Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Indiana General Division. Office of General Superintendent.

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The Indiana General Division was created on March 1, 1920, as a sub-unit in the Southwestern Region. It comprised that part of the Pennsylvania Railroad lying south and west of Richmond, Ind., and included the Indianapolis, Louisville, Peoria, Saint Louis and South Bend Divisions. The Peoria Division was merged into the St. Louis Division in 1923. Because traffic was much lighter on the western end of the railroad, it was soon discovered that this middle level of management was redundant, and the Indiana General Division was abolished on January 16, 1924, after which the division superintendents reported directly to the General Manager of the Southwestern Region. The chief officer of the Indiana General Division was General Superintendent W. C. Downing.

From the description of Records, 1920-1924. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122333723

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African American railroad employees
Child labor
Employee rules
Hours of labor
Industrial relations
Labor contractors
Labor discipline
Locomotive engineers
Locomotive firemen
National Railroad Shopmen's Strike, U.S., 1922
Overtime
Railroad police
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Railroad Strike, U.S., 1920
Strikes and lockouts
Wages
Women railroad employees
Occupation
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Active 1920

Active 1924

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