b0550 Carbon County Railroad Records, ca. 1928-1974 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 550 Carbon County Railroad. Carbon County Railroad Records, ca. 1928-1974 3 lin. ft. (6 boxes) The Carbon County Railroad was incorported in 1922 and operated until 1980. The mainline ran from Columbia Coal Mine to Columbia Steel Co., and carried coal. The track was rebuilt in 1942 with 90 lbs. rail. In 1943 it was acquired by U. S. Steel Co. (Defence Plant Corp) as part of the war effort. The coal mine at Columbia was worked from 1922 until May 1967. The collection contains correspondence, forms, maps, information on the Baldwin Locomotive, signage, diagrams of structures and publications. Topics: Railroads -- Utah -- Carbon County. Organizations: U. S. Steel. Background Background Note

The Carbon County Railroad was incorported in 1922 and operated until 1980. The mainline ran from Columbia Coal Mine to Columbia Steel Co., and carried coal. The track was rebuilt in 1942 with 90 lbs. rail. In 1943 it was acquired by U. S. Steel Co. (Defence Plant Corp) as part of the war effort. The coal mine at Columbia was worked from 1922 until May 1967.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence, forms, maps, information on the Baldwin Locomotive, signage, diagrams of structures and publications.

Series Descriptions

Correspondence

Federal and Business Records

Forms

Maps

Locomotive Diagrams

Signage and Structures Diagrams

Track

Miscellaneous Diagrams

Publications

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Carbon County Railroad Records, ca. 1928-1974, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Michael D. Laine

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Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2000 (RLIN ID: UTSX00-A20). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 550.

Container list Box Folder Contents Correspondence 1 1 Correspondence: Baldwin Locomotive Works 1 2 Correspondence: dealing with Locomotives 262-1 and 262-2 1 3 Correspondence, investigation dealing with the derailment of Locomotives 262-1 and 262-2, 22 January 1944. [Includes information on the death of two employees Alexander F. Barnes and Robert R. Barnes. Includes 11 photographs of the wreckage.] 1 4 Correspondence, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. 1 5 Correspondence, receipts dealing with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. Federal and Business Records 1 6 Inspection instructions for diesel engines 1 7 Interstate Commerce Bureau, Bureau of Valuation, 1928 1 8 Interstate Commerce Bureau, Bureau of Valuation, 1948 1 9 Monthly locomotive inspection and repair report 1 10 Pole positions, Grande Junction Division. 1 11 Purchase orders, receipts. 1 12 Statement showing list of roadmasters, section foremen, motor cars, rates of pay, Grand Junction Division, 1 January 1940 Forms 2 1 A.A.R. Billing Repair Card 2 2 Carbon County Railway Company Stationary form 2 3 Envelopes--Carbon County Railway Co. 2 4 Freight Waybill 2 5 Locomotive Inspection Report form 2 6 Shipping form (crushed coking coal 7H size and under--unscreened) 2 7 Switch list form 2 8 Switch order form Maps 3 1 Coke Oven Plant Railroad Layout, 1942 (Columbia Steel Company acting for and on behalf of Defense Plant Corporation) 3 2 Columbia Junction, Carbon County, Utah, 1941 3 3 Map showing property of Columbia Steel Co., in Carbon County, Utah, 1942 3 4 Map of townsite, Columbia, Utah, n.d. 3 5 Map Columbia Junction to Columbia, 1945 3 6 Map of Defense Plant Corporation Railroad, Columbia to Geneva Mines, 1946 3 7 General layout of trackage Carbon County Railway Company, Columbia, Utah, 1949 3 8 Passing track between M.P.D.-1-2765, n.d. 3 9 Plan of railroad yards and preparation plant Wellington Coal Preparation Plant, 1957 3 10 Proposed right of way, Columbia Branch of Carbon County Railroad, Geneva Steel Co., Columbia Coal Mine, 1948 [3 maps] 3 11 Denver and Rio Grande right of way and track map, 1927 3 12 Track diagram D.P.C. (Plancor 301) R.R. Carbon & Emery Counties, 1944 3 13 Wellington Coal Preparation Plant General Plot Plan--Columbia Geneva Steel Division, 1958 Locomotive Diagrams 4 1 Diagram: Baldwin Locomotive Works, electric diesel erection elevation 4 2 Diagram: electric control equipment 4 3 Diagram: exhaust stack arrangement 4 4 Diagram: lamps, wiring and number plates 4 5 Diagram: locomotive load regulator mounting on locomotive 4 6 Diagram: method of lagging ends of muffler-- Southern Pacific Railway Co. 4 7 Diagram: oilers, shutters, etc. 4 8 Diagram: outside air intakes 4 9 Diagram: piping layout 4 10 Diagram: ventilation Signage and Structures Diagrams 5 1 Signage diagrams, standard highway crossing, danger gasoline signs, etc. 5 2 Columbia-Geneva Steel Division Coal Cleaning Plant, flow diagram, 1958 5 3 Proposed House Modification for Carbon County Railroad, 1949 Track 5 4 A.R.A. Type "A" Rail Section 902 for Kennecott Copper Corp 5 5 Diagram: 90 lbs. angle bar 5 6 Fills on Horse Canyon Branch 5 7 Trackage table, 1949 Miscellaneous Diagrams 5 8 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad System blueprint, 1902, 79 leaves. [Includes bridges, signals, bunkhouses, tunnels, cattle guards, etc.] 5 9 Diagram for Sutton type stove sand dryers Publications 5 10 The American Short Line Railroad Association 5 11 "Another step forward" management conference, 1959 5 12 Baldwin Service Bulletins 5 13 Carbon County Railway Company Rules and Regulations of the Operating Department, 1958 5 14 Carbon County Railway Company Safety Rules Operating Department, 1943 5 15 Contract of Wages and Working Conditions between the Carbon County Railway Company and its Locomotive Firemen (Helpers), 1956 5 16 Engine Maintenance Manual, 1953 6 1 Field Manual of the A.A.R. Interchange Rules, 1974 6 2 Instruction pamphlet . . . brake equipment, 1951 6 3 The official railway equipment register, October 1960 6 4 On-the-Road Trouble-Shooting, 1951 6 5 Railway line clearances. . ., 1970 6 6 Rio Grande System Telephone Directory issued, May 1963 6 7 Track Specialties for Light Rail, Industrial and Heavy Duty Track Work, n.d.