New York Central Railroad family retirement check

The local NMRA Hudson Berkshire Division hosted a "Show and Tell" during our monthly meeting this morning. The theme of the event was railroad memorabilia. I was planning on attending but sadly something has come up which precluded it. So, I decided to post what I was going to bring on my blog.

This family heirloom is a New York Central Railroad retirement check written out to my great grandfather Anthony Maggi. I know absolutely nothing about his work history with the NYC RR. It is dated from 1935 during the depression and I am not sure why he decided to keep it instead of cashing it. In today’s dollars it is only worth $1.51 so perhaps he was amused by the low amount. Someone in our family framed it and eventually it was given to me once my grandparents discovered my love for trains.