Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records

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Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records

1919-1949

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8077b533e-d37e-46a3-bf1f-811099f8947e

The Service Department Records document the activity of the service and sales department of Lima Locomotive Works. Lima Locomotive Works manufactured Shay Locomotives in Lima, Ohio, from 1879 to 1980 when production ended. This collection contains cards describing the purchasing and selling of Shay Locomotives, maintenance of the locomotives, and sales calls made by the company.

3 Cubic feet (17 boxes)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11662569

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Lima Railroad, Inc.

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Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

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Baldwin Locomotive Works, a Philadelphia steam locomotive production firm founded in 1831 eventually merged with the Lima-Hamilton Corporation and became the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation. From the description of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation records, 1854-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122585619 ...