Two BNSF Railway Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employe system federations (equivalent to UTU general committees) have merged.
The new Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Frisco System Federation, which now represents more than 3,000 BMWED members, is a combination of the former Frisco Federation and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Federation.
The former St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (or Frisco, as it was known) was merged into Burlington Northern Railway in 1980. Subsequently, Burlington Northern merged with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in 1995.
Officers of the two formerly separate federations concluded that their members will be much better served with a larger, more efficient organization, said former AT&SF General Chairman Mark Hemphill. It has taken a lot of preparation and hard work but the end result is that our members will be better served.
The new Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Frisco System Federation represents maintenance of way workers who build, construct, inspect and maintain railroad tracks, bridges, buildings and equipment for BNSF and a number of short line railroads.
