Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: NC165

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Bulletins and notices issued by the company providing instructions for operations and news of other Nevada railroad lines; invoices, damage claims, freight orders, and correspondence from other companies; and the decision from a Nevada District Court case allowing abandonment of the line.

Dates

1905-1947

Creator

Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company (Creator, Organization)

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Administrative History

Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad was a Nevada railroad between Tonopah, Goldfield, and the Carson and Colorado Railroad, formed in 1905 with the consolidation of the Tonopah Railroad and the Goldfield Railroad. The line ceased operations in 1947.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (6 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

Arranged without hierarchy.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Correspondence loaned indefinitely from Nevada State Heritage Association.

One document, purchased and added to the collection in January 2018, was received in a lot of miscellaneous Goldfield, Nevada documents from Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC.