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Providence and Worcester R.R. Account Book

Creator:
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Account books
Place:
Rhode Island
Date:
1851-1899
Scope and Contents:
This log book of the Providence, Rhode Island repair shop records the annual summaries of repair costs by various divisions of the Railroad for 1851-1854, as submitted by John B. Winslow, Master Mechanic. It also includes entries recording miscellaneous repairs (mostly minor) and overhauls to locomotives for 1880-1899.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
Like many of the early railroads in the United States the Providence and Worcester Railroad was built, as were most of the early turnpikes and canals, to serve nearby and local needs.*

*Taylor, Geroge Rogers and Neu, Irene D. The American RR Network, 1861-1890 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1956, p.4.
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Railroads -- 19th century  Search this
Railroads -- Rolling-stock  Search this
Locomotives  Search this
Repairing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Account books -- 19th century
Citation:
Providence and Worcester R.R. Account Book, 1851-1899, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0154
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep807f84f44-a40a-4900-891d-e26d23a125fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0154
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Baldwin Locomotive Works Drawings

Creator:
Baldwin Locomotive Works  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
Extent:
9 Cubic feet (4 drawers)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical drawings
Erection drawings
Place:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Date:
1870-1890
Summary:
Collection consists of 202 assembly drawings of locomotives and tenders, prepared to check the clearances and major component parts of the locomotive and retained for engineering reference.
Scope and Contents note:
202 assembly drawings of locomotives and tenders, prepared to check the clearances and major component parts of the locomotive. When work was slow, draftsmen hand-colored the drawings. They were not used in the shop but were retained for engineering reference.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Baldwin Locomotive Works was the largest and most successful locomotive building firm in the world. It was begun as a machine shop owned and operated by Matthias W. Baldwin in 1831. Baldwin turned out its first locomotive engine from its shop in Philadelphia in 1832; within a few years the company was producing two a month and employed 240 men. By 1852, 500 engines had been produced; by 1861, 1,000; and by 1868, 2,000. At that point, the company employed between 1,600-1,700 men, and was one of the very largest machine works in the nation. In 1906 Baldwin began construction of a large auxiliary plant in Philadelphia suburb of Eddystone. In 1928 the Broad Street plant was closed and all work transferred to the Eddystone Plant.

Baldwin had been forced by hard financial times to take on a series of partners between 1839 and 1846, and the firm's name changed repeatedly as a result. It was known as Baldwin, Vail & Hufty (1839-1842); Baldwin & Whitney (1842-1845); M.W. Baldwin (1846-1853); and M.W. Baldwin & Co. (1854-1866). After Baldwin's death in 1866 the firm was known as M. Baird & Co. (1867-1873); Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. (1873-1890); Burnham, Williams & Co. (1891-1909); it was finally incorporated as the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909.

The company's phenomenal growth ended with in the mid-1920s as the U.S. railroad industry began its long decline. Despite various mergers and acquisitions--and an increased attention to the development of diesel engines--a slow but sure decline set in. Baldwin declared bankruptcy in 1935. World War Two brought a temporary respite, but after the war the steam locomotive was obsolete and orders rapidly diminished. The Westinghouse Corporation bought Baldwin in 1948 but was unable to turn the company around. In 1950 the Lima-Hamilton Corporation and Baldwin merged but in 1956 the last of some 70,500 locomotives were produced and the company's long history came to an end.

Sources

History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1902

A Short History of American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, John H. White, (1982).
Related Archival Materials:
Archives Center #157, the Baldwin Locomotive Works Collection, consists of Engine Registers and Order Books for locomotives, 1833-1956. In addition, a six-reel microfilm edition of collection #157 is located in the NMAH Library (mfm-720).

Photographs relating to Baldwin are in the Railroad and Firefighting History Photographic Collection, Division of Work and Industry.

The DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University has a collection of 8,500 original Baldwin engineering drawings and has published three guides to their records.
Provenance:
Collection donated by H.L. Broadbelt, July 1959-November 1960.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Locomotives -- Drawings  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Railroads -- Rolling-stock  Search this
Railroads -- Equipment and supplies  Search this
Baldwin locomotives  Search this
Locomotives  Search this
Locomotive works -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Locomotive industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Technical drawings
Erection drawings
Citation:
Baldwin Locomotive Works Drawings, 1870-1890, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0353
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86ea2c44d-5759-4390-b901-f937656435ad
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0353
Online Media:

Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs

Donor:
McBride, Harry A.  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this
Extent:
4.5 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
ca. 1940s-1950s.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of approxiamtely 3,000 views of railroads, railroad equipment, stations, yards and employees. The emphasis is on American railroads, but the collection includes a few views of railroad subjects in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Scandinavia and several island nations.
Arrangement:
1 series, arranged by railroad.
Biographical / Historical:
McBride was a foreign service officer and museum official. He was also a railroad enthusiast.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Colonel Harry A. McBride, Date Unknown
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Railroads -- Buildings and structures  Search this
Railroads -- Trains  Search this
Railroad stations  Search this
Railroad companies  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Railroads -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Railroads -- Rolling-stock  Search this
Railroads -- Employees  Search this
Citation:
Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs, 1940s-1950s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1171
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8158f4d05-82c3-4f58-86eb-934e932cd9ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1171
Online Media:

Rolling stock utilization and financing act of 1973. Hearings before the Special Subcommittee on Freight Car Shortages of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, first session, on S. 1149 ... March 13 and 16, 1973

Author:
United States Congress Senate Committee on Commerce Special Freight Car Shortage Subcommittee  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 176 p. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1973
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Railroads--Finance  Search this
Call number:
KF26 .C647 1973X
KF26.C647 1973X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_36888

The locomotive / by Raymond Loewy

Author:
Loewy, Raymond 1893-1986  Search this
Physical description:
[106] p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1988
1937
1988, c1987
Topic:
Locomotives  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TJ603.L66 1988X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_340903

The locomotive up to date / by Chas. McShane

Author:
McShane, Chas (Charles)  Search this
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana  Search this
Physical description:
893 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1922
1922, c1920
Topic:
Locomotives  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TJ605 .M17 1922
TJ605.M17 1922
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_332338

Amtrak car spotter / edited by Robert J. Wayner

Author:
Wayner, Robert J  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 58 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1972
C1972
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Railroad cars  Search this
Call number:
TF23 .A52
TF23.A52
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_76608

Chicago's rapid transit

Author:
Central Electric Railfans' Association  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Date:
1973
1973-
Topic:
Electric railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Railroads, Elevated  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
TF725.C4C45 1973X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_355412

La machine locomotive en France : des origines au milieu du XIXe siècle / Jacques Payen avec lacollaboration de Bernard Escudié et Jean-Marc Combe

Author:
Payen, Jacques  Search this
Escudié, Bernard  Search this
Combe, Jean-Marc  Search this
Physical description:
262 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
France
Date:
1988
C1988
Topic:
Locomotives--History  Search this
Railroads--Rolling-stock--History  Search this
Call number:
TJ603.4.F8 P34 1988
TJ603.4.F8P34 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_367668

Friction, in its practical relations to rolling stock on railways, etc. / by Wm. Loughridge

Author:
Loughridge, William  Search this
Physical description:
36 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1865
Topic:
Friction  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TF377 .L88 1865
TF377.L88 1865
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_330284

Railroad rolling stock / by Steve Barry

Author:
Barry, Steve  Search this
Physical description:
192 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2008
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1022768

Annual report of the Pressed Steel Car Company

Author:
Pressed Steel Car Company  Search this
Subject:
Pressed Steel Car Company Periodicals  Search this
Physical description:
v. ; 23 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Topic:
Railroad equipment industry--Periodicals  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TF371 .P935
TF371.P935
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_204104

Railway machinery : a treatise on the mechanical engineering of railways : embracing the principles and construction of rolling and fixed plant : illustrated by a series of plates on a large scale, and by numerous engravings on wood / by Daniel Kinnear Clark

Author:
Clark, D. K (Daniel Kinnear) -1896  Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes, LX double leaves of plates, X leaves of plates (3 double) : illustrations ; 38 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1855
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Locomotives  Search this
Call number:
TF375 .C6X
TF375.C6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_118035

Recueil des termes concernant l'emploi et l'échange du matériel roulant; [en 6 langues: française, allemande, anglaise, italienne, polonaise, russe]

Author:
International Union of Railways  Search this
Physical description:
v. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1958
1958-
Topic:
Railroads--Dictionaries--Polyglot  Search this
Dictionaries, Polyglot  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TF9 .I61r
TF9.I61r
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_126377

Société franco-belge de matériel de chemins de fer

Author:
Société franco-belge de matériel de chemins de fer  Search this
Société anglo-franco-belge de matériel de chemins de fer à La Croyère (Belgique)  Search this
Subject:
Société franco-belge de matériel de chemins de fer  Search this
Société anglo-franco-belge de matériel de chemins de fer à La Croyère (Belgique)  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. : chiefly ill. : 26 x 34 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
1928?]
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling-stock--Pictorial works  Search this
Call number:
TF357 .S67
TF357.S67
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_148021

British railway rolling stock / by H.C. Webster

Author:
Webster, Henry Charles 1890-  Search this
Physical description:
159 p. : ill. ; 15 x 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1942
[1942?]
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling-stock  Search this
Call number:
TF375 .W37
TF375.W37
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_159466

Amtrak car and locomotive spotter

Physical description:
iv, 110 p. ; 18 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1982
C1982
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Railroad cars  Search this
Call number:
TF23 .A52 1982
TF23.A52 1982
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_199337

The railroad dictionary of car and locomotive terms

Author:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation  Search this
Physical description:
168 p. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1980
[c1980]
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling-stock--Dictionaries  Search this
Call number:
TF373.S58 1980X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_201584

With a cinder in my eye; a layman's memories and sketches of American trains

Author:
Downing, Kenneth Wentworth  Search this
Physical description:
43 p. illus. 19 x 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1951
Topic:
Railroads--History  Search this
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
TF23 .D68X
TF23.D68X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_159745

DECAUVILLE'S PATENT PORTABLE RAILWAY AND ROLLING STOCK (POOR CONDITION) NO. 53 - EDITION ENGLAISE

Author:
DECAUVILLE AINE  Search this
Type:
Books
Trade catalogs
Date:
1885
Topic:
Railroads--Rolling stock  Search this
Call number:
007836
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_175465

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