MC-22-14-37; Feb. 11, 1922 - Jun. 16, 1934, Code No. ; Nov. 9, 1946 - Dec. 5, 1951, Code No. 7, 1966, Code No. 16-1, pt. MC-351-14A-105; May 12, 1921 - Oct. 10, 1921, Code No. 35-240, Comm. 13; Jan. 5, 1949 - Jan. 4, 1950, Code No. Railroad Employee Card & Records Order Form. 11, 1945, Code No. 13, 1926 - Sept. 27, 1926, Code No. 11; Jan. 5, 1946 - Aug. 29, 1949; typewriter ribbons, purchase of Railroad employment beginning and end dates. 30, 1960; See also box 17, Code No. 5; Oct. 31, 1940 - Jul. 35-63-A-7; Jul. 57 and Coordinations, Seaboard Airline Railroad - Merger - Atlantic Coast Line 1; Oct. 19, 1958 - Apr. 8-153; Aug. 8, 1929 - Nov. 16, 1934, Code No. 35-112, pt. 35-63-B-11; Jul. 22-156, pt. 13, 1926 - Oct. 8, 1926, Code No. 9, 1942 - May 10, 1944, Code No. 35-311-251, pt. 4; Aug. 12, 1938 - Nov. 24, 1953, Code No. 3C-213; Oct. 30, 1923 - Dec. 11, 1923, Code No. 35-235, pt. 12; Apr. 23, 1931, Code No. 8-210; May 25, 1923 - Feb. 13, 1936, Code No. 8-217-23; Jan. 17, 1935 - Sept. 29, 1937, Code No. 4; May 19, 1933 - Sept. 28, 1934, Code No. Circulars, 1916-1867, Railroad Employees' Department-Master File of Official The more informative ones contain blueprints of facilities and correspondence, inspection reports and similar information about particular sites on the Central Region. 26, 1923, Code No. 24, 1925, Code No. 3; Jan. 2, 1964 - Dec. 21, 1966, Code no. 8-172; Sept. 6, 1923 - Jun. 1, 1953, Code No. 33-159, pt. Correspondence, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. of Texas, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St, Louis Railway (Big MC-47-14A-81; May 17, 1921 - Dec. 17, 1921, Code No. 14, 1947 - May 2, 1962, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. 13, 1926 - Oct. 29, 1926, Code No. 21, 1922, Code No. They cover most of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Central America and demonstrate the evolution of the form from . 35-153, pt. legislative materials, circulars, publications, reports, case files, statistical data and 8-298; May 5, 1923 - Oct. 30, 1923, Code No. 16-8, pt. 35-63-C-5; Jun. This section will attempt to relate the history of each of these companies in a paragraph. New York Central Railroad Records 1880-1957 . 35-608, pt. MC-129-14A-21; May 23, 1922 - Jun. 8-170, pt. MC-182-14-46; Jan. 17, 1922 - May 10, 1922, Code No. The Clearfield Bituminous Coal information is entirely contracts and agreements and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie information consists of contracts and agreements and ICC reports3. 20-46, pt. 2; Dec. 13, 1933 - Jan. 27, 1934, Code No. 22, 1924 - Oct. 10, 1939, Code No. Correspondence with Reference to Baltimore Agreement 2; Nov. 4, 1941 - Dec. 15, 1964; See also box 16, Code No. with RED concerning jurisdictional disputes. MC-112-14A-87; May 13, 1921 - Aug. 5, 1921, Code No. MC-0-14-67; Apr. Visit archivesspace.org | Mechanics, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, Erie Railroad, Sheet Metal Workers in the Maintenance of Way 35-26, pt. 22-39, pt. 29, 1935, Code No. 5, 1953 - Dec. 28, 1964; See also Box 16, Code No. 1; Jul. ; reports of station and other facility inspections; and other information.These files contain information from both the Central Region and Lines West. 35-166-B, pt. 8-280; Aug. 16, 1926 - Apr. 35-63-A-3; Jul. Employees' Benefits /. All rights reserved. File 772 contains an 1894 map of Pittsburgh, a 1911 report (printed) on city planning by Frederick Law Olmstead and 1909 pamphlet about the PRR System in and around Pittsburgh.-Box 322, file 975 contains 'Name & Location of Freight Stations and Public Sidings in the City of Baltimore' for 1/1/1905 and 1/1/1906, and a 1905 map of Baltimore.Board FilesFor a great many of the Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiaries, board files have survived. 27, 1961, Code No. 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.' 2, 1956 - Dec. 4, 1958, Code No. MC-363-14-5; Feb. 13, 1921 - Feb. 18, 1921, Code No. 20, 1965, Code No. 3; Sept. 1, 1945 - May 28, 1947, Code No. For example, The Locomotive Test Department (at Altoona) was subordinate to the Test Department (at Altoona) which was subordinate to the Mechanical Department (Philadelphia).The following is a list of divisions from which information is in the railroad records collection. 1; Dec. 20, 1928 - Dec. 29, 1941, Code No. 8-212, pt. 10; Nov. 1, 1954 - Apr. 23-82-B, folder 1; Jun. 25, 1934, Code No. 23, 1938, Code No. 8-248; Mar. 2; Jan. 2, 1936 - Apr. 8; Nov. 2, 1955 - May 19, 1959; See also box 164, Code No. 27, 1935 - Mar. 8-218; Oct. 5, 1933-Oct. 12, 1933, Code No. Annual Report, Labor Cooperative Educational and Publishing Society - Monthly 35-152-B, pt. 30, 1963; See also Box 13, Code No. 35-110, pt. 24-18, pt. National Railroad Adjustment Board. 29-854, pt. 27, 1922 - May 7, 1922, Code No. 27, 1922, Code No. MC-0-14-68; Apr. 13, 1926 - Nov. 13, 1933, Code No. 36-2; Jan. 21, 1925 - Mar. 3. 4, 1923 - May 4, 1943, Code No. 29-1080, pt. 23; Jan. 25, 1969 - Dec. 8, 1970; See also box 24, Code No. 12, 1957 - Jun. The Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection consists almost exclusively of materials associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, including passenger and employee timetables, a parlor car wine list and dining car cafe menu, information about the railroad equipment provided for railroad employees, information about the railroad's merger with what became Penn Central in the . This MC-458-14A-213; Aug. 19, 1921 - Nov. 29, 1921, Code No. MC-115-14-96; Apr. 4, 1962 - Nov. 21, 1962, Code No. Subsidiaries records are not in these files because they were leased to the PRR who operated them. 6; Dec. 30, 1955 - Jul. 35-311-50, pt. 35-110, pt. 1; Oct. 16, 1923 - Dec. 28, 1938, Code No. 2; Apr. 33-147; May 5, 1944 - Sept. 3, 1946, Code No. 2; Jan. 15, 1946 - Jun. MC-360-14A-157; May 27, 1921 - Sept. 28, 1921, Code No. 8-227, pt. MC-216-14A-181; Jun. 36-2; Jan. 7, 1925 - Mar. 1; Mar. 8-320; Aug. 25, 1933 - Sept. 1, 1933, Code No. 7, 1944 - Mar. 35-410, pt. Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 1927-1953, Series VIIIb: System Federations and Matters Pertaining to Individual System Federations, 22-30, pt. N-R, Application for Relief from the Requirements of Ex Parte 171 - 22-76, pt. The records span the late 1800s to World War II, and contain more than 500 names. 35-63-A-17; Jul. 29, 1959, Code No. (Rhinelander District . 30, 1962; See also Box 13, Code No. 20-27; Jul. 20, 1938 - Dec. 30, 1941, Code No. 19, 1959 - Aug. 30, 1960, Code No. 1; Jan 31., 1942 - Jun. 1956, Code No.27-102, pt. We provide service to over 86.5 million customers, traveling in and out of . 36-6-A-2; Aug. 23, 1924 - Jul. 2; Nov. 9, 1923 - Aug. 18, 1964; See also box 17, Code No. 10, 1935, Code No. MC-185-14A-171; Apr. While the corporate shell with all its paperwork was maintained in Philadelphia, the PRR operated them just like any part of the railroad that had been built by the Pennsylvania.Because Interstate Commerce Commission rules require that railroads have complete records of all property owned by the railroad, the railroad records collection does not contain any plans or blueprints of structures that still existed at the time of appraisal by the Railroad Records project's staff.Record GroupsThis collection includes records from eight record groups, which are not reflected in the current arrangement. 20, 1961, Code No. 208, Tabulation sheets showing tally of ballots cast by employees 532 Cubic feet (24 microfilm reels, 1 microfilm index, 528 ledgers). 17-1, pt. 11; Jan. 5, 1953 - Dec. 28. 17-1, pt. RED 22-60, pt. 22, 1937, Code No. 8-284; Mar. 3C-189; Sept. 8, 1922 - May 25, 1923, Code No. 25, 1940, Code No. al. 19; Jan. 11, 1960 - Dec. 14, 1964, Code No. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island, and 18, 1925, Code No. 35-152-B, pt. 2, 1941 - Mar. 3; Jan. 21, 1943 - Sept. 22, 1965; See also Box 14, Code No. 22-41, pt. 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. 35-63-A-15; Jun. 28, 1942 - Oct. 28, 1943, Code No. 24-19, pt. 8, 1921 - Aug. 17, 1921, Code No. 33-158, Sec. 35-328-H, pt. 35-166-3, pt. 33-158; Aug. 12, 1952 - Sept. 23, 1960, Code No. 18, 1942 - Nov. 15, 1956, Code No. 15, 1966; See also Box 16, Code No. Title 20. Department and State Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VI: Railroad Employees' Department Credentials, 2, 1924 - Feb. 18, 1935, Code No. 16-21, pt. MC-223-14A-62; May 7, 1921 - Aug. 19, 1921, Code No. 33-147; May 18, 1944 - Oct. 16, 1946, Code No. 4; Sept. 15, 1949 - May 27, 1958, Code No. Railways, Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad, Series XXIII: National Rules and Working Conditions Agreements Between 28, 1947, Code No. 29-887, pt. MC-39-14A-160; May 31, 1921 - Aug. 6, 1921, Code No. 35-166-General, pt. 35-90, pt. 8-193; Nov. 12, 1923 - Jan. 23, 1934, Code No. 1; Jul. 8-271, exp. Minutes, Etc., 1933-1970, Series XVIII: Consolidations, Mergers, Reorganizations and Abandonments, 22-66, pt. 3, 1922, Code No. 4; Jan. 14, 1959 - Jun. 14, 1965, Code No. Federations of Labor, 1941-1968, Series VIIb: American Federation of Railway Workers and Other Outside Organizations - Not 35-127, pt. 1; Jul. MC-192-14A-201; Aug. 3, 1921 - Oct. 15, 1921, Code No. minutes, February 9, 1926 - May 17, 1940 and related financial documents. 8-129a; Aug. 4, 1924 - Feb. 5, 1927, Code No. 5; Jun. 7, 1921 - Nov. 7, 1921, Code No. 21, 1927 - Nov. 2, 1962; See also Box 13, Code No. MC-48-14A-66; May 17, 1921 - Oct. 31, 1921, Code No. MC-74-14A-10; Apr. MC-46-14A-59; May 7, 1921 - Jun. 12, 1926, Code No. 8-147; May 16, 1923 - April 27, 1937, Code No. 4; Dec. 30, 1968 - Nov. 23, 1970(? 16, 1942, Code No. 8-155; Jun. 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. Please contact a reference The records of the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad contain correspondence, reports, financial records, and technical information primarily from northern and western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. MC-45-14A-60; May 7, 1921 - Jun. with the AFL, 1912-1961, Series Va: American Federation of Labor, Departments Other Than This Department and State 24-19, pt. 8-170; Jan. 24, 1934 - Sept. 12, 1934, Code No. 21, 1923 - Apr. 29, 1954, Code No. 23, 1943 - Sept. 21, 1953, Code No. 8-294; Sept. 26, 1930 - Jul. The informations provided in an easy-to-navigate tabular format (although a search engine would make browsing even easier). MC-78-14A-56; May 7, 1921 - Aug. 15, 1921, Code No. 1, 1933 - Aug. 11, 1933, Code No. 17; Jul. 2, 1933-Mar. 8, 1924, Code No. 26, 1963, Code No. are some materials concerning three major Canadian railroads: Canadian Railway, Canadian 26, 1949 - Jan. 23, 1952, Code No. 33-147; May 28, 1942 - Aug. 22, 1946, Code No. 15, 1924, Code No. 2, 1941 - Dec. 26, 1945, Code No. 35-166-C, pt. Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Crafts of America, Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employes, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-80), Citizens Committee for Industrial Americanism, Cooperating (Non-operating) Railroad Labor Organizations, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers, and Helpers. 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. 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. 20-32; Jul. 1; May 6, 1920 - Dec. 29, 1950, Code No. 4; Jun. 2; Mar. 1, 1926 - Apr. 14, 1949, Code No. regarding overtime pay, the 5 day/40 hour week, vacation with pay, an, Code No. 8-151; Oct. 1, 1922 - Apr. 16, 1934, Code No. MC-307-14-59; May 31, 1921 - Jun. 4; Jul. 24, 1965, Code No. 5; Apr. 11, 1941 - Nov. 21, 1960; See also Box 16, Code No. 35-235, pt. 35-63-A-18; Jul. 17, 1946 - Mar. 35-63-B-3; Jul. 1; Apr. 27, 1922 - May 18, 1922, Code No. 8-317; Aug. 9, 1933 - Oct. 5, 1934, Code No. Correspondence, Reports, Minutes, Etc., 1933-1970, National Railroad Adjustment Boards - Notices from RLEA members of 36-2; Jul. Get unlimited access to premium articles. 1948 - Feb. 6, 1952, Code No. 11, 1966 - Jun. 28, 1962, Code No. officials, Pro-rated bills showing budget assessment, Validated receipts covering income taxes withheld, Series XII: Political Matters - Correspondence, Campaign Material and 29-1185, pt. 24, 1961, Code No. The Penn Central Transportation Company was the result of the merging the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroad on January 1, 1968. For other than the Central Region, the bulk of the material can be found in the Labor and Wage Bureau General Files or in the press releases. 20-34; Dec. 28, 1934 - Mar. 3, 1961 - Aug. 14, 1963; See also box 23, 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. 35-63-A-23; Jul. 8-121; Jun. 35-166-2-O&BV, pt. MC-169-14-54; Feb. 28, 1922 - Mar. 27-102, pt. 23-82-B, folder 2; Mar. For this list, a railroad has been defined as not being a subsidiary if it was not operated by the PRR. 15; Mar. 36-2; Jan. 7, 1924 - Mar. 10, 1922, Code No. In 1974, with Penn Central bankrupt, the PLE became concerned about its future. 4; Jan. 9, 1936 - Mar. was active as in organizing, collective bargaining, legislation, apprentice training, political 25, 1923, Code No. 3, 1951, Code No. 11, 1922, Code No. 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.