Kansas, atchison, topeka and santa fe railway prior service. Railroad retirement board records national archives. This collection of personnel records held at union station in ogden, utah includes records on employees who worked for the union pacific railroad during the years 1890 to 1965. Railroad retirement board administers a federal retirement benefit program covering the. Csx is effectively executing its scheduled railroading operating model as it drives toward becoming the best run railroad in north america. New electronic training record rules for railroad workers ecfr 243. The layout is interfaced with a computer, using bruce chubbs computer model railroad interface cmri. Since then, numerous railway companies have come and gone, with many mergers occurring along the way. Southern pacific company joint employee timetable no. On average, employees at union pacific railroad give their company a 3. Trackhos allows for administrators to assign employees to certain job groups that will enable the time tracking records for that employee type to be properly. The information found within these records will be of interest to genealogists and historical researchers. The mphs is like most other railroad historical societies and does not have access to records of former employees.
Railroad industry employment has declined significantly in the united states since world war ii. Railroad retirement is a program similar to, but legislatively and administratively separate from, the social security system. Railroad retirement board rrb benefits as a railroad employee, certain retirement and disability benefits may be available to qualified railroad employees and spouses. Therefore, this requires some research in determining where to access the appropriate railroads records. Hours of service railroad and rail terminal management software. I stumbled upon some a few years ago for eight milwaukee road. Louisville and nashville railroad company records u of l.
The application specializes in collecting time data and reporting compliance issues as regulated by fra 49 cfr part 228. Records will typically list an employees name, station, position, birth date or age, and various other details, such as salary, date entered service, and transfer information. Locating railroad employee records for genealogy american. Researching railroad records in the national archives, including railroad valuation records, railroad accident reports, annual reports of railroad companies, patent application files. May 29, 2015 for railroad employees who retired post1936, the railroad retirement board is the place to go for records. Researching employee records faqs reading railroad. See original cabinet card images of some of these photographs in scrapbook 173, 1999. By utilizing an electronic record keeping system, inspection records can be. Attorneys guide to the partition of railroad retirement annuities. Researching employee records faqs can you supply info about my friend or relative who worked for the reading. Union pacific develops and delivers quality programs and services to attract, develop, motivate and retain a skilled, diverse workforce. Midcontinent public library who really was working on the railroad. Tennessee offers many local attractions and business for you to explore.
An extensive list of railroad employee record repositories, which include records acquired by genealogy today. See who you know at railroad software, leverage your professional network, and. The computer allows the ctc machine, signals, scale speedometers, fast clocks and short circuit protection to work. Riding the rails up paper mountain national archives. From there you need to dig into the history of the specific railroads to locate present owners and determine whether employee records still exist for.
He may have been an engineer on crack passenger trains such as the hiawatha or 400, may have manned a busy interlocking tower, or generated waybills in the yard office. For this purpose, an employees earnings record includes both rail industry earnings and any earnings from employment covered by the social security act. New electronic training record rules for railroad employees. Pfeiffer table stripedtrue responsivetrue exterior photo of camden station taken in 1921. Oct 10, 2018 overview the national archives at atlanta has received approximately 54,000 cubic feet of railroad retirement board rrb inactive claims folders from the national archives great lakes region. L and n railroad building power installation, louisville, kentucky, 1928. Library staff member renee glass will show you how to determine if an ancestor was a railroad worker and where the records might be located. The date of birth column helps to narrow down the options.
Retirees and families website includes news and information of interest to up retirees, pension and benefits facts and more. Utah, select union pacific railroad personnel records, 18901965. According to randy houks railroad timeline, the first american rails are said to have been laid down at quincy, mass. Thegenealogist releases 60,000 railway worker records. Rail road records staff will work with you to develop a customized maintenance record keeping software package.
See more ideas about train, locomotive and railroad history. Chartered in 1850, the louisville and nashville railroad was a major contributor to the development of the southeastern united states. Begin your search for a railroad working ancestor by identifying where he lived at the time of his railroad employment. Sep 15, 2016 what are the new electronic training record rules for railroad employees. If your ancestor worked for a railroad there may be records about their employment and family. Union pacifics fullyear employee reportable injury rate was 1. From individual units to an entire fleet of locomotives, rail road records software is userfriendly and able to provide immediate, uptodate reports to meet any organizational goal.
Reading company railroad employee files, records search at. These mostly appear as formallyworded, handwritten contracts and memorandums of agreement between louisville and nashville railroad, or other related, regional railroads, and. Some organizations with records include the kansas state historical society atsf, the california state railroad. Passenger train schedules for between san francisco and sacramento, elmira and rumsey, and willlows and fruto. Ep2, erie pittsburgh arranged freight, with abba shark lashup in erie, pa with 9739 in the lead. Union pacific railroad employees achieve record safety. Floor plan of the 35 x 70 foot railroad room, 12 x 40 foot lounge to the right. Louisville and nashville railroad company records, 18361912.
The brotherhood of railroad trainmen was founded in 1883 in oneonta, n. It is very rare for a historical society to be of any specific help on genealogical questions. Trackhos railroad hours of service compliance railroad software s hours of service software is designed to be the most user friendly in the railroad industry. Prior to 1936, records were kept by individual railroadsunions. Railroad retirement board, spanning from 1936 to the early 2000s. Csx is a leading supplier of railbased freight transportation in north america. Factors contributing to this decline include increased productivity, industry consolidation, new technologies, and the significant reduction in passenger and local freight service. Locating railroad employee records for genealogy american railways 18261900s an extensive list of railroad employee record repositories, which include records acquired by genealogy today. In most issues were columns headed honor roll for recent retirees and in memoriam for recent employee deaths under which were listed some employee names, their occupationjobs and. Prior service refers to employment with the railroad before 29 august 1935, when the railroad retirement board took control of most railway employee pensions. Csx pride in service, a corporate community investment program, honors and supports those who serve our country and communities our nations veterans, active military, and first responders. Employee personnel files are virtually nonexistent, as can be expected from that type of record. Records of the interstate commerce commission, rg 4, textual reference division. For example, caution books list offenses employees were written up for and include name, date, grade, station, years of service, and date of suspension if applicable.
The happiest union pacific railroad employees are conductors submitting an average rating of 4. W e have no employee history records, no employment forms, no paycheck records. Chartered by the commonwealth of kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the great success stories of american business. Louisville and nashville railroad company louisville and nashville railroad office building showing new 220 v 3 power and 110220v 1 s wire light installation.
Tracking down employment records from the railroad companies can be a serious challenge. Each record includes birth date, place, education, present position and photo. Many of us remember hearing stories about grandpa joe who worked for the railroad. He may have been awarded a gold pass for 50 years of service, or he may have worked on.
Between the years of 1951 and 1972, industry employment declined by. The database available via this web page is intended as a compilation of all currently existing mainline and switching and terminal railroads, as well as of all operating railroads that have existed in the united states and canada since the first railroad the granite railway was chartered in massachusetts. Researching old railroad records to find family members. The records include details on employment history, and include a small number of rail trip passes granted to employees and their families. Determine that each gate arm extends across each lane of. Union pacific railroad employees achieve record safety performance. Railroad retirement board is one of the choices in the dropdown menu. Genealogy quick look allows you to search the index to over 1. By the time of its merger with three other railroad labor unions to form the united transportation union in 1969, it had the greatest membership of any of the operating railroad brotherhoods.
Historical maps and published histories can then help you to identify what railroad lines ran through that area at the time. Employees who retired before 29 august 1935 will not be included in the records, unless they were rehired again sometime after 29 august 1935. Railroad employee training software for managing training requests and records. A great resource for anyone with erie railroad workers in the family, this site indexes employee rosters, obituaries, photographs, letters, accident reports and other records compiled from old issues of erie, the employee magazine published from 1905 to 1960, and erielackawanna magazine, published after the railroad s 1960 merger with the.
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