1917-1961, Series XXVIIa: Executive Council - Minutes and Correspondence, 1921-1961, Series X: Department Circulars - Informational Circulars Sent to General Chairman on Systems 2; Dec. 27, 1947 - Jun. A Grand Division was composed of two or more Divisions. 8-173, pt. 35-127; Oct. 2, 1959 - Jan. 30, 1960, Code No. 35-493, pt. 8-265; Jan. 12, 1925 - Oct. 18, 1933, Code No. 1; Mar. 3; Jan. 29, 1953 - Apr. Atterbury, William W. (William Wallace), 1916-1995, Biemiller, Andrew J. 2; Jul. 2; Feb. 12, 1935 - Nov. 14, 1938, Code No. Of particular interest to genealogists are the Archives and Manuscripts Collections (containing corporate records, personal papers and other unique documents) and the Railroad Accident Reports. During the Depression, many yardworkers were laid off, and labor organizations had units within the yards. 27, 1938 - Apr. 3; Feb. 2, 1942 - Mar. 2; Aug. 29, 1947 - May 1, 1961, Code No. 18, 1945 - Jun. A few board records have survived as well. 8-321; Aug. 30, 1933 - Jun. MC-158-14A-31; Apr. 35-176-C, pt. 13, 1947 - Feb. 15, 1965, Code No. 35-204, pt. 7; Jan. 6, 1950 - Oct. 26, 1955; See also box 23, Code No. 33-159; Dec. 12, 1947 - Jul. 3; Jan. 1941 - Dec. 1945, Code No. 4, 1926 - Nov. 8, 1926, Code No. MC-73-14A-98; May 17, 1921 - Nov. 25, 1921, Code No. 27-102, pt. 2; Jan. 13, 1942 - Dec. 22, 1948; See also box 162, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 2; Jan. 12, 1960 - Apr. 24, 1961, Code No. 8-322; Sept. 26, 1933 - Jun. 17, 1961 - May 1, 1963; See also box 24, Code No. 22-117, pt. 1940 - Apr. 1; Apr. 25-26; Mar. 19, 1941, Code No. 4, 1920-July 30, 1940, Code No. 16-15, pt. 8; Jan. 2, 1945 - Jul. The RailRoad Genealogical Society (RRGS), founded in November 2002, collects American and Canadian railroad records, and will search them for your ancestors name for a fee. 30, 1940, Code No. 27, 1932, Code No. 4; Jan. 30, 1946 - Nov. 26, 1962. 4; Feb. 7, 1944 - Dec. 7, 1946, Code No. 36-8; Apr. For example, 'Agreement between the Lake Shore, Michigan & Southern Railway and the New York Central System and the Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railway and the Pennsylvania Company. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision By 1929, the railroad had 9,963 employees in the Cleveland area, and had established one of two national offices in Cleveland. 16, 1942 - Jun. 8-218, pt. 22-82-M, pt. 15; Oct. 3, 1950 - Aug. 5, 1951, Code No. 13; Jan. 5, 1949 - Jan. 4, 1950, Code No. 35-311, pt. Subsidiaries records are not in these files because they were leased to the PRR who operated them. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval. 13, 1959 - Dec. 2, 1960, Code No. 15, 1924, Code No. and quarterly report, St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad, St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad - Atlantic System Conference, Southern Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Electricians 24-19-B, pt. 24-19, pt. 35-90, pt. 1; Jan. 16, 1942 - Dec. 8, 1942, Code No. 7; Jan. 10, 1950 - Dec. 30, 1953, Code No. MC-27-14A-49; May 7, 1921 - Feb. 10, 1922, Code No. 13; Jan. 18-20, 1950 - Mar. 5, 1940 - Dec. 19, 1941, Code No. 28, 1923, Code No. 8-203, pt. 5; Nov. 13, 1934 - May 24, 1935, Code No. 8, 1926 - Jun. MC-49-14A-65; Aug. 5, 1921 - Sept. 22, 1921, Code No. 1, 1921, Code No. 22-82-M, pt. 27, 1922 - May 29, 1922, Code No. 19, 1961 - Mar. During the "Golden Age of Railroads" (1900-1945) railroads were the major mode of transportation for millions of Americans. 17, 1930, Code No. 35-127; Jul. 35-152, pt. 29-1185, pt. 36-2; Mar. MC-224-14A-13; Apr. 35-311, pt. 1/1/1929.' New York Central Railroad Company . 3; Feb. 27, 1928 - May 10, 1934, Code No. 23, 1961 - Jan. 20, 1961, Code No. MC-445-14A-172; Jun. 8-170, pt. 15, 1929, Code No. 29-825, pt. 22-100, pt. 2, 1960 - Aug. 28, 1964, Code No. 27, 1944 - Jul. 26, 1963 - Sept. 28, 1964, Code No. 20-43; Dec. 22, 1939 - May 13, 1940, Code No. 11, 1946 - Oct. 22, 1946, Code No. Volumes of MC-26-14A-104; May 20, 1921 - May 9, 1922, Code No. 9, 1962, Code No. 1; Mar. 6, 1925, Code No. 1-9; Nov. 3, 1928 - Mar. 7; Mar. MC-116-14A-9; Apr. 10, 1922, Code No. Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad records This dedication does not apply to collection materials. Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America; International Brotherhood of Electrical 2; Apr. MC-53-14A-51; Apr. consolidation; proposed pension systems for railroad employees and the evaluation of thes, Code No. 1; Dec. 11, 1934 - Feb. 26, 1940, Code No. 1; Jun. 29-213, pt. 8-259; May 15, 1924 - Sept. 19, 1932, Code No. Requests for Department Laws and Convention Proceedings, Requests for Holding Railway Employees' Department, Series XXVIIa: Executive Council - Minutes and Correspondence, 1938-1970, Series XIX: Co-Operation - Financial Matters, Minutes, Proceedings and Correspondence, 35-100, pt. There is not a lot of information from other than the Central Region, but it is a mistake to presume that because the bulk of the records are from the Central Region that there is no information from anywhere else.Central RegionWestern Pennsylvania Grand DivisionPittsburgh DivisionConemaugh DivisionMonongahela DivisionNorthern Grand DivisionBuffalo DivisionAllegheny DivisionRenovo DivisionEastern Ohio Grand DivisionEastern DivisionPanhandle DivisionWheeling DivisionLake Grand DivisionCleveland & Pittsburgh Division 1920-1928Cleveland Division 1928-1949Erie & Ashtabula DivisionContains some information fromEastern Pennsylvania Grand DivisionBellwood DivisionCresson DivisionTyrone DivisionLines West (Pre-1920) DivisionsErie & Ashtabula DivisionEastern Division Northwest SystemCleveland & Pittsburgh Division 1890-1920 Southwest SystemPittsburgh Division Southwest SystemToledo DivisionAkron Division Southwest SystemColumbus DivisionZanesville Division Southwest SystemIndianapolis Terminal DivisionLouisville DivisionRichmond (Indiana) DivisionLogansport DivisionChicago Terminal DivisionWestern DivisionCincinnati DivisionIndianapolis DivisionMarietta Division merged into C&P Division Northwest SystemPre-Lines West CompaniesErie & Pittsburgh Railroad later part of E&A DivisionPittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati & St. Louis RailwayCleveland, Akron & Columbus RailwayLorain, Ashland & Southern RailwayOhio River & Western RailwayPittsburgh, Fort Wayne & ChicagoPittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula RailwayPRR Divisions except Central Region 1920Eastern Pennsylvania Grand DivisionMiddle DivisionPhiladelphia DivisionTyrone DivisionCresson DivisionCumberland Valley DivisionCentral Pennsylvania Grand DivisionWilliamsport DivisionSunbury DivisionElmira DivisionSchuylkill DivisionNew Jersey Grand DivisionNew York DivisionTrenton DivisionAtlantic DivisionSouthern Grand DivisionMaryland DivisionBaltimore DivisionDelaware DivisionNorfolk DivisionPhiladelphia Terminal Grand Divisionno subordinate divisionsThe New York Central, Penn Central, Clearfield Bituminous Coal, and Pennsylvania Company collections contain corporate and subsidiary records.The Union Depot of Columbus and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie collections contain information from only the parent firm.The Bethlehem Steel Collection contains information from only a single subsidiary. Railroad, Consolidation - Colorado and Southern Railroad - Ft. Worth and Denver 9, 1942 - May 10, 1944, Code No. 22-8, pt. 24-19-A, pt. 10; Oct. 6, 1923 - Dec. 2, 1949. 20-60; Jul. Its maintained by Fred Veregge, who, in the 1970s, saved Frisco employee records from being destroyed when the railroads records building in Springfield, Mo., was vacated. 24-19-A, pt. International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, International Union of Operating Engineers, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association. National Railroad Adjustment Board. 18, 1925, Code No. MC-448-14A-188; Jun. 11; Jul. 3, 1922 - Mar. Researchers should be aware that they may engage with potentially disturbing content. 35-166-2-Minutes, pt. 6; Jan. 5, 1942 - Jan. 2, 1947, Code No. 3; Dec. 2, 1942 - Dec. 20, 1956, Code No. Railroad, and Southern Pacific Railroad, Reorganization of Government Agencies other than ICC, Pipeline Construction in re National Defense, Series XVIII: Consolidations, Mergers, Reorganizations and 10; Apr. 22-150, pt. 2; Jan. 2, 1953 - Aug. 31, 1960; Rules, Standards and Instructions for MC-94-14-84; Apr. 35-636, pt. 2; Jan. 7, 1940 - May 21, 1962; See also Box 16, Code No. 4; Jan. 9, 1952 - Dec. 23, 1957; See also box 162, Code No. 30, 1921 - Aug. 2, 1921, Code No. ; Aug. 21, 1935 - Aug. 22, 1939, Code No. 3; Jun. By 1929, the railroad had 9,963 employees in the Cleveland area, and had established one of two national offices in Cleveland. 29-1080, pt. 3, 1944 - Oct. 30, 1946, Code No. Department and State Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VIIb: American Federation of Railway Workers and Other Outside 19, 1925, Code No. inc. 35-153, pt. 3, 1951, Code No. 23, 1921 - Dec. 20, 1921, Code No. MC-167-14A-14; May 2, 1921 - Nov. 5, 1921, Code No. 2; Jan. 1957 - Apr. 28, 1921 - Jul. The two longest histories found in the collection are S. H. Churche's fifteen volume history of the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West in box 151 and copy number 47 (of 50) of the PA Lines West A History of Conway Yard Near Conway, PA from the Origin to September 1905 in box 285. 23, 1943 - Sept. 21, 1953, Code No. 532 Cubic feet (24 microfilm reels, 1 microfilm index, 528 ledgers). 2, 1965; See also Box 13, Code No. Department and State Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VI: Railroad Employees' Department Credentials, 4; Jun. 8-148; May 10, 1923 - Jun. 33-147; Sept. 28, 1944 - Oct. 16, 1946, Code No. MC-160-14A-45; Apr. The Railroad Retirement Board was set up for railroad workers just as Social Security was established for other employment categories. 29-1080, pt. Railways, Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad, Series XXIII: National Rules and Working Conditions Agreements Between 2; Jan. 6, 1938 - Jan. 6, 1939, Code No. 8-180; Feb. 7, 1924 - Jun. 13, 1926 - Dec. 1, 1926, Code No. 10; Jan. 4, 1965 - Jul. Installation, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Automatic Block Signal Systems, etc. 35-63-B; Jun. 8, 1961 - May 24, 1961, Code No. 24-19-C, Index; Jan. 30-31, 1929 - Sept. 28-30, 1949; See also box 24, Official and department circulars of the Railway Employees' Department, 1916-1967, on issues Pensions, Railway Employees' Union Labor Club of Illinois, Trainmen, Brakemen and Porters Union (Black), Southern Pacific Co., Minute Men's Association. MC-100-14A-76; May 14, 1921 - May 8, 1922, Code No. MC-170-14A-91; May 17, 1921 - Aug. 4, 1921, Code No. 2; Sept. 1, 1960 - Sept. 28, 1961, Code No. MC-20-14A-8; Apr. between management and employees, Mount Clare Shops, Minutes and Record of Proceedings of meeting of Co-operative plan 26, 1923 - May 10, 1926, Code No. 2; Nov. 8, 1933 - Aug. 10, 1934, Code No. 35-166-General, pt. Chiefly correspondence (carbons and originals) between various officers of unions affiliated MC-130-14-8; Dec. 28, 1920 - Mar. MC-90-14A-48; May 9, 1921 - Nov. 22, 1921, Code No. 24, 1950 - Jun. 16, 1921, Code No. 30, 1922, Code No. 35-127; Feb. 15, 1957 - Dec. 22, 1960, Code No. 31, 1938, Code No. MC-416-14A-217; Aug. 4, 1921 - Jan. 4, 1922, Code No. 11, 1945, Code No. 30, 1964; See also box 17, Code No. National Defense Program - Railway Industry Comm. There are also some solely between the PRR and the NYC or other railroads.Labor & Wage Bureau General FilesConsist primarily of PRR records (including Lines West), but also contains wage and work rule information from nearly every North American Class I and some smaller railroads. 35-328-K-Comm., pt. Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 1927-1953, Series VIII a: System Federations and Matters Pertaining to Individual System Federations, 2; Jan. 6, 1941 - Oct. 31, 1946, Code No. MC-60-14-79; Apr. MC-171-14A-137; May 25, 1921 - Nov. 13, 1921, Code No. 35-166-3, pt. System Federations, 1917-1961, The Frisco - St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, Big Four - Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis 4. 22, 1924 - Oct. 10, 1939, Code No. 27, 1934, Code No. 3, pt. 3; Jan. 5, 1931 - Apr. The content of the records in the collection reflects the history of the middle years of the two dominant companies. 33-159, pt. 1923-1946, Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad, Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad and Mineral Range 31, 1939, Code No. 2; Nov. 6, 1962 - Dec. 27, 1963, Correspondence (carbons and originals), reports, proposals, critiques, appraisals, financial MC-26-14A-49; Aug. 8, 1921 - Aug. 29, 1921, Code No. 35-127; Oct. 19, 1931 - Dec. 10, 1952; Rules, Standards and Instructions for 30-18, pt. 19, 1946 - May 12, 1966; See also Box 13, Code No. 20-52; May 25, 1942 - Sept. 11, 1942, Code No. 1; Aug. 15, 1933 - Oct. 30, 1963; See also Box 13, Code No. 1; Apr. 22-18, pt. Researching Old Railroad Records to Find Family Members - ThoughtCo 35-63-1; Jul. 30, 1921 - Feb. 24, 1922, Code No. Code No. Railroad History Archive: The University of Connecticut holds the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroads corporate records and more. 35-26, pt. Here, youll find scanned images of the original magazines. 4, 1926 - Nov. 5, 1926, Code No. 10; Apr. MC-137-14A-159; Jun. 2; Feb. 17, 1948 - Apr. 8-217-23; Jan. 17, 1935 - Sept. 29, 1937, Code No. 6, 1922, Code No. Annual Report, Labor Cooperative Educational and Publishing Society - Monthly 22-97, pt. 30, 1960, Code No. 1; Apr. (1710), Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University. 3C-186; Sept. 16, 1922 - Apr. 1263: Request for total number of employees in each 46; Oct. 16, 1969 - May 4, 1970, Code No. 14A-1; Jan. 21, 1919 - Sept. 18, 1921, Code No. 2; Dec. 1, 1938 - Dec. 13, 1943, Code No. 9, 1934, Code No. MC-155-14A-164; Aug. 14, 1921 - Nov. 10, 1921, Code No. 8-141, Sec 2; Mar. 3. 3; Apr. MC-125-14A-132; May 27, 1921 - Aug. 6, 1921, Code No. 1965, Code No. 1; May 26, 1922 - Oct. 3, 1933, Code No. 2361-2399; Mar. 5, 1953 - Dec. 28, 1964; See also Box 16, Code No. 30, 1954, Code No. 1; Jul. Association, ATL Charter - AFL-CIO - Postwar Planning Committee, Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, Health Insurance Blue Cross-Blue Shield Coverage, Conferences and Seminars - Union Research Personnel, National Railway Apprenticeship Conference, Payments for publications, including journals, Payments for bills re journal subscriptions, Financial Statements on bill payments on office equipment and 171, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - Davis, Glenn R. (Glenn Robert), 1914-1988, Dolliver, James I. 24-19, pt. 29, 1955, Code No. Reg., pt. 1; Oct. 16, 1961 - Nov. 15, 1965, Code No. 3C-204; Nov. 15, 1922 - Aug. 30, 1923, Code No. 23, 1944, Code No. 1; Nov. 30, 1923 - Aug. 17, 1934, Code No. The regional General Managers had the various General Superintendents under them. Each GM's staff consisted of an Assistant General Manager, Assistants to the General Manager and the General Superintendents (GS) of each Grand Division. MC-452-14A-200; Jul. 35-152-A, pt. MC-80-14A-114; May 9, 1921 - Mar. 1; Dec. 22, 1938 - Apr. Information on New York Central Railroad employee cards may include the following: 5, 1942, Chiefly correspondence (carbons and originals), agreements, reports, and documents 30-94, pt. 2; May 28, 1941 - Dec. 19, 1952. MC-360-14A-157; May 27, 1921 - Sept. 28, 1921, Code No. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision From about the 1840s to the 1940s, the railroad was king. 14, 1947 - May 2, 1962, Code No. MC-108-14A-20; May 4, 1921 - Mar. Railroads, Railway Labor Executives Association Files, Reorganization and Consolidation - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 33-147; Jun. The Penn Central Transportation Company was the result of the merging the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroad on January 1, 1968. 13, 1922, Code No. MC-174-14A-190; Jun. 16, 1960 - Mar. MC-190-14A-138; May 24, 1921 - Sept. 9, 1921, Code No. 35-608, pt. MC-129-14A-21; Aug. 12, 1921 - Sept. 30, 1925, Code No. Collection contains records, 1796-1969, of the New . The operating unit was known as Lines West and was entirely separate from the Pennsylvania Railroad. ; May 1, 1948 - May 1, 1950, Code No. 1; Oct. 13, 1960 - May 15, 1964, Code No. 18, 1964, Code No. 5082. 24-19-A, pt. 14, 1922, Code No. 20, 1950, Code No. Railroad Employees - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Of the 377 national railroads represented in the records, eighteen emerge as major, these are Provisions of the Transportation Act of 1920 - Correspondence, Etc., 1920-1934, National Agreement Committee - Division 1, 2, and 3, Railway 1; Jan. 17, 1924 - Dec. 29, 1930, Code No. Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. 35-63-B-13; Jul. 6; Jun. And it was the fastest mode of transportation at that time to carry our ancestors and their goods across the country. 29-1080, pt. 8-184, pt. MC-136-14A-115; May 16, 1921 - Apr. 8-237; May 19, 1923 - Jan. 17, 1946, Code No. U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987 - Ancestry.com 2, 1933-Mar. 8-271, exp. 35-311, pt. 20, 1961, Code No. 2; Nov. 9, 1923 - Aug. 18, 1964; See also box 17, Code No. MC-30-14A-75; May 12, 1921 - Mar. 8, 1937 - Dec. 5, 1951, Code No. AFL-CIO Railway Employees' Department Records #5478. MC-190-14-56; Mar. the AFL, 1912-1961, Series Vb: American Federation of Labor, Departments Other Than This Department and State 1; Nov. 14, 1938 - Apr. 24-18, pt. 28, 1938 - Oct. 28, 1938, Code No. 3; Apr. Railroad, Buffalo Terminal Coordination - System Federation No. 3; Nov. 1, 1938 - Dec. 28, 1939, Code No. Jewell re Conferences on 31, 1961; See also box 161, Code No. 8-202; Oct. 30, 1923 - Oct. 19, 1934, Code No. 1, 1922, Code No. 1, 1926 - Mar. officers; letters presenting yearly issuance of RED credential cards (authorizing person to 8-311; Dec. 2, 1931 - Jul. 22, 1921 - Aug. 4, 1921, Code No. 23-82-L; Mar. Stevens, Frank Walker, The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad, a History, New York; London, G. Putnam's Sons, 1926. New York Central RailroadThe only New York Central material in the collection is a few annual reports and ICC reports and files from the Secretary's office concerning NYC subsidiaries that operated in Pennsylvania. 30, 1921 - Oct. 26, 1921, Code No. statistical data, and legislative and legal materials regarding legislative proposals to 8-203; Jan. 14, 1928 - Sept. 14, 1929, Code No. 8-179; Feb. 1, 1930 - Mar. MC-34-14A-35; Apr. Procedures for Document Use. Required fields are marked *. 20-31; Sept. 1, 1930 - Nov. 7, 1930, Code No. 35-110, pt. Many of the indexes provide each persons first and last name, position and location (or division), as well as other bits of information. A-C, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 16; Jun. 33-147; May 25, 1944 - Oct. 4, 1946, Code No. 5; Jan. 2, 1936 - Dec. 19, 1936, Code No. 25, 1925 - Aug. 3, 1925, Code No. 13, 1926 - Nov. 15, 1926, Code No. MC-427-14A-17; May 4, 1921 - Oct. 1, 1921, Code No. 35-221, pt. 9, 1923, Code No. 4, 1921 - Aug. 29, 1921, Code No. MC-106-14A-41; Apr. 35-235, pt. 16; Jan. 14, 1959 - Jun. 17-1, pt. 3; Jan. 3, 1944 - Jun. 29-1168, pt. 25, 1942, Code No. archivist for access to these materials. EMPLOYEE TIMETABLES. MC-122-14A-26; Apr. 8-195; Mar. 35-132; Feb. 1, 1932 - Dec. 20, 1932, Code No. 35-311-2155, pt. 12, 1921 - Aug. 9, 1921, Code No. 35-235, pt. MC-62-14A-189; Jun. 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