[Peter Baumhefner]

Hi Jonathan! Thank-you for contacting us through the Southern Pacific Railroad History Center Forum. Unfortunately, in a search of our files, we have not come across anything connected to a John Milton Campbell. It would be interesting to discover where your great grandfather worked in California on the Southern Pacific. If you are willing to share some of his memoirs surrounding his experiences on the railroad we would be willing to publish some of them for our membership and friend base. As further info, Southern Pacific did not operate in the state of Colorado until the 1990s, so maybe your great grandfather worked for another railroad as well prior to Southern Pacific. You can contact me for questions or comments at pkbaumhefner@comcast.net

[robert.anderson468@gmail.com]

Hi
My great grandfather was Jose Inez Carbajal, and his two sons Manuel Carbajal and Luciano Carbajal all came to the United States in 1909 and were employed as below best I can find from a couple of pay records. All have passed away.

Jose Carbajal – 15 Nov 1916 to 15 Jan 1919, Pacific Electric Railway San Pedro Redondo Division, Laborer

Luciano Carbajal – 16 Aug 1918 to 15 Dec 1919, Southern Pacific Los Angeles Division, Boilermaker apprentice.

Manuel Carbajal – 15 Jan 1919 to 15 Mar 1919, Pacific Electric Railway San Pedro Division, paving laborer.

Any employment records of them and/or any information on where they would’ve worked from (building address if it still exists) would be greatly appreciated. I am attaching a couple of the records I have in case it assists you (I left the white mouse next to their name for quick identification). I have been doing my family genealogy for over 30 years and am thankful I finally thought of this and could locate someone from the company.
Thank you!
Robert Anderson

[Peter Baumhefner]

Robert: The Pacific Electric headquarters was located at 6th and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. The building is still there, but has been transformed into a loft-apartment building. We have attempted to locate employment records of former employees in the past, but have been unsuccessful and it seems none of these were preserved through the years. The Redondo Division of the Pacific Electric was established in 1911 when it purchased the line a previous company built from Los Angeles to Redondo Beach. As a laborer, your relative could have worked anywhere on this line as directed by management.

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