Try Google for "Railroad Retirement" and for "Rail Retirement Act; it is a rather long search (since the govt. is the sponsor of the site), but if he ever received any pension funds as retirement, they have most of the records from the late 1930 to now amd a few earlier.

Paul   ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jvford5 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 9:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Railroad records


  Good question Pat, 

  I don't know the answer but would like to.

  My great grandfather was a police officer in the 
  City of Norfolk during the early 1900's. 
  Being bold one day I called the Norfolk Police Dept. 
  (non-emergency number) asked for the 
  personnel department and was put through. 
  I told them what I was seeking and they said that 
  they'd get back to me. I figured I'd be lucky to hear 
  back from them in 6 months. Less than 2 
  hours later they called back, told me that they had 
  his employment records and offered to mail me copies. 
  Through what they sent I learned
  that he prior to joining the police dept. had worked 
  for N&W as a fireman. 

  You might want to contact the rail road to see if they 
  have records. I don't think your success with be as swift 
  as mine was because I'm sure that they will have 
  many more records to sort through than the 
  police dept. Which at the time of my g-grandfather's 
  employment consisted of less than 20 men on horse back. 

  My husband works for the rail road. He started in 1979 
  working for N&W. In the early 80's N&W merged with 
  Southern to make Norfolk Southern Rail Road. Contact
  the personnel dept. at NS to see if they can help. 
  Good luck with your uncle. 

  Vicki Ford in Virginia

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