BRS President Mason to retire on New Year's Day

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) has announced that President Floyd Mason will retire Jan. 1.

Per BRS governing documents, Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Boles will assume his duties until the union elects a new president to fill the unexpired term.

In August, BRS delegates elected Mason as president for a four-year term. He assumed the presidency after serving as the union’s vice president-East.

Mason was elected vice president-Southeast in 1994 and previously served as vice president-headquarters in 1991. He was appointed as a Grand Lodge Representative in 1989.

Founded in 1901, the BRS represents more than 10,000 rail workers in the United States and Canada who install, repair and maintain signal systems.