Russell Snow Plows Nos. 31 and 32, 1937-1941.
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134.B.12.8F2File No. 3653-4, Rotary Snow Plow No. 42, 1937-1941.
File No. 3653-5, Jordon Spreader No. 639, 1939-1940.
File No. 3653-6, Box Car Snow Flanger Cars, 1920-1939.
File Nos. 3653-7 through 3653-11, Snow Equipment, 1936-1940. 5 folders.
File No. 3653-12, Snow Plow for Twin City Terminals, 1936-1940.
File No. 3653-13, Wedge Snow Plow: Construction, 1936-1937.
File No. 3653-14, Russell Snow Plows Nos. 29 and 30, 1937-1938.
File No. 3653-15, Wedge Snow Plows, 1937-1938.
File No. 3653-16, Convert to Burn Coal, Snow Plow No. 10, 1936-1937.
File No. 3653-17, Wedge Snow Plows: Construction, 1936-1937.
File No. 3653-18, Duluth-Superior Snow Plow: Construction, 1935-1939.
File No. 3653-19, Motor Car Snow Plow, 1926-1936.
File No. 3653-20, Snow Plow for Car B-9, 1939.
File No. 3749, Locomotive Tires: General, 1950-1953. 2 folders.
File No. 3751, Locomotive Boilers:
Damage, 1940-1949. 2 folders.
Boiler Explosion, Engine No. 1757, 1945-1946.
Boiler Explosion, Engine No. 2238, 1940-1941. 2 folders.
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134.B.12.9B3Boiler Explosion, Engine No. 1570, 1952.
Boiler Explosion, Engine No. 1669, 1949-1950.
File No. 3753, Locomotive Cabs:
Shatterproof Glass, 1945-1950.
Engine Motion Lights, Z-5, 6, 7, 8, 1945-1947.
File No. 3762, Weed Equipment:
Weed Burners, 1908-1915.
Chemical Weed Destroyers, 1932-1947.
Weed Destroying Outfits, 1937-1953.
File No. 3770, Diesel Filters:
Miscellaneous, 1949-1952. 2 folders.
Passenger and Freight Air Filters, 1947-1951.
Passenger and Freight Oil Filters, 1950-1953.
Oil Filters, Test of, Change of, 1950.
File No. 3773, Locomotive Lights:
General, 1947-1953.
Headlights, Frosted Lights, 1942-1947.
Pyle-National Dual Sealed Beam Headlights, 1948-1949.
Train Number Indicating Lamps, Markers, 1943-1947.
File No. 3774, Power Jacks, 1936-1951. 3 folders.
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134.B.12.10F4File No. 3774, Power Jacks, 1936-1951.
File No. 3812, Outfit Cars:
List of Outfit Cars by Numbers, 1950-1953. 3 folders.
Showerbath Outfit Cars, 1946-1953.
Roadway Machine Operators Outfit Cars, 1947-1949.
Eastern and Western District Outfit Cars, 1948-1949.
Kitchen Cars, 1947-1948.
Wrecking Crews Outfit Cars, 1946-1948.
Telegraph Department Outfit Cars, 1947-1948.
Signal Department Outfit Cars, 1944-1949.
Ice Service Cars, 1942-1950.
Boarding Cars, Artificial Refrigeration, 1948-1954.
Kitchen, Dining, Commissary Cars: Condition, 1946-1952. 2 folders.
File No. 3813, Track Torpedoes:
General, 1938-1947.
Locomotive Firing Tools, 1929-1947.
Safety Rules, Torpedo Containers, 1922-1953.
Slow Flags and Holders, Metal, 1940-1942.
File No. 3814, Locomotive Track Sprinklers, 1937-1942.
File No. 3815, Enginemen's Schedules:
Schedules, 1937-1942.
Rates, Engine and Train Service, President's Emergency Board, 1943-1948. 4 folders.
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134.B.12.11B5Rates, Engine and Train Service, President's Emergency Board, 1943-1948.
File No. 3815-38, Firemen's Brotherhood: Agreement, 1930-1946.
File No. 3815-48, Brotherhoods: Special Requests, 1933-1949. 6 folders.
File No. 3825, Merger Files:
List of Studies, 1955-1965.
Blueprints, 1955-1965.
Brainerd, 1955-1965.
Como, 1955-1965.
Duluth, 1955-1965.
Laurel, 1955-1965.
Livingston, 1955-1965.
Seattle, 1955-1965.
South Tacoma, 1955-1965.
St. Paul, 1955-1965. 3 folders.
Vancouver, 1955-1965.
File No. 3872, Work Train Equipment, 1908-1910.
File No. 3965, Federal Inspection of Locomotives, 1950.
File No. 3984, Research Accomplishments on Northern Pacific, 1932-1945.
File No. 3986, Pilot Beam Failures: Steel Pilots, 1924-1947.
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134.B.12.12F6File No. 3988, Blow-off Cock Levers:
Standardizing Blow-off Cock Lever, 1947-1950.
Wilson Blow-off Cocks, 1946-1950.
File No. 4000, Records and Correspondence: Destruction of, 1942-1953. 4 folders.
File No. 4006, International Correspondence Schools:
Air Brake Insurance Car, 1913-1943. 2 folders.
Railway Educational Bureau: Railroad Apprentice Training, 1914-1950. 6 folders.
File No. 4013, Standard Brake and Shoe Foundry:
Spring Bands, 1931-1946.
Truck Spring Snubbers, 1942-1949. 3 folders.
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134.B.12.13B7Truck Spring Snubbers: Replacements, 1939-1947. 2 folders.
File No. 4277, Passenger Cars: Cleaning, 1942-1946.
File No. 4293, Packing: General, 1943-1947.
File No. 4304, Pensions: List of Employees over 70 years, 1942-1954. 6 folders.
File No. 4316, Equipment Repair Cost: Data for ICC, 1946-1952. 5 folders.
File No. 4319, Traction Motors: Overhauling, Mileage Run, 1944-1951. 2 folders.
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134.B.12.14F8File No. 4319, Traction Motors: Overhauling, Mileage Run, 1944-1951. 2 folders.
File No. 4320, Steam Generators for Diesels:
Elesco, 1948-1949.
Vapor, 1947-1950. 3 folders.
File No. 4448, Main Rod Keys: Front End, A and Z-5 Locomotives, 1944-1948.
File No. 4460, Roller Bearings: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1946-1947.
File No. 4518, ICC Accident Reports:
Northern Pacific Railway Company, 1945-1952.
Great Northern Railway Company, 1945-1951.
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company, 1945-1950.
Various Minnesota Railroads, 1945-1951.
File No. 4537, Cinder Hauling Machines, 1944-1946.
File No. 4538, Locomotive Water Treatment, 1937-1953. 5 folders.
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134.B.12.15B9File No. 4561, Locomotive Cranes, 1941-1947.
File No. 4578, Boiler Shell Replacements: Photos, 1950-1955. 5 folders.
File No. 4799, Employment and Wage Scales, 1915-1920. 10 folders.
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134.B.12.16F10File No. 4799, Employment and Wage Scales, 1915-1920. 4 folders.
Steam Locomotives:
File Nos. 4900-1 through 4900-8, General, 1937-1943. 8 folders.
File No. 4900-9, Runout Mileage, 1945-1949.
File No. 4900-10, Runout Mileage, 1942-1945.
File No. 4900-11, Unserviceable: Percent, 1944.
File No. 4900-12, Correspondence regarding Large Locomotives, 1940-1941.
File No. 4900-13, Z-8 Oil Burning, 1943.
File No. 4900-14, General, 1937-1942.
File No. 4900-15, General, 1938.
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134.B.13.1B11File No. 4900-16, General, 1938.
File No. 4900-17, Assignments, 1935-1943.
File No. 4900-18, Passenger in Freight Service, 1941-1943.
File No. 4900-19, Shopping Schedule, 1928-1949.
File No. 4900-20, Class A, A-2, W-3, W-5, Z-5, Z-6, 1940-1941.
File No. 4900-21, "Hiawatha Type," 1938.
File No. 4900-22, Diesel Steam Generators, 1949.
Contracts:
File No. 5026, Miscellaneous, 1911-1936. 12 folders.
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134.B.13.2F12File No. 5026, Miscellaneous, 1911-1936. 18 folders.
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134.B.13.3B13File No. 5026-1, Streets Stable Stock Cars, 1906-1908.
File No. 5026-2, Minneapolis & St. Louis Engines, 1905-1911.
File No. 5026-4, City of Seattle: Lighting Crossings, 1905-1915.
File No. 5026-6, Jordan Spreaders, 1891-1905.
File No. 5026-7, Great Northern Cars and Engines, 1906-1909.
File No. 5026-10, Great Northern Engine: Water, 1905.
File No. 5026-13, Tacoma: Electric Current, 1904-1909. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-15, Vulcan Iron Works Company, 1905-1906.
File No. 5026-16, Bismarck: Electric Current, 1900-1919.
File No. 5026-17, Dickenson: Electric Current, 1908-1922.
File No. 5026-21, Tacoma Railway & Power Company, 1902-1904. 4 folders.
File No. 5026-22, Hancock Inspirator Company, 1905-1915.
File No. 5026-29, Montana Power Company, 1902-1924.
File No. 5026-31, Mississippi Street: Joint Inspection, 1894-1910.
File No. 5026-32, Staples: Unloading Coal, 1908.
File No. 5026-36, St. Cloud: Electric Current, 1904-1908.
File No. 5026-37, Parker and Topping Company, 1914-1924.
File No. 5026-44, Spokane: Electric Current, 1909.
File No. 5026-49, Drawbridges: Electric Current for, 1908.
File No. 5026-57, Sandpoint: Electric Current and Water, 1908-1913.
File No. 5026-58, Grain Doors: J. A. McNulty, 1917-1933.
File No. 5026-60, Duluth: Electric Current, 1900-1922. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-61, Roofing: Libby & Nelson, 1907-1915.
File No. 5026-66, Forsyth: Coal Handling, 1908-1909.
File No. 5026-67, Billings: Electric Current, 1909-1914.
File No. 5026-68, Pasco and Vancouver: Car Inspection, 1909-1911.
File No. 5026-69, Chehalis: Electric Current, 1909.
File No. 5026-71, Sumas: Electric Current, 1909-1922.
File No. 5026-76, Missoula: Electric Current, 1908.
File No. 5026-77, Laurel: Electric Current, 1907-1911.
File No. 5026-84, Glendive: Electric Current, 1909-1914.
File No. 5026-86, Rush City, Pine City: Electric Current, 1909.
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134.B.13.4F14File No. 5026-90, J. H. and C. A. Bowers, 1908.
File No. 5026-91, Montana Central Railway Company, 1905-1910.
File No. 5026-92, Pullman Company, 1905-1933. 4 folders.
File No. 5026-94, Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway Company, 1906-1914.
File No. 5026-95, Minnesota & International Railway Company, 1903-1942. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-96, Oriental Trading Company, 1906-1932. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-97, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, 1906-1925.
File No. 5026-98, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: Inspection, 1910-1921. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-108, Standard Railway Equipment: Car Roofs, 1905-1914.
File No. 5026-113, Helena: Electric Current, 1909-1910.
File No. 5026-114, Jamestown: Electric Current, 1909-1921.
File No. 5026-128, Spokane-Pasco: Terminal Facilities, 1910-1911.
File No. 5026-161, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific: St. Paul and Duluth, 1900-1923.
File No. 5026-165, Pasco: Electric Current, 1911-1921.
File No. 5026-170, Union Light , Heat & Power Company, 1911-1919.
File No. 5026-172, Great Northern: Rice's Point Switching, 1922.
File No. 5026-182, Boarding Outfits: Dana Boyington, 1912.
File No. 5026-188, Chinese Labor: Twin Wo & Company, 1912.
File No. 5026-190, Winnipeg, Canada: Operations, 1912-1925.
File No. 5026-191, Spokane and Parkwater: Electric Current, 1912-1919.
File No. 5026-193, Coal and Cinders: Gates and Castellini Company, 1912.
File No. 5026-194, Duluth: Pittsburg Docks 1 and 7, 1912-1914. 2 folders.
File No. 5026-195, Barnum: Electric Current, 1912.
File No. 5026-199, Car Chains "McDonald," 1911-1913.
File No. 5026-210, O'Connell Lumber Company, 1913-1923.
File No. 5026-214, Moore Logging Company, 1914.
File No. 5026-219, Pasco Division: Electric Current, 1913-1922.
File No. 5026-232, Mississippi Street Interlock Car: Electric Current, 1914-1917.
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134.B.13.5B15File No. 5026-238, Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Company, 1913-1932.
File No. 5026-239, Great Northern: Boom Island Line, 1913-1914.
File No. 5026-240, Great Northern: Joint Terminal at Everett, Washington, 1913-1914.
File No. 5026-241, Great Northern: Use of Lowell to Everett Line, 1913.
File No. 5026-242, Great Northern: Northern Pacific use of Junction to Hesper, Montana, Line, 1913.
File No. 5026-243, Great Northern: Northern Pacific use St. Paul to Minneapolis Line for Passenger Trains, 1913-1914.
File No. 5026-245, Great Northern: Use of Sidney to Newlon Line, 1913-1923.
File No. 5026-247, Centralia: Joint use with Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation, 1913-1931.
File No. 5026-248, Addison Miller: Coal, Cinder and Sand, 1914-1928.
File No. 5026-282, Canadian Northern: Use of Westminster Bridge, 1916-1917.
File No. 5026-310, GE Company: Light Bulbs, 1918-1919.
File No. 5026-311, West Disinfecting Company, 1920-1926.
File No. 5026-316, Wilton, North Dakota: Washburn Lignite Coal Company, 1922.
File No. 5026-317, Eurika Brass Company: Journal Bearings, 1922.
File No. 5026-324, Como Shops: Electric Current, 1920-1923.
File No. 5112, Como Shops: Freight Car Department Layoffs, 1921-1938.
File No. 5115, Equipment: Rental, 1908-1942. 7 folders.
File No. 5125, Passenger Cars: Fans, 1924-1930.
File No. 5127, Locomotives: Rods, 1923-1934. 3 folders.
File No. 5281-6, Passenger Cars, 1909-1910.
File No. 5281-7, Cabooses: Lidgerwood Cars, 1909-1910. 2 folders.
File No. 5337, Spokane, Portland & Seattle: Passenger Equipment, 1909-1913. 4 folders.
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134.B.13.6F16File No. 5337, Spokane, Portland & Seattle: Passenger Equipment, 1909-1913. 3 folders.
File No. 5351, Freight Cars: Auto, Box, Refrigerator, 1912. 6 folders.
File No. 5360, Freight Cars:
Box Cars: 2500, 1912-1914. 4 folders.
Stock Cars: 250, 1912-1914. 7 folders.
Dynamometer Car Tests, 1929-1943. 2 folders.
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134.B.13.7B17Dynamometer Car Tests, 1929-1943. 16 folders.
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134.B.13.8F18Dynamometer Car Tests, 1929-1943. 4 folders.
File No. 5367, Passenger/Freight Refrigerator Cars, Postal Cars, 1912-1914. 7 folders.
File No. 5371, Passenger Cars:
Steel Passenger Cars, 1913-1916. 8 folders.
Automatic Ventilation, 1904.
General, 1913-1915.
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134.B.13.9B19General, 1913-1915. 18 folders.
Notices and Signs, 1905-1915.
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134.B.13.10F20File No. 5400, World War II:
Troop Cars, 1943-1945.
Office of Transportation, 1939-1943.
Personnel Shortages, 1942.
General Office: Manpower, 1943-1944. 2 folders.
Revere Copper and Brass Award, 1941.
Victory Gardens, 1943-1946.
National Defense: Alien Employees, 1941-1946. 3 folders.
Women: Employment in Shops, Round Houses, 1943-1947. 2 folders.
War Loan Drives, 1941-1946. 2 folders.
Kitchen Cars: Troop Car Pool, 1943-1946.
Training Within Industry, 1943-1945.
Blood Donations, 1942-1946.
Recruitment: Manpower for Railroads, 1945.
Railway Military Units, 1940-1945. 2 folders.
Airplane Wings: Transportation, 1944-1945.
Ore Cars: 75 Ton, 1942.
National Defense: Blackouts, 1941-1945.
LocationBox
134.B.13.11B21National Defense: Blackouts, 1941-1945.
Labor in Shops: Special Report, 1943.
Secrecy, 1941.
Government Ownership of Railroads, 1943.
Defense: Hot Metal Cars, 1942.
Como Shops: General Defense Precautions, 1943.
Civilian Defense: Air Raid Wardens, Auxiliary Police, Firemen, 1943.
File No. 5443, Box Cars:
New Box Cars, 1944.
Gondola Cars: 70-Ton, 1943.
Flat Cars: 50 Ton, 1943.
File No. 5443, Budget:
General, 1943-1944.
Freight Cars: New, 1942-1943.
File No. 5444, Budget: New Laurel Power Plant, 1943-1945.
File No. 5445, Budget:
General, 1945-1946. 2 folders.
Gondola Cars, 1944.
Box Cars, 1946.
File No. 5446, Budget, 1946.

Expand/CollapseVolumes, 1912-1917

Includes material related to water stations in the Eastern District.
Location
138.F.7.6Volume No. 1, Northern Pacific Railway Company Electric turntable tractors, manufactured by George P. Nichols & Brothers, Chicago, used in the following states: Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and North Dakota, undated.
Includes blue line drawings and list of parts for each tractor.
Volume No. 2, Northern Pacific Company Eastern District: Water station records for Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1912-1915.
Includes descriptive details for each station.
Volume No. 3, Northern Pacific Railway Company Eastern District, 1912-1917.
Includes blue print sketches showing plans and elevations of water stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Volume No. 4, Northern Pacific Railway Company Eastern District: Water station records for North Dakota, 1913-1916.
Includes descriptive details for each station.
Volume No. 5, Northern Pacific Railway Company Eastern District, 1914-1917.
Includes blue print sketches showing plans and elevations of water stations in North Dakota.

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Expand/CollapseMOTOR RAIL CAR: SUBJECT FILES, 1922-1956

Correspondence, reports and other materials related to gasoline-engine mechanically-driven rail cars and to gas-electric and diesel-electric rail cars.


Location
134.B.15.14FNo. 31A3A, Brakes: Brake cylinder air gauges, 1925-1927.
No. 31A3B, Brakes: Deadman's control, 1928-1942.
No. 31A3C, Brakes: Instruction pamphlet for safety control feature of Westinghouse air brakes, 1928. 1 volume.
No. 31A3D, Brakes: Brake arrangement, 1927-1955.
No. 31A6A, Data: Performance, 1927-1940.
No. 31A6B, Data: General, 1919, 1925-1935. 2 folders.
No. 31A6C, Data: Equipment books, 1925-1927.
No. 31A11, General plans: Cars with mail apartments, 1925-1943.
No. 31A12, Hot water heaters: Correspondence and instruction manual and parts list, 1927-1954.
No. 31A14, Fafnir-Melchir roller bearings for car journals: Installation and maintenance manual, 1929.
No. 31A15B, Lighting and wiring: Batteries, 1925-1950.
No. 31A16, Miscellaneous repair parts, 1925-1956.
No. 31A19, Seats, 1925-1929.
No. 31A20, Signals: Air operated whistles, 1924-1940.
No. 31A22, Stenciling and painting, 1930-1954.
No. 31A34, Lubrication, 1925-1935.
No. 31A36, GE generators, motors, controllers, air compressors and other equipment: Instructions and illustrated parts lists, 1926-1930.
No. 31-D, Budd Rail Diesel Car, 1949-1954.
No. 31-D, RDC Cars Nos. B-31, B-32, circa 1950-1962.
No. 31-D, RDC Car No. B-41, B-42, 1925-1965. 2 folders.
No. 31-D, Snow plows,
No. 31D1, Mack rail car B-1: Correspondence, diagrams and interior photos, 1922-1929. 2 folders.
No. 31D2, White rail car B-2: Correspondence, diagrams and photos, 1922-1929. 2 folders.
No. 31D3, Motor car B-3, 1925-1956. 2 folders.
No. 31D4, Clark Equipment Company, Battle Creek, Michigan: Correspondence, sales catalogs and photos related to Clark "Autotram," 1933.
No. 31D5, J. G. Brill Company, Philadelphia: Correspondence and illustrated specifications, 1924-1926.
No. 31D6, Electro-Motive Company, Cleveland: Illustrated repair parts bulletins for B-24 and 25?, 1927. 1 volume.
No. 31D7, Electro-Motive Company, Cleveland: Operating instructions and illustrated part bulletins for B-3, B-5 to B-7, 1921-1924. 1 volume.
No. 31D8, Ingersoll-Rand Company, New York: Sales bulletin: Oil-Electric Locomotives, 1925. 1 volume.
No. 31D9, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Illustrated parts bulletins for B-18 to B-26 and M-1, 1928-1930. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapsePASSENGER CAR

Expand/CollapseDiagrams, circa 1890s-1960s

Small diagrams, approximately 4 x 11 in., each showing the outline of one car and listing its basic dimensions and specifications. Includes diagram book for 1921 and 1938. The 1938 book includes gas-electric motor cars and inspection cars.
Location
136.G.10.2F Circa 1890s-1960s. 7 folders.

Expand/CollapseSpecifications, 1882-1934

Other Finding Aid:
Inventory of Passenger Car Specifications A more detailed inventory of the passenger car specifications is available in PDF format.
Location
134.B.14.14FC-, P-, and S-Series Files.
Location
134.B.14.15BPullman-Series Files.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1906-1961

Correspondence, reports and other material related to passenger cars.
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134.B.14.8F127A5 Files: Passenger Car Changes, 1920-1950.
Includes remodeling by Pullman.
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134.B.14.9B227A5 Files: Passenger Car Changes: Business Cars and Dining Cars, 1922-1953.
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134.B.14.10F327A5 Files: Passenger Car Changes: Mail and Express, Observation, and Miscellaneous Cars, 1913-1946.
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134.B.14.11B427A5-3 to 27A5-26, 27A15, 1906-1936.
Includes material related to cars rebuilt by Pullman.
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134.B.14.12F527DA6-27DA9: Business Cars, 1954-1961.
27DG1-27DG15: Observation Cars, 1925-1942.
LocationBox
134.B.14.13B627DG16-27DG28: Observation Cars, 1925-1940.

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Expand/CollapseREFRIGERATOR CAR: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1952-1964

Includes 8 x 10 black and white photographs of refrigerator cars and/or car equipment, from various lines.


Location
134.L.16.5BCar No. BRE 117.
Car No. BREX 120.
Car No. BREX 5061.
Car No. BREX 5062.
Car No. FGEX 2114.
Car No. LLNX 4514.
Car No. MNX 1719.
Car No. MNX 1725.
Car No. MNX 1800.
Car No. MNX 1900.
Car No. MNX 1915.
Car No. MNX 2015.
Car No. MNX 2114.
Car No. MNX 2115.
Car No. MNX 2182.
Car No. MNX 2315.
Car No. MNX 2339.
Car No. MNX 2389.
Car No. RBWX 63034.
Car No. WFEX 800.
Car No. WFEX 803.
Car No. WFEX 845-846.
Car No. WFEX 890.
Car No. WFE 892.
Includes negatives only.
Car No. WFEX 893, 398, 899, and unidentified.
Car No. WFEX 894.
Car No. WFEX 6000.
Car No. WFEX 66470.
Car No. WFEX 66504.
Car No. WFEX 66697.
Car No. WFEX 67564.
Car No. WFEX 67796.
Includes negatives only.
Car No. WIF 800.
Car No. WOBX 501.
Car No. WOBX 544.

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Expand/CollapseSTEAM LOCOMOTIVES

Expand/CollapseDiagrams, circa 1880s-1940s

Small diagrams, approximately 4 x 11 in., each showing the outline of a steam locomotive or tender and listing its basic dimensions and specifications. Includes "locomotive data" books for 1906-1937, and diagram books for 1893, 1896, 1900, 1922, and 1933. Also includes diagram books for driving springs and engine truck springs, 1889, and piston rods, 1892.
Location
136.G.10.2FLocomotive data, 1944. 1 volume.
Locomotive data, 1906-1917, 1947.

Expand/CollapseDiagrams, 1903-1906

Location
134.L.17.4FNo. 22, Class L1, Engines: 1800-1804, undated.
No. 25, Baldwin-Mallet Compound Locomotive: Tracing 9612, August 3, 1903.
No. 102, Standard Loading diagram for AT&StFe Railway.
Loads: 2-10-2 Type Locomotive, September 29, 1904.
Loads: Class H1 Pacific Type Simple 158.8 Tons; Soo Line, Class 900 Brooks 150.13 Tons; Chicago Great Western Railway, March 10, 1905.
Weights and wheel bases for the proposed Mallet Company Engines, August 8, 1906.

Expand/CollapseDrawings of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway Companies, circa 1900-1945

Microfilmed originals [M256] of over 260 drawings of steam locomotives and tenders of the Great Northern Railway and erecting drawings and tenders for locomotives of the Northern Pacific Railway. A description of the drawings and microfilm precedes the lists.
Alternative Form Available: Microfilm M256 contains a copy of selected steam locomotive drawings for both the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railway companies.

Expand/CollapseErecting Drawings, circa 1900-1945

Erecting drawings of a number of Northern Pacific steam locomotives representing engines and tenders in several different classes. Drawings include linen originals and mylar intermediates.
Related material: Many of these drawings have been included in a microfilm edition of Great Northern and Northern Pacific steam locomotive drawings, filed as M256. Consult the microfilm drawings list above for a full list of the drawings.
Arrangement: The steam locomotive erecting drawings are rolled and stored in drawing tubes. Each tube contains drawings for a single locomotive class, with the exception of one tube that contains drawings for three small classes. A single tube may contain one drawing, or several. Each tube is identified by the locomotive class it contains. Please include the locomotive class identifier and the location number A3/ov1-3 on the call slip when requesting drawings.
Location
A3/ov1-3A-3.
A-4 tender.
D-9, H-3, P.
L-6, L-7, L-9 (part a: 13717).
L-9 (part b: 12102, 12103).
L-10.
Q-1, Q-2.
Q-3, Q-4 (part a: 14940).
Q-4 (part b: 51451, 15452).
S-4, S-10.
T (part a: 12106, 12107).
T (part b: 12108, 12109); T (part c: 13714, 13715).
W (1500, 1554, 10173, 10174).
W (1555, 1659, 12104, 11512).
W (1555, 1659, 12105).
W-1.
W-2.
W-3 (17349).
W-3 (17350).
X (3445, 21423, 1540).
Y-1.
Y-2.
Y-3.
Z-3.
Z-5.

Expand/CollapsePhotographs, 1916-1917

Prints of steam locomotives and tenders made from glass plate negatives, with a few miscellaneous cars and other views, perhaps taken for valuation purposes.
Other Finding Aid:
Inventory of Steam Locomotive Photoprints made from the Glass Plate Negatives An inventory of the photoprints listing specific engines and tenders is available in PDF format.
Location
134.I.1.1BSmall box A: Engines 2-217.
Small box B: Engines 240-590.
Small box C: Engines 602-1002.
Small box D: Engines 1022-1678.
Location
134.I.1.2FSmall box E: Engines 1723-4012.
Small box F: Tender Classes A and B.
Small box G: Tender Classes C, D, and E.
Small box H: Cars and Miscellaneous Views.

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Location
134.B.15.13BNo. L-1, 2-8-2 Simple Locomotive, 1906.
No. L-2, 4-6-2 Simple Locomotive, 1910.
No. L-3, 4-6-2 Balanced compound Locomotive, 1906.
No. L-4, 2-6-2 Simple Locomotive, 1906.
No. L-5, 0-6-0 Simple Locomotive, 1906.
No. L-6, 7,000 gallon road engine tender, 1906.
No. L-7-A, 8,000 gallon road engine tender, 1906.
No. L-8, 7,000 gallon road engine tender, 1906.
No. L-9, 2-6-6-2 Mallet articulated compound locomotive, 1906.
No. L-10, 8,000 gallon road engine tender, 1906.
No. L-11, 4,000 gallon slope back switch engine tender, 1907.
No. L-12, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1906.
No. L-13, 4-4-2 simple locomotive, 1907.
No. L-14, 6,000 gallon road engine tender, 1908.
No. L-15, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1909.
No. L-16, 0-6-0 simple locomotive, 1909.
No. L-17, 4,000 gallon slope back switch engine tender, 1909.
No. L-18, 7,000 gallon road engine tender: V shaped truck, 1909.
No. L-19, 0-6-0 simple locomotive, 1909.
No. L-20, 7,000 gallon road engine tender, 1909.
No. L-21, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1912.
No. L-21A, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1916.
No. L-21B, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1916.
No. L-23, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1912.
No. L-23A, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1912.
No. L-24, 0-6-0 simple locomotive, undated.
No. L-25, 2-8-8-2 mallet articulated compound locomotive, 1912.
No. L-25A, 2-8-8-2 mallet articulated compound locomotive, 1912.
No. L-30, 2-8-8-2 mallet articulated compound locomotive, 1916.
No. L-31, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1916.
No. L-34, Rotary snow plow, 1925.
No. L-35, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1920.
No. L-36, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1920.
No. L-37, 2-8-8-2 mallet articulated compound locomotive, 1920.
No. L-38, 0-8-0 simple locomotive, 1920.
No. L-39, 8,000 gallon switch engine tender, 1920.
No. L-40, 4-6-2 simple locomotive, 1920.
No. L-41, 10,000 gallon passenger engine tender, 1920.
No. L-42, 2-8-2 simple locomotive, 1922.
No. L-43, 10,000 gallon road engine tender, 1922.
No. L-44, 0-8-0 simple locomotive, undated.
No. L-45, 8,000 gallon switch engine tender, 1922.
No. L-46, 4-6-2 simple locomotive, 1922.
No. L-47, 10,000 gallon passenger engine tender, 1922.
No. L-48, 2-8-8-2 mallet articulated combination locomotive, 1922.
No. L-49, 12,000 gallon road engine tender, 1922.
No. L-50, Stock locomotive boilers, 1922.
No. L-51, Locomotive Boiler backend: W-3 class, 1923.
No. L-52, Stock boilers for class L-9 locomotive, 1923.
No. L-53, 10,000 gallon rotary snow plow tender, 1924.
No. L-54, 20 ton locomotive crane, 1925.
No. L-55, 4-8-4 simple locomotive: Northern Pacific type, 1926.
No. L-56, 15,000 gallon passenger engine tender, 1926.
No. L-57, 150 ton wrecking crane, 1928.
No. L-58, 2-8-8-4 simple mallet locomotive, 1929.
No. L-59, 21,200 gallon freight engine tender, 1929.
No. L-60, 4-8-4 simple locomotive, 1931.
No. L-60A, 4-8-4 simple locomotive: Class A-2, 1934.
No. L-61, 20,000 gallon passenger engine tender, 1931.
No. L-61A, 20,000 gallon passenger engine tender, 1933.
No. L-62, 4-6-6-4 simple mallet locomotive, 1936.
No. L-63, 22,000 gallon freight engine tender, 1936.
No. L-64, 4-8-4 simple locomotive Nos. 2660-2667, 1936.
No. L-65, 4-6-6-4 mallet locomotive, Z-6, 1936.
No. L-67, 4-8-4 passenger locomotive: Class A-4, 1941.
No. L-68, 4-6-6-4 simple articulated locomotive: Z-7, Z-8, 1940.
No. L-69, Class Z-7, Z-8 Nos. 5130-5141 locomotive boiler, 1950.
No. L-70, Class A-4 locomotive boiler, 1950.
No. L-71, Class Z-8 Nos. 5142-5149 locomotive boiler, 1951.
No. L-72, Class Z-6 locomotive boiler, 1951.
No. L-73, Class A-5 locomotive boiler, 1951.
No. L-74, Class A-3 locomotive boiler, 1952.

Expand/CollapseSubject Files, 1905-1957

Correspondence, reports and other materials.
Related Material: Valuation Engineer, Steam Locomotive and Tender Records, 1897-1944. Microfilm [M476] reproductions of two sets of cards that provide descriptive data on locomotives and tenders as purchased, as well as notations summarizing subsequent modifications and major repairs, depreciation, and final disposition.
Other Finding Aid:
File List A more detailed inventory of the steam socomotive subject files is available in PDF format.
Location
134.B.15.8FMiscellaneous files.
Location
134.B.15.9BNos. 29D-29D18 and Miscellaneous.
Location
134.B.15.10FNos. 29D19A-29D35.
Nos. B400-B414.
Location
134.B.15.11BNos. B415-B444.
Location
134.B.15.12FNos. H78-H105, H398.

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Expand/CollapseTRUCKS AND BUSES: SUBJECT FILES, 1932-1942; 1961

Correspondence, reports and other material related to trucks and buses.


Location
134.B.14.7BFile No. 32D, Northern Pacific Transport Company Equipment List, circa 1961.
File No. 32D1, Highway Trucks and Buses, 1932-1942. 4 folders.
File No. 32D2, Refrigeration: Correspondence and Sales Catalogs, 1938.

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Expand/CollapseWORK EQUIPMENT: SUBJECT FILES, 1925-1970

Correspondence, reports and other material related to work equipment.


Location
134.B.14.7BFile No. 25C, Wrecking Cranes: Disposition, Tenders, 1944-1968.
File No. 25D, Fire and Water Cars, Ice Water Cars, 1944-1950.
File No. 25E, Snow Plows:
Dismantling and Sale, 1942-1968.
Wedge Plows: Photos, 1932-1949.
Rotary Plow No. 41, 1925-1936.
Rotary Plow No. 42, 1937.
Rotary Plow No. 43, 1947-1966. 2 folders.
Tenders to Plows, 1963-1966.
Cab Heating, 1969-1970.
Russell Snow Plow Specifications, 1937.
File No. 25F, Ballast Spreader, Ditcher, Snow Plow: Nos. 656-657, 1966-1970. 2 folders.
File No. 25M, Outfit Cars:
Outfit Crew Housing Units, 1966-1967.
ACI Labeling, 1969.
Kitchen Diner Bunk, 1962-1966.
Communication Department Cars, 1953-1966.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Locomotives -- Design and construction.
Locomotives -- Drawings.
Locomotives -- Maintenance and repair.
Railroad cars -- Design and construction.
Railroads -- Northwestern States -- Electrification.
Railroads -- Northwestern States -- Employees.
Railroads -- Northwestern States -- Maintenance and repair.
Railroads -- Rolling stock -- Drawings.
Organizations:
Master Car Builders' Association.
Northern Pacific Railway Company, author.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Technical drawings.

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