Seeking US Railroad Administration personnel records?

Dear Ms. Ware,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

Official Personnel Files (OPFs) for individuals who worked for the U.S. Railroad Administration (USRA) are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL), P.O. Box 38757, St. Louis, MO 63138 or email stl.archives@nara.gov. In your request. please include full name used during employment, date of birth, Social Security Number (if applicable), location of USRA office, and beginning and ending dates of employment. For more information, the web site is https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/archival-programs/civilian-personnel-archival/index.html.

In addition, Pension Claim Files, 1934 - 2001 of the Railroad Retirement Board Records are in the custody of the National Archives at Atlanta (RE-AT). For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact RE-AT via email at atlanta.archives@nara.gov. For more information, please consult our web pages at https://www.archives.gov/atlanta/public/railroad-retirement-board-records.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!