Milwaukee Road Mechanical Department Records, 1881-1999

Container Title
Series: 2. Locomotives, 1901-1999
Scope and Content Note: These records comprise locomotive related documents, drawings, and photographs. These records comprise some of the most complete and comprehensive records in the collection, including locomotive assignment rosters (1882-1990), Locomotive “Specifications and Diagram” booklets and drawings for ALCO, Baldwin, EMD (Electro-Motive Division of General Motors), FM (Fairbanks-Morse), and GE (General Electric), Inspection Records, and Operations and Maintenance manuals for these locomotives.
Box   13
Folder   1
Articles, 1927, 1975-1980s
Assignment Rosters
Box   13
Folder   2
Diesel (all-time): 1939-1993, 1999
Box   13
Folder   3
Electric (all-time), 1990
Box   13
Folder   4
Pacific Roster: 1882-1952, undated
Box   13
Folder   5-6
Steam (all-time), undated
Box   13
Folder   7-9
General: 1882-1939, undated
Box   14
Folder   1-7
General: 1940-1972, undated
Box   15
Folder   1-7
General: 1973-1990, undated
Box   16
Folder   1-3
General, undated
Box   89
Folder   9
Builders Dates and Number Changes to 1930, undated
Box   16
Folder   4-5
Correspondence, 1920-1979
Box   16
Folder   6-7
Correspondence, department circulars, 1934-1964
Box   17
Folder   1
Diagram Books, undated
Box   18
Folder   1
Diagram Books, undated
Box   19
Folder   1
Diagram Books, undated
Box   20
Folder   1-3
Drawings Catalog: Diesel, Electric, Steam, undated
Box   89
Folder   10
Electro Motive Motor Cars Examination, undated
Box   89
Folder   11
Historical Record of Number Changes, 1938
Inspection Reports
Box   89
Folder   12
#10, 133, 153, 1945
Box   90
Folder   1
#157, 162-165, 1945
Box   90
Folder   2
#167-169, 171-172, 174, 1945
Box   90
Folder   3
#175-177, 179-181, 184, 1945
Box   90
Folder   4
#188-190, 192-195, 1945
Box   90
Folder   5
#301-312, 1940
Box   90
Folder   6
#390, 815, 1944-1945
Box   90
Folder   7
#836, 841, 845, 1944-1952
Box   90
Folder   8
#976-977, 1955-1956
Box   90
Folder   9
#1056, 1066, 1081, 1952
Box   90
Folder   10
#1114, 1952
Box   90
Folder   11
#1119, 1122, 1253, 1272, 1944-1952
Box   90
Folder   12
#5933-5934, 1947
Box   95
Folder   3
Locomotive Classification Register, 1913
Manuals
Box   20
Folder   4
EMD Fuel Economy, undated
Box   20
Folder   5
EMD 645E3 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   20
Folder   6
EMD 645F3 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   20
Folder   7
EMD E7, F7 Operating Manuals, undated
Box   21
Folder   1
EMD F40PH Operating Manual, undated
Box   21
Folder   2
EMD F40PH Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   21
Folder   3
EMD Freight Engine Operating Manual, undated
Box   21
Folder   4
EMD GP38-2 Specifications, undated
Box   21
Folder   5
EMD GP40 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   21
Folder   6
EMD SD40-2 Operating Manual, undated
Box   21
Folder   7
EMD SD40-2 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   22
Folder   1
EMD SD40-2 Specifications, undated
Box   22
Folder   2-3
EMD Service and Maintenance, drawings, undated
Box   22
Folder   4
EMD Switching Engine Operating Manual, undated
Box   22
Folder   5
Firemen Examinations, 1951-1953
Box   22
Folder   6
GE 7FDL Engine Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   22
Folder   7
GE Model 244 Engines Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23
Folder   1
GE Operating Manuals 1000-HP, 1600-HP Alco, undated
Box   23
Folder   2
GE “U” Engine Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23
Folder   3
GE U25B Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23
Folder   4
Miscellaneous, undated
Operations
Box   23
Folder   5
Brake Equipment, 1927-1969
Box   24
Folder   1
Brake Equipment, 1974-1982
Box   24
Folder   2
Counterbalancing, undated
Box   24
Folder   3
Load/Speed/Grade, undated
Box   24
Folder   4
Safety, undated
Steam
Box   24
Folder   5
Enginemen Reference, undated
Box   24
Folder   6
Operations, air brakes, compressors, boilers, stoker, undated
Box   24
Folder   7
Operations, Mitchell Models, undated
Box   25
Folder   1
Operations, running bulletins, diagrammatic folders, undated
Box   25
Folder   2
Regulations, undated
Box   25
Folder   3
Service and Maintenance, undated
Programs
Box   25
Folder   5-8
1st SD-10, drawings, 1972-1974
Box   25
Folder   9
1st SD-10, general, 1977
Box   25
Folder   10-11
2nd SD-10, drawings, 1973-1975
Box   25
Folder   12
SD-10, photographs, undated
Box   25
Folder   4
Steam to Diesel Conversion, 1948
Box   26
Folder   1
Renumbering of Engines, undated
Box   26
Folder   2
Remington Drawings, undated
Reports and Specifications
Box   95
Folder   4
E32, E33, E34, 1939-1974
Box   95
Folder   5
E35, E36, E37, 1939-1974
Box   95
Folder   6
E38, E39, 1939-1973
Box   95
Folder   7
E40, E42, E45, 1939-1974
Box   96
Folder   1
E47, E49, E50, 1939-1973
Box   96
Folder   2
E51, E52, E54, E55, E57, E68, 1939-1974
Box   96
Folder   3
E70, E71, E72, 1949-1974
Box   96
Folder   4
E73, E74, E75, E76, 1950-1974
Box   96
Folder   5
E77, E78, E79, E80, E81, E82, 1950-1974
Service Records
Box   26
Folder   3
Acceptance, diesel, 1968-1974
Box   26
Folder   4-7
Crankshaft Failures, 1971-1983
Box   26
Folder   8
Miscellaneous, undated
Box   26
Folder   9
Photographs, undated
Box   26
Folder   10
Steam, photographs, undated
Service Tests
Box   26
Folder   11
EMD SD-45, 1966
Box   26
Folder   12
S-689 6-axle units, 1972
Box   26
Folder   13
Slug-Parent, 1972
Box   26
Folder   14
Forms, undated
Box   27
Folder   1
Fuel Consumption, 1978-1980
Specifications and Diagrams
Box   27
Folder   2
Weight to Tonnage Ratings, undated
Box   27
Folder   3
L3 Class, undated
Box   27
Folder   4-5
S2 Class, #201-240, undated
Box   27
Folder   6
S2-a Class, undated
Box   27
Folder   7
S3 Class, undated
Box   27
Folder   8
I5-a Class, undated
Box   28
Folder   1-6
ALCO, #800-860, undated
Box   29
Folder   1-4
ALCO, #861-881, undated
Box   29
Folder   5-6
Baldwin, #900-920, undated
Box   30
Folder   1-4
Baldwin, #922-941, 955, 964, 966, 967, undated
Box   90
Folder   13
Class A, 1916, undated
Box   90
Folder   14
Class F6, #125-146, undated
Box   90
Folder   15
Class F6, #6414-6421, undated
Box   90
Folder   16
Class F7, #100-105, undated
Box   91
Folder   1
Class F7, #100-105, undated
Box   91
Folder   2
Class S1, #250, 1930
Box   91
Folder   3-5
Class S1, #251, undated
Box   30
Folder   5-6
Classification Register, 1901-1914
Box   30
Folder   7
Electrified Territory, 1963
Box   30
Folder   8
EMD #1-5, undated
Box   31
Folder   1
EMD #1-5, undated
Box   31
Folder   2
EMD #30-35ABC, undated
Box   31
Folder   3-4
EMD #36-38A&C, 40-52, undated
Box   32
Folder   1-6
EMD #48-50ABC, 106-108A, 53-54, 60-64, 68, 69-79, 95, undated
Box   33
Folder   1-6
EMD #80-89, 96-112, 112A, undated
Box   34
Folder   1-2
EMD #113-118, 119ABC-121ABC, undated
Box   34
Folder   3-6
EMD #125-128, 125-126BCD, 600-604, 606-608-610, 611-613, 615, 617-620, undated
Box   35
Folder   1-6
EMD #621-623, 625-628, 630, 632, 634, 637-639, 640, 645, 649, 650, 665-670, 671-672, 690-692, 693-696, 800-804, undated
Box   36
Folder   1
EMD #805-809, undated
Box   36
Folder   2
EMD F7 Lead and Booster, FP45, GP40-D Loco 2020 Rebuilt-Wiring, SDP40F, undated
Box   36
Folder   3
EMD RI Rebuild Program, 1975
Box   36
Folder   4
EMD Rebuild of #611, 619, drawings, 1980
Box   36
Folder   5-6
FM #700-706, 707, 709-710, 715, 717-718, 720, undated
Box   37
Folder   1-6
FM #721-744, 746-755, 760-780, undated
Box   38
Folder   1
FM #781-783, undated
Box   38
Folder   2
FM Engineering Instructions, undated
Box   38
Folder   3-8
GE E1-E5, E15, E17-E18, E20-E22, E25-E27, E29-E30, undated
Box   39
Folder   1
GE U25, U28, U30, U33, undated
Box   39
Folder   2
GE Locomotive Record, undated
Box   39
Folder   3-5
Miscellaneous, 1973-1978
Box   40
Folder   1-6
Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   41
Folder   1-5
Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   42
Folder   1-4
Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   91
Folder   6
Spark Arrester and Ash Pan Synopsis, 1921
Box   43
Folder   1
Standby Service, 1951-1955
Box   96
Folder   6
Stock Cars, condensed list from the Official Railway Equipment Register, 1953
Tractive Effort and Horsepower
Box   43
Folder   2
Article by Von Borries, undated
Box   43
Folder   3
Article for J.C. McMeekin, 1930-1952
Box   43
Folder   4
Draw Bar Pull Curves, 1945
Box   43
Folder   5
Effort Data, 1928-1930
Weights
Box   44
Folder   5
Annual Report, 1965
Box   43
Folder   6
General, 1921-1941
Box   44
Folder   1
General, 1934-1953
Box   44
Folder   2
General, 1935-1956
Box   44
Folder   3
Retired, 1948-1950
Box   44
Folder   4
Scales, drawings, 1930-1954