Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Agreements, 1940-1966

Inclusive date range: 1914-1974

Bulk dates: 1914-1974



This collection consists of collective bargaining agreements between the CO, its predecessor, partner, and successor railroads with various labour organizations representing its various classes of employees. Because of the size and varied interests controlled by the CO, the agreements cover a wide swath of employees including everyhting from sleeping car Porters, to tug boat captains, to the "Big Four" railroad labor brotherhoods. Also found in this collection are agreement made by the United States Railroad Administration during the nationalization of the railroads during World War 1.



Also found in this collection are a series of "Yearbooks of Railroad Information," published by the Eastern Railroad Presidents' Conference and a successor organization, the Association of American Railroads.