Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad collection
Dates: 1914-1937
Collection Number: MS 329
Creator/Collector:
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
Extent: 6 folders
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Miscellaneous Tonopah and Goldfield records include correspondence, a check, delivery receipts, a locomotive inspection report,
maps, and a Baldwin Locomotive Works proposal.
Language of Material: English
Access
This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff
to arrange for access.
Publication Rights
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 Archivist. 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
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad collection. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Biography/Administrative History
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).
Scope and Content of Collection
Miscellaneous Tonopah and Goldfield records include correspondence, a check, delivery receipts, a locomotive inspection report,
maps, and a Baldwin Locomotive Works proposal.
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