Object Details
Summary
Collection of railroad engineering data.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of statistics on electric train operation, drawings, blueprints, technical papers, train classifications, research and development reports, business and financial correspondence (1933, 1939-1948, 1940-1941), installation and operation instructions, locomotive system test procedures, locomotive operations data and calculations, records of locomotive mileages and part failures, suggested locomotive improvements, locomotive specifications, plans for fire extinguishing systems, tonnage ratings and includes material from the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, Piedmont and Northern Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Takata and Co. Railroad, Philadelphia and Western Railroad, Sorocabana Railway, and Erie Railroad Co.
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Creator
Hamily, David
Names
Erie Railroad Company
Former owner
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Names
New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Philadelphia and Western Railroad.
Piedmont and Northern Railroad.
Sorocabana Railway.
Takata and Company Railroad.
Place
Pennsylvania
New Haven (Conn.)
New York
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Hartford (Conn.)
Topic
Locomotives -- Design and construction
Railroads
Engineering
Locomotive industry
Provenance
This collection was donated by David Hamily of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1986.
Creator
Hamily, David
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Division of Transportation: Railroads' Engineering Data
Extent
1.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
Date
1912-1949
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Transportation (now Division of Work and Industry) to the Archives Center.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0207
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Statistics
Correspondence
Blueprints
Citation
Division of Transportation: Railroads' Engineering Data, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into 8 series.
Series 1: New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad
Series 2: Piedmont and Northern Railway Company
Series 3: Takata and Company
Series 4: Philadelphia and Western Railway Company
Series 5: Sorocabana Railway
Series 6; Pennsylvania Railroad
Series 7: Miscellaneous Westinghouse Reports
Series 8: Erie Railroad Company
Processing Information
Processed by Lisa Ulrich and Robert Harding, June 1986. Revised by Robert Harding, 2002.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.
Genre/Form
Statistics
Correspondence -- 1930-1950
Blueprints
Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
NMAH.AC.0207
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Record ID
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