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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 209 

Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of 

Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and congratulating the members 

and officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 

for the union’s many achievements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2013 

Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. BROWN

of Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. TSONGAS, 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ENYART, and 

Mr. ELLISON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of the 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, 

and congratulating the members and officers of the 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen for 

the union’s many achievements. 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen is the oldest rail union in North America; 


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Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen was founded on May 8, 1863, as the Brotherhood of the Footboard, a secret, fraternal labor organization, and its first meetings were held in secret for fear 

of reprisals; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen began to thrive despite the climate into which 

it was born; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen has grown from its original 13 members to 

55,000 active and retired members located throughout 

the United States; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen’s members have contributed, both directly 

through their railroad activity and in their private capacities, to the war effort in all of the wars of the United 

States since its founding; 

Whereas the efforts of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to improve rail safety for both their 

members and the public have resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of railroad accidents in the years 

since the union’s inception; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen enlarged its membership ranks to include other 

rail employees; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers merged 

with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters effective 

January 1, 2004, becoming the founding member of the 

Teamsters Rail Conference, and was renamed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; 


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Whereas in addition to providing representation for its members, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen aggressively participates in the labor movement 

with other unions and organizations to promote the interests of working men and women and their families; 

Whereas the 55,000 men and women of the Brotherhood of 

Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are highly trained 

professionals, and it is through their professionalism, perseverance, and dedication that the railroad industry, the 

lifeblood of the United States economy, runs smoothly 

and safely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days 

a year; 

Whereas the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and 

Trainmen, working with the International Brotherhood of 

Teamsters, is an extraordinary union whose leadership 

continues to work hard every day, just as it did in 1863, 

to protect members’ health and safety, to guard their financial interests, to give them an effective voice on the 

job, and to ensure dignity, respect, and security for railway workers in the workplace; and 

Whereas the efforts of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen deserve the attention and admiration 

of the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 150th anniversary of the 

3 founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi4 neers and Trainmen; 

5 (2) congratulates the Brotherhood of Loco6 motive Engineers and Trainmen for its many 

7 achievements and the strength of its membership; 


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1 (3) recognizes the tremendous contributions 

2 made by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 

3 and Trainmen to the structural development and 

4 building of the United States and for the many im5 provements in the well-being of tens of thousands of 

6 workers; and 

7 (4) expects that the Brotherhood of Locomotive 

8 Engineers and Trainmen will continue its out9 standing work and will have an even greater impact 

10 in the 21st century and beyond, and will further en11 hance the standard of living and improve the work 

12 environment for rail workers and other laborers for 

13 generations to come. 

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