About Our Division
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), formally the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). The BLE, founded as The Brotherhood of the Footboard on May 8th, 1863 in Marshall, Michigan, was the senior national labor organization in the United States and also North America's oldest rail labor union when it merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and became the BLET on January 1st, 2004.
Local units of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are known as Divisions and the BLET is comprised of 602 Divisions - 522 in the US and 80 in Canada. More information about the Organizational Structure, membership, Affiliations and the National Division in general can be found on the National Division's "about" page.
For some insight about the demands placed on an Engineer read through the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49. Pay special attention to Chapter II-Part 240, Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers. More information on the Rail industry in general can be found by visiting the Federal Railroad Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Interested in a career as an Engineer? Visit the BLET's Home Page to learn about becoming an Engineer. Make sure to read all about our Division too.
For current job vacancies check the listings on the following pages:
Division members can jump directly to the "Members" page.
