Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, I believe. You should be able to get some information from the railroad as well. Sally --On Tuesday, January 22, 2002, 6:48 PM +0000 Shari H <shariannh@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello List, > I have a question that perhaps one of you may know the answer...? > My g-grandfather was a fireman for the Rock Island Railroad. He died in > 1913. Does anyone know if employment records are still around somewhere > for that railroad, that long ago? My G-grandfather, Fredrick S. Cole is > my brick wall. I can't seem to find out where he is from. Thought > employment info might have something. > > Also,,does anyone know what B. of L.F.& E.(No.33) stand for? Fred Cole > was a member in good standing and had (life) insurance through them, > they also sent a rep (R.A. Ashby) to St. Joseph to return with his > remains to Trenton. Perhaps it's a railroad union??? > > Thanks List! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com