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News & Information

Contents Latest News Event Calendar Convention Information Preservation Information and Nickel Plate Equipment Rosters Museum News Genealogy/Former Railroad Employee Information and Resources Government Railroad Research Sites Railroad Safety Information

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Latest News

"The Nickel Plate Story" Shown on YouTube™

The Nickel Plate Road produced video history, "The Nickel Plate Story", is being shown on YouTube™. You can see the video at http://www.youtube.com/nickelplateroad. Look in the "Favorites" in the right-hand column. The video was posted by YouTube™ user "PoathJunction" from Australia.

The NKPHTS Is Using Twitter, RSS, and YouTube™

We have recently begun to make use of three internet tools of which we hope you will take advantage - Twitter, RSS, and YouTube™. To learn more about these services, please visit our Internet Tools page here.

I hope you will take the time, as I believe the tools will further our presence on the internet and become useful tools for our members.

Event Calendar

We now have an Event Calendar on which you may post any railroad related events such as train shows and swap meets, museum events, throttle time, excursions, etc. Please click here to post your event or read what others have posted.

Convention Information

• 2010 Convention - Bellevue, OH

Preservation Information and Nickel Plate Equipment Rosters

• NKPHTS Preservation List Existing NKP equipment and buildings.
• NKPHTS Preservation Pictures
• Nickel Plate Equipment Rosters and Rolling Stock Acquisition Year by Year
• Our Links Page
• Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present (off site)

Museum News

Please check back for more events.

Genealogy/Former Railroad Employee Information and Sources

We have received numerous requests as to where to find information on former Nickel Plate employees. Unfortunately, when the Norfolk & Western Railway took over the Nickel Plate Road in October of 1964, they moved all records to Roanoke, VA, or destroyed them on site to help bury the Nickel Plate name. Many records, if not most, including those of former employees, were destroyed. Some of our historical society members personally saved a few records that were scheduled to be destroyed just before they were loaded into a garbage truck or incinerator, but rarely have individual employee records turned up.

However, the Railroad Retirement Board is a Federal agency and the pensions paid by employees are literally "Federal" pensions. No railroad, especially the Norfolk and Western, could simply dispose of personnel records that would have anything to do with railroad retirement benefits. All during the course of an employee's career, they paid a portion of their pay to the RRB and it was administered by the employing railroad.

The Railroad Retirement Board provides a genealogical search service and links to other sources that may turn up information on previous employees of any railroad. Their specific web page that deals with this type of search is at:

• http://www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

You may also contact the RRB by phone at one of their field offices or by email. Contact information links can be found on their home page at http://www.rrb.gov/.

In addition, George G. Morgan has written some excellent articles about Social Security and Railroad Retirement and Railroad Genealogical information. His articles can be found at Ancestry.com through the following links. Please click on:

• Social Security and Railroad Retirement
• More About Social Security and Railroad Retirement Efforts
• Even More About Social Security Records
• Researching Old Railroads
• More Railroad Lines and Resources

Many thanks to Jon Marx for making the NKPHTS aware of Mr. Morgan's articles.

Government Railroad Research Sites

• The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Guide to Railroad Records at the National Archives
• Railroad Maps 1828-1900 US Library of Congress Railroad Maps Site
• DOT Investigations Of Railroad Accidents 1911 - 1966 Click on "I.C.C. Historical Railroad Investigation Reports (1911-1966)"

Railroad Safety Information

• Operation Lifesaver
• Angels on Track
• National Transportation Safety Board
• Federal Railroad Administration
• North American Railway Foundation