1; Sept. 13, 1943 - Sept. 6, 1947, Code No. 8-309; Oct. 7, 1931 - Nov. 12, 1931, Code No. 8-167; Oct. 15, 1923 - Oct. 24, 1934, Code No. 8-193; Nov. 12, 1923 - Jan. 23, 1934, Code No. MC-178-14A-195; Jul. 10; Apr. During the Depression, many yardworkers were laid off, and labor organizations had units within the yards. 17-1, pt. As an employee of Metro-North Railroad you may be required to complete a New York State financial disclosure statement, if you earn more than $105,472.00 or if you hold a position designated as a policy maker. 2; Dec. 9, 1941 - Nov. 17, 1964; See also box 19, Code No. Each entry includes the workers name, position and location; the date on the document; the nature and source of the letter; and other information. Information on New York Central Railroad employee cards may include the following: 8-147; May 16, 1923 - April 27, 1937, Code No. MC-153-14A-146; May 26, 1921 - Jun. 29-887, pt. From the description of New York Central Railroad Company records, ca. MC-49-14A-65; May 10, 1921 - Oct. 13, 1921, Code No. 30, 1921 - Aug. 1, 1921, Code No. 4. 24-18, pt. A great deal of this information also appears in the annual reports. 10; Aug. 3, 1950 - Dec. 18. 35-311, pt. MC-436-14A-207; Apr. 1-3; Dec. 11, 1929 - Dec. 30, 1935, Code No. 8-129a; Aug. 4, 1924 - Feb. 5, 1927, Code No. 8-141, Sec 2; Mar. 25, 1938, Code No. 35-63-A-33; Jul. 20, 1948, Code No. 20-43; Dec. 22, 1939 - May 13, 1940, Code No. These are individual service records of employees who retired in 1962. 29-997; Mar. 36-2; Mar. 35-311-7, pt. 2; May 7, 1951 - Aug. 27, 1963; See also box 16, Code No. of Awards of the 2nd Division, National Railroad Adjustment Boards - Submissions in Language English . 2; Mar. 25, 1921 - Jan. 20, 1922, Code No. 20, 1925, Code No. Coordinations, Seaboard Airline Railroad - Merger - Atlantic Coast Line 28, 1921 - Sept. 6, 1921, Code No. 8-307; Jul. 27-102, pt. 8-285; Apr. 35-285, Comm., pt. 1; Dec. 29, 1941 - Oct. 21, 1943, Code No. 211, Tabulation sheets showing tally of ballots cast by employees 23, 1929 - Nov. 20, 1929, Code No. 11, 1923, Code No. MC-60-14-79; Apr. 2; May 31, 1938 - Apr. 1; Apr. The files as listed in the data base resemble locality files, and the Road and Equipment files on some divisions are the locality files of other divisions.The road and equipment files also contain information about signal failures, signal systems, car and locomotive availability, station plans, construction projects and several inches worth of material about city planning in Pittsburgh and its suburbs and in the larger Ohio cities such as Cleveland, Akron and Columbus.The Road and Equipment files include several significant files:-Box 103, file 3309 is a report from the Conemaugh Division concerning the effects of the March 17 & 18, 1936 flood. 6; Jan. 2, 1947 - Jan. 9, 1950, Code No. 8-293; Apr. MC-46-14A-59; May 7, 1921 - Jun. File 766 contains maps and valuations of all PRR and Lines West facilities in Pittsburgh in 1904.-Box 1, file 583 contains a printed copy of the loading instructions and car spot diagrams for Federal Street Freight Station in Pittsburgh from 1931.-Box 210, file 968 contains a 1919 city plan for Akron, Ohio with maps and 1918 and 1919 tariffs between Akron and Barberton, Ohio.-Box 206, file 770 contains a copy of the 'Annual Report of the Commissioner of the Pittsburgh Transit Commission 1919.' 22-41, pt. ; Aug. 25, 1939 - Oct. 26, 1939, Code No. 27, 1933, Code No. 23, 1944, Code No. 27, 1922 - May 13, 1922, Code No. 29, 1946 - Nov. 13, 1946, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 27, 1949, Code No. 35-204A, pt. 5, 1922, Code No. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, incorporated in 1846, controlled over 800 subsidiaries in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio when it merged with New York Central Railroad Company in 1968 to form the Penn Central Transportation Company. Co-operation Financial - Pro-rated Bills - O.S. 3C-190; Sept. 21, 1922 - Mar. and Quincy and Spokane, Seattle and Seattle System, Consolidation of Norfolk and Western Nickel Plate and Wabash 31, 1947, Code No. 8-271, exp. The latter often contain blueprints and maps, but are drawn to a larger scale and do not contain as much detail. 29-213, pt. 7; Jan. 6, 1950 - Oct. 26, 1955; See also box 23, Code No. Kansas and Texas Railroad; New York Central Railroad; New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Northern Pacific Railway; Pennsylvania Railroad . 13; Jun. 1; Mar. 4; Jan. 20, 1969 - Dec. 20, 1969, Code No. 11, 1921, Code No. 20, 1926 - Mar. 3; Feb. 1, 1957 - Dec. 11, 1962, Correspondence (carbons and originals), campaign materials, minutes, and reports regarding 22-82-M, pt. 29, 1951, Code No. MC-37-14-41; Feb. 17, 1922 - Mar. 22-41, pt. New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company . 11, 1933, Code No. 1; Dec. 9, 1957 - Apr. 35-240, Comm. 35-484, pt. 35-153-A, pt. Report, Financial Minutes of Labor Cooperative Educational Publishing 5, 1936, Code No. 1; Feb. 1, 1934 - Dec. 28, 1934, Code No. Retirement Board rules and rulings and representational disputes, c., 1922-1965. 29, 1966, Code No. 2, 1922, Code No. For example, Box 373, file 2608 contains maps of truck routes used by the PRR for pickup and delivery service at Railway Express Agency stations.Board files from the various companies contain many agreements and discussion about negotiations between the railroads and towns over bridge and track construction and abandonment of facilities.The locality files from the various Divisions and Grand Divisions contain even more of this information, along with maps.Labor historians will find some information detailing agreements between the company and employees and petitions and grievances filed by employees with the company in the Division records, but the bulk of the labor material is in the Labor & Wage Bureau files. 8-295; Dec. 30, 1932 - Sept. 25, 1934, Code No. 23-82-L; Mar. 35-410, pt. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision 8-311; Dec. 2, 1931 - Jul. 26-27, 1953; See also box 24, Code No. 8; Nov. 2, 1955 - May 19, 1959; See also box 164, Code No. 30-18, pt. 13; Dec. 4, 1962 - Aug. 31. Pensions, Railway Employees' Union Labor Club of Illinois, Trainmen, Brakemen and Porters Union (Black), Southern Pacific Co., Minute Men's Association. 8-202; Oct. 30, 1923 - Oct. 19, 1934, Code No. 29-986; May 15, 1939 - Sept. 17, 1956, Code No. MC-419-14A-212; Aug. 1, 1921 - Oct. 1, 1921, Code No. 35-166-3, pt. MC-115-14-96; Apr. 21, 1956, Code No. Railway Employees' Department Records on Microfilm, Series IV a: International Organizations, American Federation of Labor - Union Affiliated 11; Jan. 18, 1966 - Dec. 17, 1970, Code No. 24, 1922, Code No. 1, 1922, Code No. 2; Oct. 31, 1938 - Jan. 20, 1939, Code No. MC-363-14A-223; Feb. 18, 1922 - May 29, 1922, Code No. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision 8-199; Jun. 30, 1965 - Mar. 6, 1932 - Aug. 29, 1932, Code No. working conditions, Atchison and Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Atlanta and West Point Railroad and Western Alabama 14, 1922, Code No. MC-34-14A-35; Apr. 2; Nov. 21, 1938 - Oct. 14, 1946, Code No. Eventually, RRGS would like to create a free online database of its holdings. 13, 1926 - Sept. 27, 1926, Code No. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board is an organization that administers a retirement pension program covering railroad workers across the nation. 35-63-A-28; Jun. 24, 1922, Code No. 4; Mar. If your ancestors worked for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (aka The Frisco), this is an extremely useful site. 35-63-A-25; Jun. 35-63-B-15; Jun. 31, 1938, Code No. 18, 1923, Code No. There is a possibility that information may be located if you contact: US Railroad Retirement Board 844 North Rush Chicago, IL 60611 MC-157-14A-24; May 9, 1921 - Feb. 22, 1922, Code No. [Identification of item], Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad Records. 1, 1921, Code No. The only NYC 'operating paper' at Penn State is the few letters in the Pennsylvania Railroad files from NYC officials to their PRR counterparts.The Railroad Records Collection is most useful for its documentation of the growth of the railroad industry, its heyday and beginning of the decline.The newer PRR records document the abandonments, demolition and layoffs that began in the late 1920's and continued through the end of the company.In addition to documenting the history of the individual railroads, the railroad records are a good source of information about the growth of early truck and bus lines. 35-63-A-5; Jun. 3, 1935, Code No. facilities, Washington Agreement - Consolidation of Texas and New Orleans 29-1080, pt. MC-182-14-46; Jan. 17, 1922 - May 10, 1922, Code No. 8-226; Apr. 22-42, pt. 2; Aug. 23, 1934 - Sept. 27, 1945, Code No. Modification of U.S. Safety Appliance Standards, Union Tank Car The records consist of letter books of the company president and general manager, administrative records, financial papers, maps, and photographs. 1; Mar. MC-30-14-49; Feb. 26, 1922 - May 29, 1922, Code No. Locating your ancestors railroad records can be tricky because theyre scattered in repositories across the countryhistorical and railroad societies, museums, archives and private collectionsand many have been destroyed or lost over the years. 8-179; Feb. 1, 1930 - Mar. 25, 1922 - May 30, 1948, Code No. A Grand Division was composed of two or more Divisions. 21, 1921 - Sept. 23, 1921, Code No. 8; Nov. 14, 1957 - Apr. It too grew by acquiring smaller railroads and controlled over 600 subsidiaries in the 1950's. 35-63-B-20; Jul. 28, 1921 - May 9, 1922, Code No. 2, 1922, Code No. Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository. 25-26; Mar. 9, 1934 - Aug. 19, 1940, Code No. 13, 1958 - Dec. 8, 1959, Code No. Correspondence with Reference to Baltimore Agreement 33-147; May 11, 1944 - Oct. 15, 1946, Code No. 1917-1961, Series XXVIIa: Executive Council - Minutes and Correspondence, 1921-1961, Series X: Department Circulars - Informational Circulars Sent to General Chairman on Systems 16, 1961, Code No. 8-271, exp. 35-63-B-9; Jul. MC-242-14A-113; Apr. 35-127; Feb. 15, 1957 - Dec. 22, 1960, Code No. Financial Material, Nickel Plate, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Saulte Ste Marie Railroad, Convention Invitations of Railway Employees' Department, 1938 Convention - Hotel and Hall Headquarters, Reservation of rooms the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Boston and Maine Railroad; These are office files from the General Manager's office and staff officers and from the various divisions that comprised the region. Northern Pacific Railway; Pennsylvania Railroad; Southern Pacific Railroad; and Union Pacific 16, 1960, Code No. The same file also contains a 1903 map of PRR lines in Pittsburgh. 1; Apr. 2, 1934, Code No. 532 Cubic feet (24 microfilm reels, 1 microfilm index, 528 ledgers). 35-166-3A; Sept. 29, 1936 - Feb. 8, 1937, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 1; Feb. 8, 1922 - Jun. 1; Jan. 6, 1949 - Aug. 1, 1951, Code No. 13, 1959 - Dec. 2, 1960, Code No. 1; Oct. 24, 1934 - Apr. 8-271, pt. 35-235, Comm., pt. Photographs are scarce and are mostly limited to maintenance of way equipment, structures (especially stations) and locomotives. 1; May 16, 1924 - Dec. 28, 1933, Code No. 18, 1921 - Sept. 22, 1921, Code No. Correspondence, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. of Texas, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St, Louis Railway (Big 35-235, pt. 1; Jul. MC-209-14A-135; May 17, 1921 - Aug. 16, 1921, Code No. On April 1, 1976 the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie became the nation's only class I railroad with no non-rail holdings. 8-219; Feb. 4, 1922 - Jul. between management and employees, Garret, Indiana, Minutes and Record of Proceedings of meeting of Co-operative plan 2; Jan. 3, 1931 - Jun. 8-255; Mar. PLE thought otherwise, and petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow profitable subsidiaries of Penn Central to be allowed to not enter Conrail. 1; Jul. 3; Jan. 9, 1948 - Dec. 20, 1965; See also box 21, Code No. 5, 1953 - Dec. 28, 1964; See also Box 16, Code No. Railroad History CollectionVirginia Tech University Libraries: Virginia Tech has pre-1930 records from the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway, as well as their predecessors and early subsidiaries. 22-91, pt. 8-277; Apr. 8-153; Aug. 8, 1929 - Nov. 16, 1934, Code No. Louisville KY New York Central Railroad train car, Louisville KY This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S . 36-2-A, pt. 8-191; Oct. 24, 1922 - Jun. 29-854, pt. 19, 1922, Code No. Railroad ticket collectors. 18, 1929, Code No. craft, in each system, etc. 1; Jan. 17, 1961 - Jun. 8-282; Jan. 20, 1927 - Feb. 10, 1927, Code No. 8-195; Mar. MC-172-14A-139; May 27, 1921 - Oct. 13, 1921, Code No. 3C-180; Sept. 14, 1922 - Oct. 21, 1922, Code No. 20, 1926, Code No. 9, 1922 - Mar. 29-854, pt. Also, Code No. 8-203, pt. 23, 1921 - Dec. 10, 1922, Code No. 1-0, pt. Discover the best genealogy records using the tips and strategies in this guide, which shows you how to find and use census records, birth records, marriage records and more. 8, 1919 - Aug. 10, 1949, Code No. MC-9-14-115; Mar. 5; Dec. 29, 1949 - Dec. 10, 1959, Includes RED Executive Council minutes, February 7, 1944 - May 31, 1966; Railway Labor Railroad, and Southern Pacific Railroad, Reorganization of Government Agencies other than ICC, Pipeline Construction in re National Defense, Series XVIII: Consolidations, Mergers, Reorganizations and authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision MC-386-14A-86; May 16, 1921 - Jan. 10, 1922, Code No. 20, 1947, Code No. 19; Sept. 1, 1964 - Sept. 14, 1966; See also box 28, 40 hour committee, organizing flyers, negotiating flyers and supervisors agreements, Series IV a: International Organizations, American Federation of Labor - Union Affiliated 6, 1921 - Aug. 18, 1921, Code No. Some of the images and documents included in our collections reflect outdated, biased, offensive, and possibly disturbing views and opinions. Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VIIb: American Federation of Railway Workers and Other Outside Organizations - Not Among the information is the number of, symbols, and other information about every train that passed through these towns on specific dates and time-motion studies done on switcher operations on the three railroads. Examples of the more unusual items in the locality files include:-Box 22, Eastern Division Location Files contains a book of maps titled 'List of Agents & Stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Long Island Railroad, Baltimore & Eastern Railroad, B&V Steamboat & New York & Long Branch Railroad Co. 1927(? 35-328; May 19, 1941 - Jan. 27, 1953, Code No. 6, 1921 - Dec. 30, 1958; See also box 21, Code No. 1921-1961, Railway Labor Executives Assoc. 22-28; Mar. 8-203; Jan. 14, 1928 - Sept. 14, 1929, Code No. 30, 1960, Code No. 27, 1922 - May 7, 1922, Code No. 35-63-B-16; Jul. The abbreviation listed is the abbreviation used in the database and in the finding aid.Non-subsidiary Railroads in the PRR Collection:Allegheny Valley Street RailwayAllegheny Western RailwayBaltimore & Ohio (B&O)Bessemer & Lake ErieBuffalo & Susquehanna (B&S)Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh (BR&P)Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)Cheswick & HarmarDonora Southern (DONS)ErieErie-Lackawanna (E-L)Ligonier ValleyMonongahela RailroadNew York Central (NYC)Nickel Plate Road (NKP)Norfolk & Western (N&W)Ohio Connecting RailwayPittsburgh & Lake EriePittsburgh & ShawmutPittsburgh & West VirginiaUnion RailroadWestern MarylandWheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE)Railroads to which there are minor references:Aliquippa & SouthernAllegheny & South Side RailroadBeech Creek RailroadCambria & IndianaChicago, Burlington & QuincyEtna & MontroseHuntingdon & Broad Top Mountain RailroadJohnstown & Stony CreekMcKeesport ConnectingMontour RailroadNew HavenPittsburgh & Ohio Valley RailwayPittsburgh, Chartiers & YoughighenyThe distinction between substantial and minor references to the above railroads is: letters on the railroads' letterhead or maps or other documents originated by the company represent substantial references; a name on a list of addresses, the name of an officer serving on a committee, or a memo that refers to the railroad represent minor references.The Beech Creek could be on the former as there is much discussion in Box 152 concerning the diversion of coal traffic from the Pennsy's Cresson, Bellwood and Tyrone Divisions to the Beech Creek. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Manuscript Collection: Temple University has an extensive collection of Pennsylvania Railroad records. 13, 1926 - Nov. 8, 1926, Code No. 1; Nov. 24, 1933 - Aug. 14, 1934, Code No. 13; Jan. 19, 1962 - Jul. 35-110, pt. MC-21-14-86; Apr. ; May 1, 1948 - May 1, 1950, Code No. MC-25-14A-64; Aug. 18, 1921 - Sept. 22, 1921, Code No. 7; Sept. 14, 1964 - Aug. 30, 1966, Code No. 4, 1923 - Sept. 19, 1934, Code No. 35-63-A-8; Jul. 35-63-A-6; Jul. 22-39, pt. Share in the history of the New York Central Railroad- the greatest railroad of all! 8-273; May 26, 1925 - Sept. 24, 1938, Code No. 8; Jan. 1, 1937 - Aug. 10, 1937, Code No. 4; Jan. 9, 1952 - Dec. 23, 1957; See also box 162, Code No. 12, 1921, Code No. 8-333; Dec. 6, 1933 - Dec. 18, 1933, Code No. MC-157-14-14; Mar. 35-166-B, pt. 29, 1929, Code No. MC-385-14A-179; Jun. Negotiations, Spokane and Eastern Railroad and Power Company and the Inland 2; Jul. Several of the Divisions west of Pittsburgh were joined together to make larger ones, and some of the larger Divisions gave pieces to new and existing ones. ; Aug. 22, 1944 - Jun. [Identification of item], Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad Records. 1-0, pt. 31, 1939, Code No. MC-442-14A-34; May 6, 1921 - Jun. 23-82-Gen., pt. 3; Nov. 15, 1941 - Dec. 30 1953; See also box 163 and 164, Code No. 35-328, pt. 35-333, pt. 2, 1946 - Jul. 1; Aug. 15, 1933 - Oct. 30, 1963; See also Box 13, Code No. 22-82-M, pt. 35-90, pt. 22, 1922, Code No. 35-135, pt. 1, 1921, Code No. 13528 - Investigation of power 30, 1940, Code No. al., Merger, Norfolk and Western Virginian Railway - Merger, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - Control - Baltimore and Ohio 1; Oct. 1923 - Aug. 1933, Code No. 19, 1922 - May 22, 1922, Code No. 35-152-B, pt. 171, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 17-1, pt. 1917-1961, Series XXVIIb: Executive Council - Minutes and Correspondence, 1921-1961, Series XXV: Railroad Employees' Department-Master File of Official Circulars, improve passenger train service; discussion of the Urban Mass Transit Act, Code No. Railway, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Baltimore and Ohio Railway - Anyone seeking further information should refer to the references listed at the end of this section. 1; Nov. 30, 1923 - Aug. 17, 1934, Code No. The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Records document the many facets of the management and operation of the railroad company throughout its long history, mainly from the 1860s through 1999. 1; Jan. 12, 1940 - Nov. 1, 1956, Code No. 28, 1938 - Oct. 28, 1938, Code No. 3C-181; Sept. 14, 1922 - Mar. 3; May 1, 1966 - Dec. 6, 1968, Code No. 2; Jun. This site, maintained by the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (SSGHS) in Illinois, has information about 200,000 former employees of Pullman Car Works, which built passenger cars in Chicago. 2; Jan. 4, 1943 - May 7, 1956, Code No. 27, 1922 - May 4, 1922, Code No. Legislation, Railroads participating in agreements for co-ordination of Circular - Conference committee, Big Four and Cincinnati Northern Railroad, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and Affiliated 8-288; Jun. 27-100, pt. 2; Oct. 16, 1961 - Nov. 15, 1965, Code No. MC-414-14A-42; May 7, 1921 - Aug. 5, 1921, Code No. 35-153, pt. 35-39, pt. MC-224-14-4; Feb. 13, 1921 - Feb. 21, 1921, Code No. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadThis record consists entirely of annual reports and board dockets and rough minutes of the PLE.6. 8-332; Dec. 6, 1933 - Jul. 2; Nov. 3, 1943 - Dec. 27, 1946, Code No. Researchers writing histories of subsidiaries will probably find the most useful information in the board files and contracts & agreements files maintained by the parent companies' secretaries. At least two Grand Divisions composed a Region. 4, 1920-July 30, 1940, Code No. National Railroad Adjustment Board. 30, 1960, Code No. This dedication does not apply to collection materials. 29, 1959, Code No. 35-63-C-10; Jul. 27-100, pt. 2; Feb. 16, 1939 - Jun. 22-17; Jan. 12, 1934 - Feb. 13, 1951; See also box 160, Code No. 35-64-Comm; Jan. 11, 1928 - May 27, 1937, Code No. 18, 1921 - Aug. 19, 1921, Code No. 3; Jan. 6, 1938 - Jan. 29, 1956, Code No. MC-157-14A-24; Jul. 29-1080, pt. 14A-1; Sept. 19, 1921 - Feb. 3, 1922, Code No. 35-63-A-7; Jul. A-D, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 27, 1922 - May 2, 1922, Code No. 16; Aug. 3, 1951 - Dec. 24, 1952, Code No. 27, 1944 - Jul. 13, 1921 - Oct. 22, 1921, Code No. 4; Jan. 11, 1939 - Dec. 6, 1949, Code No. 19, 1941, Code No. 2, 1941 - Dec. 30, 1948, Code No. Code No. 35-328-H, pt. 2; Jan. 19, 1929 - Jul. 16, 1934, Code No. 13, 1926 - Aug. 26, 1927, Code No. 4; Feb. 1, 1934 - Nov. 7, 1934, Code No. 30-94, pt. 35-63-A-23; Jul. 5; Jan. 5, 1942 - Aug. 27, 1946, Code No. 33-147; May 19, 1944 - Jul. There are minute books available for most of the PRR, NYC and CBC subsidiaries (see full list of all subsidiaries in Appendix II).A single volume of minutes often contains the records of two or more subsidiary short lines cheaply laid in the 1860's and 1870's that found they couldn't support themselves as the 1880's and 1890's began.Annual ReportsPrinted annual reports to the stockholders, often several years bound in one volume. 14, 1947 - May 2, 1962, Code No. 33-147; Jun. 28, 1921 - Apr. Installation, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Automatic Block Signal Systems, etc. 35-63-B-13; Jul. Labor Unions. 22-42, pt. 8-237; May 19, 1923 - Jan. 17, 1946, Code No. Federations from Department Headquarters, 1945-1964, Series XI: Federal Apprenticeship Training - Files, Series XXIX: Financial Materials - Invoices, 1923-1970, Series XII: Political Matters - Correspondence, Campaign Material and Minutes Relevant of the 6; Oct. 10, 1955 - Jul. Omaha Railway Co. Tonopah, Tide Water and Death Valley Railroad, New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad, Galveston, Houston and Henderson and Galveston Wharf Company 2; Mar. 8; Oct. 6, 1966 - Apr. 4, 1926 - Nov. 8, 1926, Code No. Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. 35-127, pt. Nashville Railroad; Michigan Central Railroad; Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad; New York Records vary, but the information found may include: Birth Date Death Date Claim ID The original claim file can be obtained from the National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia. 21, 1926 - Oct. 21, 1926, Code No. 27, 1921 - Aug. 17, 1921, Code No. 22-88, pt. 4, 1921 - Aug. 29, 1921, Code No. MC-79-14A-122; Apr. 35-328-E, pt. MC-78-14-62; Mar. 35-63-B-4; Jun. 35-166-2-O&BV, pt. 3; Nov. 1, 1938 - Dec. 28, 1939, Code No. 19, 1965, Code No. 86 - Ontario Northland Railroad, K.&M. 10, 1922, Code No. 1; Jan. 16, 1942 - Dec. 8, 1942, Code No. MC-9-14-57; Mar. 19, 1931 - Jul. 22-92, pt. Shreveport Joint Car Inspection and Interchange Bureau, Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad, Series IVb: International Organizations, American Federation of Labor ; Nov. 9, 1946 - Dec. 5, 1951, Code No. 22-117, pt. 5, 1923, Code No. 18, 1945 - Jun. 22-96, pt. 35-33, Subj. 1; Mar. 8-259; May 15, 1924 - Sept. 19, 1932, Code No. 29-854, pt. 35-235, pt. 35-328-K-Comm., pt. 8-283; Feb. 7, 1927 - Oct. 15, 1948, Code No. 22-18, pt. 1, 1950 - Dec. 31, 1952, Code No. 39-14-38; Feb. 15, 1922 - May 20, 1922, Code No. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision 4; Feb. 7, 1944 - Dec. 7, 1946, Code No. 22-20, pt. By 1929, the railroad had 9,963 employees in the Cleveland area, and had established one of two national offices in Cleveland. 35-39, pt. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision 8-136; Aug. 18, 1933 - May 29, 1934, Code No. 8-286; May 12, 1928 - Sept. 24, 1934, Code No. 1; Sept. 16, 1935 - Dec. 14, 1942, Code No. During the "Golden Age of Railroads" (1900-1945) railroads were the major mode of transportation for millions of Americans.