Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
The following list sets out to show all the railway companies set up by Acts of Parliament in the 19th century before 1860. Most of them became constituent parts of the emerging main-line railway companies, often immediately after being built.
Begin your search for a railroad working ancestor by identifying where he lived at the time of his railroad employment. Historical maps and published histories can then help you to identify what railroad lines ran through that area at the time.
The Northern Pacific Railway Records present an extensive and detailed resource for researching railroad corporate management structures, land ownership histories for railroad associated properties (particularly in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington state), economic impacts created by railroad construction and repair, corporate ...
Of particular interest are the numerous personnel directories for both railroad companies, which contain the names of employees, their positions, their addresses and telephone numbers.
The National Archives holds business records from several sectors of the economy which were nationalised in the mid twentieth century, such as the predecessor companies of British Rail and...
This is the most comprehensive listing of archives and roster holdings currently online, and includes direct links to rosters. This document will be updated as additional sources are found. Contact me at: jsponholzrail@gmail.com. Resources for tracing ancestors who worked for the railroad.
A railway pioneer is someone who has made a significant contribution to the historical development of the railway (US: railroad). This definition includes locomotive engineers, railway construction engineers, operators of railway companies, major railway investors and politicians, of national and international importance for the development of ...
