Correspondence from Penn Central Transportation Co. re filed claims, 1969-1970

Inclusive date range: 1937-1979

Bulk dates: 1969-1979



This collection contains the files of Salvatore S. Biondi, vice-president and president of TWU Local 2001 in Albany, New York. His files are primarily concerned with the carmen who worked in the Selkirk Yard. His files regarding union members, including grievances, claims, investigations, and personnel files, are restricted.



Also found in this collection is extensive documentation of the merger between the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad into the Penn Central Transportation Company and the effect it had on the employees of the carriers. It also includes extensive documentation of the further effects the Penn Central bankruptcy and the formation of ConRail and Amtrak had on these same employees.



Also found in this collection is extensive correspondence with the Railroad Division of the TWU in Long Island City, New York.