BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION Of The International Brotherhood Of Teamsters

Volume 115 ■ Number 4 www.bmwe.org August 2006 BMWED STRIKES CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY Message to Carrier is Clear - We Will Not Be Ignored!

n the morning of July 19, at The Railway Labor Act, a law in O06:00, BMWED members and effect since 1926, requires that CN IBT volunteers from area Teamster exert every reasonable effort to make Locals (Joint Council 42) established an agreement, to settle the dispute, picket lines at no fewer than twelve and to bargain with the BMWED in work-site locations of the Canadian good faith. The RLA also requires that National Railway (CN) in Ohio, CN meet and confer with the Michigan, and Indiana. The strike tar- BMWED, as the representative of geted CN properties of the former CN’s maintenance of way employees. Grand Trunk Western (GTW), Detroit The CN refused our repeated request Toledo & Ironton (DT&I), and Detroit for meetings. Toledo & Shore Line (DT&SL) After the National Mediation Board Railroads. This action followed a law- (NMB) declined to schedule meetings suit filed against the CN in the U.S. between the parties, the BMWED District Court for the Northern District sought to meet directly with CN. of Ohio (Toledo) two days earlier. Again, the CN refused to respond to Both of the actions directed against any of our written requests to them to the CN were in strong protest to CN’s hold direct negotiations. On July 17, Strike Hits CN Rail Yard Operations - Pontiac, Michigan. violations of the Railway Labor Act the BMWED filed a lawsuit against the (RLA) in the longstanding dispute CN to enforce the Railway Labor Act. submitting new proposals that would all maintenance of way work, allow CN between the BMWED and the CN CN’s actions just prior to the March decimate longstanding employee rights complete discretion in making work over changes in the current collective mediation sessions contributed greatly on the GTW, DT&I, and DT&SL proper- assignments, and impose unprecedent- bargaining agreements on the former to the striking of their properties. It was ties. Among other things, CN proposed ed huge and annually increasing health GTW, DT&I, and DT&SL portions of at that time that the CN suddenly took to eliminate existing seniority rights, insurance contributions. But when CN the CN. a giant negotiating step backward by give CN a free hand in contracting-out See Strikes on Page 3 Say Hello to the Men of the A&O BMWED Extends a Hearty Welcome to Its Newest Brothers n the evening of August 2nd, in a Buckley, seven Trackmen and one Orestaurant a few miles outside of Signalman voted unanimously to ratify Buckhanna, West Virginia, a small a five year agreement which the group of men who work to repair BMWED had negotiated on their and maintain the 150 mile stretch of behalf. It is their first. In doing so, they tracks operated by the Appalachian ended a year and a half long period of and Ohio (A&O) Railroad proudly uncertainty, the amount of time most of celebrated a new beginning. Their new them have been employed at the A&O. beginning. Additionally, they will now enjoy imme- After carefully listening to a presen- diate wage increases and equalization,

“Around these parts, if you’re not working in a coal mine or for a railroad, you’re not living,” —Dustin Huffman A&O Railroad tation by Allied Eastern Federation work schedule stabilization, and many Left to Right—Front Row: Randall Brassell, Mark Barbour, Bryan Mallett, General Chairman Randall Brassell, other basic workplace rules which Wes Workman, Noah Shaver. Middle Row: James Conrad, George Patrick, accompanied by Vice General many of us too often take for granted Len Buckley. Back Row: David Lopez, Dustin Huffman, Ben Mooney, Jimmy Chairmen David Lopez and Len See A&O on Page 3 Henegar.

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If every registered Register Online - The BMWED web- between right and wrong and we have to decide who will sit in each of these BMWED family member votes on page at www.bmwe.org has a link to a a long and proud history of fighting for seats for the next two years (House) or November 7, we will have given over Project Vote Smart (PVS) web page. what is right. We know what it takes to six years (Senate), respectively. one hundred thousand votes of sup- Look for the Project Vote Smart button fight and we know what it takes to on the left-hand side of the screen. win! PVS is a non-profit non-partisan organi- Registering to Vote gives each of us zation dedicated to helping voters in line a couple of tickets to fight in BMWE Division receive accurate election information. the Boxing Ring of American The link we have established from our Democracy! A ticket for one punch in JOURNAL CONTENTS home page takes you directly to a PVS the Preliminaries and a ticket for one page which requests that you select punch in the Final Round. That adds August. 2006 ■ BMWE DIVISION JOURNAL ■ VOLUME 115 ■ NUMBER 4 your State of residence. Once you’ve up to two punches for every voting- The BMWED Journal is the official news publication of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division done that, all of the information you age member of every BMWED family. of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters need to know about your State’s Together, We Can Win This Fight! Primary and General elections, includ- Freddie N. Simpson Perry K. Geller, Sr. Richard A. Inclima Register to VOTE and be part of the President and Editor Secretary-Treasurer Associate Editor ing how and where to register for them, 2006 Victory Celebration. The BMWED Journal (ISSN 1049-3921 /USPS 067640) is published bi-monthly-6 times annually at 20300 Civic will be shown. Request for Absentee VOTE . . . The most powerful four- Center Drive, Suite 320, Southfield, Michigan 48076-4169. Periodicals postage paid at Southfield, Michigan and Ballot information is shown on the letter word the Democratic World additional mailing offices. same page. has ever known! ATTENTION POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BMWED, 20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 320, Southfield, Michigan 48076-4169. Subscription Price: U.S. and Canada—$20.00 (U.S.) per year, in advance. ELECTION SUPERVISOR’S REPORT TO BMWED MEMBERS www.bmwe.org Continued from Page 8 BMWED STRIKES CANADIAN President’s Perspective 4 paign button poses a safety hazard mation on your right to be free from NATIONAL RAILWAY while working around machinery or interference or retaliation. Message from Teamsters equipment. In July, we upheld a Publication Review Advisory – Message to Carrier is Clear - General President Jim Hoffa 4 members’ right to wear campaign but- Union publications such as monthly We Will Not Be Ignored! 1 Secretary-Treasurer’s Report 5 tons while on the clock in a setting newsletters, magazines and websites Say Hello to the Men of the A&O Centenarians 5 where the member was not interacting are paid for with members’ dues BMWED Extends a Hearty General President Candidates with the public and where employees money. The Rules and federal labor Welcome to Its Newest Brothers 1 Forum 5 had a pre-existing right to wear such law prohibit using a union publication to items. In re Misich, 2006 ESD 323 endorse, support, or attack a candidate Sometimes it Takes a Four Letter Roll of Honor 6 (July 8, 2006), affirmed, 06 EAM 56 for IBT international union office. To Word to be Heard . . . Death Benefits 6 (July 21, 2006). guard against such violations, all union VOTE” is Rail Labor’s Most Around the Brotherhood 7 If you believe an employer, an union publications distributed between August Powerful Word - Part 1 of 2 2 officer, or union member is interfering 2006 and November 2006 must be Election Supervisor’s Report To with your political rights or retaliating submitted to OES for review before BMWED Legislative Issues – BMWED Members 8 109th Congress 3 against you because you have publication. All local unions and lodges expressed your political views on the have been informed of this procedure IBT International office election, you (the Publication Review Advisory is have the right to file a protest under also posted at www.ibtvote.org). For Article XIII, § 2 of the Rules. 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Amtrak FY 2007 Appropriations on five key issues: security, staffing, Railroad Retirement Technical by Senators Cochran (R-MS) and Trent n June 6 the House training, accident causation, and tech- Improvement Act Lott (R-MS), and derided by critics as OAppropriations Committee nological and operational concerns. The 2001 Railroad Retirement and pork barrel spending, intended primari- approved HR 5576, the FY 2007 Others testifying at the hearing includ- Survivors’ Improvement Act (PL 107- ly for Mississippi’s economic develop- Transportation-Treasury-HUD (TTHUD) ed representatives from the FRA, 90) required the Railroad Retirement ment rather than hurricane relief was Appropriations bill, in which funding for NTSB, AAR, American Short Line & Board to contract with a private firm cut from the $94.5 billion Emergency Amtrak remained at $900 million, wide- Regional Railroad Association, and for disbursing the Tier II benefits. Supplemental bill in conference. It ly regarded as a shutdown level. American Trial Lawyers Association. However, it was discovered that using would have cost $700 million. During debate on the House floor Rail Security a private entity would actually cost National Mediation Board Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) and more than using the U.S. Treasury. Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) offered Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) lost his bid to According to the Congressional The Senate Appropriations an amendment to HR 5576 to increase boost funding by $1.1 billion for rail Budget Office, the Railroad Committee approved $12,500,000 for funding for Amtrak to $1.114 billion, an security in the fiscal 2007 Homeland Retirement Board currently pays fiscal year 2007 for the National increase of $214 million. The amend- Security appropriations bill. The $800,000 to the Treasury as reim- Mediation Board in its Fiscal 2007 ment was adopted by a vote of 266- amendment would have provided $670 bursement for disbursing the benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations 158. On June 14 the $139.6 billion million for improvements to rail tunnels several times less than the estimated bill (S 3708) on July 20. TTHUD fiscal 2007 spending bill (HR in the Northeast Corrodor; $250 million cost of a private firm. It takes NMB arbiters 30 months on 5576) passed by a 406-22 vote. for general security upgrades for freight On July 25 the House passed HR average to resolve a case, and fund- The Senate Appropriations TTHUD rail operators; $65 million for Amtrak, 5074, a bill that removes the require- ing for arbitration cases routinely runs Subcommittee approved by voice vote including $25 million to hire 200 new ment permanently, and maintains use out several months before the end of a $140.9 billion fiscal 2007 spending security officers and boost the pay for of the U.S. Treasury as the disburse- the fiscal year. Rail Labor urged bill (HR 5576) on July 19. The current officers by 25 percent; and $100 ment agency for Tier II railroad retire- Senate Appropriators to include addi- Subcommittee boosted Amtrak funding million for research and development. ment benefits. tional funding to alleviate the backlog to $1.4 billion for FY 2007, and adopt- of cases. Senate Appropriators ed an amendment by Sen. Patty National Transportation Safety Board 2006 Emergency Supplemental specified that $750,000 is to specifi- Murray (D-WA) that removed a damag- The Senate Commerce Committee Spending Measure (CSX Railroad cally address the backlog of cases. ing provision authored by Sen. Kit approved by a 22-0 vote S 3679, to Relocation) The next step is to get the additional Bond (R-MO) which would have reauthorize for 2 years the National The proposed relocation of a CSX funding included in the House version bypassed the collective bargaining Transportation Safety Board at $163.9 line in Mississippi that was supported of the appropriation. process and arbitrarily eliminated all million. The Committee also approved work rules, and all restrictions on con- the nomination of Mark V. Rosenker as tracting out. The Senate’s Amtrak NTSB Chairman. funding is about $500 million more BMWED Strikes Canadian National Railway than the White House requested. Railroad Retirement Disability Continued from Page 1 The House Transportation and Rail Hazmat Safety Infrastructure Committee approved and then refused to meet, and essentially request for a TRO against us. Railroads Subcommittee Chairman reported out the Railroad Retirement ignored its duty to bargain, a strike was With a favorable court ruling and LaTourette held an oversight hearing Disability Act of 2006 (HR 5483) on initiated in an effort to force the CN to with information coming from within on June 13 on the transportation of July 21. The bill would increase to work to resolve the dispute. the CN that the railroad’s operations hazardous materials by rail. The hear- $700 a month the earnings limitation The CN’s response was pre- were in a serious state of disruption, ing addressed several issues, includ- for disability benefits under the dictable. Within hours of the initiation a great sense of accomplishment ing: routing requirement for rail hazmat Railroad Retirement Act. Current law of the strike, it was reported that the rapidly spread through the troops on shipments; current federal rail hazmat limits the outside earnings of a railroad CN was calling employees of all crafts the picket lines and to those working requirements; compulsory legal duty to worker drawing disability benefits to at their homes and threatening their behind the scenes of the organiza- transport; liability exposure; and pre- $400 per month, or $4,800 annually. jobs, should they fail to report for tion. The BMWED had achieved its emption of state tort liability law. The bill has bipartisan support and duty. During these phone calls, as main objective . . . To get the atten- Tom Pontolillo, BLET’s Director of should move to the Speaker’s calendar with the conversations management tion of the CN’s management and Regulatory Affairs represented the for House floor action. It is expected to held with employees still on CN prop- say to them that we will not be Teamster Rail conference and testified pass. erty, they were falsely claiming that ignored. the strike was illegal. Then, in the early morning hours of Additionally, the CN sought to bring July 20, a message came down from Say Hello to the Men of the A&O an immediate halt to the strike with a BMWED President Simpson stating Continued from Page 1 Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that CN management had been in through a district court judge in contact with him and that they had these days. mine or for a railroad, you’re not living,” Chicago, Illinois. The judge there, agreed to meet with us on the follow- While all men said that the Four said Dustin Huffman, who has a family however, declined to act on the CN’s ing day for negotiations, with the Rivers Holding Company, the company member working for a Class 1 railroad. motion and told the railroad that they understanding that, though the strike who operates (leases) this segment of As a matter of fact, nearly every one of must take the matter up in a Toledo, would be suspended, the court case railroad from the CSX, isn’t a bad com- the men has family working on one rail- Ohio court, where the BMWED law- would proceed as filed. pany to work for, the men have always road or another somewhere in the suit had been previously filed. As this Journal goes to print, it can lacked a sense of job security. This region. When this news reached the men be reported to you that talks between issue, job security, was ranked as the Because of their insider knowledge and women on the picket lines, they the CN and the BMWED have top concern of all present when asked of the industry, they knew exactly what were encouraged that a victory would resumed and that the process is once what the driving factor was in bringing they were getting into when they began be achieved, having expected the again taking place as prescribed by them to this moment. their employment in the maintenance court to be sympathetic to the rail- the Railway Labor Act. In a part of the country which has department of the A&O. They also road’s request for a TRO, as it had The hard work and sacrifice of seen a continued decline in Union knew what was missing from it. Now, been so often in the past. those railroad men and women who employment opportunities over the past with much credit and thanks going the CN’s next attempt to break the stood tall in support of our effort and decade, working for a railroad offers Officers of the Allied Eastern strike would come later that same made this strike against the CN a one of the only real chances for know- Federation and BMWED organizers day, when they appeared in United success, are to be thanked and con- ing what “earning a living” means to Tim McCall and Mark Barbour, that has States District Court for the Northern gratulated for a job well done. A spe- these mostly twenty-something young been corrected. Welcome Aboard and District of Ohio, in Toledo. In a deci- cial Thank You goes out to the mem- men and their families. “Around these Congratulations to our new brothers at sion supporting our right to strike the bers of IBT Joint Council 42, for their parts, if you’re not working in a coal the A&O. CN properties, the judge denied CN’s assistance on the picket lines.

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lection season is fast approaching, and the outcome will directly impact rail- Eroad employees, National Bargaining, Amtrak, and the future of our union and our nation. There are actually two important elections pending: The mid- term Congressional elections and the elections for IBT International officers. First, let me touch upon the Congressional elections this November. As you may have read elsewhere in this edition of the Journal, railroad employees have a lot at stake in this mid-term election. The entire House of Representatives and 33 Senate seats are up for election. As we head Freddie N. Simpson into this election, the Republican Party holds a majority in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. And of course, the Republican Party also con- then be imposed against our will by a carrier-friendly Congress. From the carri- trols the White House. ers’ perspective, the Republican Party’s control of the House, Senate, and White With control of the House, the Senate and the White House under a House is the “perfect storm.” From Rail Labor’s viewpoint, it is the perfect night- Republican majority, the railroad companies and their lobbyists have tried to mare. leverage this political alignment to roll the BMWED and the rest of Rail Labor at Thankfully, BMWED and the Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition have so far been the bargaining table. With their political ducks all lined up in the Congress and at able to thwart the carriers’ every effort to take advantage of their “perfect storm,” the White House, the carriers have had little incentive to bargaining fairly with its but we can’t expect to ride out this storm forever. Without a change in the politi- employees. You have the ability and opportunity to change this dynamic in the cal landscape of the Congress during the upcoming mid-term elections, the car- upcoming mid-term elections. riers will become even bolder in their attempts to involve the government in our Since January 2005, the carriers have shown little interest in resolving this collective bargaining. We can remember all too well the disaster that befell us round at the bargaining table. What the carriers have shown an interest in is cut- the last time Congress got involved in imposing a collective bargaining settle- ting your job, reducing your compensation, contracting out your work, increasing ment: PEB 219. The stakes are just too high, and the costs are just too great, your health care costs, and imposing draconian work rules upon the remaining for us not to take matters into our own hands. workforce. What the carriers have also shown an interest in is leveraging their The two most important things a member of the BMWED can do to protect his political connections to gain impasse and bringing in their political allies to or her job and livelihood is to register and vote in the upcoming mid-term elec- impose a carrier-friendly settlement upon BMWED and all of Rail Labor. tions. If we can gain a few “friendly” seats in the Congress, we can change the Several times since January 2005 the carriers have attempted to have a bar- entire dynamic of this round of negotiations. If the carriers lose control of their gaining impasse declared by the National Mediation Board (whose members are majority in Congress, they may actually have to come to the table prepared to appointed by the White House) in order to push our collective bargaining issues bargain rather than seeking impasse and Congressional imposition of “Carrier in front of a President Bush Emergency Board whose recommendations could See Perspective on Page 7 Message from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa Rail Security and Rail Corporations’ tions to politicians. Governor Our position is that more rail crew Bottom Line Schwarzenegger of California vetoed a members will better ensure the safety The Department of Homeland rail security bill that was supported by of the locomotive and its cargo. The Security recently revised their rules for both state houses because he, “...didn’t government and the public would never air travel, yet not a word was said believe in it.” Not coincidentally the gov- consider allowing a single pilot to fly a about rail travel. Certainly airline travel ernor had recently received campaign plane, so why should it be any different has been a high profile type of target contributions from Union Pacific and to run a train with at least two, or more, since 9/11 and we have benefited from Burlington Northern Santa Fe. After he crew members? And, the maintenance the stringent security rules and preven- vetoed the bill, UP donated more of our track, switch and rail tunnel sys- tative measures taken by law enforce- money. Schwarzenegger took $35,000 tems should be exclusively entrusted to ment officers. In addition, the undercov- from rail corporations. This seems like maintenance of way members. The hir- er police work that goes on everyday, a lot, but he could have held out for ing of subcontractors to perform union evidenced by the thwarting of the more. work opens up the rails for possible recent airline plot, makes a difference. Nothing but the bottom line is more tampering and inconsistent standards But, why is rail security still neglected? important to Big Rail. They don’t want of work. Passengers can still board an to be forced to train employees on More and more legislators are writing Amtrak train or commuter rail system safety and security rules and they don’t rail security bills for submission to their anywhere in the country and not have want to hire more rail police. Security states. Cities from Atlanta to Cincinnati their bags inspected, not need to training can be expensive, but appar- to Fresno to Houston are waking up to public for harm. Big Rail may believe remove their shoes and not have to be ently their bottom line is more impor- the dangers posed by unsecured rail that the safety of their employees and screened by a metal detector. Most tant than the security and safety of yards, the scant presence of rail police, the public are secondary concerns baggage on the rails is within easy their employees and the public. During haz mat rail cargo and lack of safety when it comes to profits, but we believe reach of passengers during their entire national negotiations with the rail carri- plans. Just as state legislatures are tak- that our members, those on the rails trip. All this, plus the fact that rails carry ers we have seen a similar posturing. ing up the rail security issue, we will everyday, the true eyes and ears of the five-times as many passengers as the The rail carriers are constantly insisting continue our support of federal officials rails, are the most valuable assets the airlines. that they need to cut the number of who do the same. rails can have. The big reason for the lack of securi- employees operating a locomotive and We will continue to fight so that all Fraternally, ty on the rails is big business. In 2004 that they want to hire more subcontrac- rail employees have safety training in James P.Hoffa Big Rail spent $6 million on contribu- tors for maintenance of way projects. order to protect themselves and the Teamsters General President

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THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY TO NATIONAL DIVISION & SYSTEM OFFICERS AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2006

FREDDIE N. SIMPSON NATIONAL DIVISION BERNADETTE BOLTON JAMES A. SUPERFISKY High Point, Thomasville ad dnon Rairod President Office Manager Director, Information Systems Baltimoe Ohio Ciago Terminal e-mail: [email protected] APPOINTEES Ext. 15, e-mail: [email protected] Ext. 606, e-mail: [email protected] Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Chesapeake & Ohio Railway PERRY K. GELLER, SR. President’s Department DANNY GATES Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (including Potomac Yard) Secretary-Treasurer National Legislative Director e-mail: [email protected] Southfield Office Ext. 13, e-mail: [email protected] SYSTEM OFFICERS 20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 320 E. RANDALL BRASSELL Southfield, MI 48076 DONALD F. GRIFFIN General Chairman AFFILIATED SYSTEM 114 Canfield Place, Unit A8 (248) 948-1010 or (248) 359-2 (Ext.#) Director of Strategic Coordination and Research Hendersonville, TN 37075-3688 Fax: 248-948-7150 Ext. 16, e-mail: [email protected] FEDERATION VICE PRESIDENTS WILLIAM A. BON RICHARD A. INCLIMA (606) 931-0115 D. R. ALBERS First Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer General Counsel Director of Safety, Education and Fax: 606-931-0008 4 Pine Tree Drive J. R. COOK Ext. 615, e-mail: [email protected] Commumications Breese, IL 62230 11467 Coates Highway Ext. 12, e-mail: [email protected] Brethren, MI 49619 WILLIAM A. HILDENBRAND Alton & Southern Railway Company (888) 526-4150 Fax: 618-526-7821 CSX Transportation, Incorporated (231) 477-5722 Fax: 231-477-5723 Executive Assistant to President GREGORY S. KREIE e-mail: [email protected] Former—Seaboard System Railroad, L. A. BUCKLEY Ext. 602, e-mail: [email protected] Staff Assistant Incorporated Vice Chairman Ext. 14, e-mail: [email protected] LEON R. FENHAUS Clinchfield Railroad Company 141 Iroquois Trail TIMOTHY McCALL MacArthur Bridge 1115 West Boulevard Director of Organizing SONIA PETTAWAY Ona, WV 25545-9740 Rapid City, SD 57701-3574 Manufacturers Railway Company (888) 743-6758 or (304) 736-2255 3121 Plantation Key Drive Executive Assistant (605) 721-9332 Fax: 605-721-9334 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Fax: 304-736-2112 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Ext. 17, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Company (225) 752-3346 Fax: 225-752-3347 Norfolk Southern Corporation HORACE J. EZZELL Cell: (225) 978-6503 RICK B. WEHRLI ROGER D. SANCHEZ Former—Des Moines Union Railway Vice Chairman e-mail: [email protected] Assistant to President Company 2802 Quail Run Drive 2556 Cramer 7774 Deertrail Drive Interstate Railroad Company Humble, TX 77396-1864 Brogue, PA 17309 CYNTHIA PESTA Parker, CO 80138 Norfolk & Western Railway Administrative Assistant to President (800) 504-2732 (303) 927-5263 or (303) 927-5273 Company Fax: 717-927-6181 DAVID D. TANNER Ext. 610, e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 303-927-5326 Southern Railway Company P.O. Box 116 e-mail: [email protected] Wabash Railroad Company ROY GRIFFITH Robertson, WY 82944-0116 Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation Vice Chairman (307) 782-7775 Fax: 307-782-7776 Arbitration (Metra) 14112 Key Deer Drive e-mail: [email protected] Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Department Secretary-Treasurer’s Midlothian, VA 23112-6105 HENRY W. WISE, JR. Chicago Office Department THOMAS R. McCOY, JR. DAVID R. LOPEZ 3465 Smith Hill Road General Chairman 150 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 300 Vice Chairman Slatington, PA 18080-3423 Southfield Office 9300 Runyon Road (610) 767-4940 Fax: 610-767-6452 Chicago, IL 60606-4101 137 N. Ohio Avenue (312) 630-9328 Fax: 312-630-9438 20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 320 Catlettsburg, KY 41129-8753 e-mail: [email protected] Southfield, MI 48076 Clarksburg, WV 26301-2230 DONALD D. BARTHOLOMAY (248) 948-1010 or (248) 359-2 (Ext.#) JACK E. DAVID TERRY W. MIRACLE Fax: 248-948-7150 First Vice Chairman Public Law Board Coordinator Vice Chairman 1101 County Road 2375 e-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 452 KATHLEEN A. CLARK Moberly, MO 65720-4200 EXECUTIVE BOARD Harrogate, TN 37752 WADE D. BIRNBAUM Staff Assistant, Financial and Membership (660) 263-7480 Fax: 660-263-7481 Services (423) 869-9996 Fax: 423-869-9882 PAUL R. BEARD Staff Assistant Ext. 633, e-mail: [email protected] Member e-mail: [email protected] RICHARD L. PROCISE ANDREW SHELTON Second Vice Chairman 2665 Navarre Avenue, Suite A RONALD J. COLUMBUS Vice Chairman Oregon, OH 43616 GARY E. KINNEY 2400 Washington Avenue Executive Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer 613 Myatt Street (419) 693-3801 Fax: 419-693-4227 Staff Assistant Victoria, VA 23974-4700 Ext. 605, e-mail: [email protected] Smyrna, TN 37167-4163 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] (434) 696-2812 Fax: (434) 696-2914 RICK FORBES ALFRED L. WARDELL L. C. SMITH GARY L. COX TIMOTHY W. KREKE Vice Chairman Assistant Director, Information Systems Secretary-Treasurer Secretary Staff Assistant 733 North Church Street Ext. 607, e-mail: [email protected] RR.1 Box 63BBB P.O. Box 24068 e-mail: [email protected] Homerville, GA 31634 Pamplin, VA 23958 800 Concord Road MARK GOWING (800)430-8056 or (912) 487-3012 Knoxville, TN 37933-2068 STEVEN V. POWERS Fax: 912-487-3013 Staff Assistant - Information Systems (865) 671-1384 Fax: 865-671-1386 Assistant to President Ext. 622, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] ALLIED EASTERN DIXIE L. HUNRATH MARK E. HEMPHILL ROY ROBINSON FEDERATION Member Staff Assistant - Personnel Member, National Railroad Adjustment Board, Ext. 621, e-mail: [email protected] (800) 752-8009 P. O. Box 746 Third Division 521 S. E. 10th Street e-mail: [email protected] Newton, KS 67114-0746 GAIL MEISEL (615) 338-0027 ATCHISON, TOPEKA & (800) 835-2022 Fax: 316-283-1470 M. J. SCHAPPAUGH Controller Fax: 615-338-0209 SANTA FE SYSTEM e-mail: [email protected] Ext. 645, e-mail: [email protected] Staff Assistant FEDERATION e-mail: [email protected] STEPHEN M. MOCHER Appalachian & Ohio Railroad DAVID D. JOYNT CSX Transportation Incorporated (800) 835-2022 Vice Chairman S. R. WILSON Government Reporting Services/Assistant Former—Seaboard System Railroad 747 N. Burlington Avenue Controller Staff Assistant Louisville & Nashville Railroad (316) 283-1470 Suite 312 Ext. 604, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Seaboard Coast Line Railrod Hastings, NE 68901 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Fax: 316-283-7264 (402) 463-0234 Fax: 402-463-0226 DAVID RICH Columbia, Newberry and Laurens e-mail: [email protected] National Division Auditor Railroad Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway National Legislation P.O. Box 52 Atlanta and West Point—The Company BILL R. PALMER Hatboro, PA 19040-0052 Western Railway of Alabama Former—Illinois Northern Railway Chairman Department (215) 674-0244 Georgia Railroad (including St. Joseph Terminal Railroad P.O. Box 2767 e-mail: [email protected] Augusta and Summerville Company 324 West Whaley Washington Office Railroad) Hutchison and Northern Railway Company, Longview, TX 75606-2767 10 G. Street, N.E., Suite 460 BRENDA F. 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MARK E. HEMPHILL RODNEY D. MULDER Amtrak (Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Michigan BURLINGTON SYSTEM City, Indiana Facilities) FRISCO SYSTEM General Chairman Vice Chairman Consolidated Rail Corporation Shared Assets P. O. Box 746 DIVISION 4705 Dover Drive FEDERATION (Detroit, New Jersey, Philadelphia) 521 S. E. 10th Street Ames, IA 50014 CSX Transportation, Inc. Newton, KS 67114-0746 (402) 463-0234 (515) 292-7691 (918) 446-4677 Former—Consolidated Rail Lines (NYC) e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 515-292-1034 Fax: (918) 446-2799 Fax: 402-463-0226 e-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad GARY W. MARQUART e-mail: [email protected] Grand Trunk Rail System e-mail: bmwe@ STANLEY W. WALDEIER Guilford Transportation Industries Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer (Springfield Burlington Northern Railroad Company Vice Chairman sbcglobal.net P.O. Box 746 Terminal Railway Company) Boston and Former—Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1717 Parkhill Drive 521 S. E. 10th Street Maine Corporation Railroad Company Norwalk, IA 50211 Burlington Northern Railroad Company Newton, KS 67114-0746 Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company Davenport, Rock Island & North Western (515) 981-0596 Fax: 515) 981-9680 Former—Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company Railway Company e-mail: wjordeqwest.net Company R. G. DAVIS Norfolk Southern Corporation Kansas City Terminal Railway Company St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Assistant General Chairman Former—Consolidated Rail Lines (Penn Keokuk Union Depot Company P. O. Box 746 Central) Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Corp. CHICAGO, Sand Springs Railway Company 521 S. E. 10th Street St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company Newton, KS 67114-0746 MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL RICHARD C. SANDLIN DAVID D. JOYNT BRADLEY A. WINTER RICHARD SHARP General Chairman & PACIFIC SYSTEM General Chairman General Chairman 5043 South 33rd West Ave.nue Assistant General Chairman 747 N. Burlington Avenue 58 Grande Lake Drive, Suite 2 Suite 105 P. O. Box 746 Suite 312 FEDERATION Port Clinton, OH 43452 Tulsa, OK 74107 521 S. E. 10th Street Hastings, NE 68901 (763) 441-6355 Newton, KS 67114-0746 ROBERT. I. NICKENS MICHAEL D. FLOWERS DANA R. SCONYERS Fax: 763-441-1741 Assistant General Chairman Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer 402 East 1000 North BESSEMER & LAKE 1142 East Burkitt e-mail: markswimmer@ 19496 S. 4094 Road Alexandria, IN 46001 Claremore, OK 74019-1916 ERIE SYSTEM Sheridan, WY 82801-6601 msn.com or bmwedus@ (307) 674-4327 JOHN W. GIBLIN, JR. CHARLES E. FORBES, JR. DIVISION TONY H. ARCHIBALD aol.com First Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Assistant General Chairman R.R. 9, Box 9401 Vice General Chairman 1388 S.W. Heartwood Drive Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company Chicago South Shore and South Bend Moscow, PA 18444 415 North A Street Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 Railroad Cell: (816) 289-1284 Fax: 816-600-5394 J. R. CHURCHILL Albia, IA 52531-1258 Iowa Interstate Railroad L.T.D. RICHARD M. McLEAN (641) 932-3609 e-mail: [email protected] General Chairman Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation Assistant General Chairman 2425 Mercer-Butler Pike DON E. WILLING Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation 30843 Dawson Street Grove City, PA 16127-3523 District Garden City, MI 48135 Vice General Chairman Soo Line Railroad Company ILLINOIS CENTRAL 406 N. Daviess Street Former—Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and THOMAS J. NEMETH THEODORE C. ENGSTROM, JR. Gallatin, MO 64640 Pacific Railroad Company GULF FEDERATION Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer (660) 663-3995 Fax: 660-663-2995 Assistant General Chairman R.D. 1 Box 12A Cell: (402) 469-3810 4486 Emerson Road (270) 247-0600 MARK S. WIMMER South Euclid, OH 44121 Adamsville, PA 16110 e-mail: [email protected] General Chairman Fax: 270-247-0453 18921 York Street, N.W. EDWARD W. LONG BURLINGTON CHICAGO & EASTERN Suite F Assistant General Chairman e-mail: [email protected] Elk River, MN 55330-3001 3493 Webster Road NORTHERN SYSTEM ILLINOIS SYSTEM Fredonia, NY 14063 Amtrak (New Orleans Union Passenger JIM D. PETTY (716) 672-6322 Terminal) FEDERATION DIVISION Assistant General Chairman Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Company P.O. Box 954 Cedar River Railroad (612) 332-7947 (618) 548-0363 115 Walnut Street Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Fax: (612) 332-6166 Wilton, IA 52778-0016 Company Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railroad Columbus & Greenville Railway Company Union Pacific System Burlington Northern Railroad Company TERRENCE A. BARRETTE Gateway Western Railway, Former—Missouri Pacific Railroad Illinois Central Railroad Former—Oregon Electric Railway Company Assistant General Chairman/Secretary- Oregon Trunk Railway Treasurer DULUTH, MISSABE & Meridian & Bigbee Railroad Company (former Chicago & Eastern MidSouth Rail Corporation Camas Prairie Railroad Illinois Railroad) P.O. Box 468 Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer Railway River Falls, WI 54022 IRON RANGE SYSTEM Mississippi Export Railroad Company Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation LLOYD D. RILEY DIVISION Paducah-Louisville Railway Longview, Portland and Northern Railway General Chairman Company COMMUTER Southern Pacific, Chicago, St. Louis 3626 Hotze Road Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Corporation Montana Rail Link, Inc. Salem, IL 62881 RAILROAD SYSTEM Company Oregon, California & Eastern Railway Former—Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway Company Company TOM CARTWRIGHT DIVISION MICHAEL W. NAGLE Saint Paul Union Depot SouthRail Corporation Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer General Chairman Spokane International Railroad Company (732) 525-8488 Terminal Railway, Alabama State Docks 338 Azalea Lane 6049 Seville Road Willamina & Grand Ronde Railroad Lowell, IN 46356 Duluth, MN 55811-9608 Company (732) 525-8674 HAYWARD J. GRANIER (219) 696-2848 (218) 729-9786 General Chairman e-mail: [email protected] (800) 344-2718 Cell: (218) 428-7246 302 East Broadway, Suite B BRUCE G. GLOVER e-mail: [email protected] General Chairman (in NY, NJ, DE, CT, PA only) Mayfield, KY 42066 510 1st Avenue North #206 ALAN CAPLE Minneapolis, MN 55403-1609 CHICAGO & NORTH Fax: 732-525-8951 CHARLES L. SCHOLES First Vice Chairman First Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer WESTERN SYSTEM e-mail: [email protected] 525 Kenwood Avenue, Apt. 328 7934 East U.S. Highway 40 ROGER L. BOBBY Duluth, MN 55811-2157 Vice Chairman-Secretary-Treasurer FEDERATION Effingham, IL 62401-7250 st New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, (217) 536-5700 510 1 Avenue North #206 Belt Railway Company of Chicago Incorporated JAMES R. SONNESON Minneapolis, MN 55403-1609 Chicago and North Western Transportation Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Second Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Company Authority 5629 W. Arrowhead Road ALLEN R. HOHBEIN Former—Chicago Great Western Railway Hermantown, MN 55811 MISSOURI PACIFIC Vice General Chairman Company WILLIAM CAPIK 736 Custer Drive Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & General Chairman SYSTEM FEDERATION Mandan, ND 58554 Omaha Railway Company P.O. Box 127 e-mail: mopacsf@ Fort Dodge, Des Moines & South Amboy, NJ 08879-0127 R. D. OSLER Southern Railway Company ELGIN, JOLIET & cablelynx.com Vice General Chairman Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway ANTHONY J. MELE, JR. 4310 Whitefish Stage R Company Vice Chairman EASTERN SYSTEM Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Whitefish, MT 59937-8346 Minneapolis Industrial Railway P.O. Box 383 Company Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Albrightsville, PA 18210-0383 DIVISION Arkansas Western Railway Company DUANE L. MAIER Company Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway Company Vice General Chairman Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad SEAN D. GERIE Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company Fort Smith & Van Buren Railway Company Company 903 Pleasant Street Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Company Miles City, MT 59301-3323 P.O. Box 478 THOMAS LEGNER Kansas City Southern Railway Company (406) 234-0543 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0478 General Chairman Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company Fax: 406-234-0544 KENT L. BUSHMAN 2212 Ardaugh Avenue Milwaukee-Kansas City Southern Joint General Chairman Crest Hill, IL 60435 Agency MARK J. WEYRAUCH 28151 Buena Vista Drive (815) 955-5354 Port Terminal Railroad Association (Houston Vice General Chairman Rock Falls, IL 61071 CONSOLIDATED RAIL Union Pacific System P.O. Box 101 (815) 626-6636 Fax: (815) 626-3297 JOHN WERR Former—Abilene & Southern Railway Ray, ND 58849-0101 e-mail: [email protected] SYSTEM FEDERATION Secretary-Treasurer Company (701) 568-2693 Fax: 701-568-2694 (419) 734-9811 8630 Raintree Road Fort Worth Belt Railway Company WILLIAM C. JORDE Tinley Park, IL 60477 Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf MICHAEL J. GARISTO Assistant Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Fax: (419) 734-7267 Railway Company Vice General Chairman 244 Dessa Lane GREG PLUTA Missouri-Illinois Railroad PMB 225, 936 Peace Portal Drive South St. Paul, MN 55075-1713 Amtrak (Albany-Rensselaer, New York Area) Assistant Chairman Company Blaine, WA 98230 (651) 552-8925 Fax: 651-552-8940 Amtrak (Beech Grove, Indiana Shop) 444 E. 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New Orleans & Lower Coast PAUL R. BEARD Harbor Belt Line Railroad CHARLES W. HANSLER JACE R. HAGEN McCloud River Railroad Railroad Company General Chairman Vice Chairperson Assistant General Chairman/Secretary- Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company Union Terminal Railway Company 2665 Navarre Avenue, Suite A 149 Andreas Road Treasurer Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Company (St. Joesph, Missouri) Oregon, OH 43616 Andreas, PA 18211-9507 3901 29th Avenue, South Weatherford, Mineral Wells & San Diego & Arizona Eastern Transportation e-mail: [email protected] (570) 386-1155 Fax: 570-386-2811 Minneapolis, MN 55406 Northwestern Railway Company Company (612) 722-2648 THOMAS M. MULFORD Sierra Railroad Company BILL R. PALMER Southern Pacific Transportation Company, C. PERRY RAPIER TROY A. BLUMHAGEN Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Western Lines Vice Chairperson General Chairman Vice Chairman 2665 Navarre Avenue, Suite A Former—Pacific Lines 1857 State Route 571 West P.O. Box 2767 P.O. Box 54 Oregon, OH 43616 Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad Greenville, OH 45331 324 West Whaley Velva, SD 58790-0054 Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad (937) 968-3087 Fax: 937-968-3268 Longview, TX 75606-2767 JEFFERY J. BAINTER (701) 338-2068 (903) 758-7212 Union Pacific System e-mail: [email protected] Assistant General Chairman e-mail: [email protected] Former—Sacramento Northern Railway 300 North Bliss Avenue Tidewater Southern Railway WAYDE T. AMES Muncie, IN 47304 GUY A. SACKETT Company Vice Chairperson SOUTHERN PACIFIC Assistant General Chairman/Secretary- TIM HOFFMAN Western Pacific Railroad 3461 East Mississinewa Road Treasurer Company Peru, IN 46970 Assistant General Chairman ATLANTIC 4828 S. Broadway, #356 Valley & Siletz Railroad Company (765) 473-7349 Fax: 765-472-4813 36512 Derby Downs Drive Tyler, TX 75703 Solon, OH 44139-2656 FEDERATION (903) 561-3669 LOUIS R. BELOW DONALD J. TREDENT [email protected] General Chairman Vice Chairperson (281) 812-4443 510 8th Street 537 Allen Avenue MALCOLM B. DAVISON NORTHEASTERN Sacramento, CA 95814-1206 Ashtabula, OH 44004-2533 Fax: (281) 540-4435 First Vice Chairman (916) 444-0943, Ext. 306 (440) 964-9569 Fax: 866-420-0960 SYSTEM FEDERATION Fax: 916-444-2659 e-mail: [email protected] El Dorado and Wesson Railway P.O. Box 705 Louisiana and North West Railroad Company Independence, KS 67301-0705 e-mail: [email protected] Amtrak (Northeast Corridor) ANTHONY ROCHON Mid-Louisiana Rail Corporation (620) 331-5189 Fax: 620-331-7957 New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Amtrak (South Station, Boston, RICARDO C. CANCHOLA Vice Chairperson e-mail: [email protected] Oklahoma-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company Massachusetts) Vice Chairman P.O. Box 5267 St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company SCOTTY D. NISWONGER Aroostook Valley Railroad Company 510 8th Street Upper Marlboro, MD 20775-1267 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company Southern Pacific Transportation Company Second Vice Chairman Sacramento, CA 95814-1206 (301) 336-9442 Fax: 301-336-3895 CSX Transportation, Incorporation Eastern Lines P.O. Box 264 (916) 444-0943, Ext. 305 Former—Consolidated Rail Corporation Former—Texas & Louisiana Lines Cabot, AR 72023-0264 Fax: 916-444-2659 LEROY PROSSER Former—New York Connecting Railroad Texas-Mexican Railway Company (501) 843-8237 e-mail: [email protected] Vice Chairperson Penn Central—New York, New 507 Sugar Street JEFFREY T. FINCH Haven and Hartford Railroad GEORGE M. OTIS, JR. Gallitzin, PA 16641 General Chairman Company Assistant Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer (814) 886-7033 Fax: 814-886-7036 514 E. Main Street MOUNTAIN & PLAINS Delaware & Hudson Railway Company 510 8th Street e-mail: [email protected] Guilford Transportation Industries Sacramento, CA 95814-1206 Humble, TX 77338 FEDERATION (Springfield Terminal Railway Company), (916) 444-0943, Ext. 303 STEVE STEARN Main Central Railroad Company, DANNY BAISEY Fax: 916-444-2659 Vice Chairperson (719) 473-5866 or Portland Terminal Company Assistant General Chairman/Secretary- P.O. Box 223 Lamoille Valley Railroad Company Treasurer Perryville, MD 21903 (719) 473-5868 Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railroad 514 E. Main Street (410) 939-4346 Fax: 410-939-3275 New York, Susquehanna and Western Humble, TX 77338 Fax: 719-473-5863 e-mail: [email protected] Railroad Corporation Burlington Northern Railroad Company PENNSYLVANIA W. G. FOEHR Former—Colorado and Southern Railway STUART A. HURLBURT, JR. FEDERATION First Vice Chairman Company General Chairman 514 E. Main Street Fort Worth and Denver Railway 135 Mick Lane (215) 569-1285 SEABOARD Humble, TX 77338 Company Oneonta, NY 13820-4316 Joint Texas Division of Chicago, (607) 988-7416 Fax: 607-988-9358 Fax: 215-569-0676 FEDERATION VACANT Rock Island and Pacific Railroad e-mail: [email protected] (800) 418-7223 Second Vice Chairman Company and Fort Worth and Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad Company Denver Railway Company DALE E. BOGART, JR. Amtrak (904) 642-8076 Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Former—Penn Central Company 417 Mail Street, Apt. 2 Chicago Union Station Company Fax: 904-642-7838 Colorado & Wyoming Railway Company Owego, NY 13827-1657 Washington Terminal Company SOUTHERN SYSTEM Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (607) 687-5785 Canton Railroad Company Amtrak Company e-mail: [email protected] CSX Transportation , Inc. Former—Jacksonville Terminal Company DIVISION Denver Union Terminal Railway Company Former—Consolidated Rail Corporation CSX Transportation, Incorporated Pueblo Union Depot & Railroad Company JOSEPH C. MATTIE Baltimore & Eastern Railroad Former—Seaboard System Railroad, (800) 537-2194 Utah Railway Company Vice General Chairman Company Incorporated Fax: (865) 671-1386 1215 Sherman Avenue Buffalo Creek Railroad Gainesville Midland Railroad Company CHARLES M. MORGAN Hamden, CT 06514-1364 Ironton Railroad Company, the Port Everglades Railway e-mail: [email protected] General Chairman (203) 287-9737 Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company Penn Central-Pennsylvania (former-Seaboard Airline Railroad 3009 W. Colorado Avenue CSX Transportation, Incorporated Railroad Company, Company) Suite C-1 JOHN P. TRACY Former—Seaboard System Railroad, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Florida East Coast Railway Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Vice General Chairman Incorporated Lines Norfolk Southern Corporation e-mail: [email protected] 563 Church Hill Road Durham and Southern Railway Monongahela Railway Company Southern Railway Company Augusta, ME 04330-8214 Company Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Former—Carolina & Northwestern MANUAL MEDINA (207) 623-1468 Fax: 207-622-1834 Norfolk Southern Corporation Company Railway Company Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer e-mail: [email protected] Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company Middle Fork Railroad Company 3009 W. Colorado Avenue Former—Piedmont and Northern Railway Former—Consolidated Rail Corporation JAMES D. KNIGHT Suite C-1 DAVID A. CONNER Company (See CSX Transportation, Inc.) General Chairman Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Assistant General Chairman Southern Railway Company Western Maryland Railway Company 2153 Broadwater Drive P.O. Box 205 Former—Alabama Great Southern Railroad Jacksonville, FL 32225 Belgrade, ME 04917-0205 JED DODD Company (207) 397-2844 Atlantic and East Carolina General Chairperson e-mail: [email protected] T. TAYLOR Railway Company 121 North Broad Street, Suite 503 Vice Chairman Central of Georgia Railroad NICKEL PLATE- KENNETH E. HERRINGTON Philadelphia, PA 19107 2153 Broadwater Drive Company [email protected] Jacksonville, FL 32225 WHEELING & LAKE Assistant General Chairman Chattanooga Traction Company 36 Walnut Street KEVIN HUSSEY Cincinnati, New Orleans and Mechanicville, NY 12118-1040 VACANT Texas Pacific Railway Company ERIE FEDERATION Vice Chairperson (518) 664-3557 Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Georgia Northern Railway 12 Steinhardt Avenue (419) 693-3801 e-mail: [email protected] Georgia Southern and Florida Old Bridge, NJ 08857-9672 Railway Company Fax: 419-693-4227 MICHAEL B. CARTER (732) 251-8486 Fax: 732-251-6460 SOO LINE SYSTEM Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Company Assistant General Chairman WILLIAM K. MANNING Grand Trunk Rail System 32 N. Cobble Hill Road DIVISION Live Oak, Perry and South Vice Chairperson Former—Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Warwick, RI 02886-9307 Georgia Railway Company P.O. Box 285 Railroad Company (401) 886-4747 (612) 869-2419 Louisiana Southern Railway Prospect Park, PA 19076-0285 Detroit and Toledo Shore Line e-mail: [email protected] Company Railroad Company (610) 461-8641 Fax: 610-461-0422 Fax: 612-869-7641 New Orleans Terminal Company Norfolk Southern Corporation Ahnapee and Western Railway Company Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Former—Akron, Canton & Youngstown GEORGE C. DAVIDSON Fox River Valley Railroad Railway Company Railroad Company PACIFIC FEDERATION Vice Chairperson-Secretary-Treasurer Green Bay and Western Railroad Company Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Lorain & West Virginia Railway (916) 444-0943 P.O. Box 2408 Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Railway Company Company Aston, PA 19014-2408 Company Tennessee Railway Company New York, Chicago & St. Louis Fax: (916) 444-2659 (610) 485-4365 Fax: 610-485-4369 Soo Line Railroad Company Valdosta Southern Railroad Railroad Company, including e-mail: [email protected] Former—Minneapolis, Northfield and VAE Nortrak - Birmingham, AL Plant Nickel Plate, Lake Erie and Amtrak Southern Railway, Incorporated Western and Clover Leaf Former—Los Angeles Union Passenger C. T. BURKINDINE GARY L. COX Districts, and Wheeling & Lake Terminal Vice Chairperson GENE A. BELL General Chairman Erie District Amtrak (Mechanical Facility, Los Angeles 7936 Kavanagh Road General Chairman P.O. 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S. J. ALEXANDER SAM L. TRIEBEL Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company DAVID R. SCOVILLE MARK PHILIPP Portland Terminal Railroad Company Vice Chairman General Chairman Second Vice Chairman Acting General Chairman South Omaha Terminal Railway Company 10724 Plum Creek Drive 1470 B CR 5160 P.O. Box 850 1001 Buchanan Avenue Union Pacific System Knoxville, TN 37922-1933 Coffeyville, KS 67337-8302 Lyman, WY 82937 Oshkosh, WI 54902 Former—Mount Hood Railway Company (888) 827-2693 Cell: (715) 572-7127 M. L. SELLERS LARRY L. FOSTER Union Pacific Railroad Fax: 920-232-1590 Yakima Valley Transportation Company D. JOE DEAN Assistant Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer VAE Nortrak - Cheyenne, WY Plant P.O. Box 285 1845 11000 Road Assistant Chairman THOMAS DAFFINSON Menlo, GA 30731-0285 Oswego, KS 67356-8764 W. E. MORROW P.O. Box 850 Vice Chairman (620) 795-2762 Lyman, WY 82937 P.O. Box 413 General Chairman (800) 525-1833 Osseo, WI 54758-0413 SOUTHWESTERN P.O. Box 850 (715) 597-2611 UNION PACIFIC Lyman, WY 82937 FEDERATION (888) 827-2693 SYSTEM DIVISION e-mail: [email protected] (620) 251-5493 WISCONSIN CENTRAL (888) 875-2693 or Fax: (620) 251-6004 CHARLIE HOGUE SYSTEM DIVISION (800) 525-1833 First Vice Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer e-mail: brothersbmwe@ Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad 244 NE Scenic Street Company (307) 787-7058 or P.O. Box 2290 sbcglobal.net Galveston Wharves White Salmon, WA 98672-2290 Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company (307) 787-7059 (888) 827-2693 Texas City Terminal Railway Company Fax: (307) 787-3100

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ALABAMA GEORGIA MAINE NEBRASKA OHIO TEXAS JAMES TERRY FRANKS MARCUS HOOD JOHN P. TRACY SPENCER MORRISSEY THOMAS J. NEMETH JIMMY K. OLIVER 361 8th Avenue East 3470 Georgia Highway 15 North 563 Church Hill Road P.O. Box 156 4486 Emerson Road 127 Cottage Road Guin, AL 35563 Warthen, GA 31094 Augusta, ME 04330-8214 548 Jackson S. Euclid, OH 44121 Carthage, TX 75633 (205) 269-5720 (478) 552-0727 (207) 623-1468 Tecumseh, NE 68450 (216) 382-7122 Cell: (903) 241-6100 Fax:207-622-1834 (402) 335-2181 Fax: (216) 382-5583 Fax: 903-693-5069 ARIZONA IDAHO Fax: 402-335-4021 GREGORY S. KREIE DENIS A. WHITE MARYLAND OKLAHOMA UTAH 10 G Street, N.E., Suite 460 3555 Beverly Street PAUL J. DILLOW, JR. NEVADA DESTREY GIBSON EVERETT H. JOHNS Washington, DC 20002 Boise, ID 83709 5509 Adleigh Avenue DONALD R. LARSON P.O. Box 415 P.O. Box 389 (202) 638-2135 (208) 362-1653 Baltimore, MD 21206 P.O. Box 801 Weleetka, OK 74880 Helper, UT 84526 Fax: 202-737-3085 (410) 488-5876 Wells, NV 89835 (405) 786-2733 (435) 472-5725 ILLINOIS (775) 752-2505 ARKANSAS ROBERT L. ALMAGUER MASSACHUSETTS OREGON VERMONT JAMES L. ANDERSON 114 South G Street JAMES A. TEAGUE NEW HAMPSHIRE MIKE GEKAS VACANT 5312 Trammel Drive Monmouth, IL 61462-1567 22 Rhodora Street CALVIN R. PRESTON P.O. Box 1658 Jonesboro, AR 72404 (309) 734-5979 Lowell, MA 01851 129 Mountain Road LaGrande, OR 97850 VIRGINIA (870) 932-0769 (978) 937-8226 Epsom, NH 03234 (541) 962-0258 GREGORY L. MARSTON Fax: 870-932-0769 INDIANA (603) 736-9949 400 Melody Lane JEFFREY J. BAINTER MICHIGAN PENNSYLVANIA Crewe, VA 23930-1066 CALIFORNIA 300 N. Bliss Avenue ARCHIE LHAMON NEW JERSEY WILLIAM K. MANNING (434) 645-7496 FREDERICK W. HUGG Muncie, IN 47304 55647 Giddings Court KEVIN HUSSEY P.O. Box 285 Fax: 434-645-1859 3635 Charqui Court (765) 759-7580 Mattawan, MI 49071 12 Steinhardt Avenue Prospect Park, PA 19076-0285 Oroville, CA 95965 Fax: 765-759-7580 (269) 668-4360 Old Bridge, NJ 08857 (610) 461-8641 WASHINGTON (530) 534-4844 (732) 251-8486 Fax: 610-461-0422 STEVE INCE e-mail: [email protected] IOWA MINNESOTA Fax: (732) 251-6460 3820 Pioneer Highway RON HOFFMAN KARL KNUTSEN RHODE ISLAND Stanwood, WA 98292 COLORADO 1607 9th Avenue, S.W. 2616 West River Pkwy. NEW MEXICO MICHAEL BESSETTE (425) 754-4970 MICHAEL E. THOMAS Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Minneapolis, MN 55406 TIM L. FUNK 14 Crestwood Court 60 Douglas Lane (319) 364-2180 (612) 772-6055 7416 Sidewinder Drive, N.E. Cumberland, RI 02864 WEST VIRGINIA Pueblo, CO 81001-1318 Fax: 319-286-8753 Albuquerque, NM 87113-1298 (401) 333-3378 DANA D. BOOTH 719-564-2975 MISSISSIPPI (505) 892-2895 Fax: (401) 721-3017 P.O. Box 411 Fax: 719-564-2975 KANSAS MURPHY EVANS, JR. Fax: 505-896-1553 310 1/2 Pike Street, P.O. Box 411 SEAN T. O’BRIEN 2405 Whitetail Circle SOUTH CAROLINA Belington, WV 26250 CONNECTICUT P.O. Box 391 West Point, MS 39773 NEW YORK BRYANT D. MOSES (304) 823-2054 WILLIAM H. SPEER, JR. Strong City, KS 66869 (662) 494-8592 ROBERT M. WINTER 705 S. Church Street 41A Cutler Street (620) 273-6032 5590 Robinson Road Florence, SC 29506 WISCONSIN Groton, CT 06340 MISSOURI Sodus, , NY 14551-9702 (843) 669-8177 MICHAEL J. KOZIARA (860) 405-0500 KENTUCKY CHARLES E. FORBES, JR. (315) 483-4324 909 Eastwood Street MARK R. MCCARTY 1388 S.W. Heartwood Drive SOUTH DAKOTA Holmen, WI 54636 DELAWARE 4003 Rudy Martin Drive Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 NORTH CAROLINA JOSEPH J. KRALJIC Cell: (608) 317-9755 GUY DOUGLAS Owensboro, KY 42301-6646 (816) 600-5394 PHILLIP L. SHEARIN 220 S. Prairie 7 Berwick Court (270) 684-9053 Fax: 816-600-5394 9 Van Buren Lane Sioux Falls, SD 57104 WYOMING Newark, DE 19702 e-mail: [email protected] Pinehurst, NC 28374 (605) 334-7626 Kristina Delgado (302) 836-0662 LOUISIANA (910) 255-0754 P.O. Box 1761 LAWRENCE A. TRICHE MONTANA TENNESSEE Casper, WY 82602 FLORIDA 266 NW 3rd Street LYLE LAMBERT NORTH DAKOTA ANDREW H. SHELTON (307) 234-6510 WILLIAM L. GLISSON Reserve, LA 70084 Box 66 DOUGLAS M. ERHART 613 Myatt Street 2201 Greenhills Drive Cell: (504) 416-9125 Bainville, MT 59212 1203 - 27th Street, N.W. Smyrna, TN 37167 Valrico, FL 33594 (406) 769-2611 Mandan, ND 58554 (615) 220-3463 (813) 426-5338 (701) 663-1633 Fax: 701-663-5714

Effective January 1, 2005, following the BMWE merger with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) We became the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) Of the IBT Our National Division (formerly Grand Lodge) Headquarters will remain in Southfield, Michigan at the same address: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division 20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 320, Southfield, Michigan 48076-4169 In addition, please note: Our telephone, extensions, fax numbers and email addresses will remain the same: 248-948-1010 • 248-948-7150 (fax)

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hose side are they on? That’s the question every single working man and woman Wneeds to consider as they head to the polls this November to elect Congressmen, Senators, and Governors. “Whose side are they on?” is the most important question you can ask yourself in determining how you will vote in the upcoming election. Are the politicians who cynically attempted to tie an increase in the minimum wage to a huge estate tax cut for millionaires on your side? While advocates within the Democratic Party moved to raise the minimum wage for millions of Americans to help lift them out of poverty, the Republican majority held that effort hostage in an attempt to Perry K. Geller, Sr. provide 8,200 of the wealthiest estates in America with an average tax break of $1.3 million. Rather than allowing a vote Or we can look to recent anti- United Auto Workers from 1946 to Day speech, Gompers encouraged on a “clean” bill to raise the minimum labor Amtrak legislation that was 1970, may have best articulated the workers heading to the polls to, wage, the Republican Party leader- offered up by Senator Kit Bond link between the fate of working peo- “Reward our friends and punish our ship poisoned the bill by attaching (R-MO) in mid-July which would ple and politics when he said, enemies.” massive estate tax breaks for the have essentially stripped the Rail “There’s a direct relationship between Brothers and Sisters, as you head wealthy onto the bill. Needless to say, Unions at Amtrak of the right to col- the ballot box and the bread box, and to the polls in November, remember the minimum wage bill, with its mas- lective bargain an agreement. what the union fights for and wins at the link between the ballot box and sive estate tax cuts attached, did not Bond’s amendment attempted to the bargaining table can be taken the bread box. Remember that what pass. Democrats were forced to vote force BMWED and the other rail away in the legislative halls.” we win at the bargaining table can be against the combined bill because the unions at Amtrak to reach an agree- Samuel Gompers, the first taken away in legislation. And Republican estate tax cut would blow ment by October 1, 2007 which, by President of the American Federation remember to reward our friends and a $753 billion hole in the federal bud- his legislation, would “require such of Labor (1889-1924) also had a way punish our enemies. When you mark get, and working people would pay employees to make reasonable contri- with words about the fate of working your ballot, ask yourself, “Whose side the price through funding shortfalls butions to health benefit costs and people and politics. In an Election are they on?” and cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, food permit work rule reforms that achieve stamps, veterans programs, unem- measurable operations productivity ployment benefits, and other social improvements. Such work rule General President Candidates Forum programs. As workers and wage reforms must, without limitation, earners, we must consider the contin- include provisions that reduce crew The Rules for the 2005-2006 IBT Journalists and IBT Members Will ued Republican cuts to social pro- consist requirements, eliminate scope International Union Delegate and Pose the Questions. The General grams and their push for more tax of work and job specifications restric- Officer Election (“Rules”) require the President candidates were each given cuts for the wealthy. Ask yourself, tions, increase scheduling flexibility Election Supervisor to conduct at 40 tickets to the forum to distribute to “Whose side are they on?” and eliminate restrictions on contract- least one candidate forum for all can- IBT members, family, and friends. In ing out work by Amtrak.” Following a didates nominated for the office of one segment of the forum, candidates flurry of irate calls from active and General President. The Rules allow a will answer questions submitted by IBT retired rail union members, a unified candidate nominated for the office of members. The rest of the questions Centenarians lobbying effort by all of Rail Labor, General President running on a slate will be posed by a panel of journalists and the support of our friends such as with a candidate nominated for the invited by the Election Supervisor. Belated “Happy Birthday” wish- Senators Murray (D-WA) and Byrd (D- office of General Secretary-Treasurer HOW CAN I SEE IT? es to the following BMWED WV), the Bond bill was ultimately to designate the General Secretary- retirees who recently celebrated Treasurer candidate to appear as his 1. You can view a video of the th stripped from the bill. However, their 100 birthday: when you see lawmakers like Senator representative at the forum. Candidate Forum – the whole event Bond sponsor and/or support such The press deadline for this maga- or portions of it – on the internet. The Jesus Aguas egregious anti-worker legislation, you zine is before the planned date for the forum is available to be viewed at A Berwyn, Illinois resident, must ask yourself, “Whose side are Candidate Forum, but the magazine www.teamsters.org and at Brother Aguas celebrated his they on? will arrive at your address after that www.ibtvote.org from a computer th 100 birthday on July 5, 2006. Unfortunately, the list of anti-worker, planned date. This notice provides with internet access. He last worked for the Chicago anti-labor, anti-civil liberty activities by information available about the forum 2. DVD’s of the forum have been dis- West Pullman & Southern Rail- the current majority goes on and on. at press-time. tributed to every Local Union, and you road Company, where he retired Whether the issue is raising the mini- Who is Participating? The can borrow a copy there. Copies of the as a laborer. mum wage, Amtrak funding, labor law Candidate Forum participants will be DVD have also been made available to reform, pension and retirement secu- General President Candidate Tom the candidates to distribute. Deadie Bell rity, affordable health care, quality Leedham and General Secretary- 3. Call the Election Supervisor’s A Chattanooga, Tennessee education, exportation of American Treasurer Candidate C. Thomas Office – 888-IBT-2006 – and request resident, Brother Bell celebrated jobs, weakening of environmental Keegel. General President Candidate a copy; you will be sent one free of his 100th birthday on July 16, laws, windfall profits for big oil, James P.Hoffa exercised his right to charge. 2006. He last worked on the domestic spying, nuclear proliferation, designate the General Secretary- Is There a Transcript to Read? Southern Railway System, where insider trading, government corrup- Treasurer candidate on his slate as his We plan to prepare a transcript of the he retired as a track laborer. tion, or the anti-worker activities of the representative to appear at the forum. Candidate Forum. You will be able to National Labor Relations Board and Where and When? The one-hour get a copy of the transcript at The BMWED extends sincere the National Mediation Board, workers Candidate Forum is planned for www.ibtvote.org or by calling the best wishes to all of our retired have to ask themselves, “Whose side August 25, 2006, at the Jack Morton Election Supervisor’s Office. centenarians. Happy Birthday! are they on?” Auditorium of George Washington Richard W. Mark Walter Ruther, President of the University, Washington, D.C. Election Supervisor

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Douglas D. Reynolds C&NW 0381 1966 Robert J. Henry N E 0633 1972 David J. Wilson N E 0228 1976 Salvatore Sarrica N E 0228 1961 Willie J. Henry N E 1718 1974 David Wood N E 1368 1968 ROLL OF Gary A. Swift N E 1368 1965 John R. Hetrick AEF 1432 1975 Darrell E. Zimmerman SP ATL 1137 1976 David Higgins N E 0228 1976 Gerard Hobbs N E 1551 1974 Keith Hoffman N E 1718 1976 Jakob Hoffmann N E 1632 1975 Isiah Holmes N E 0228 1975 HONOR Erick E. House N E 1368 1971 year John E. Hurlburt Jr N E 1368 1975 year Stuart A. Hurlburt Jr N E 1368 1971 Gary M. Hutchings N E 1632 1975 30 Richard A. Inclima N E 1718 1975 20 MERIT AWARDS Forrest P. Johannsen AEF 1432 1974 MERIT AWARDS Bernard L. Jordan N E 0633 1969 LODGE MEMBER Wayne A. Joyce N E 0633 1971 LODGE MEMBER NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE Robert E. Kane N E 1368 1969 NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE *** 30 YEAR MERIT AWARDS *** Albert L. Kelley UN PAC 08741976 year Alex Kelley N E 0602 1974 Dale R. Alger N E 1323 1984 Richard E. Albert N E 1368 1973 Wellingto L. Kempher AEF 1432 1971 Joseph L. Allen N E 0228 1977 Charles T. Allen N E 0228 1975 Brian W. Allmendinger N E 1368 1977 Joseph Alves Jr N E 0228 1975 Jerome E. Kimball AEF 1432 1974 60 James Knepp AEF 1432 1971 Thomas Aurilio N E 1743 1980 Charles J. Amaru N E 0228 1975 MERIT AWARDS Lloyd L. Konkel C&NW 2853 1976 Roger T. Burgh N E 1718 1977 Charles L. Amheiser AEF 1432 1976 James Butler N E 0228 1977 Francis J. Baker N E 1323 1967 David B. Kortright AEF 1432 1974 LODGE MEMBER Daniel Kovaleski N E 1551 1975 Todd P. Byrd N E 1718 1983 NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE Michael S. Bessette N E 0228 1975 Gary J. Cartwright N E 0228 1980 Normand A. Boulais N E 0228 1975 Victor F. Krebs AEF 1432 1974 Roscoe Barnes C&EI 0041 1946 Kevin M. Chase N E 0228 1984 James H. Bragg N E 0633 1973 Dennis R. Kurseth C&NW 1847 1976 Theodore Cavadeas C&NW 0721 1946 Edward J. Clarke III N E 1551 1985 Michael L. Brankman N E 1323 1975 David M. La Pointe N E 0633 1973 John De Simone N E 1718 1945 Persivia Collins N E 1718 1979 Gary O. Brockman C&NW 1148 1976 Duane L. Lattimer N E 1632 1974 Antonio Fortes N E 0228 1943 Dennis F. Court N E 0228 1977 Robert L. Brown N E 1368 1975 William A. Lyker N E 1368 1973 Victor Frossard C&NW 0721 1946 Brad S. Delamater N E 1632 1985 Thomas G. Brown AEF 1432 1974 Bruce W. Mac Kenzie N E 0228 1975 Robert H. Jerdo N E 1323 1949 Todd L. Delamater N E 1551 1985 Albert Bruscini N E 0228 1975 John R. Marenholz N E 1718 1975 Robert A. Maystadt C&NW 0692 1946 William R. Douglas N E 1718 1978 Ronald A. Bucknam N E 0633 1971 Andrew P. Markley III N E 1368 1971 Generoso Molinario N E 0228 1943 Peter S. Dworak N E 1718 1977 Ray E. Burgess N E 0228 1975 Ralph E. Marsh Jr N E 0090 1976 Philip Oliver N E 1551 1941 John T. Early N E 1718 1977 Thomas E. Butcher AEF 1432 1975 Giuseppe Martignetti N E 0228 1971 Joseph Paone N E 1551 1942 Timothy C. Foley III N E 0228 1977 John T. Callahan N E 1632 1967 Terry L. Maschino N E 0633 1971 Frank Roman N E 1551 1940 Joseph R. Gellock N E 1718 1977 Raymond E. Callahan N E 1368 1973 Stephen Maslona N E 0228 1976 Albert J. Spencer N E 0228 1941 Daniel E. Golden N E 1743 1985 William J. Campbell Jr AEF 1432 1973 Hayward S. Mason N E 1368 1974 John E. Weitzel N E 1368 1946 Norman Gomes N E 0228 1977 Leo P. Caron N E 0633 1972 Howard C. Mathe C&NW 1125 1976 John C. West N E 1743 1944 Joseph C. Hafford N E 0633 1977 Michael B. Carter N E 0228 1975 Joseph C. Mattie N E 1718 1974 John H. Maxwell N E 0602 1974 Richard Hamilton N E 1718 1977 Martin E. Cole III N E 1743 1973 Jerry B. Hammond N E 1368 1979 Robert C. Colley AEF 1432 1974 Edgar B. Mc Creadie N E 0228 1976 Michael F. Mc Gill N E 1718 1976 James D. Hayden N E 0228 1979 Edward C. Conrow N E 1368 1968 David C. Huard N E 0633 1977 Harry E. Cousins Jr N E 1718 1975 John F. Mc Mahon Jr N E 0228 1976 Brian J. Mc Nerney N E 1718 1975 James B. Hurlburt Sr N E 1368 1977 Darryl Crossman N E 1323 1970 Jeff Jackson N E 1743 1984 Ronald D'amato N E 1718 1975 William L. Mc Vay Jr N E 0228 1975 year William A. Meehan N E 0228 1975 Peter M. Jerdo N E 1323 1985 Edward P. Daly N E 0228 1975 Arthur R. Melville N E 1632 1975 Gary W. Lawyer N E 1368 1979 Michael D. Davis C&NW 0381 1976 Christopher J. Loughan N E 1323 1981 John Demianovich N E 1551 1974 Francis J. Michaud Sr N E 0633 1969 50 Donald P. Miller N E 1323 1975 Theodore J. Maduri N E 1368 1984 MERIT AWARDS Nelson L. Deprey N E 0633 1973 Alfred R. Mandarelli N E 0228 1983 Stewart B. Dickey N E 0228 1975 John H. Moelder N E 1632 1974 Michael Montecalvo AEF 1432 1974 Stephen V. Marcucci N E 1718 1979 Barry J. Diggs N E 1718 1975 Walter R. Mauzaka N E 1718 1977 LODGE MEMBER Larry W. Diller MO PAC 1365 1976 Dennis G. Mossman N E 0228 1968 NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE Frank E. Mossman N E 0228 1975 William D. Miller N E 1632 1985 Michael Dooriss N E 0228 1975 James N. Nelson N E 1718 1979 Marty Cole N E 1743 1947 Ray F. Douglass N E 0633 1969 Richard Mullen N E 1551 1974 Thomas Mulrooney N E 1718 1968 B. D. Ott ICGF 1393 1986 Malcolm B. Elder N E 1743 1952 Thomas R. Dow N E 0228 1975 Stephen Paprocki N E 1718 1977 George W. Hibbert N E 1743 1949 Boyd W. Drew N E 0228 1976 Joseph F. Nadeau N E 1718 1976 Dennis D. Nelson N E 0633 1969 Joseph A. Patriarca N E 0228 1977 Carroll W. Kelley N E 0633 1950 Robert S. Drew N E 0228 1976 Kenneth Patriarca N E 0228 1978 Edwin Mulligan SEAB 2067 1957 Ernest M. Dundr AEF 1432 1968 Daniel T. O Connell N E 0228 1976 John R. O Donnell N E 1718 1975 John E. Pepin N E 0228 1977 Joseph A. Payette N E 0228 1948 James R. Dupee AEF 1432 1971 Louis A. Perez Jr N E 1718 1977 Weston F. Smithwick N E 0633 1951 Raymond R. Dussault N E 0228 1975 Steve A. O Hara BURL 0788 1976 David G. Ogilvy AEF 1432 1975 Henry J. Quinn N E 0228 1984 Waldo M. Tarbell N E 0633 1952 Richard A. Eby AEF 1432 1973 John Rich N E 1743 1979 Alex Van Guilder N E 1743 1952 George W. Edwards N E 1551 1968 Larry J. Ohtola AEF 1432 1974 Alfred O. Olson N E 0228 1971 J. S. Righton N E 1718 1980 Stephen J. Falzone N E 0228 1975 Amado Rodriguez Jr N E 1718 1979 James P. Fay Jr N E 0228 1975 Marlo D. Olson N E 0228 1975 Charles D. Pahls AEF 1432 1974 Donald F. Slater Jr N E 0228 1977 David G. Ferguson AEF 1432 1975 James Staggers N E 1718 1977 James R. Fletcher N E 0633 1973 Richard D. Pahls AEF 1432 1973 John R. Pangle AEF 1432 1974 Frank Terrone N E 1718 1978 John N. Forster III N E 1743 1975 Robert H. Vainio N E 0633 1979 Jess Foster AEF 1432 1976 Milton E. Parker N E 0228 1975 Robert Penzone N E 1551 1976 Kevin B. Wetsell N E 1368 1979 year Fred C. Gallant N E 0602 1969 Alpheus Wilkinson Jr N E 1718 1977 Joseph R. Perry N E 1368 1973 Bruce Gardner N E 1551 1974 Thadeus A. Williams AEF 1432 1981 Max F. Garner UN PAC 08741976 Donald Peterka N E 1551 1976 Warren G. Peterson AEF 1432 1975 Edward A. Woodruff N E 1323 1982 40 Steven A. Gibbons N E 1718 1975 Roger S. Wright N E 1743 1980 MERIT AWARDS Patrick A. Gibson C&NW 1788 1976 Willie L. Pierce N E 0228 1975 Ronald J. Gordon N E 1743 1975 Gregory E. Pope AEF 1432 1976 Stephen H. Grant N E 0633 1974 Charles M. Popovich Jr AEF 1432 1975 LODGE MEMBER Kevin Quinlivan N E 1632 1975 NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE William G. Grass N E 0633 1970 Thomas B. Griffith AEF 1432 1969 John A. Radzikowski N E 1368 1974 Roger L. Bobby BURNOR 2825 1966 Phillip D. Grosbeck AEF 1432 1976 Barry Raye N E 0633 1974 Albert Conti N E 0228 1959 Paul C. Hake PENN 3018 1976 Robert Ridgell N E 0602 1968 Charles B. Fink N E 1323 1962 year John R. Harrington N E 0228 1975 Glenn D. Sanborn N E 0633 1968 Stephen P. Keniston N E 0602 1965 Edward J. Hawver N E 1368 1974 Earl A. Sawyer N E 1323 1973 Clarence R. Knight C&NW 2854 1966 Eric L. Hayward N E 0602 1972 William P. Schmidt N E 0090 1976 10 Frank Marchionne N E 0090 1966 David F. Scott N E 0633 1972 MERIT AWARDS Bernard M. Shannon Jr C&NW 1935 1976 Daniel C. Sheldon N E 1743 1973 Paul M. Slater C&NW 0519 1976 LODGE MEMBER DEATH BENEFITS Michael A. Smietana UN PAC 08741976 NAME SYSTEM NUMBER SINCE Daniel F. Smith AEF 1432 1976 Michael J. Alexandre N E 1718 1994 Frederick E. Smith AEF 1432 1974 Ernest Anderson N E 2957 1994 Harold L. Smith N E 1718 1974 Roger R. Anderson N E 2957 1994 Nelson R. Smith N E 1743 1975 G. J. Badillo UN PAC 0874 1996 Report of Claims Paid during May thru June, 2006 Ralph L. Smith N E 0228 1976 Robert E. Bailey N E 0228 1993 Ordway W. Snowdeal N E 0633 1974 William Barcomb N E 1323 1990 Peter E. Sokolosky N E 1718 1975 Daniel A. Bates N E 2957 1994 NAME LODGE NUMBER SYSTEM NAME LODGE NUMBER SYSTEM William A. Sowinski AEF 1432 1973 Timothy Beckingham N E 2957 1994 WILFORD C. BARNETT 1300 AEF LEVERNE E. THOMAS 0166 CRSF Paul L. Spisak N E 1632 1974 Keith L. Bigelow N E 1323 1991 SAM ORING 0514 MO PAC EDGAR W. FRANK 3011 PENN Richard L. Steele N E 0602 1974 Paul R. Bjorkman N E 0228 1990 HAROLD D. CHRISTNER 0711 PENN CLARENCE J. BAKER 1923 CRSF Paul W. Stolpner N E 0228 1967 Joseph Blanchard N E 0602 1991 RAYMOND N. GRABOSKY SR. 1049 AEF ERWIN P. KOEHNECKE 0036 CMSTPP David H. Stover N E 0633 1974 Mark S. Branigan N E 2957 1994 ARCHIE W. BEVINS 0613 ASF LUIS M. JIMENEZ 1302 BURL Roland E. Taylor N E 0633 1972 Albert D. Brockmiller N E 0228 1995 JOSE O. TRUJILLO 0204 MT&PLS HAROLD A. ENGWELL 1055 BURNOR Andrew J. Thomas N E 1551 1976 Ronald A. Brousseau N E 0228 1990 RAINER PORTER 0660 SOU ADOLPH F. GERARDI 1162 AEF John P. Tracy N E 0633 1974 David E. Burnside N E 2957 1994 WILBIE SWIFT 1210 ICGF DONALD R. KEFFER 1997 NPW&LE Donald F. Turner N E 1323 1976 John K. Cannon N E 1718 1995 LAWRENCE M. DAVIS 0230 BURL David R. Vander Maelen N E 1718 1976 Patrick J. Carroll N E 0228 1993 FRANK J. LENARD 1997 NPW&LE PAID MAY 1,2006 TO JUNE 30, 2006 $10,500.00 Richard J. Vanderpool N E 1551 1974 David A. Conner N E 0633 1992 EDDIE NEWKIRK 2161 AEF AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID $45,053,307.75 Paul Waterman N E 0228 1976 Sean C. Conte N E 2957 1994 CHARLES MLCAK 1099 SW FED TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO DATE $45,063,807.75 Joseph W. Weiss AEF 1432 1976 Douglas R. Corsetti N E 0228 1991 RICHARD J. UCHYTIL 0381 C&NW NUMBER OF CLAIMS PAID - 21 Ronald W. Wetsell N E 1368 1974 Peter J. Crawford N E 0228 1994

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James G. Cureton N E 0602 1991 Joshua Danis N E 0228 1993 Michael Demers N E 0228 1995 Edward F. Derrick N E 2957 1994 William J. Dew N E 0228 1994 Around the Brotherhood Pasquale J. Di Buccio N E 1718 1988 John W. Earle Jr N E 0228 1995 Rail Conference Convention Elects Dean M. Emery N E 0602 1995 Vice President At-Large positions will railroad crafts subject to the carrier’s Saul Estrada N E 0228 1994 Officers James M. Foley N E 0228 1994 appear on the ballot, along with all operating rules. The federal law Edward L. Foreman Jr N E 1718 1994 he Rail Conference of the other nominees running in contested requiring railroads to conduct opera- Kenneth J. Gardner N E 2957 1994 TInternational Brotherhood of elections. Ballots will be mailed to the tional efficiency testing is found in 49 David K. Garver AEF 1432 1994 Edward A. Goedel N E 2957 1994 Teamsters held its inaugural conven- IBT membership on October 6, 2006, CFR Part 217.9, Program of opera- John E. Henderson N E 2957 1994 tion in Las Vegas on June 23 following and the ballot count will begin on tional tests and inspections; record- Steve Hewitt N E 1632 1991 David W. Hill N E 1718 1994 the completion of BMWED and BLET November 14, 2006 until completed. keeping. Walter M. Hoerning III N E 1743 1991 national conventions earlier that week. Members are encouraged to partici- Edward R. Holleran N E 1632 1991 The primary purpose of the Rail pate in this important ballot election. FRA Denies BMWED Petition for John M. Hughes N E 1718 1994 Reconsideration on Locomotive Gary A. Hull N E 2957 1994 Conference Convention is to elect Rail For further information regarding the Peter N. Hutchins N E 2957 1994 Conference Officers and Teamster International Officer elec- Sanitation Jeffrey R. Keable N E 1323 1994 review/amend the conference bylaws. Kurt A. Kendrick N E 0602 1993 tions, please see the Election On July 6, 2006, nearly 4 years Steven H. Knott N E 0228 1992 During the convention, delegates Supervisor’s report in this edition of after BMWE filed its petition for recon- Christoph S. Kobierowski N E 1718 1993 voted on changes to the Rail the Journal or visit the Election sideration with FRA, the agency has Steven C. Landers N E 0228 1991 William R. Lanfair N E 2957 1994 Conference bylaws which set the Supervisor’s web site at denied BMWED’s petition to “prohibit Michael B. Lowry N E 2957 1994 groundwork for the BLET and www.ibtvote.org. railroad conveyances (i.e., on-board Rafael Lozada N E 2957 1994 BMWED to work together more close- locomotive toilets) from discharging Richard S. Mallette N E 0228 1993 Roadway Workers Subject to FRA Paul A. Martin N E 1718 1995 ly. The delegates also elected Officers live organisms along the railroad Steven J. Mc Cormick N E 0228 1993 of the Rail Conference for the next Operational Efficiency Tests right-of-way; to require on-board toi- Jason Melsheimer C&NW 0410 1996 four year term. The results of the Archie Mosley N E 1323 1991 The BMWED Safety Department lets to be maintained in accordance David M. O Connor N E 0228 1995 election are as follows: has received a number of inquiries with the manufacturer’s recommended William Parise Jr N E 0228 1994 • Ed Rodzwicz, First Vice President from members about so-called opera- maintenance procedures; and for FRA Brian L. Peck N E 2957 1994 Wallace R. Pelkey N E 1323 1991 of the BLET, was elected President of tional efficiency testing of M/W to conduct annual random statistical Richard S. Principato N E 0633 1994 the Rail Conference; employees. Operational efficiency sampling of discharged effluent Brent C. Randall Jr N E 0633 1993 • Bill Walpert, National Secretary- testing generally entails observations assure the systems are working prop- William A. Raposa N E 0228 1991 Daryl E. Reynolds N E 2957 1994 Treasurer of the BLET, was elected and testing by company management erly and that no live organisms are John R. Ricci N E 0228 1995 Vice President of the Rail Conference; or FRA officials to determine the being discharged onto the track.” Michael P. Ricci N E 0228 1995 and Steven R. Richard N E 0633 1994 extent of compliance with operating In its response to BMWED, FRA Renato G. Rufo N E 0228 1990 • Perry Geller, National Secretary- rules, time tables, and special instruc- stated, “FRA does not believe it is Leslie G. Sarman UN PAC 08741996 Treasurer of the BMWED, was elected tions. appropriate to implement the additional John A. Scaltrito N E 0228 1993 Charles F. Schoenlein N E 2957 1994 Secretary-Treasurer of the Rail For Roadway Workers, operational requirements which you recommend. Randall B. Slack N E 1718 1994 Conference. tests often include an “obstruction Based on the information available to Eric S. Smeaton N E 0228 1995 All three officers were elected unan- test” where a FRA or management FRA at this time, FRA has determined Jeffrey B. Smith N E 0228 1993 Nicholas Stevens N E 2957 1994 imously. official intentionally places an obstruc- that it is not appropriate to impose a Jess M. Stockigt N E 2957 1994 The Rail Conference functions as a tion on the track to determine if a strict prohibition on discharge from Richard F. Stockigt N E 2957 1994 coordinating body on behalf of Steven C. Stone N E 2957 1995 machine operator is operating his Microphor® toilet systems.” David E. Therrien N E 1743 1991 Teamster-represented employees equipment at a speed which allows FRA does admit that some testing Thomas L. Thorne N E 2957 1994 within the Rail Industry in the United the operator to stop his/her movement conducted by FRA “resulted in Bruce L. Threatt C&EI 0063 1996 Warren D. Tillmon C&EI 0063 1996 States. within “half the range of vision” or as effluent that did contain significant Armin J. Torres N E 2957 1994 otherwise required under the carriers’ levels of pathogens.” FRA went BMWED President Freddie Anthony T. Trabucco N E 0228 1994 operating rules. on to say, “However, when sampled Robert P. Upton N E 0228 1995 Simpson Nominated by IBT Failure to “pass” an operational effi- over time even these levels dimin- David Vermeulen N E 1743 1991 Convention Andrew L. Wetherell N E 0228 1990 ciency test can result in discipline, ished significantly as the contact with Donald G. Wilson Jr N E 2957 1994 BMWED President Freddie N. disqualification, and/or remedial train- the disinfectant chlorine had its Simpson was nominated by the dele- ing. All BMWED members are sub- desired effect.” PERSPECTIVE gates to the IBT Convention for the ject to operational efficiency testing The letter of denial also stated, position of International Vice President on any and all operating rules, includ- “FRA concludes from this study that Continued from Page 4 At-Large. Under the terms of the ing but not limited to, operation of on- the change in language cited above, Teamster Constitution, International track equipment, track occupancy that the Microphor® toilet systems friendly” PEB recommendations. Officers are nominated from the floor at authorities, bridge worker fall protec- must be “operated as intended,” and if As you are already aware, almost the Teamster’s Convention. Nomi- tion, and roadway worker on-track so operated will result in effluent that everything that affects railroads and nated candidates must receive 5% of safety. Strict compliance with all car- will not contain pathogens at levels railroad employees has its origins in the Delegate vote in order to have their rier operating and safety rules is an that will cause illnesses among Washington, D.C. Therefore, your vote names appear on the ballot which will absolute necessity for “passing” oper- BMWE members.” FRA’s denial letter in this mid-term election is extremely be mailed to all 1.4 million members of ational efficiency tests. further notes that “FRA inspectors will important to the outcome of this bar- the IBT. There are seven Vice Operational efficiency testing has continue to note the conditions of gaining round and the future of our President At-Large positions within the been a requirement of federal safety these toilets and work with the rail- craft. Yes, you can make a difference IBT. Fifteen nominees for the seven law since 1974 and is applicable to all roads to promote appropriate mainte- and, yes, your vote counts. Please nance of this system.” register and vote. It’s the most impor- As this issue of the Journal went tant thing you can do for yourself, for at-large offices of the Teamsters the membership on October 6, 2006. to press, BMWED was still reviewing your family, for your coworkers, and International. The ballot count will begin on the denial of our petition and consid- for the future of our craft and our At the Teamsters 27th International November 14, 2006 and will continue ering our next steps to stop this dis- nation. Convention held in June 2006, day-to-day until completed. For addi- gusting and unhealthful practice of There is also another election Teamster delegates, including 47 del- tional information about the Teamster discharging effluent along the right impacting BMWED members this egates from the BMWED, nominated International Officer elections, please of way. Any member who believes coming fall. As members of the candidates for IBT International office. see the Election Supervisor’s Report they have experienced illness or dis- International Brotherhood of There are contested elections for the and related materials in this edition of ease from contact with effluent dis- Teamsters, all BMWED members in offices of IBT General President, the Journal. charged from passenger trains or good standing will receive a ballot to General Secretary-Treasurer, Vice How your vote is your own personal locomotives should write to the vote for International Teamster President at-large, and Vice President business. But please participate and BMWED Safety Department, 10 G Officers. BMWED members will join for the Central, Eastern, and Southern vote in these upcoming elections. It is Street, N.E., Suite 460, Washington, all 1.4 million IBT members in casting regions. IBT ballots for contested vitally important to you, your family DC 20002 or via email at ballots for all contested regional and International offices will be mailed to and your future. [email protected].

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