Railroad Death Records
Researching Old Railroad Records to Find Family Members
These records consist of several thousand individual payroll records, which give the person’s name, date of birth, job title, division, department, station, salary (sometimes), and subsequent changes in the job or salary, including date of retirement, resignation, or dismissal, and in some instances, date of death.
https://www.thoughtco.com/researching-old-railroads-and-railway-records-1422753
Obituaries Railroad PA - Railroad Death Records
Railroad obituaries, unlike death records, contain detailed information about the person's life - not just the name and date of death. In fact, Railroad, PA newspaper articles originally published Pennsylvania obituaries.
https://www.americantowns.com/railroad-pa/obituaries/
Spouse or Employee Death | RRB.Gov
Spouse or Employee Death RB-9 (199.88 KB) Promptly notify the RRB when an employee or spouse dies to avoid possible overpayment. An annuity is not payable for the month in which an employee or spouse dies. It is against the law to cash an annuity check issued to a person who has died.
https://www.rrb.gov/RB-9/Spouse_or_Employee_Death
Railroad Retirement Board Records - National Archives
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. The information found within these records will be of interest to genealogists and historical researchers.
https://www.archives.gov/atlanta/public/railroad-retirement-board-records
Railroad Accident Reports - National Archives
The Railroad Accident Investigation Reports, 1911-63, (Boxes 1-10, location: 570/83/18/2-3) in the records of the Section of Railroad Safety, Bureau of Safety, consist of the official file copies of carrier accident investigation reports. These reports are required by the Accident Reports Act of May 6, 1910.
https://www.archives.gov/research/transportation/railroad-accidents
Locating Railroad Employee Records for Genealogy ...
Erie Railroad (1918-1955) Erie Railroad (1945-1952) The Frisco: St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Grand Trunk Western Railway Great Northern Railway Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Illinois Central Railroad (Newberry Library) The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (1930) Lehigh Valley Railroad (1938) Lehigh Valley Railroad Company (1849-1962)
http://www.genealogytoday.com/guide/railroad-employees.html
United States Occupations Finding Railroad Records ...
The Railroad Retirement Board maintains an Internet site with helpful information to research railroad employees, both before and after the inception of the board in 1936. The Board will perform a search of the records for a fee, which is currently $27. They do not guarantee results and do not refund the fee if the individual is not located.
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Occupations_Finding_Railroad_Records_(National_Institute)
Death Records Search (Death Certificates & Indexes)
Death Records Search. Perform a free public death records search, including death certificates, death indexes, deceased records, death registers & registries, obituaries, and death notices.
https://www.countyoffice.org/death-records/
California Death Records | Enter a Name to View Death ...
California Death Records Search. In California, the California Department of Public Health is responsible for maintaining and issuing the official record of all deaths that occur in the state of California.The California Department of Public health maintains California Death Records of 1905-present. If you make a request for post 1970 death records, your request will take about three weeks to ...
https://www.searchquarry.com/california-death-records/
Railroads Operating in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad becomes the first railroad in Southern California in 1869. Source: USC Digital Library. The first rail transportation into Los Angeles was the Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad, built by General Phineas Banning in 1869.The first rail station in the city was located at Alameda and Commercial streets.
http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr35.php
U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board is an organization that administers a retirement pension program covering railroad workers across the nation. 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.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61597/