If your ancestor was working on a train all their live-long-days, they may not be on the Social Security Death Index. That's because they may have been covered by the Rail Road Retirement System instead.
Here's the history of that Pension Plan from the Social Security Administration. The Great Depression had a strong influence on the decision to pay out in 1937.
SSA GOV :POLICY RAILROAD PENSION SYSTEM
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