Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May 1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. It was the first permanent trade organization for railroad workers in the US. A year later it was renamed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The B of LE took its present name in 2004 when it became a division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Cover of the 1867 debut issue of the Monthly Journal, official organ of the B of LE.
Time magazine cover from 10 March 1924 featuring Warren Stanford Stone
1871 life insurance policy
Marshall is a city and the county seat of Calhoun County, Michigan. The population was 6,822 at the 2020 census.
Downtown Marshall
Located on the Marshall Megasite
Image: Marshall MI Houses
Image: Marshall MI Downtown