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MG-427

BALDWIN-HAMILTON COMPANY RECORDS

Series Descriptions

DETERMINING DRAWING NUMBERS FOR PARTICULAR BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES:

Please be aware: *** The procedures described below are not searches that you can do yourself on our website. We have no online indexes or databases or digitized images of Baldwin records that are available over the internet.***
The following instructions merely explain what sorts of searches staff can do for you, or the types of searches you can do yourself if you visit the State Archives or acquire copies of our records.
Searches done by staff for remote patrons must be paid for in advance at a minimum of $25 per topic per series
None of the State Archives staff are railroad historians, so our knowledge and understanding of the subject is limited.
You, the researcher, must specify the series (or multiple series) to be searched. Therefore, you need to carefully read the information below, particularly the series descriptions, to determine which records are applicable to your needs and which might give you the best value for your money.
See our price list for more details on costs.

FOR ENGINES BUILT FROM 1941 THROUGH THE MID-1950s:

The drawings from these years form the bulk of our Mechanical Engineering Drawings series {series #427m.37}, and are the only portion of that collection that are currently processed (in order and easily locatable.) The piece of information that is needed in order to ascertain actual drawing numbers, at least for these drawings produced from 1941 through the mid-1950s, is the sales order number for your locomotive.

1.) If you already know the construction number of a locomotive that was built before 1956 or the name of its purchaser, a search can begin in the Construction Number Books, 1904-1956 {series #427m.14}. The Construction Number Books are arranged by construction number and indexed by name of purchaser, and will reveal the class of the locomotive as well as other relevant information.

2.) Once the class is known, a searcher can proceed to the appropriate Alphabetical Card File of Purchasers of Locomotives {series#427m.1 through #427m.4}, as well as {series #427m.66}, which appears in the list directly above #427m.1. Browse through the entries listed for your purchaser, looking for your construction date (classes are also shown here). One of the data elements listed will be an "order number" or "memo number." This is actually the sales order number.

3.) Another series that might yield your sales order number, especially if the Alphabetical Card Files skip over your year(s) is the Yearly Record of Locomotives Shipped, 1890-1948. {series #427m.67}.

4.) Armed with the sales order number, it is then possible to see if we actually have a Sales Order Book, 1942-1950 {series #427m.51} for that number which includes a List of Drawings. Unfortunately, we probably do not - drawing lists for only seventeen sales order numbers have been found and processed into this series so far (see series description below.)

5.) Most likely, much browsing will be required in the Drawing Directories, [ca.1941-1953] {series #427m.21} looking for that number. The Drawing Directories are not actually arranged by sales order number; rather, they are divided into part categories (elevation, boiler, engine truck, etc.) under which all the drawing numbers and descriptions are listed in chrono/numerical order by sales order number. A searcher will need to scroll down the "S.O." column and look for the desired sales order numbers in each part category to identify the drawing numbers that are pertinent. The Drawing Directories are available for purchase or reader-printer copying on 2 rolls of digitized microfilm should you wish to undertake this time-consuming browsing at home.

6.) The one problem with the browsing method, other than the length of time it can take, is that if your engine used drawings originally created for another, earlier sales order, you won't find those older, reused drawings listed under your sales order number. You will have to use the construction records and indices, or published information you might have access to, to determine what the original locomotives were and what their sales order numbers were, and browse for those too.

7.) Drawing numbers identified can be requested for viewing in the search room, or copies thereof can be requested from afar from the Mechanical Engineering Drawings, Sub-Series II {series #427m.37}.

FOR ENGINES BUILT FROM 1910 - 1940

1.) State Archives staff cannot currently search for drawings for pre-1941 engines, and visiting researchers will find the process time consuming, and with only a small chance of success. The reason for this that drawings are not yet processed (i.e. not in order), and what we have is only a sampling containing mostly small-size drawings for locomotive parts rather than long general arrangements.

2.) The best place to start if you are looking for pre-1941 drawings is the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University in Texas. DeGolyer holds a collection of Baldwin records, including a series of early Mechanical Engineering Drawings, that are processed and searchable.

3.) What the State Archives can help with is this: The specification-type registers contain a wealth of information about the various early locomotives built, and sometimes illustrations or photographs as well. Please read carefully through the series descriptions below to understand the nature of these records and what data they could provide that would be of interest to you. To request a search to be done remotely, you will need to specify which series you would like the search to be done in.

4.) Also, we possess numerous indexes and specifications for early locomotives, as detailed in the series descriptions that appear in alpha-numeric order further down on this page. If you do not know basic information about your locomotive, such as the date built, construction number, engine number or name of purchaser, these indexes might be of help. Here is how the index books can be used to determine drawing numbers:

If you already know the construction number of a locomotive that was built after 1904, or the name of its purchaser, these values can be looked up in the Construction Number Books, 1904-1956 {series #427m.14}. The Construction Number Books are arranged by construction number and indexed by name of purchaser, and will give you the class of the locomotive as well as other relevant information.
If your engine was constructed prior to 1907 and you know the year of construction or the name of purchaser, this value can be looked up in Registers of Locomotives Constructed for the Years 1854-1907 {series #427m.48}, which will yield the class, as well as other information.
If you don't know the class, but know the name of the purchaser, the series to search would be the appropriate Alphabetical Card File of Purchasers of Locomotives {series#427m.1 through #427m.4}, as well as {series #427m.66}, which appears in the list directly above #427m.1. These card files generally show the class of the locomotives bought by each purchaser, along with the date, etc.
Once you the class is known for a locomotive that was built between 1910-1912, and 1914-1941, that class can be looked up in our Card Record Books, 1910-1912, 1914-1941 {series #427m.11}, which are indexed by class, and thereunder by engine number and purchase. The Card Record Books provide a description and "card number" (drawing number) for each locomotive part. Note that the Pennsylvania State Archives is missing volumes 1 through 28, so it is not possible to use these volumes to identify the drawing numbers for any locomotives manufactured prior to 1910.
Researchers interested in locomotives built for the following companies may find additional information in these volumes, which are either dedicated solely to those purchasers or contain sections thereabout:
1. {series #427m.14, #427m.48} Burnham, Williams and Co., engine makers
2. {series #427m.12, #427m.42, #427m.49} C.H. Wheeler, equipment
3. {series #427m.24} Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co.
4. {series #427m.51} Norton, Megan and Co.
5. {series #427m.47, #427m.48} M.W. Baldwin
6. {series #427m.47} Baldwin, Vail and Hufty
7. {series #427m.47, #427m.48} M.W. Baldwin and Co.
8. {series #427m.47} M. Baird and Co
9. {series #427m.48, #427m.14} Burnham, Parry, Williams and Co.
10. {series #427m.53} Superheater Co.
11. {series #427m.1, #427m.33, #427m.38, #427m.67} Foreign Countries

5.) Once armed with drawing numbers ("card numbers"), on-site visitors to the State Archives search room can then browse through the piles of unprocessed drawings from the Mechanical Engineering Drawings, Sub-Series I, {series #427m.37} looking for identified "card" numbers. Understand that this process may be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and archivists here will not search these drawings for remote patrons until they have been put in order.

FOR ENGINES BUILT BEFORE 1910:

1.) State Archives staff cannot currently search for drawings for pre-1941 engines, including those built before 1910, and visiting researchers will find the process time consuming, and with only a small chance of success. The reason for this that drawings are not yet processed (i.e. not in order), and what we have is only a sampling containing mostly small-size drawings for locomotive parts rather than long general arrangements.

3.) If your engine was built prior to 1910, the Pennsylvania State Archives has no indexes that will reveal what its drawing numbers were.

4.) You might still want to utilize the various indexes and registers from your time period to compile incidental information of interest. Please read carefully through the series descriptions below to understand the nature of these records and what data they could provide that would be of interest to you. To request a search to be done remotely, you will need to specify which series you would like the search to be done in.

5.) You are welcome to visit the State Archives search room to browse through the boxes of unprocessed drawings from the Mechanical Engineering Drawings, Sub-Series I, {series #427m.37} looking for images or other notes that might identify which locomotive a particular drawing was for. Such information varies from drawing to drawing. Understand that this process may be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and archivists here will not search these drawings for remote patrons until they have been put in order.

6.) A list of local researchers-for-hire, maintained by the Pennsylvania State Library, might be of assistance to those who are unable to visit the State Archives to peruse the unprocessed drawings manually. To access the list, follow the preceeding link and choose the "Researcher's List (PDF)" link.

The Series Descriptions:

Engineering Department

Alphabetical Card File of Electric and Diesel Locomotive Purchasers,
[ca. 1906-1955].
(1 carton)

{series #427m.66}

Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser, and thereunder chronologically by date of purchase.

Cards for each purchasing company or organization (usually a railroad company) contain multiple entries showing construction number, road numbers, locomotive class purchased, "memo" number (i.e. sales order number); W.E. & M. (Westinghouse Electric) Company's number, gauge, motor number, voltage, weight, wheel diameter and material, date shipped, and occasional remarks. Remarks often trace subsequent sales of the locomotive. In one case, it is noted that a locomotive was "lost at sea" and another had to be built to replace it.

Alphabetical Card File of Foreign Countries Purchasing Locomotives,
1880-1907, 1952.
(1 box)

{series #427m.1}

Arranged alphabetically by name of foreign country, and thereunder chronologically by date of purchase.

Cards for each purchasing company or organization contain multiple entries showing sales order number, road numbers, locomotive class purchased, gauge, year, and the name of the purchasing company.

Alphabetical Card File of Foreign Purchasers of Locomotives,
1882-1907.
(1 box)

{series #427m.2}

Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser and thereunder chronologically by date of purchase..

Cards for each purchasing company or organization contain multiple entries showing sales order number, road numbers, locomotive class purchased, gauge, and year. At the top of each card, the country of the purchaser is also noted.

Alphabetical Card File of Purchasers of Locomotive Parts,
[ca. 1900-1940].
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.3}

Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser.

Cards for each purchaser contain multiple entries showing for each part ordered a brief description of the part, and two to three different numbers, none of which are identified at the top of the columns.

Alphabetical Card File of Purchasers of Locomotives,
[ca. 1900-1945].
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.4}

Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser and thereunder chronologically by date of purchaser.

Cards for each purchasing company or organization (usually a railroad company) contain multiple entries showing sales order number, road numbers, locomotive class purchased, gauge, year, and sometimes remarks regarding the company or the date ordered.

Alphabetical Parts Card File Relating to United States Government Standard Sheets (U.S.R.A.),
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.5}

Not yet described.

Box and Drawer Listing for Tracings and Blueprints, Compiled by Richard B. Hain, 1972-1986.
(1 carton)

digitized (2 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.6}

Arranged according to processing inventory numbers, which were assigned randomly in the order in which the materials were removed from their shipping boxes.

Richard B. Hain, a former employee of the PRR, who volunteered at the Archives in his retirement, conducted an inventory of the unprocessed materials in the original shipment from Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Included in this shipment were the various series of indexes that are currently processed, and mechanical engineering drawings of both the pre- and post- 1941 numbering systems. As items were removed from each oversized shipping container, Mr. Hain assigned and affixed a unique inventory number to each item, and typed a brief description of it onto a list. The items were rehoused in a smaller containers able to fit on the Archives shelves. The new containers boxes were given labels reflecting the numbers of the original shipping container from which the contents had been removed, as well as the newly assigned inventory number search drawing or book pulled out and reboxed is given. Many of these boxes have since been sorted through and emptied as the processing of the Baldwin collection has continued. Mr. Hain's inventory continues to serve as a finding aid to the remaining unprocessed boxes. Types of information typically found for each item include the unique inventory number which was affixed onto it, the original storage container number, the intermediate box number, and a description of the item, such as the mechanical engineering drawing number and title block description, or the title and date of the volume.

Brass Work Books,
1912-1941.
(12 volumes)

{series #427m.7}

Arranged chronologically and thereunder by locomotive.

Indexed internally by class, and externally by the General Indexes to Tracings, undated {series #427m.34}.

A record of brass parts, fittings and equipment on locomotives produced by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Entries show quantity, description, key number, card number, pattern number and weight per unit. Data is provided for the following categories: boiler (division 1); smoke box, super heater (division 2); cylinder (division 3); driving box, frame (division 4); connecting rods, drive wheels (division 5); cab running board (division 6); steam brake, steam rigging (division 7); value motion (division 8); engine truck (division 9); ash pan, grates (division 10); pilot, sand box (division 11); and fittings (division 12).

Car Index Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.8}

Divided into two parts; the first is arranged alphabetically by customer name, while the second is arranged according to car size.

Card Directory,
1937-1955.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.9}

Arranged alphabetically by name of part or equipment.

A register of parts or equipment on each locomotive. Directory entries for each part category show the date, card number, engine class and description. The description and card number are used in the Parts Card File to access the construction number.

Categories of parts include: air drum or reservoir; air reservoir drilling; arm rest; ash pan; ash pan damper and slide work; engine axle; tender axle; back bumper plate; bell; blow off cock work; boilers; boiler bills; boiler and dome work; boiler lagging; boiler staying; bolts-nuts-washers; braces; brackets and supports; brake; brake support; bumper; cab; cab apron and hinge; cab brace; cab bracket; cab door fixtures; cab handles; cab knees; cab lamp; cab seat; cab tool box; cab work miscellaneous; checks; cinder pocket and spark ejector; clamp and pipe hangers; cleaning hole and cap; cleaning pipe; coal boxes; cocks and valves; connecting rods; couplers; coupling pin lifters; covers; guards, shields and casing; crosshead and gib; crosstie; decks and platforms; deflecting plates; dome; dome cap; dome finish and casing; dome flange; come ring; draw bar; draw casing and rigging; draw pin casting; drip funnel; drip fans; driving axle; driving boxes; driving box brasses; driving wheel center; dry pipe; driving spring staple; eccentric and eccentric straps; eccentric position style; eccentric rod and crank; engine step; engine truck; engine truck box; engine truck box brass; engine truck center pin; engine truck radius bar; engine truck, trailing truck and tender wheel; equal beam, equal beam fulcrum; erecting, exhaust; engine truck wheel mounting; feed water work; figures and letters; fire brick; fire brick holes; fire brick tubes; fire door; fire tools; flanges; flowbowl; foot plate; frames; front bumper plate; furnace bearer; gauges and miscellaneous tools; glands; grates; guide; guide bearer and waist sheet; guide block; gusset; handrail; handrail column, balls joint; headlight bracket; headlight and signal lamps; hose; hose and feed pipe coupling; injector and work; jacket band style; jacket band in cab; jacket clips and arrangement; ladders; latches; lateral motion work; link; location of fixtures; lubricator; mallet connecting bar; marking instructions; miscellaneous cylinder; miscellaneous pistons; miscellaneous plates; mud ring; muffler; name plate; number plate; oil burning work; oil cup; oil cup bracket; packing box list; pilots; pipe fittings and connections; pipe and piping arrangement; pistons; plugs; portable frogs and driving wheel wedges; property plates; reverse catch; reverse lever; reverse lever fixture; reverse lever fulcrum; reverse lever rod; reverse link bearing; reverse link rod; reverse screw and rod; reverse shaft; rock shaft; rock shaft crosshead; rod, guides and bushings; rod handles; running board; sheet development; side sheet; signal features; smoke box front; smoke box rings; smoke stack; smoke stack base; sparks, stacks and combustion; speed recorder and indicator work; springs; "S" springs; spring ends and clips; steam chest and cap; steam chest casing; steam chest value; steam chest valve rod; steam chest valve yoke; steam gauge stand; steam heat; steam pipe; steam and exhaust pipe ring; steam valve stand; stoker work, arrangement and erecting; strainer; stubs; stub brass; stub bushings; stub jaw brass; superheater arrangement and tubes; smoke stack top; tallow can holder; tanks; tank bearer; tank bill; tank funnel; tank handle; tank roof; tank valve; tender back bumper; tender box; tender brake beam lever; tender brake head and shoe; tender brake work; tender center pin; tender erecting; tender frame; tender step; tender truck wheel mounting; tender and tank miscellaneous; tender tool box; tender truck; tender vestibule; tender wedge; thimble and rope eyes; throat stays; throttle; throttle fixtures; throttle lever; fulcrum; throttle stuffing box; tire; tire flange gauge; tire retaining ring; tool schedule; tube end style; universal joint; valve handle; valve motion bearer; valve stem; waist bearer; water gauge and column; water space corners; wearing plates; wedge and gib; whistles; whistle elbow; whistle lever and pulley; wrenches; wrist pins; and water scoop and work.

Card Index to the Baldwin Locomotive Drawings (Fenerty Index),
[ca. 1870-1941].
(30 boxes)

digitized (16 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.10}

Arranged alphabetically by part category, and thereunder numerically by drawing ("card") number.

Cross-referenced by Cross Reference Card File to Fenerty Drawing Index {series #427m.17}.

An index to the former location (at the Baldwin facility) of the Baldwin tracings bearing the pre-1941 "card numbers" as unique identifiers. The categories into which the cards are divided are typical of other such indexes in the Baldwin collection, for example - erecting, boilers, cab bracket, flow bowl, etc. Within these categories, the cards themselves take several different forms, the most common showing three columns of information for each drawing, with the category written in at the top or bottom corner. The first column is labeled "check" and contains one of three types of data - a "check" mark, a number, or occasionally nothing at all. The second column is sometimes labeled "drawer" and sometimes "box", and contains what seem to be box numbers. The third column is labeled page and contains a smaller number. A variant type of card is found only occasionally within the "Erection" category. It lists a classification number and the name of the designer for select drawings, as well as dates showing when the blue print was received, when the engine was shipped and when the white print was received. This index does not indicate the current locations of any drawings.

Card Record Books,
1910-1912, 1914-1941.
(11 volumes)

digitized (5 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.11}

Arranged randomly by locomotive class, number and road.

Indexed internally by class of locomotive and road, and externally by the General Indexes to Tracings, undated {series #427m34}.

The Card Record Books provide a description and card number (i.e. drawing number) for each locomotive part. If you know the class of a locomotive number and want to know the drawing numbers for each part, this is the series to look at.

For each class, each locomotive number is given its own page. Data shown includes name of purchaser and either drawing numbers or measurements and specifications for each standardized part category. Categories and subcategories for each engine typically include the following.

Ash pan: pan, damper work, slide, ash pan work
Air drum: drum, drilling, support
Air pump: pump, exh. fitting, lub. fitting
Arm rest
Boiler: elevation, sect., lagging
Bill of stay bolt material
Bumper: front, back, front plate, back plate, block plate, step
Brake: brake, support
Bell: bell, rope eye, rope thimble
Blow-off cock: cock, crank
Blower valve fitting
B. bum plate above frame
Bridge pipe
Cylinder: cylinder, cocks, lever, work, heads, heads st. chest, head cover, gland, lagging, step
Crosshead: crosshead and valve rod
Connecting rod
Cab: cab, apron, brace, bracket, board, crystal plate glass, door fixtures, door roller, fixture location, lamp, lamp stand, handle, knee, seat, strap, tool box, taken apart, ventilator
Coal box
Crown bars
Cinder pocket
Cleaning: pipes, holes, hole and cap
Crossties:
Counterbalance Weights: weight, no. 3, 4, 5 and 6 wheels
Dome: dome, cap, top, finish, flange, ring
Driv. wheel center: center, axle, axle collar, box, grease collars, spring staple
Dry Pipe
Drawbar: front, back, crosstie carriage
Draw pin casting
Drip funnel
Deflecting plate
Erecting
Eng. truck: truck, axle, axle collar, box, box oil pipe, center pin, radius bar, wheel, wheel tire, wheel kind, wheel make, wheel thread
Engine step
Eccentric: eccentric, position, position style, rod, rod and crank, strap
Exhaust
Equal beam: beam, fulcrum
Finish
Frame
Foot plate
Furnace bearer
Feed water work
Fire brick: brick, holes, tubes
Fuel
Fire Door: door, tools
Flow bowl
Flag fixtures
Fire box position
Guide: guide, bearer sheet, blocks, step
Grate: grate, erect step
Gong
Hole in cyl. for chat. brake
Handrail balls: handrail balls, columns, flanges
Headlight: step, bracket
Hose and feed pipe comp.
Hole for turret
Inj. feed valve
Inspection
Jacket band in cab: band and screws
Jack screws
Link: link, position, pin plate
Lamp shelf and column
Material spec.
Oil cups: conn. rod, crosshead, ecc., guide, lifting link, reverse link, reverse link bear, rock shaft
Piston
Pilot and coupler
Packing boxes
Patent
Property plates
Reverse shaft: shaft, lever, lever foot rest, lever fulcrum, lever rod, link bearing, link bearing rod
Rock shaft and rod
Running board: board, bracket, step
Steam chest: chest, valve, valve gauge, valve yoke, valve rod, casing, gland, ret. valve
Steam pipes in S.B.
Smoke box band, front, ring, base, top and smoke stack
Sand box: box, top die no., rod handle, rod thimble, step
Safety valve
Steam gauge: maker, stand, and steam heat
Step hanger
Spring bumper
Side sheet: B.S., T.S.
Strainer
Stub brasses
Scroll irons
Spark ejector
Steam valve stand
Safety chain: Bet. E & T, clevis
Steel thim. for tubes
Signal lamp bracket
Steam brake cylinder, piston and valve
Superheater: heater, st. pipe, st. pipe cover and ring, damper cyl. and wk., tubes
Service (type of)
Tire: tire, held by
Tank: tank, funnel, bearer
Tender wedge and pos.
Tallow can holder
Throttle: throttle, lever, stuffing box
Torch
Track gauge and play
Valve rod guide: guide, motion, motion bearer
Wrist pins and material
Wedge and gib
Whistle: whistle, elbow, lever, rope eye, rod thimble
Waist sheet
Window screens
Wrenches
Wood on foot plate
Weight limited
Weight of eng. (est.)

The card numbers can be used directly to identify drawings, or they can be used to access the Numerical Card File to Drawings, undated {series # 427m.40}, a summary list of drawings. Note that the Pennsylvania State Archives is missing volumes 1 through 28, so it is not possible to use these volumes to identify the drawing numbers for any locomotives manufactured prior to 1910. Note also that the State Archives collection of "card number" drawings is not by any means a complete set. Many drawings are missing.

Change Order Book of C.H. Wheeler Equipment,
1954-1962.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.12}

Arranged chronologically by date of order.

A record of change orders of C.H. Wheeler Equipment. Entries normally list the order number, date entered, customer name, description of change, person assigned to the change, amount of order, and parts data.�� A continuation of Change Order data for the years 1962 through 1964 is found in the 1961-1962 volume of the Order Books for C.H. Wheeler Equipment, 1958-1962 {series #427m42}.

Class Books,
1872-1950.
(3 volumes)

{series #427m.13}

Arranged numerically by class of locomotive

Registers of locomotives produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Entries provide numbers assigned to the initial sketches (not at all the same as the final drawing numbers), the serial number of the locomotive, the name of the road or purchaser, the gauge, the type of fuel, date of delivery, drawer number (often blank) and sometimes an additional number in a final, unlabeled column. Unfortunately, the "drawing numbers" and other numbers displayed do not correspond with either the old "card number" system or the three-part drawing numbers of the 1940s and 50s. The Construction Number Books, 1904-1956 {series #427m.14} provide the same information, plus additional data, from 1904 on.

Construction Number Books,
1904-1956.
(4 volumes)

digitized (3 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.14}

Arranged numerically by construction number.

Indexed alphabetically by name of purchasing railroad, 1909-1930.� Subsequent years unindexed.

A register of engines made by Burham, Williams and Co., 1905-1909, and by Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1909-1956, assigned construction numbers ranging from 24275 through 76151.� Register entries provide the number of the engine as produced within the year; the name of the purchaser; date of the trial; construction number; name or number of engine; engine class; diameter and stroke of cylinders; numerical description of drivers; gauge; type of fuel, flue; and the number of wheels and capacity of the tender.� After 1930, the register shows only name of purchaser, month and year of construction; construction number; name or number of engine; class; gauge; whether steam, electric, gas or diesel electric; and the country for which the locomotive was manufactured. This series is more or less a continuation of the earlier series Registers of Locomotives Ordered for the Years 1854-1907 {series #427m.48}.

Contract Books,
1867-1931.
(4 volumes)

digitized (3 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.15}

Arranged chronologically by date of instrument.

Copies of agreements, assignments of patent rights, assignments of contracts, powers of attorney, assignments of lease, chattel mortgages, contracts, licenses, leases, opinions, patents and related legal instruments between the Baldwin Locomotive Works and other parties in the operation of the business.

Counterbalance Books,
1933-1947.
( 3 volumes)

{series #427m.16}

Arranged chronologically.

Indexed internally by sales order number, locomotive class and name of road in volume 87, and numerically by wheel center number in volume 85.

A record of the design and engineering of the counter balance weights in locomotives produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Data provided includes special order number, wheel center card number, wheel center pattern number, class, road, initials of engineers making and checking design, and data and mathematical calculations for the counter balances. Also listed are the piston card number, the crosshead card number, main rod card number and cross balance card number.

Cross Reference Card File to the Fenerty Drawing Index,
undated.
(2 boxes)

digitized (2 boxes)

{series #427m.17}

Arranged alphabetically by part category.

This series is integral to the Card Index to the Baldwin Locomotive Works Drawings (Fenerty Index) {series # 427m.9}. It explains and functions as a thesaurus of engine parts that are not found as (broader) categories in the Index. A typical Cross Reference Card would show an obscure part name, and then the suggestion as to which broader category to check under for drawings of that part..

Cross Reference to the Card Index of the Baldwin Locomotive Drawings,
[ca. 1870-1941.
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.69}

A cross reference to the alphabetical tracing card file (name index).

Cylinder Record Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.18}

Divided into two parts; the first part is arranged alphabetically by company name, while the second is arranged by classes of railway.

Detail Weights of Electric Engines,
1907-1921.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.19}

Not yet described.

Diesel Diagrams.
(1 carton)

{series #427m.20}

Not yet described.

Drawing Directories,
[ca. 1941-1953].
(4 volumes)

digitized (2 volumes)

{series #427m.21}

Arranged numerically by part category, and thereunder numerically by drawing numbers, which were assigned chronologically according to date drawing was created..

A categorized listing of all drawings produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works Company between 1941 and ca. 1953. All drawings listed bear a number in the standard tripartite numbering system of this period - e.g. 12-A-420 or 42-7-2050. For each drawing, information provided includes size (as indicated by middle letter or numeral in the drawing number), subtitle, sales order number of locomotive for which that drawing was first produced (NOT subsequent sales orders reusing the same drawing), date and a person's initials.

This listing, existing in three formats - 2 original volumes, 2 volumes of reduced photocopies thereof, and 2 digitized rolls of microfilm thereof, enables a researcher to browse down the sales order column on the pages devoted to a desired part. If the locomotive in question was the one to warrant creation of that drawing, the sales order number should be found. However, if the locomotive in question reused some drawings originally re-created for another sale order, then the older sales order number will have to be discovered and searched for in order to identify those reused drawings..

Categories into which the drawings are broken down into (according to the first numeral in their drawing number) are as follows:

3 - material (kinds, sizes, specifications)
4 - painting, lettering and numbering
5 - clearance and wheelbase diagrams
9 - packing box lists
10 - ash pan, oil pan, details (see also category 61)
11 - axles (driving, truck, motor, crank) and collars
12 - bell, details
13 - boiler arrangements
14 - boiler details
15 - bolts and nuts, studs, staybolts, pins, bushings, keys, cotters
16 - boxes, driving
17 - boxes, truck
18 - brackets, stands and supports
19 - brake equipment
20 - brake foundation, details
21 - bumpers and details
22 - cabs
23 - cab details
24 - cab fittings
25 - cocks, general types (see also category 27)
26 - valves (see also category 34)
27 - cocks - details
28 - cock rigging
29 - crank pins, bushings, collars, washers, nuts
30 - crossheads
31 - cylinder, arrangement
32 - cylinder, details
33 - cylinder, attachments
34 - cylinder by pass and relief valves
36 - dome
37 - draft (draw) gear
39 - eccentrics
40 - engine truck
41 - trailing truck
42 - erecting/elevation - steam locomotives
43 - erecting/elevation - electric and diesel
44 - exhaust
45 - fire door, fire door blower and air duct
46 - frames, engine
47 - frame details
48 - transmission
49 - gauges, templates
50 - guides
51 - grates
52 - grate details
53 - handrail and step, engine
54 - lamps, wiring and number plates
55 - injector and feed water heater
56 - streamlining and details
57 - lagging jacket
58 - link motion - valve gear
59 - electrical control equipment
60 - lubricator and oil cups, lubrication work
61 - oil burning attachments
62 - pilot
63 - pipe clamps
64 - piping arrangements
65 - pistons
66 - plugs
67 - radiators, shutters, blowers, air ducts
68 - reverse lever, reverse gear
69 - reverse shaft
70 - rock shaft
71 - running board
72 - connecting rods
73 - sand boxes
74 - smoke box
75 - smoke stack
76 - springs
77 - spring rigging
78 - steam chest
79 - steam gauge, safety valve, turrets
80 - steam pipes, super heaters
81 - stoker
82 - tank valves and cocks
83 - tanks, engine
84 - tender brake
85 - tender frame
86 - tender draw gear
87 - tender steps and handrails
88 - tender tank
89 - tender truck
90 - tender water scoop
91 - throttle and dry pipes
92 - booster
93 - tool equipment
94 - steam chest valve
95 - wheels and tires
96 - whistle
97 - internal combustion engine
98 - preliminary locomotive design
99 - miscellaneous
100 - atomic energy powered engines, miscellaneous details
101 - longitudinal seams and boiler opening reinforcements
102 - 109 - X.O. 505330

Driving Wheel Counterbalance Weight Card File,
1912-1939.
(2 cartons)

{series #427m.22}

Arranged numerically by card number.

Card numbers 7227-10180 are represented.

Electric Card Directories,
1906-1967.
(3 volumes)

digitized (1 digitized roll)

{series #427m.23}

Arranged randomly by part, and thereunder numerically by card number.

Indexed internally by part.

A register of equipment or parts of each locomotive. Each entry provides the date, card number, engine class, and a description.

Entries are found for such equipment categories as: electrical bumpers; electric brake head and shoe; electric crossties; electric cabs; electric draw bar; electric driving axle collars; electric diverter rack; electrical erecting; electric foot late; electrical sand boxes; electric sand box work; electric wedge and gib; electric axles, motor truck; electric motor truck boxes; electric driving brake; electric cab doors; electric cab tool boxes; electric cab seat; electric cab windows; electric engine step; electric bumper plate; electric headlight; electric motor truck wheels; electric reel work; electric trolley pole work; electric cab seat; electric pilots; electric bells and gongs; electric handrails; electric cab handles; electric tire flange gauge; electric cab strap; electric cab boards; electric cocks and valves; electric driving boxes; electric cab work; electric frame pedestal; electric controller work; electric number plate; electric oil cups; electric driving spring staple; electric equal beam; electric couplers; electric headlight bracket; electric whistle; electric coupling power lifter; electric diverter ventilator; electric drum support; electric motor suspension; electric engine truck box brass; electric splash guard; electric safety chain; electric engine trucks; electric cab centering device; electric frames; electric wrist pin; electric connecting rods; electric stubs brass; electric fires; electric clutch and clutch work; electric cab bills; electric motor suspension; electric transformer support; electric gear cases; electric driving axle; electric driving wheels; electric driving wheel counter balance; electric gear wheels; electric pipes and piping arrangements; electric air cooling devices; electric schedules; electric side bearing; electric engine truck box; electric storage battery work; electric radius bar; electric truck axle; electric drawing axle crank; electric trailing wheel; electric conduit; electric arm rest; electric arrangement of electrical apparatus; and electric contact shoe work.

Also found are categories such as gas cab seat; gas engine driving box; gas name plates; gas counter shaft bearing; gas air drum; gas water cooler screen; gas bumpers; gas driving wheel center; brake head and shoe; gas connecting rod; gas frame; gas wrist pin; gas driving brake; gas stub; gas exhaust pipe; gas tires; gas foot plate; gas flange gauge; gas engine tank; gas jack shaft; gas crosstie; gas jack shaft crank; gas sand boxes; gas jack shaft bearing; electric stub brasses; gas engine cab tool box; gas pedestal; gasoline pipe fittings and connecting cocks and valves; gas gear and sprockets; gas water collar; gas clutch and work; gas oil cup; gas springs; gas coupling pin lifter work; gas cab; gas driving axle; gas engine cover; gas engine step; gas gong; gasoline erecting; and electric driving wheel mounting.

Electric, Compressed Air and Gasoline Locomotive Order Books,
1907-1920.
(5 volumes)

{series #427m.24}

Arranged numerically by memorandum specification number.

A record of orders for electric, compressed air and gasoline locomotives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Orders numbered from 7161 through 20700 are documented in these volumes. Data provided about each order includes locomotive class, name of purchaser, order number, requisition number, general order number, memorandum specification number, date order received, construction number, class number, road number or name, gauge, weight, number and type and voltage of motors, material and diameter of wheels, type of service, due date, date shipped, place of delivery, price, mechanical specifications, electrical equipment specifications and apportionment of cost with Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.

Electric Locomotive Specification Books,
1904-1936.
(11 volumes)

digitized (5 digitized rolls)

{series #427.m25}

Specifications for electric locomotives produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1904 to 1936. Details are provided for gauge of road, radius of curves, locomotive types, length, height, width, wheel base, weight, drawbar pull, frames, drivers, tires, journals, springs, truck, brake, sand boxes, cab, motormen's seat, tool box, gong, pilot, steps, bumpers, headlights, cab lights, hand rail, tool equipment, finish, paintings, marks, motors, and electrical equipment. The following sales orders are represented: 43305 through 43311, 43314 through 43316, 44003. 44006, 440077, 44307, 44311, 45307, 45308, 47303, 48308 and 49301. There is also an indexed volume for the years 1904 through 1907.

Electric Truck Order Books,
1905-1914.
(3 volumes)

{series #427m.26}

Arranged numerically by electric truck memorandum specification number (i.e. sales order number).

Externally indexed by internal index in series {#427m.27}, the Electric Truck Specification Books, alphabetically by name of purchaser. The data pages then provide the memorandum specification (sales order) numbers, which can be found in this series, {#427m.26}.

A record of electric truck orders 1 through 568 from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Data provided about orders may include electric truck memorandum specification (sales order) number, extra-order number, date, number of electric motor trucks ordered, construction numbers, purchaser, purchaser's order number, date order received, truck class, wheel base of truck, kind of service, car builder, maximum speed in miles per hour, radius of minimum curve, number of seated passengers in car, and gauge of track. In addition, specifications are noted for wheels, rails, axles, motors, gears, weights, prints and brakes.

Electric Truck Specification Books,
1906-1924.
(3 volumes)

{series #427m.27}

Arranged in chrono-numerical order by memorandum specification number (i.e. the sales order number specified in series {#427m.26}, the Electric Truck Order Books). The construction and extra order numbers also follow along, more or less chrono-numerical order, and so can be searched for as well.

Indexed internally, alphabetically by name of purchaser, with construction numbers provided for distinction between multiple orders.

Three volumes containing an oversize page for each electric truck order with printed categories and handwritten answers filled in. The pages provide detailed specifications and measurements so that the shop builders would know precisely what parts to use for the assembly of each type of truck. Data provided for each order includes page number, customer name, name of car builder, sales and production numbers (memorandum specification (sales order) number, construction number, extra order number), truck class, wheel base of truck, whether single or double ended, type of service (city, passenger, etc.), drawing (card), pattern and sketch numbers for all the parts, and copious information on the following topics: wheel dimensions, axles, motors, gear, weight of car and its various components, painting, and special characteristics. Sometimes extra sheets of letter-sized paper are taped or pasted on with additional handwritten specifications, some of which are quite lengthy.

Engine and Material Record for Steam Locomotives and Tenders, Engine Class 2-8-0, 19S, Numbers 847-901 (U.S. Government War Department),
[ca. 1944].
(1 volume)

{series #427m.28}

Not yet described.

Engineering Publications (Operation and Maintenance Manuals, Inspection Sheets, Bills of Material, Parts List Indexes, etc.),
1907-1954.
(404 boxes)

{series #427m.29}

Arranged randomly.

Indexed by Box and Drawer Listing for Tracings and Blueprints, Compiled by Richard B. Hain, [ca. 1976-1986] {series #427m.6}.

Estimated Rough Weight of Connecting Rods File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.30}

Card numbers 491-93892, not inclusive.

Extra Order Books,
1944, 1947-1953.
(49 volumes)

{series #427m.31}

Arranged numerically by order number.

Sales orders for select parts, replacement parts or service that did not comprise the building of an entire locomotive. Information provided about each extra order includes name and address of customer, shipping address, class of product, origin of order, Baldwin order number, Baldwin order date, district office, Baldwin inquiry number and quotation date, terms of payment, shipment schedule date, customer order number and date, customer requisition number, number of invoices, item number, description and date. Generally included along with the sales orders are a bill of material with notes the sheet number, name of customer, sales order number, date issued, name of part, drawing number, PT. or PC. number, Patt. or FRGG number, weight, and material required per piece and material specifications.

The following extra order numbers for the following years are documented in these volumes:

1944: XO 406026 - 406275
1947: XO 700001-709051
1948: XO 800001-835278
1949: XO 900001-909018
1950: XO 551001-550593
1951: XO 100001-100260
1952: XO 200001-204713
1953: XO 308001-399953

Extra Order Index Card File,
[ca, 1936-1954].
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.32}

Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser, and thereunder numerically by extra order number.

This series is simply a cross-reference between Baldwin extra order numbers and the purchasing company's order numbers. For each purchaser, cards contain columns of multiple entries simply listing these two numbers side by side, with the changing calendar year stamped on every so often.

Foreign Locomotive Order Books,
1919-1942.
(3 volumes)

digitized for 1919-1920 only (1 digitized roll)

{series #427m.33}

Arranged numerically by memorandum specification number.

A record of electric and steam locomotives ordered by foreign companies, documenting memorandum specification numbers 19000 through 42801. Steam locomotive orders generally provide the estimate number, class and number of locomotives, name of purchaser, memorandum specification number, and date order received. For each locomotive ordered, the following data is given: construction number, class number, road number or name, cylinder and driver dimensions, gauge of track, type of fuel, number of tender wheels, tender capacity, type of service, date due, date shipped, place of delivery, price and additional equipment or service. Electric locomotive orders provide the estimate, class and number of locomotives, name of purchaser, order number, requisition number, general order number, memorandum specification number and date order received. For each locomotive ordered, data given includes the construction number, class number, road number or name, gauge of track, number and type and voltage of motors, wheel material, wheel diameter, type of service, date out, date shipped, place of delivery, additional equipment or service, and apportionment of costs with Westinghouse. There are summaries at the end of each volume which note the memorandum specification numbers, dates received, classes, numbers, purchasers, dates of shipment and countries for that volume.

General Indexes to Tracings,
undated.
(3 volumes)

digitized (2 sets - 1 digitized roll, 2 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.34}

Arranged by class of locomotive.

An index to the Specification Books, Card Books, Brass Books, Casting Books and Forging Books for steam locomotives produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.� Entries normally list the drawing number, engine number, the name of the railroad or purchaser, the Specification Book and page number, the Card Book and page number, the Brass Book and page number, the Casting Book and page number, and the Forging Book and page number. Unfortunately, the drawing numbers cited do not resemble either the old "card number" system or the three-part numbering system beginning in 1941.

Job Index Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.35}

Not yet described.

List of Tracings for Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
1923.
(2 volumes)

{series #427m.36}

Arranged by engine parts or sections, and thereunder by locomotive class.

Mechanical Engineering Drawings,
ca. late 19th c. to mid 20th c.

{series #427m.37}

Arranged in subseries according to numbering system, and then according to standard drawing size. Thereunder, the various subseries of different numbering systems are in various states, some semi-processed, and some fully processed with item level listings being prepared.

Sub-Series I, ca. late 19th c. - 1941, contains the various four-digit "card number" drawings are boxed according to size, but are not necessarily in order. These were found mixed in with Series II, in the boxes inventoried by Mr. Hain, and in the later accession described in the professional Appraisal report. For now, they have just been segregated and await formal processing. The bulk of the surviving drawings of this four-digit numbering system are held by the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.

Sub-Series II, ca. 1941-1950s, contains the bulk of the drawings held by the State Archives, and are now physically in order by size and drawing number. These are the drawings with the three-part identification numbers, e.g. 42-7-2350. The drawing sizes are as follows:

A or 1 Size (8.5" x 11") drawings, 23 boxes
B or 2 Size (17" x 11") drawings, 22 boxes
Large C or 3 Size (17" x 22") drawings, 8 boxes
Small C or 3 Size (11" x 25.5") drawings, 13 boxes
D or 4 Size (22" x 17") drawings, 24 boxes
E or 5 Size ( 24" x 36") drawings, 48 boxes
F or 6 Size (24" wide rolled drawings, length varies), 18 boxes
R or 7 Size (36" wide rolled drawings, length varies), 319 boxes

Sub-Series III contains 60- and 600- series drawings, as well as miscellaneous sketches and experimentals. These drawings are described in lots in the professional appraisal report that accompanied the last major accession of materials from Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton.

Miscellaneous Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.38}

A variety of different types of index cards, some of which may have been alienated from their respective series before coming to the State Archives. Types of cards found include extra order parts cards; foreign purchasers of locomotives cards for Canada{as in series #427m.2}; purchasers of locomotives cards for Alaska {as in series #427m.4}; and location cards for tracings and sketches and patterns showing number, a description, and pocket, folder and page (or "last") location.

Miscellaneous Reports, Correspondence, Manuals and Project Files,
[ca. 1921-1962].
(10 cartons)

{series #427m.39}

Indexed at the item level by Box and Drawer Listing for Tracings and Blueprints, Compiled by Richard B. Hain {series #427m.6} for box 24, items 8333-8395.

Numerical Card File to Drawings,
[undated].
(19 boxes)

digitized (10 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.40}

Arranged numerically by drawing ("card") number.

Indexed externally, by class and road, in the Card Record Books, 1910-1912, 1914-1941 {series #427m.11}.

For each drawing ("card") number, the index shows the drawing title (usually a description of the part depicted), and the drawer number, or a pattern number. Drawings from card # 1 through card # 96089 are indexed, all of which were created before 1941, when the numbering system changed. The drawer numbers referred to are the Baldwin drawers, no longer extant.

Numerical Card File to Sketches,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.41}

Not yet described.

Order Books for C.H. Wheeler Equipment,
1958-1962.
(3 volumes)

{series #427m.42}

Arranged chronologically by date of order.

A record of orders of C.H. Wheeler Equipment. � Entries list �Our� order number, customer order number, date entered, name of customer, unit number, description, repair code and cost data.� The Order Book for the period 1961-1962 also contains a section on Change Orders, 1962-1964. "Our" orders 29808 through 45275 are documented in these volumes.

Pattern Directories,
1929-1963.
(2 volumes)

{series #427m.43}

Arranged numerically by pattern numbers, and thereunder chronologically by date of order or approval.

The directories list the type of metal used (bronze, gun iron, cast iron, etc.); drawing number, and description (name) of the plate; and up until August 9, 192, the dates that the patterns were completed and approved. The last name or the initials of the person approving the work is recorded in a remarks column. Typical equipment parts covered in the volumes include: crosshead gibs, whistle bells, exhaust thimbles, piston valve rings, cab latches, air collectors, throttles, drip funnels, hose couplings, property plates and diverse pipes, clamps, brackets and flanges. From August 11, 1932 onward, the class of the plate (#3, #5, etc.) was added as a column entry and after August 19, 1932, the approval sign off date was changed to the date of order.

Pattern Number Card File,
[ca. 1900s].
(1 box)

{series #427m.68}

Index to pattern numbers 2879 to 269554, not inclusive.

Patterns (Tracings) for Drawbars, Driving Rods, Springs, Wheels, etc.),
1909-1931.
(32 cartons)

{series #427m.44}

Arranged numerically by former drawer and section number, and thereunder by pattern number.

Photographs of Locomotives,
[ca. 1909-1954].
(10 boxes)

{series #427m.45}

Arranged variously, sometimes grouped by type.

Indexed by {series #427m.6}, Box and Drawer Listing for Tracings and Blueprints, Compiled by Richard B. Hain, [ca. 1976-1986].

The following numbered items from the Hain inventory are part of this series: 8380, 8382-8384 and 8448. Photoprints of locomotives are included.

Record of Different Recording Systems,
1937-1948, 1950-1951 & undated.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.70}

This binder is divided into two sections: “Diesel Locomotives” and “Steam Locomotives.” Within each section, entries are grouped by year and then arranged numerically by sales order number.

The binder seems to be an effort by the company to keep track of the locations of drawings and other data about each consecutive sales order issued from 1937 and 1948, with an update from 1950-51 inserted. Information recorded for most entries includes year, sales order number, locomotive class, customer name, and a “Remarks” reference as to where the drawings were kept (choices include: “DWG” (Drawing Record Book #1 or #2, as indicated, with Old Purchase Sheet), “DR” (Regular Drawing Records with Old Purchase Sheet), “B/M” (Bills of Material) and “Old System” (Electric Card Book #11 with Old Purchase Sheet). Also included in the binder are several sheets with similar information except for the “Remarks” columns, which instead may record unqualified quantities or the names or initials of people.

Record of Revisions to United States Government Standard Sheets,
1918.
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.46}

Arranged numerically by sheet number.

Pertains to sheets 1-1999, and 2003-2891.

Register of Engines Made by M.W. Baldwin; Baldwin, Vail and Hufty; Baldwin and Vail; Baldwin and Whitney; M.W. Baldwin and Company; Baldwin Locomotive Works; and M. Baird and Company,
1834-1871.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.47}

Arranged numerically by locomotive number.

Copy of digitized microfilm of a register of engines made by M.W. Baldwin; Baldwin, Vail and Hufty; Baldwin and Vail; Baldwin and Whitney; M.W. Baldwin and Company; and Baldwin Locomotive Works; and M. Baird and Company between 1834 and 1871. Entries list the name of the purchaser, the date, locomotive number and name; class of locomotive; wheel gauge, number of tender wheels, the diameter and stroke of the cylinder, the type of valves, a description of flues and miscellaneous remarks.

Registers of Locomotives Constructed for the Years 1854-1907,
1854-1907.
(14 volumes)

digitized for 1901-1907 only (2 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.48}

Arranged chronologically.

Indexed internally, alphabetically by name of purchaser.

Copies of eleven digitized volumes held by the Smithsonian Institute, as well as three original volumes held by the State Archives which record information about locomotives constructed during each year. The oldest records are lists of engines built by M.W. Baldwin and Company, 1854-1867, and M.Baird and Company, 1868-1869. Entries generally list the number of each engine in terms of the order in which it was built during the year (each year these numbers start over again), kind and class, name of road, name of locomotive, composition of tubes, type of gear, type of fuel, whether designed for passengers or freight, tender description, and price. Beginning in 1865, the type of furnace is shown, and the date of the order begins appearing in 1869.

Volumes 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12 and three unnumbered books are registers of engines ordered from 1870 through 1907 from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Entries in these volumes list the order date, order number, class and construction number, trial date, name of road or company, name or number-for-the-year of locomotive, cylinder dimensions, diameter of drivers, gauge, type of fuel, type of business; type of materials for boiler, furnace, flues and tires; number of wheels, capacity of tender, date shipped, price, and lists of extras. The trial date is not given after 1877, and after 1878, the number of pumps and injectors, the deliverable date and place, lists of additions, and terms of payment are noted. The specification number, date of proposition, and shipping instructions are added after 1884.

Volumes 6, 10 and 11 are registers of engines made by Burnham, Parry, Williams and Company, 1882-1890, and by Burnham, Williams and Company, 1891-1904. Entries for each locomotive show name of purchaser, date of trial, construction number, name of locomotive, class, gauge, diameter of wheels, number of tender wheels, capacity of tender tank, cylinder diameter and strokes, type of material for flues and furnace, type of fuel and the number for the year.

This series and the information it contains is more or less continued after 1904 in the Construction Number Books, 1904-1956 {series #427m.14}.

Repair Order Book for C.H. Wheeler Equipment,
1961-1962.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.49}

Arranged chronologically by date of order.

A record of repair orders of C.H. Wheeler Equipment .� Entries provide an order number, customer order number, date entered, name of customer, description of the repair requested, repair code, and costs.

Repair Parts Division Index Card File,
[ca. 1944-1953].
(2 boxes)

{series #427m.50}

Grouped erratically according to year, thereunder grouped by category (sometimes a company name, sometimes a type of part, sometimes a special circumstance, such as "test"), and thereunder arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser. .

For each calendar year, cards for a particular customer listed within a particular category provide cursory data about each repair part ordered, including day and month, description of part, and several unlabeled numbers which appear to be order numbers, price per part, and total revenue from that purchaser for the year

Sales Order Books,
1942-1950.
(23 volumes)

{series #427m.51}

Arranged numerically by sales order number.

This series is incomplete, comprising only 23 volumes. The majority of the twenty three Sales Order Books take the form of Lists of Drawings for the parts comprising the engine sold. There are Lists of Drawings for the following sales orders: 41303, 41304, 42302, 42303, 43305, 43308, 43311, 43314, 43315, 43316, 44006, 44307, 45307, 45308, 47303, 48303, 49301.

Sales Order Book 41303 contains the drawing list for class 2-10-2 22S locomotives numbered 34 to 37 for the Bolivian Government in 1942.
Sales Order Book 41304 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 21S locomotives numbered 30 to 99 for the United States War Dept.
Sales Order Book 42302 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives numbered 190 to 339 for the United States War Dept.
Sales Order Book 41305 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 16S locomotives numbered 239 to 366 for the United States War Dept.
Sales Order Books 43308, 43314 and 43316 contain the drawing list for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives for Guyaquil and Quito Railway Co..
Sales Order Book 43311 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 21S locomotives numbered 100 to 164 for the United States Government (India).
Sales Order Book 43315 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 17S locomotives numbered 48 to 51 for Ferrocarril de Antioquia.
Sales Order Book 44006 contains the drawing list for class 4-6-2 22S locomotive numbered 624 for Alaska Railroad.
Sales Order Book 44307 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 19S locomotives numbered 155 to 162 for the Leo Polinda Railway Co., Limited, Brazil.
Sales Order Book 45307 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-0 22S locomotives numbered 3764 to 3843 for the U.N.R.R.A. (China).
Sales Order Book 45308 contains the drawing list for class 2-10-2 22S locomotives numbered 38 to 39 for the Bolivian Government.
Sales Order Book 47303 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-2 18S locomotives numbered 132 to 139 for the Maritor Trading Corporation (Guatemala).
Sales Order Book 48303 contains the drawing list for class 2-8-3 18S locomotives numbered 140 to 151 for the Maritor Trading Corporation (Guatemala).
Sales Order Book 49301 contains the drawing list for class 2-6-6-2 14SA locomotives numbered 16 to 19 for the Norton, Megan and Company for Dona Teresa Christina (Brazil).

In addition, there are bills of materials for the following Sales Orders: 42303, 43303, 43306, 43307, 43309, 43310, 44007 and 44311.

Sales Order Book 42303 is a bill of material for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives numbered 340 to 429 for the United States War Department, 1942-1943.
Sales Order Book 43303 is a bill of material for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives numbered 480 to 615 for the United States War Department.
Sales Order Book 43306 contains the drawing list and a bill of material for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives for the United States Government. It includes 120 standard gauge locomotives numbered 666 tthrough 718 and 779 through 845, and 60 5'6" gauge locomotives for India numbered 719 through 778.
Sales Order Book 43307 is a bill of material for class 2-10-0 25S locomotives numbered 647 to 946 for the United States War Department.
Sales Order Book 43309 is a bill of material for class 2-10-0 25S locomotives numbered 947 to 1447 for the United States War Department (Russia).
Sales Order Book 43310 is a bill of material for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives numbered 847 to 1806 for the United States War Department.
Sales Order Book 44003 contains the brass sheet, forging sheet and iron casting sheet for class 4-8-4 27S locomotives numbered 134 to 143 for the Richmond Fredericksburg Railroad Company.
Sales Order Book 44007 is a bill of material for class 2-8-8-4 24SA locomotives numbered 21 to 30 for Baltimore and Ohio.
Sales Order Book 44311 is a bill of material for class 2-8-0 19S locomotives numbered 847 to 901 for the United States War Department, 1942-1943.

Sales Order Change Notice Books,
1952-1953.
(2 volumes)

{series #427m.69}

Grouped by sales order number in reverse numerical order, and thereunder in regular chrono-numerical order by date and number of change order.

Mimeographed copies of sales orders, along with multiple change orders pertaining to each. Volume 1 is dated 1952, and contains information about sales order numbers 52001 through 52862, while Volume 2 covers the year 1953, sales order numbers 300,001 through 394,004. Typical data found on each mimeographed sales order sheet is: sales order number; order date; Baldwin inquiry number and quote date; Baldwin order number and date; customer name and address; name of district office; terms of payment; shipping method and charges; charges assumed by "F.O.B."; shipment schedule; customer order number, date and requisition number; number and type of invoices; product number, description and price, and a handwritten summary of the change order numbers and dates. Information usually appearing on each change order form includes: customer name and address; customer order number; change number; district office; change notice date; description of change; and name of authority.

Special Counter Balance Book,
1917.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.52}

Not yet described.

Specifications from the Superheater Company,
1911-1930.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.53}

Not yet described.

Standard Practice Book,
1928-1947.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.54}

Indexed internally.

As stated in the preface of the volume, it was the intent of this book to record the various rules and regulations which governed the design of steam locomotives by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. These standards were only applied where the customer did not specify otherwise. They were not inflexible and could be deviated from under special conditions and with the approval of the Engineering Department management. As the art of locomotive design was constantly changing with improvements in metallurgy and manufacturing techniques, these standards were continually being revised, and for this reason, were not to be distributed outside of the engineering department. As the BLW Engineering Department was set up under the Group system, these standard practice sheets were numbered in accordance with the groups which handled their design. An attempt was made to keep together all information pertaining to a component, but in some cases this was impossible due to the fact that two groups may design details of a major locomotive assembly. For example, "Front-End Arrangements" were not designed by the Boiler Group and therefore did not appear with the other Boiler details. The Group numbers and categories dealt with in the volume are as follows:

G - general
1 - boiler and boiler accessories
2 - smoke box arrangements, superheaters, throttles and dry pipes
3 - cylinders, cylinder details and mechanical lubricators
4 - frame, driving box, brake work, crossties and waist sheets
5 - driving wheels, connecting rods, guides and crossheads
6 - cabs, cab decks, running boards, saddles and side tanks
7 - spring rigging
8 - valve motion, reverse gears and valve pilots
9 - engine and trailer trucks
10 - ash pan, grates, stoker and oil burning equipment
11 - pilots, sand boxes, bells and wiring arrangements
12 - cocks, valves, fittings, lagging and jacket arrangements
13 - erecting and general piping
14 - tenders complete and connections between engines and tenders
15 - packing lists - weights
16 - electric locomotives and electric trucks
17 - extra work
M - miscellaneous subjects
P - preliminary data sheets

Steam Locomotive Order Books,
1907-1936.
(12 volumes)

digitized for 1907-1925 only (9 digitized rolls)

{series #427m.55}

Arranged numerically by order numbers, which were assigned chronologically.

A record of orders for steam locomotives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works.�Order numbers 7280 through 36025 are documented in these volumes. Information generally provided about each order include the estimate number, class and number; name of purchaser, memorandum specification number, and date order received.� In addition, for each locomotive, the following data is given:� construction number, class number, road number or name, cylinder and driver dimensions, gauge of track, type of fuel, number of tender wheels, tender capacity, type of service, and date due.

Stub Brass Card File,
[ca. 1900-1930s].
(1 box)

{series #427m.57}

Not yet described.

Tender Work Books,
1924-1930.
(2 volumes)

{series #427m.58}

Arranged randomly, grouped by tender class number and road.

Indexed internally by tender class number and road.

Information provided includes pattern number, sketch number and card number for the component tender parts.

Tracing Directory Number 6,
1939-1962.
(1 volume)

{series #427m.59}

Arranged numerically by tracing numbers, which were assigned chronologically.

A register of tracings for parts produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between October 27, 1939 and May 23, 1962. Each entry lists the date, tracing number, engine class or extra order number, description, and name of person who made the tracing.

Tracing Number Card File,
undated.
(1 card index box)

{series #427m.60}

Documents tracings 10-A-20 through 94-B-15.

U.S.R.A. Alphabetical Parts Card File,
undated.
(9 box)

{series #427m.61}

Not yet described.

U.S.R.A. Sheet Number Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.62}

Not yet described.

Weights of Connecting Rods for Class D and E locomotives,
undated.
(3 volumes)

{series #427m.63}

Not yet described.

Weights of Electric Locomotives,
[ca, 1896-1926].
(1 volume)

{series #427m.64}

Not yet described.

Yearly Record of Locomotives Shipped,
1906-1948.
(Formerly known as Steam Locomotives Built for Export and Domestic Use (Commission Reports),
1890-1948. (64 items) {series #427m.56}. Renamed because not exclusively about steam engines.)

(2 boxes)

{series #427m.67}

Arranged chronologically by year. From 1936 on, grouped within each year according to locomotive type and whether the purchaser was foreign or domestic. For all years, arranged thereunder numerically by sales order numbers, which were assigned chronologically.

Entries provide the order number or the page of the order book; , From 1906 onward, recapitulations of business by the various agencies generally gives the total amount of sales for the year.

A record of steam locomotives ordered and shipped from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. This series contains several different document types, some handwritten and some typed.. Appearing consistently throughout the date span are charts which generally contains the following information about each sales order or page in the order book: the name of the purchaser, engine class and locomotive number, country where shipped (for exports); the commission percentage; the name of the company, office, district or individual that received the commission; and through whom the order was made. Columns are provided for the following categories, but are not always filled in: superheater, E.T. booster, tender booster, F.W.H & pump, thermic syphons and exh. injector. From 1906 through 1943, additional columns are provided for the following letters of the alphabet, and likewise are not always filled in: C, D, E, F, DD, EE. Early years also provide categories often labeled "Country" or "Commission" which, if anything, usually contain 4 or 5 digit numbers. By 1937, these categories disappear and are sometimes replaced by frame and type. Also shown on the charts are a tabulation of the total stock on hand at the beginning and end of the year, the number ordered and the number shipped. At the top right corner of charts from 1942 through 1948 are found the following three checked-off cross-reference notations: "Card Index, Const. Books, and Terms."

The 1890 and 1938-1939 reports list the purchase price for each locomotive and total amount of sales for the year.

Accompanying the basic charts from 1906 through 1935 are summary sheets showing totals for each district.

From 1919 to 1925, a duplicate record was maintained under the title "Commission Report."

Beginning in 1936, the basic information charts are differentiated into three separate categories. Those entitled "Domestic Steam Locomotives Shipped" and "Foreign Steam, Electric and Internals Combustion Locomotives Shipped" continue to follow the format described above, without the accompanying summary charts.

Another category of chart found, "Domestic Electric and Internal Combustion Locomotives Shipped," adopts a slightly different format, providing sales number, name of purchaser; classification of locomotive; number (of engines of that class purchased?); type of service the engine(s) were designed for (e.g. road freight, road passenger, road passenger and freight, road switcher, transfer or switcher); gauge; three abbreviated categories that were often either left blank or repeated the number of engines purchased - "S.E.", "D.E.", or "G.E."; district and value.

Test Department, Eddystone, Pa.

Repair Report Index Card File,
undated.
(1 box)

{series #427m.65}

Divided into three parts; the first is arranged by company name, the second by name of part repaired, and the third is a list of equipment lent out.

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