Railroad

Organization, management, and issues of rail transport.

Resources in this category:

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
http://www.ble.org/

"The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers exists to promote and protect the rights, interests, and safety of its members through solidarity, aggressive representation, and education." From this site, you can access current and past issues of the online newsletter or the Locomotive Engineers Journal. You can also find out about education and training or the safety task force. Some sections of the site are for members only. The first page of the site contains a movie, which you can cancel while it's loading if you don't want to see it.

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
http://www.bmwe.org/

"The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes is a union representing the rights of rail workers in the United States and Canada." You can find a brief history of the BMWE here or recent news. There are also BMWE Directories and information about some of the programs in which they are involved. Part of the site is for members only and requires a password.

Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
http://www.brs.org/

"The BRS was founded in 1901 as a trade union representing railroad employees working in what was then the new craft of signaling. As railroads increasingly turned to the new technology of signal systems to improve the safety and efficiency of their operations, the BRS expanded and eventually grew into a national organization representing the men and women who install and maintain signal systems for most of the nation's railroads. The BRS represents nearly 10,000 members working for railroads across the United States and into Canada." This site includes sections on news, safety, health & welfare, publications, internet activism, employment, and significant issues. There's also a page that explains what signalmen do.

National Association of Railway Business Women
http://www.narbw.org/

This organization's mission is "to stimulate loyalty and interest in the railroad industry; to foster cooperation and better understanding within the railroad industry and its affiliates; to create good public relations for the railroad industry; and to undertake charitable/benevolent and social welfare projects." This site provides general information about the organization, its membership, activities, and publications.

National Railroad Museum
http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org/

"This site contains information about the history and mission of the museum, how to get to the museum and what else to see in the Green Bay area, our railroad collection, restoration projects, membership information and much more." The site also offers a postcard tour of United States railroad stations and a teacher's educational packet on railroad history.

National Railway Historical Society
http://www.nrhs.com/

The purpose of the National Railway Historical Society "is to preserve historical material and information pertaining to railroad transportation, to issue publications relation to the subject, and to encourage the use of rail transportation. The society publishes a bi-monthly journal, The National Railway Bulletin, containing articles of historical, educational, and topical subjects of railroad interest." This site contains links to other chapters, railroad memorabilia, historic photographs, and other railroad web sites.

United Transportation Union
http://www.utu.org/

"We are the United Transportation Union (UTU), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. We are a broad-based, AFL-CIO-affiliated transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada." The site has an extensive news section. You can also find the Union directory, departments, retiree club, travel club, and job bank here.