Potentially offensive and harmful imagery cannot be redacted or obscured at this time. MC-392-14A-37; May 7, 1921 - Aug. 3, 1921, Code No. 29-213, pt. 3, 1961 - Aug. 14, 1963; See also box 23, Code No. MC-129-14A-21; Aug. 12, 1921 - Sept. 30, 1925, Code No. 5; Feb. 3, 1953 - Jun. Suspension, Series XIX: Co-Operation - Financial Matters, Minutes, Proceedings and 2; Jun. 2, 1965; See also Box 13, Code No. 26, 1963, Code No. 29-1080, pt. - Union Affiliated with the AFL, 1912-1961, Series Va: American Federation of Labor, Departments Other Than This 6; Dec. 30, 1955 - Jul. 1; Oct. 24, 1934 - Apr. 29, 1920 - Oct. 14, 1921, Code No. 9, 1942 - May 10, 1944, Code No. 16; Jan. 16, 1959 - Sept. 6, 1960, Code No. MC-111-14A-106; May 18, 1921 - Nov. 14, 1921, Code No. 30-95, pt. 1; Jul. 21, 1922, Code No. 8, 1936, Code No. 24-19-B, pt. 8-273; May 26, 1925 - Sept. 24, 1938, Code No. 35-216, pt. 2; Jan. 7, 1940 - May 21, 1962; See also Box 16, Code No. 3; Jan. 1939 - Jan. 24, 1958, Code No. 6, 1925, Code No. This article, which appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication Prologue, provides an overview of NARAs vast holdings of railroad-related textual records, maps, photos and motion pictures. records (pro-rated bills and receipts}, minutes, and contracts regarding the Cooperative MC-159-14A-72; May 14, 1921 - Aug. 25, 1921, Code No. Best UK, Irish and Commonwealth Genealogy Websites, Family Tree Templates and Relationship Charts, How to Find Your Ancestors US Military Records, Preserving Old Photos of Your Family History, Surnames: Family Search Tips and Surname Origins, The Erie Railroad Internet Employee Archives, Riding the Rails Up Paper Mountain: Researching Railroad Records in the National Archives, Railroad History CollectionVirginia Tech University Libraries. Co-operation Financial - Pro-rated Bills - O.S. 3; Sept. 1, 1945 - May 28, 1947, Code No. 1; Nov. 30, 1923 - Aug. 17, 1934, Code No. 35-311-29, pt. 4; May 25, 1961 - Jun. MC-169-14A-19; May 2, 1921 - Jan. 6, 1922, Code No. 1; Jul. 22-0-A, pt. 17-1, pt. Modeling Photos of NYCS Models and Layouts, NYCSHS Modelers Committee NYCS Modeling Photos. 30-95, pt. 10; May 4, 1959 - Dec. 28, 1961, Code No. 13, 1926 - Jul. MC-61-14A-108; May 18, 1921 - Aug. 19, 1921, Code No. 35-63-1; Jul. 15, 1946 - Aug. 26, 1965, Correspondence (carbons and originals), reports, and publications regarding veteran 13; Jan. 19, 1962 - Jul. Use the back button on your browser to return to the previous screen. 35-63-A-15; Jun. 4; Jan. 11, 1939 - Dec. 6, 1949, Code No. There are published histories of the PRR and several subsidiaries in various boxes as well as extracts from unpublished ones and brief histories that are part of ICC testimony. 8-166; May 5, 1923 - June 5, 1936, Code No. 30, 1962; See also Box 13, Code No. 35-311, pt. 8-271, pt. 33-147; Jun. Cornell University Library. 1; Jun. 3; Dec. 24, 1948 - Dec. 16, 1963; See also box 20, Code No. 1; Jul. 1; Dec. 12, 1912 - May 15, 1961; See also box 158, Correspondence (carbons and originals), reports (many financial), agreements, and case files 29, 1935, Code No. 35-127; Nov. 15, 1961 - Mar. 4; Jun. 57 and SEPTEMBER 29, 1946 - #61 HUBERT HORAN COLLECTION. 23, 1922, Code No. Many of the indexes provide each persons first and last name, position and location (or division), as well as other bits of information. 27, 1922 - May 1, 1922, Code No. 22-82-M, pt. 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. 2; Jan. 4, 1943 - May 7, 1956, Code No. 20-52; May 25, 1942 - Sept. 11, 1942, Code No. 27, 1922 - May 5, 1922, Code No. 27, 1961, Code No. The New York Central and The Pennsylvania each provided boxes of printed pamphlets measuring about eight by five inches. 17, 1959, Code No. The textual records comprise accident reports; Interstate Commerce Commission valuation records, used to calculate passenger and freight rates; railroad companies annual reports; patent application files; and more. Metropolitan Transportation Authority hiring Locomotive Engineer 2; Jan. 6, 1941 - Oct. 31, 1946, Code No. 20, 1967, Code No. 25, 1934 - Jul. 27, 1922 - May 8, 1922, Code No. In a few files, the information was compiled by the Lines West predecessor while it was still independent. 8-205; Dec. 11, 1925 - Jul. Title 20. 11, 1949, Code No. 35-166-2-Minutes, pt. 1; Jun. MC-33-14A-52; May 4, 1921 - Oct. 14, 1921, Code No. 35-132, pt. Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VI: Railroad Employees' Department Credentials, 1934-1938, Series VII a: American Federation of Railway Workers and Other Outside Organizations - Not 212, Tabulation sheets showing tally of ballots cast by employees 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. 12, 1922, Code No. MC-345-14A-118; May 12, 1921 - Oct. 3, 1921, Code No. 9; Jan. 11, 1956 - Apr. Railroad, Code No. MC-46-14A-59; May 7, 1921 - Jun. From about the 1840s to the 1940s, the railroad was king. 3, 1921 - Dec. 31, 1923, Code No. It was placed on the latter list as there is no direct information from the Beech Creek, only information about the Beech Creek, in this box.Some examples of the type of information contained in the PRR collection about non-subsidiary railroads includes:-Box 127, file 2531.5 contains a report made by a committee that inspected the N&W Railway's Roanoke shops in 1921 and notes about the electrification of the line from Roanoke to Bluefield, Virginia.-Box 134 Eastern Division Location Files file 840 contains about three inches of material collected for a report concerning possible coordination among the Baltimore & Ohio, Wheeling & Lake Erie and the PRR in the Canton & Massillion, Ohio areas. 35-311-7, pt. MC-45-14A-60; May 7, 1921 - Jun. 35-311-2155, pt. 35-95; Aug. 1, 1929 - Sept. 25, 1953, Code No. 33-147, comm. 35-204, pt. Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. New York Central Railroad Records, 1880-1957 - View Resource - Social 8-160, pt. 1; Dec. 9, 1957 - Apr. 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. 1-279; Feb. 26, 1927 - Mar. 35-549, pt. Where to Find Railroad Worker Records Online - Family Tree Magazine 2; Jan. 3, 1932 - Jan. 20, 1935, Code No. 24, 1965, Code No. 21, 1919 - Sept. 3, 1964; See also box 21, Code No. 11, 1944 - Oct. 15, 1946, Code No. Edward H. Weber collection of railroad timetables - Hagley Museum and records on labor legislation; political endorsements; provisions in sta, Code No. 1027, pt. By contrast, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad (boxes 118-120), also a subsystem of the New York Central, is sparsely documented, containing only . 13, 1921 - Oct. 22, 1921, Code No. Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2372. 6; Jan. 11, 1954 - Nov. 3, 1960, Code No. 30, 1922 - Jun. between management and employees, Toledo, Ohio, Minutes and Record of Proceedings of meeting of Co-operative plan 5, 1926 - Oct. 3, 1929, Code No. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island, and 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. 4; Jan. 14, 1959 - Jun. 8-212, pt. 11; Jan. 5, 1953 - Dec. 28. 1, 1930 - Apr. Louisville KY New York Central Railroad train car, Louisville KY This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S . More specifically, the Baltimore a, Code No. 2; Jul. 32, International Association of 35-90, pt. RIVER DIVISION - WEST SHORE - WALLKILL VALLEY RAILROAD. 8, 1961 - May 24, 1961, Code No. The collection materials are organized into 31 series. MC-84-14A-123; May 20, 1921 - Aug. 6, 1921, Code No. Shreveport Joint Car Inspection and Interchange Bureau, Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad, Series IVb: International Organizations, American Federation of Labor 35-235, pt. 19, 1924 - Mar. 3; Aug. 11, 1933 - Aug. 29, 1933, Code No. 30, 1960, Code No. 2; Sept. 3, 1943 - Dec. 4, 1947, Code No. MC-112-14A-87; May 13, 1921 - Aug. 5, 1921, Code No. Get unlimited access to premium articles. 31, 1939, Code No. 35-328-K-Comm., pt. 30, 1954, Code No. 26, 1930 - Feb. 19, 1952, Code No. Includes records relating to the National Shop Craft Agreements, work rules, Railroad 4; Jun. 1; Aug. 16, 1926 - Aug. 20, 1962; See also Box 13, Code No. 8-152; Sept. 1, 1923 - July 21, 1936, Code No. 35-166-2-O&BV, pt. Records relating to a dispute between the New York Central Railroad Company and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees. petitions, exhibits, and clippings regarding discussion of National Railroad Adjustment Board 30, 1940, Code No. Some of it is in either the road and equipment files or the correspondence files, and bulk of it is in the Labor and Wage Bureau files. M-497: Built for Speed - Railfan & Railroad Magazine S-Z, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 2; Jul. 4, 1926 - Nov. 12, 1926, Code No. 28, 1923, Code No. 22A; Dec. 1, 1943 - Feb. 4, 1944, Code No. 8; Nov. 14, 1957 - Apr. Thompson (President, Grand Trunk System Federation, No.92), G.H. 4, 1921 - Aug. 29, 1921, 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. 205, Tabulation sheets showing tally of ballots cast by employees 27, 1922 - May 2, 1922, Code No. 18, 1926 - Jan. 6, 1927, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 8-214; Jan. 23, 1931 - Jul. 2; Jun. 35-56, pt. 6, 1926 - Jul. 5; Jul. 4, 1926 - Jun. Movement within the railroad industry. MC-225-14A-89; May 16, 1921 - Sept. 23, 1921, Code No. 35-311-1857, pt. 22-30, pt. 2; Jan. 1, 1937 - Dec. 9, 1940, Code No. 2; Dec. 26, 1950 - Dec. 29, 1965; See also box 20, Code No. 1; Sept. 16, 1935 - Dec. 14, 1942, Code No. 11, 1921 - Nov. 25, 1921, Code No. 20, 1926, Code No. 35-33, Subj. 8-257a; Sept. 29, 1925 - Nov. 13, 1925, Code No. 30, 1965 - Mar. Canada Southern Photo Page Penn Central Transportation Company records (MG-86), Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA, includes file copies of most Pennsylvania Railroad public timetables between circa 1920 and 1961. A-G, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 24, 1921 - Jul. These are found only in the Pennsylvania Railroad record group for subsidiaries and in the New York Central Records Group.Organization of the Pennsylvania RailroadThe Pennsylvania Railroad Records are split between those kept at corporate headquarters in Philadelphia (Secretary, Comptroller) and Operating Department records kept at the various field headquarters.The Pennsylvania Railroad used the terms Department and Division at three managerial levels. Employees' Department, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway - Electrical File 2622 contains a 1929 booklet of instructions for the transport of mail by railroads.-Box 376, Files 2896 and 2897 contain photographs, accident reports and related correspondence for train wrecks.-Box 39, files 823 and 857 contain drafts of the 1940 rule book.-Box 89, file 60A contains advertisements for the Philadelphia Produce Terminal and PRR named freight trains from 1927. 22-126, pt. MC-132-14A-125; May 6, 1921 - Aug. 29, 1921, Code No. 210, Tabulation sheets showing tally of ballots cast by employees 20-60; Jul. Kheel Center for Labor-Management 4; Sept. 15, 1949 - May 27, 1958, Code No. 16-1, pt. 8-204, pt. Davis, Glenn R. (Glenn Robert), 1914-1988, Dolliver, James I. 7, 1961; See also box 24, Code No. 1; Oct. 1, 1958 - Oct. 31, 1961, Code No. 21, 1945, Code No. 22-105, pt. 7, 1932, Code No. 23, 1926, Code No. 9, 1958 - Aug. 14, 1963, Code No. 20, 1966, Code No. 35-333, pt. United States. 28, 1922, Code No. 35-166-3, pt. (The accident-report index, for example, includes the date and type of accident.) 35-63-A-33; Jul. 18, 1943 - Jun. Railways, Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad, Series XXIII: National Rules and Working Conditions Agreements Between 2, 1931 - Jul. 35-410, Comm., pt. 3C-208; Mar. Records, 1912-1983. 35-63-B-20; Jul. 35-166-General, pt. 7, 1920 - Nov. 8, 1921, Code No. 17, 1930, Code No. 8-271, pt. 6, 1944 - Mar. 1962, Code No. 5, 1938 - Apr. 19, 1933 - Apr. ; Aug. 22, 1944 - Jun. Transportation Legislation, Fourth Report of Federal Coordinator of Transportation on 8-138a; July 18, 1927 - Feb. 14, 1928, Code No. 7, 1925, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 12; Aug. 5, 1947 - Dec. 23, 1948, Code No. MC-49-14A-65; Aug. 5, 1921 - Sept. 22, 1921, Code No. Modification of U.S. Safety Appliance Standards, Union Tank Car 27, 1949 - Oct. 21, 1954, Code No. America, Seven International Organizations Referring Black Helpers to Shop Craft 27, 1928 - Sept. 26, 1934, Code No. 11; Jan. 18, 1966 - Dec. 17, 1970, Code No. 25, 1922 - Jun. 3C-191; Sept. 29, 1922 - Dec. 3, 1923, Code No. 33-147, pt. 35-158, pt. 35-127; Feb. 15, 1957 - Dec. 22, 1960, Code No. by the time he had reached . the 1947 establishment of Railway Labor's Political League; analysis of Congressional voting 6; Sept. 9, 1946 0 Aug. 22, 1950, Code No. for delegates. 30-95, pt. 35-235, pt. Some of the more unusual items in the PRR collection include:-Box 373, file 2607 contains a list of all Class I, II, III and Switching & Terminal Roads in the Eastern Region in 1934. 2, 1922 - Jun. 8-212, pt. 16, 1923 - Nov. 23, 1935, Code No. 3; Aug. 5, 1953 - Apr. The titles are usually rather vague. Stop at these sites before putting on your research brakes: Archives of Appalachia, Railroads: If your forebears traveled aboard the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway and the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad, consult this East Tennessee State University guide to railroad research. 13, 1922, 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 22-4-A, pt. 10, 1933 - Sept. 20, 1933, Code No. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Records Collection Number: 5149 . 1; Jun. 22, 1946; Extra list (incomplete) of employees as sent with 24, 1950 - Jun. 20, 1944 - May 27, 1947, Code No. 3; May 2, 1932 - Apr. 3; Jul. MC-15-14A-177; Jun. By 1929, the railroad had 9,963 employees in the Cleveland area, and had established one of two national offices in Cleveland. 15; Jan. 8, 1957 - Dec. 10, 1958; See also box 24, Code No. 30, 1946 - Sept. 4, 1946, Includes correspondence (carbons and originals), financial records, minutes of Executive Shipley Company - Contractors with Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and statistical data and clippings. Timetables of the New York Central. MC-35-14A-90; May 4, 1921 - Sept. 22, 1921, Code No. 12, 1937, Code No. MC-207-14-81; Apr. The board files contain correspondence between company officers. 2; Oct. 27, 1934 - Oct. 27, 1938, Includes correspondence (carbons and originals), organizing materials, minutes, financial Convention - Strike Ballots, Letter to all General Chairmen from B.M. 3; Jul 1, 1934 - Oct. 28, 1937, Code No. 8-188; Jul. 35-152-B, pt. 5, 1923, Code No. 20, 1942, Code No. 30-95, pt. The railroad was completed from Elizabethport to Easton on July 2, 1852. 22-13, pt. 2; Aug. 23, 1934 - Sept. 27, 1945, Code No. 3, 1922, Code No. 26, 1963, Code No. 35-63-C-9; Jul. 3; Jun. Guide to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Records - Cornell University 16, 1934, Code No. It was during the second run that Wetzel noted the car had reached 196 m.p.h., but his instructions were to be "at or around" 180 m.ph. 6; Jul. 5, 1949 - Dec. 20, 1951, Code No. 23, 1943 - Sept. 21, 1953, Code No. 17-2, pt. 24-19-A, pt. 1847-1968]. 24-19-A, pt. 2; May 7, 1951 - Aug. 27, 1963; See also box 16, Code No. 8-271, pt. Transportation Legislation, Second Report of Federal Coordinator of Transportation on 17; Jul. 35-63-A-12; Jun. 3; Jan. 29, 1953 - Apr. 20, 1938 - Dec. 30, 1941, Code No. 2; Nov. 4, 1941 - Dec. 15, 1964; See also box 16, Code No. 1; Jan. 12, 1939 - May 28, 1941, Code No. 3; Dec. 22, 1964 - Aug. 30, 1966; See also Box 13, Code No. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. authorizing representation by System Federation 90 and Strike to Enforce Decision 36-2; Mar. 3C-216; Dec. 10, 1923 - Dec. 14, 1923, Correspondence (carbons and originals), minutes, agreements, legal documents (dockets, 1; Oct. 8, 1937 - Jun. 33-158; Dec. 6, 1947 - Jul. 1, 1933 - Aug. 11, 1933, Code No. 35-311-1970, pt. The Wheeling & Lake Erie rough notes may contain even more information about the train operations than the final report.-Box 373, file 2622 contains a B&O Akron Division employee timetable #14 from 1929.-Box 322, file 975 contains a copy and supplement of the 5/20/1904 agreement between the Norfolk & Western Railway and the Norfolk Southern Railway for the operation of the Norfolk Union Station.-Box 19 from the General Superintendent, Eastern Ohio Grand Division contains information about the Washington & Waynesburg narrow gauge railroad.-Box 2, Files 38 and 39 contain information about the Ohio Connecting Railway. 36-2; Jan. 7, 1925 - Mar. 6, 1940, Code No. 33-147; Jan. 19, 1944 - Sept. 12, 1946, Code No. 35-636, pt. 8-271, exp. PLE thought otherwise, and petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow profitable subsidiaries of Penn Central to be allowed to not enter Conrail. Available for all of the companies (except Bethlehem Steel) and a great many subsidiaries.CorrespondenceCopies or originals of letters sent and received. 4; Jan. 23, 1957 - Dec. 24, 1958, Code No. 1919-1933, Series XXIII: National Rules and Working Conditions Agreements Between Employees Represented 3C-186; Sept. 16, 1922 - Apr. 21, 1961 - Oct. 29, 1962, Code No. 4, 1922, Code No. Saunders, Richard, The Railroad Mergers and the Coming of Conrail, Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1978. 35-176, pt. 15, 1926 - Jun. Virtually every station (agency) that a car or shipment could be consigned to is shown.-Box 166, file 2312 is the Dispatcher's Record of Train Movements between Irvineton and Union City, PA for June 6 to 10, 1929.-Box 285, file 855 contains lists of rolling stock put into service by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad in 1902, 1904-1906 and 1910. 2, folder 1; May 5, 1939 - Jan. 31, 1941, Code No. 1, 1953, Code No. and the carriers. MC-4-14A-208; May 29, 1921 - Aug. 5, 1921, Code No. 26, 1960, Code No. Legislation, Railroads participating in agreements for co-ordination of MC-215-14A-186; Jun. 21, 1921 - May 24, 1922, Code No. Read more about our efforts to ensure more inclusive archival description, https://arks.libraries.psu.edu/ark:/42409/fa85k8b, https://libraries.psu.edu/specialcollections. 1; Jan. 15, 1935 - Dec. 10, 1940, Code No. 33-147; May 18, 1944 - Oct. 15, 1946, Code No. 35-311-1986, pt. 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.