1923 Pennsylvania Railroad Worksmens Standard Time Book ORBISONIA Rail Yard PA.

Description: 1923 Pennsylvania Railroad Workmen Standard Time Book Huntingdon Pennsylvania ORBISONIA Rail Yard PA. Hand written in Pencil Shifter Railroad Engineer's Time sheet/ record of his 9 1/2 day shifting cars This is A month by month record of Yard Engineer Engine Shifter railroad man S.S. Otts Pay record. The book breaks down Mr. Ott 's Daily pay ( rate of pay) and what trains he moved in the Huntingdon Pennsylvania ORBISONIA railroad rail Yard. I did some research Passenger Train - Freight train and Coal train cars moved had different rate of pay. Engineers that just worked in rail yards were also paid different than long distance engineers. Each page ( see photos ) broke down what type of cars were moved in his 9 1/2 hour work day. You see in the front of the book Railroad workers could figure out what they will be paid by hour. In 1923 a two week pay would be between seventy to eighty dollars not counting overtime. May first 1923 to December 1924 hours recorded. My grandfather was an Engineer his run was between Pittsburgh and Altoona , He transported Freight. This Rail yard Huntingdon is a yard between Altoona and Harrisburg Pennsylvania . As a child I rode the same rails and remember a shifter moved our passenger car from the Diesel engine line to Electric lines from Harrisburg to Philadelphia PA. The two extra photos ( Not included in this sale ) show the Rail yard Mr. S.S. OTT worked in Shifting rail cars . I also spent a few extra hours trying to find more about the man who GUARDED his Time sheet . It looks like his Brother E.E.OTT also worked for the railroad. Men in 1923 worked six days a week 9 1/2 hours a day , My parents also worked six days a week till the 1960's . Times have changed The East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company is a 3 ft narrow gauge historic and heritage railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the nation's oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The railroad is now preserved for use as a tourist attraction. After a nine-year closure, in February 2020 it was announced that the railroad had been purchased by a non-profit foundation and regular train service resumed in the summer of 2021. This is a part of Pennsylvania railroad Narrow Gauge Railroad History . I sell railroad History The Libengoods WERE ALL Pennsylvania railroaders , I broke the mold . Shipping and handling $ 4.99 Priority mail

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