Nellie Hobbs Smythe Papers, 1887-1939

Contents List

Container Title
Box   1
Folder   1-2
Commencement of Electrification, 1915-1931
Contracts with Power Companies
Box   1
Folder   3-4
Contracts, 1912-1924
Box   1
Folder   5-6
Correspondence, 1920-1929
Box   23
Folder   1
Diesel-Electric Data Book, circa 1940-1950
Discontinuance of Electrification
Box   23
Folder   2
Coast Division, 1969-1974
Box   1
Folder   7
Phase-out Status Reports, 1974-1977
Box   23
Folder   3
Rocky Mountain Division, 1973-1974
Box   1
Folder   8-9
Transmission Lines, 1973-1976
Box   23
Folder   4
Trolley Crews, 1974-1975
Box   1
Folder   10
EF-4 Circuits, 1964
Electric Locomotive Maintenance Costs
Box   2
Folder   1
Rocky Mountain and Coast Divisions, 1929
Box   2
Folder   2
Rocky Mountain, Missoula and Coast Divisions, 1927-1928
Box   2
Folder   3-6
Electrification vs. Dieselization, cost research, 1968-1973
Electrification vs. Steam
Box   2
Folder   7
Comparative Cost Estimates, 1915-1926
Box   2
Folder   8
Correspondence, 1915-1930
Box   2
Folder   9
Electrification Locomotive Power Study, correspondence, 1972
Box   23
Folder   5
Electrification Retirement at Great Falls, Washington, 1937
Employee Records
Access Restrictions: Some of the employee records are restricted; please consult a staff member for more details.
Box   3
Folder   1
Accidents Involving Electrification Personnel, 1914-1974
Box   3
Folder   2-3
Clerical Staff, 1946-1975
Box   23
Folder   6
Fair Employment Practices, 1965-1969
Box   3
Folder   4
General Correspondence, 1957-1975
Box   23
Folder   7
General Correspondence, 1971-1974
Box   3
Folder   5-6
Injury Reports, 1951-1975
Box   3
Folder   7
Insurance, 1937-1973
Box   23
Folder   8
Line Forces – Bulletins, 1961-1973
Box   23
Folder   9
Line Forces – Cases and Disputes, 1962-1971
Box   23
Folder   10-11
Line Forces – General Correspondence, 1958-1964
Box   24
Folder   1
Line Forces – General Correspondence, 1965-1974
Box   3
Folder   8
Pay Rates, 1964-1974
Box   3
Folder   9
Pensions, 1942-1972
Box   4
Folder   1
Seniority Records – Substation Operators, Coast Division, 1943-1974
Box   4
Folder   2
Seniority Records – Substation Operators, Rocky Mountain Division, 1943-1974
Box   4
Folder   3
Seniority Rosters – Trolley Department, Coast Division, 1939-1975
Box   4
Folder   4
Seniority Rosters – Trolley Department, Rocky Mountain Division, 1941-1975
Box   24
Folder   2-3
Special Agreements – General, 1938-1973
Box   24
Folder   4-5
Special Agreements – Railway Labor Organizations, 1949-1971
Box   24
Folder   6-11
Special Agreements – Substation Operators, 1937-1969
Box   25
Folder   1
Special Agreements – Substation Operators, 1967-1972
Box   25
Folder   2-5
Substation Operators – General Correspondence, 1958-1974
Box   25
Folder   6
Time Claims – Substation Operators, 1958-1970
Box   25
Folder   7
Time Claims – Trolley Department, 1956-1973
Box   25
Folder   8
Time Reports, 1922
Box   4
Folder   5
Trolley Department Wages, 1958-1959
Box   25
Folder   7
Time Claims – Trolley Department, 1956-1973
Box   25
Folder   10
Freight Locomotives, instruction book covering electrical equipment, 1916
Box   26
Folder   1
Fuses, 1927-1931
Box   26
Folder   2-3
General Correspondence, 1916-1922
Box   4
Folder   6
General Electric Bills, correspondence, 1919-1925
Box   4
Folder   7-8
General Electric Freight Locomotive Electrical Failures, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1921-1925
Box   4
Folder   9-11
General Electric Freight Locomotive Mechanical Failures, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1921-1925
High Speed Trains
Box   4
Folder   12-13
Correspondence, 1935-1941
Box   5
Folder   1-4
Data, 1940
Box   6
Folder   1
Historical Background, circa 1920-1970
Box   26
Folder   4-5
Historical Background, circa 1920-1970
Box   6
Folder   2
Loeffelholz Company, electric lighting train connectors catalogs, undated
Operating Expenses
Box   6
Folder   3
Comparison Between Lines West of Mobridge and Lines East of Mobridge, 1919-1920
Box   6
Folder   4-5
Comparisons with other Railroads, 1947-1948
Box   6
Folder   6
Correspondence, 1916-1919
Box   6
Folder   7-8
Master Statements, 1923-1930
Box   7
Folder   1-3
Master Statements, 1931-1936
Box   8
Folder   1
Transportation Expenses, 728 Report, 1914-1917
Box   8
Folder   2
Operating Instructions for Electric Equipment on Locomotives, 1916
Box   8
Folder   3
Operating Instructions for Electric Freight Locomotives, 1950
Box   8
Folder   4
Operating Instructions for Electric Locomotives (250-Ton, 3000 Volt), 1950
Box   8
Folder   5
Operating Statistics, locomotive, car, and train miles, 1914-1922
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Operating Statistics, locomotive, car, and train miles, 1923-1930
Box   9
Folder   3
Passenger Train K.W.H. Consumption – Plain vs. Roller Bearings Trains Nos. 15 and 16, 1926-1927
Box   9
Folder   4
Poles, correspondence, 1938-1960
Power Consumption
Box   9
Folder   5
Cumulative Cost, Coast Division, 1924
Box   9
Folder   6
Locomotive Mileage and Electrical Cost, 1915-1930
Box   10
Folder   1
Monthly Reports, Coast, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1922-1929
Box   10
Folder   2
Power Transmission and Distribution Lines Construction Cost, 1920
Box   10
Folder   3
Yearly Reports, Coast Division, 1921-1972
Box   10
Folder   4
Yearly Reports, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1919-1974
Box   10
Folder   5
Proposal for Completion of the Electrified Railway Operation of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, 1972
Box   10
Folder   6
Proposal for Electric Locomotives and Substation Apparatus on Coast and Columbia Divisions, 1917
Box   11
Folder   1
Proposal for Electric Locomotives and Substation Apparatus on Missoula Division, 1915
Box   26
Folder   6
Proposal for Electric Locomotives and Substation Apparatus on Railway from Three Forks to Harlowton, Montana, 1915
Box   11
Folder   2
Proposal for Electric Yard Locomotives, 1915
Box   11
Folder   3-6
Proposal for Electrification of Rocky Mountain Division Between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Montana, final and preliminary copies, 1914-1915
Box   11
Folder   7
Proposal for Extending Electric Railway Operation of the Milwaukee Road by New Power Contracts with Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company and Washington Water Power Company, 1969
Box   12
Folder   1
Proposal for Extending Electric Railway Operation of the Milwaukee Road by New Power Contracts with Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company and Washington Water Power Company, 1917
Publications
Box   12
Folder   2
The Dawn of the Electrical Era in Railroading, 1916
Box   12
Folder   3
The Electric Divisions of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 1925
Box   12
Folder   4
The Electric Journal, “The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Electrification”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   5
The Electric Railway Journal, “Rail Bond Maintenance”, 1926
Box   12
Folder   6
The Future of our Railways, 1920
General Electric Review
Box   12
Folder   7
“The Advantages of the Modern Electric Locomotive”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   8
“Control Equipment of the New Locomotives for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   9
“Electric Power Consumption on the Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   10
“Electrification Economies on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1925
Box   12
Folder   11
“Electrification of the Coast and Cascade Divisions of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   12
“Operating Results from the Electrification of the Trunk Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1917
Box   12
Folder   13
“Passenger Locomotives for Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   14
“Power-Limiting and Indicating System of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   15
Railway and Locomotive Engineering, “Electric Locomotives for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad”, 1920
Box   12
Folder   16
Renewal Parts For Electric Locomotives, 1915-1917
Box   13
Folder   1
Renewal Parts For Electric Locomotives, 1920
Box   26
Folder   7
Renewal Parts For Electric Locomotives, 1918
Box   27
Folder   1
Renewal Parts For Electric Locomotives, 1951
Box   13
Folder   2
Renewal Parts For Line Material, 1918
Box   13
Folder   3
Report of Committee on Electrification of Steam Railroads, 1920
Box   13
Folder   4
Running Trains with Running Water, 1924
Box   13
Folder   5
Trains, “Tom Swift Takes His Last Ride”, 1973
Box   27
Folder   2
Reflector Installation at Othello, Washington, 1965
Reports
Box   13
Folder   6
“Analysis of Freight Train Operation taken from Form 78, Delay Reports for August, 1956 – Rocky Mountain Division”, 1956
Box   13
Folder   7
“The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Electrification”, 1927
Box   14
Folder   1
“Comparative Cost of Electrical and Steam Operation on the Rocky Mountain, Missoula and Coast Division”, 1923
Box   14
Folder   2
“Comparative Operating Costs – Electric vs. Diesel Operation – Coast Division”, 1949
Box   14
Folder   3
“Comparative Operating Costs – Electric vs. Diesel Operation – Coast Division”, 1959
Box   14
Folder   4
“Cost Comparison of 1943 Traffic – Rocky Mountain and Coast Divisions”, 1945
Box   14
Folder   5
“D.C. Transient Tests of September, 1929”, 1929
Box   14
Folder   6
“Diesel Booster Study – Coast Division”, 1959
Box   14
Folder   7
“Diesel-Electric Study – Coast Division”, 1949
Box   14
Folder   8
“Economic Analysis – Othello to Avery Electrification”, 1970
Box   14
Folder   9
“Effect of Dieselization – History and Pertinent Data”, 1959
Box   14
Folder   10
“Effect of Seasonal Differences on Train Friction and On Fuel and Power Consumption”, 1926
Box   14
Folder   11
“Engineering Report on the Electrification of the Rocky Mountain Division”, 1910
Box   14
Folder   12
“Feasibility of Replacing Taunton-Cedar Falls 100 KV Transmission Line”, 1976
Box   27
Folder   3
“Five Year Plan (1973-1977) for Locomotive Acquisition”, 1972
Box   14
Folder   13
“Flange Versus Rail Lubrication”, 1961
Box   14
Folder   14
“High Speed Operation of Present Electric Locomotives”, 1936
Box   15
Folder   1
“Lubrication of Contact Surfaces of Trolley Wires and Sliding Current Collectors”, 1933
“Methods Considered for Improving Electric Train Operation”
Box   15
Folder   2
article, 1948
Box   15
Folder   3
correspondence, 1940-1947
Box   15
Folder   4
data, 1944-1947
Box   15
Folder   5
“Notes on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Electrification”, 1906, 1920
Box   15
Folder   6
“Power Consumption and Train Resistance of Passenger Car Equipment on Trains 15 and 16 – Rocky Mountain, Missoula and Coast Divisions”, 1926-1928
Box   15
Folder   7
“Report of Committee on Electrification of Steam Railroads”, 1920
Box   15
Folder   8
“Report of Investigation of Train Accident Between Boylston and Beverly, Washington”, 1920
Box   15
Folder   9
“Report of Service Tests on an Electric Freight Locomotive Conducted by the General Electric Company and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway”, 1917
Box   15
Folder   10
“Report on Advisability of Ballasting Butte Switcher”, 1926
Box   15
Folder   11
“Report on Catenary Materials for Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad – Black River-Seattle Station”, 1925
Box   28
“Report on D.C. Transient Tests - Oscillograms”, 1929
Box   16
Folder   1-2
“Report on Study of Comparative Costs and Other Factors – Diesel-Electric vs. Electric Locomotives on the Milwaukee Road Between Harlowton, Montana and Tacoma, Washington,” by L. Wylie, 1968
Box   16
Folder   3
“Report on Study of Comparative Costs and Other Factors – Diesel-Electric vs. Electric Locomotives – Rocky Mountain and Coast Division”, 1959
Box   16
Folder   4
“Review of Report Prepared by L. Wylie on Economics of Electrification from Harlowton, Montana to Tacoma, Washington”, 1969
Box   16
Folder   5
“A Study of the Relative Cost of Steam and Electrical Operation”, 1921
Box   16
Folder   6
“A Study of Various Methods of Operation on Electrified Sections on Rocky Mountain and Coast Divisions”, 1963
Box   27
Folder   4
Rules for Stringing Transmission Line Wiring, 1916-1918
Box   16
Folder   7
Safety Awards, 1969-1974
Box   27
Folder   5
Safety Rules Governing Electrification Line Crews, 1968
Box   16
Folder   8
Safety Signs and Tags, undated
Box   27
Folder   6
Special Rules and Instructions Covering Electrification, 1958
Box   16
Folder   9-10
Specifications and Contract for Locomotives and Substation Apparatus for Othello to Tacoma and Seattle and Specifications for Wire Installations, 1917
Box   16
Folder   11
Specifications for 273 Ton Electric Locomotive for 3300-Volt Direct Current Operation, 1948
Box   27
Folder   7
Specifications for Catenary Hangers for Trolley Wire, circa 1930-1950
Box   27
Folder   8
Specifications for Diesel-Electric Locomotives, 1970
Box   17
Folder   1-6
Statistical Data Sheets, 1914-1972
Box   18
Folder   1-6
Steinheimer, Richard – Manuscript of Book on Electrification, various drafts, 1977
Box   19
Folder   1-2
Steinheimer, Richard – Manuscript of Book on Electrification, various drafts, 1977
Substations
Box   19
Folder   3
Circuit Breakers, 1914-1918, 1936-1939
Box   19
Folder   4
Construction Costs, 1914
Box   19
Folder   5
Construction Costs, Coast Division, undated
Box   19
Folder   6
Equipment Characteristics, 1915-1920
Box   19
Folder   7
Equipment Part Catalog, 1921-1922
Box   20
Folder   1
Maintenance and Operating Expenses, Coast Division, 1930-1931
Box   20
Folder   2
Maintenance and Operating Expenses, Rocky Mountain Division, 1930
Box   20
Folder   3
Maintenance and Operating Expenses, Rocky Mountain, Missoula, and Coast Divisions, 1927-1928
Tests
Box   20
Folder   4
Correspondence, 1914-1926
Box   20
Folder   5
Diesel Booster Test of EF 5 Electric Locomotive with 3 GP9 Diesel Units, 1960
Box   20
Folder   6
Electric Locomotive Factory Test Reports, 1915-1919
Box   21
Folder   1-2
Electric Locomotive Factory Test Reports, 1915-1919
Box   21
Folder   3
EP-1 Locomotive with Diesel Boosters, 1960
Box   21
Folder   4
Passenger Locomotive and 3000 Volt Multiple Unit Train, 1924
Box   21
Folder   5
Rubber Goods, 1954-1971
Box   21
Folder   6
Service Tests on Electric Freight Locomotive, 1917
Box   21
Folder   7
Train Stops and Acceleration, 1938-1940
Box   22
Folder   1
Ton Miles Statistics, 1937-1938, 1968
Box   22
Folder   2
Traction Motor Characteristics, 1940-1954
Box   22
Folder   3
Tunnel Transmission Lines, correspondence, 1946-1959
Box   22
Folder   4
Westinghouse Passenger Locomotive Electrical Failures, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1921-1925
Box   22
Folder   5-6
Westinghouse Passenger Locomotive Mechanical Failures, Rocky Mountain and Missoula Divisions, 1921-1925