9; Jan. 5, 1959 - Dec. 31, 1964, Code No. MC-7-14A-184; Jun. Most common in the Pennsylvania Railroad Records from the General Manager, Central Region and the divisions. 25, 1928 - Feb. 24, 1931, Code No. 35-311-1627, pt. 8-284; Mar. 8-185, pt. The following works are recommended to those wanting general histories of the companies in this collection:1. Employee personnel files for retirees from 1962 (Boxes 627-630) are restricted. 33-147; May 22, 1944 - Oct. 17, 1946, Code No. 12, 1922, Code No. 15, 1924, Code No. was facilitated in 1908 by the formation of the Railway Employees' Department (RED) of the 1, 1934 - Sept. 5, 1941, Code No. MC-440-14A-149; May 31, 1921 - Sept. 23, 1921, Code No. 25, 1923, Code No. 2; Dec. 27, 1947 - Jun. MC-92-14-94; Apr. 35-63-A-5; Jun. 23-82-Gen., pt. Abstract. 8-160; Feb. 16, 1950 - Dec. 20, 1954, 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. MC-470-14A-222; Aug. 4, 1921 - Feb. 16, 1922, Code No. Railroads, Railway Labor Executives Association Files, Reorganization and Consolidation - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 24, 1923, Code No. 35-311-1986, pt. 9, 1953, Code No. 26, 1934, Code No. MC-415-14A-36; Apr. 8-141, Sec 2; Mar. 2; Jun. 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. 13; Jan. 9, 1967 - Dec. 19, 1968; See also Box 13, Code No. 35-76, pt. MC-13-14-78; Apr. 22-16; Feb. 8, 1921 - Dec. 10, 1957; See also box 160, Code No. 35-132; Feb. 1, 1932 - Dec. 20, 1932, Code No. 19, 1922 - May 22, 1922, Code No. 19, 1961 - Mar. 14, 1949, Code No. Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2372. 30-109, pt. 2; Nov. 21, 1938 - Oct. 14, 1946, Code No. Three or four Divisions composed a Grand Division. 22-110, pt. 8-203; Jan. 14, 1928 - Sept. 14, 1929, Code No. MC-22-14A-69; Mar. 1, 1956 - Dec. 1956, Code No. MC-54-14-16; Apr. 36-2; Jan. 7, 1925 - Mar. improve passenger train service; discussion of the Urban Mass Transit Act, Code No. 14-101-1; Jul. MC-159-14A-72; May 14, 1921 - Aug. 25, 1921, Code No. MC-307-14-59; May 31, 1921 - Jun. 33-158; Dec. 6, 1947 - Jul. Convention - Strike Ballots, Letter to all General Chairmen from B.M. have returned to work under the Baltimore Agreement, etc. 2; Apr. Railroad . Employees Represented by the Railway Employees Department of the AFL and Carriers Under the 1; Aug. 13, 1925 - Dec. 27, 1960, Code No. 2; Oct. 2, 1963 - May 25, 1964, Code No. 3C-216; Dec. 10, 1923 - Dec. 14, 1923, Correspondence (carbons and originals), minutes, agreements, legal documents (dockets, 35-410, Comm., pt. MC-94-14-83; Apr. 35-153, pt. 3; Jul. 26-27, 1953; See also box 24, Code No. The company owned many subsidiaries which mined coal, made coke and invested in land. 22-5; Feb. 5, 1942; Cash Journal and Minute Records, Fort Smith and Western 2, 1978, Code No. 8-271, exp. The CBC owned vast coal reserves in and near Clearfield, Pennsylvania and as far south as Gallitzin and Cresson, Pennsylvania. 35-180, pt. 20-44; Sept. 30, 1940 - Oct. 11, 1940, Code No. 9, 1947, Code No. 12, 1963; See also Box 13, Code No. MC-438-14A-153; May 26, 1921 - Aug. 11, 1921, Code No. 35-410, pt. 35-153-A, pt. 35-328-K, pt. 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. 27, 1922 - May 2, 1922, Code No. 1; Jan. 16, 1942 - Sept. 24, 1943, Code No. 3, 1922, Code No. 33-147; May 18, 1944 - Oct. 16, 1946, Code No. MC-9-14-57; Mar. 20, 1966, Code No. 2; Nov. 4, 1941 - Dec. 15, 1964; See also box 16, Code No. 2; Feb. 7, 1963 - Sept. 3, 1964; See also Box 13, Code No. 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. 35-216, pt. 1; Nov. 30, 1943 - Jul. Central Railroad; New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railroad; 30, 1933, Code No. MC-207-14A-203; May 10, 1921 - Aug. 6, 1921, Code No. Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society: Search this groups database of more than 43,000 railroad photographs, and browse the online gallery of 600 images. 13, 1926 - Oct. 8, 1926, Code No. 9; Apr. 35-141; Nov. 3, 1928 - Dec. 14, 1936, Code No. 26, 1965; See also box 23, Code No. It too grew by acquiring smaller railroads and controlled over 600 subsidiaries in the 1950's. 22-23; Dec. 30, 1939 - Mar. 23, 1959 - Sept. 28, 1960, Code No. 31, 1938, Code No. 35-311, pt. 22-30, pt. 3; Nov. 22, 1954 - Jul. 15; Oct. 3, 1950 - Aug. 5, 1951, Code No. 24-19-A, pt. the AFL, 1912-1961, Series Vb: American Federation of Labor, Departments Other Than This Department and State 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. Teleg. 844 North Rush Americas first large-scale business, it employed millionsfrom the gandy dancer (track laborer) to the president of the line. 33-147; May 28, 1942 - Aug. 22, 1946, Code No. 13, 1926 - Nov. 8, 1926, Code No. MC-187-14A-57; May 10, 1921 - Aug. 25, 1921, Correspondence (carbons and originals), affidavits, minutes, clippings, circulars, lists of 33-147; May 31, 1944 - Oct. 16, 1946, Code No. 2; Dec. 14, 1933 - May 31, 1934, Code No. 8-293; Apr. NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM PUBLIC ISSUED PASSENGER TIMETABLES. 1; July 17, 1926 - Dec. 31, 1937, Code No. 15, 1929, Code No. 35-166-3, pt. 2; Dec. 1, 1938 - Dec. 13, 1943, Code No. 13, 1926 - Sept. 23, 1926, Code No. 20, 1923 - Aug. 9, 1937, Code No. 35-549, pt. 19; Jan. 1965 - Nov. 30, 1965; See also box 24, Code No. 171, Emergency Railway Legislation, etc., 1928-1970, Series XVII: National Railroad Adjustment Board - Legislation, Correspondence, Reports, MC-463-14A-219; Jun. Chiefly correspondence (carbons and originals) between various officers of unions affiliated MC-132-14-92; Mar. 35-153-A, pt. MC-225-14A-89; May 16, 1921 - Sept. 23, 1921, Code No. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island, and To view timetables, click on the cover. 31, 1945 - Aug. 19, 1947, Code No. 2; Sept. 2, 1964 - Apr. 22-42, pt. 30, 1943, Code No. 21, 1956, Code No. 4; Jan. 15, 1934 - Dec. 4, 1935, Code No. Procedures for Document Use. 3C-186; Sept. 16, 1922 - Apr. 35-221, pt. Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, 26, 1942, Code No. 20, 1925, Code No. 4; Jan. 14, 1959 - Jun. 5, 1954 - Dec. 30, 1955, Code No. 22-42, pt. 33-147; Feb. 1, 1944 - Feb. 19, 1948, Code No. 20.200.1. MC-80-14A-114; May 9, 1921 - Mar. The company entered bankruptcy in June of 1971. 22-57, pt. ; May 7, 1951 - Sept. 26, 1951, Code No. 3; Jan. 11, 1961 - Apr. 1; Jan. 16, 1942 - Dec. 8, 1942, Code No. 7, 1922, Code No. 7; Mar. 2, 1921 - May 5, 1922, Code No. 30, 1926 - Feb. 7, 1927, Code No. 7; Jun. (Frank Bartlette),1871-1928, Association of Colored Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. 3; Apr. 8-266; Mar. 2, 1960 - Aug. 28, 1964, Code No. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Manuscript Collection: Temple University has an extensive collection of Pennsylvania Railroad records. 35-152-B, pt. materials dealing with the 1946 suspension of the International Association, Code No. 25-385, pt. 2; Aug. 23, 1933 - Dec. 31, 1942, Code No. 30, 1921 - Feb. 24, 1922, Code No. 5. 18, 1921 - Oct. 3, 1921, Code No. 8-310; Nov. 28, 1931 - Dec. 5, 1931, Code No. 1917-1961, Series XXV: Railroad Employees' Department-Master File of Official Circulars, MC-211-14A-28; May 5, 1921 - Jul. 8-197, pt. Correspondence, Reports, Minutes, Etc., 1933-1970, National Railroad Adjustment Boards - Notices from RLEA members of To view larger images of all photos, click on the photo. 29-1080, pt. U.S. National Mediation Board. with the AFL, 1912-1961, Series Va: American Federation of Labor, Departments Other Than This Department and State 22-20, pt. 6, 1925, Code No. 7, 1926 - Oct. 9, 1926, Code No. 1; Dec. 29, 1941 - Oct. 21, 1943, Code No. 5, 1946 - Oct. 26, 1961, Code No. 30-95, pt. Pacific Railroad; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad; Long Island Railroad, Louisville and 22-6, pt. 4; Aug. 30, 1933 - Feb. 1, 1934, Code No. MC-442-14A-34; May 6, 1921 - Jun. MC-93-14-32; Feb. 3, 1922 - May 29, 1922, Code No. Union Advisory Comm. 35-333, pt. 8-188; Jul. 29, 1946, Code No. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadThis record consists entirely of annual reports and board dockets and rough minutes of the PLE.6. 26, 1963 - Nov. 9, 1964; See also box 24, Code No. 8-234; Jan. 20, 1921 - Nov. 14, 1933, Code No. The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company was originally independent, but became part of the New York Central System family in 1889. 35-112, pt. 35-153, pt. 29-1080, pt. 23, 1931, Code No. 20, 1933 - Aug. 2, 1933, Code No. 15, 1966; See also Box 16, Code No. 2; Jan. 13, 1958 - Dec. 1, 1966; See also Box 16, Code No. 5; Oct. 3, 1934 - Jun. Executive Council of RED - Jewell, and J.M. Baltimore merchants established the B&O to compete with New Yorkers new Erie Canal for trade to the West. MC-214-14A-205; Apr. Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad - Control - Western Pacific 22A, pt. 26, 1963, 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-B-2; Jul. 3; Jan. 8, 1953 - Sept. 16, 1963; See also box 20, Code No. The collection materials are organized into 31 series. MC-2-14A-96; May 19, 1921 - Sept. 18, 1921, Code No. 1821-2010-21; Oct. 12, 1950 - Aug. 30, 1954, Code No. Workers, Minutes of meeting of Chief Executives Standard Recognized Railroad 24-19-A, pt. - Memo in support of proposed amendments to the Railway Labor 35-204A, pt. 6; Jun. 5; Oct. 31, 1940 - Jul. MC-196-14A-161; May 12, 1921 - Sept. 29, 1921, Code No. 20, 1933, Code No. 18, 1945 - Jun. 35-311-1968, pt. 15, 1944, Code No. 1; Jul. 7, 1932, Code No. 29-854, pt. 1965, Code No. 35-166-C, pt. 30, 1964; See also box 17, Code No. 8-131; Oct. 25, 1933 - Jan. 10, 1935, Code No. 35-166-General, pt. 1; Dec. 9, 1957 - Apr. 8-286; May 12, 1928 - Sept. 24, 1934, Code No. 1, 1960 - Feb. 11, 1965, Code No. 29, 1943, Code No. 8; Jun. 26, 1944, Code No. Citizens Committee for Industrial Americanism, Inc. American Railway, Bridge and Building Association, Series VIII a: System Federations and Matters Pertaining to Individual between management and employees, Newark Shop, Minutes and Record of Proceedings of meeting of Co-operative plan 35-63-B-15; Jun. 11; Sept. 4, 1963 - Mar. The records of the former Pennsylvania Railroad contain correspondence, location files and maps, plans and drawings, as well as accounting records, annual reports and minute books. 35-63-C-2; Jul. MC-129-14A-21; May 5, 1921 - May 29, 1922, Code No. 3; Jun. 8-271, exp. 18, 1933, Code No. 1; Dec. 12, 1912 - May 15, 1961; See also box 158, Correspondence (carbons and originals), reports (many financial), agreements, and case files MC-159-14-45; Feb. 22, 1922 - Oct. 24, 1923, Code No. 12, 1936, Code No. 8-325; Sept. 30, 1933 - Oct. 24, 1934, Code No. 2; Sept. 1, 1960 - Sept. 28, 1961, Code No. 3; Jan. 1939 - Jan. 24, 1958, Code No. 8-203, pt. 11, 1921 - Nov. 25, 1921, Code No. petitions seeking exemptions from certain provisions and rules for the ins, Code No. 35-152; May 18, 1932 - Aug. 25, 1937, Code No. 12, 1926 - Dec. 19, 1933, Code No. 35-133, pt. Railroads. MC-81-14-76; Apr. 3, 1922, Code No. statistical data, and legislative and legal materials regarding legislative proposals to 4, 1928, Correspondence (carbons and originals), case files, minutes, legal documents, pamphlets, 35-311-1968, pt. 30, 1921 - Aug. 2, 1921, Code No. (1710), Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University. Materials include 527 bound volumes, 25 reels of microfilm, and 1 reference map. Railway and Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway, Abandonment and Reorganization-Minneapolis and St. Louis 8-193; Nov. 12, 1923 - Jan. 23, 1934, Code No. The case was eventually heard by the United States Supreme Court. 13, 1934, Code No. 8-217-23; Jan. 17, 1935 - Sept. 29, 1937, Code No. 1; Mar. 2; Jan. 5, 1944 - Feb. 9, 1948, Code No. 8, 1924, Code No. 3, 1922 - Jun. 17; Apr. These files also exist for some of the NYC, CBC, PEN, and PLE subsidiaries.ICC ReportsEach railroad had to file annual reports with the Interstate Commerce Commission and the appropriate state Public Utility Commission(s).