{"product_id":"rare-railroad-engineering-archive-1923-ge-train-tests-w-le-original-files","title":"RARE Railroad Engineering Archive 1923 GE Train Tests W\u0026LE Original Files","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffered is an original railroad engineering archive assembled from two historically significant groups of documents spanning approximately 1923–1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first group is an original General Electric Erie Works engineering archive documenting the famous High Speed Locomotive Tests held December 4–5, 1923, including original engineering photographs, fold-out technical drawings, electrical diagrams, performance data, and exhibition material relating to advanced electric locomotives built for the Paris–Orléans Railway and the Mexican Railway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second group is a complete Wheeling \u0026amp; Lake Erie Railway engineering project file documenting the design, approval, installation, and accounting for automatic highway crossing warning protection at Eastport Road, Scio, Ohio. The archive includes original correspondence, engineering memoranda, accounting records, routing slips, annotated circuit plans, and large-format fold-out signal drawings issued through the Office of the Signal Engineer and associated engineering departments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighlights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal General Electric engineering documentation from 1923\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"High Speed Locomotive Tests at Erie, Pa., December 4–5, 1923\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e•Original photographs and fold-out engineering drawings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Documentation relating to Paris–Orléans and Mexican Railway electric locomotives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Original Wheeling \u0026amp; Lake Erie Railway engineering records (1947–1948)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Report No. 4069 – Eastport Road, Scio, Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignal engineering correspondence and memoranda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal accounting and project completion documents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge-format folding circuit plans and signal blueprints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Numerous original signatures, routing stamps, engineering initials, and period annotations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe archive is original and shows expected age, handling, folds, edge wear, and toning consistent with working engineering records that were actively used within the railroad. Please review all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an exceptional opportunity to acquire an original railroad engineering archive combining General Electric locomotive development with post-war railroad signal engineering documentation. Material of this type is seldom encountered as a preserved working archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease ask any questions before bidding. Additional photographs are available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bollëku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48235669389570,"sku":null,"price":5999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4573\/8242\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_d53336cd-653f-4d7f-8d40-194929b4fbe3.jpg?v=1785369410","url":"https:\/\/bolleku.com\/products\/rare-railroad-engineering-archive-1923-ge-train-tests-w-le-original-files","provider":"Bollëku","version":"1.0","type":"link"}