J.E. Taylor...

International Secretary-Treasurer...

I have been a member of the BR&CF since 1996. I started obtaining members in 1999 and in August of 2002 I was appointed Terminal President of Dupo, Illinois. In October 2002, I was appointed to the position of Director and was elected to the position at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Members. In September 2004, I was appointed Assistant International Secretary-Treasurer and was elected to the position in 2005. I was elected International Secretary-Treasurer in 2006 and continue to serve in that capacity today. After my election in 2005, my family and I relocated from Troy, Il, to the Harrisburg area to begin working out of the Principal Office.

I hired out on the Chicago & NorthWestern (C&NW) in January of 1995 at South Pekin, Illinois, as a brakeman/conductor. Shortly thereafter, I was forced to work out of Proviso (Chicago), Illinois. I entered engine service in January of 1996, and as a result of the merger of the C&NW and Union Pacific, I transferred to St. Louis in September of 1996.

In 1988, at the age of eighteen, I enlisted in the United States Navy as a Fire Control Technician for the Spy-1B(V) radar. I was stationed on the east and west coast, completing two six-month deployments. My first deployment in 1991 took me to the Persian Gulf on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61), based out of San Diego. My second deployment in 1993 placed me off the coast of Bosnia on the “Aegis” cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69), based out of Mayport, Florida. I received numerous medals and awards during my six-year tour.

My wife, Michelle, and I, have two children. My daughter, Sydney, is twelve years old and my son, Carson, is eight years old. I spend my spare time coaching Carson’s baseball and basketball teams and I also enjoy riding motorcycles and traveling.

 

 

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