Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad collection, 1914-1945

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Summary

Abstract:
Miscellaneous Tonopah and Goldfield records include correspondence, a check, delivery receipts, a locomotive inspection report, maps, and a Baldwin Locomotive Works proposal.
Extent:
.167 Linear Feet 6 folders
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Collection, MS 329, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes two proposals by leading diesel locomotive manufacturers for the purchase of 1,000 horsepower 120-ton diesel locomotives. The proposals include information about the railroad's existing equipment, and trackage. Also includes records generated during the operation of the railroad.

Biographical / historical:

The Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad was created November 1, 1905, as a merger of the Tonopah Railroad and the Goldfield Railroad. The line carried passengers and freight in the mining areas of southern Nevada between Mina and Goldfield. The railroad ceased operation in 1947. For more information see David F. Myrick, Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume 1: The Northern Roads (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1992).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Brian Thompson (folder 6)
Processing information:

Formerly part of MS 100

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Collection, MS 329, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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