U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Original data: Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934-1987. Record Group 184. The National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, Georgia.

About U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987

This collection contains an index from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board consisting of claim files of pensioners retired from railroad employment. 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.

Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration

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