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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It’s the first time I’ve come across this recording.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The Railway Labor Executives’ Association was a federation of railway brotherhoods in the US and Canada, founded in 1926 and disbanded in 1997. Several industrial labour organizations issued records in the 1950s, so I would date it to that era. We’d be interested in seeing any liner notes or indication of what songs are included; looks like something my railroading friends would enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>There’s a decent Wikipedia article on RLEA: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Executives%27_Association">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Executives%27_Association</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Donna Sacuta, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/"><span style='color:#467886'>BC Labour Heritage Centre</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>P: 604-419-0400 C: 604-833-1193<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;font-size:pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Listserv <listserv-bounces@lists.museum.bc.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv<br><b>Sent:</b> March 9, 2026 4:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] The railroad worker and his songs record set<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We were wondering if anyone could provide any information or insight into this item. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We have 2 records including part 1-4<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><img border=0 width=3072 height=4080 style='width:32.0in;height:42.5in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DCB13A.F926A070"><br>Thank you <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Victoria</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Revelstoke Railway Museum</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>P.O. Box 3018 719 Track Street West, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0<br>250-837-6060 || <a href="https://www.revelstokerailwaymuseum.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.revelstokerailwaymuseum.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Revelstoke Railway Museum acknowledges and honours the four nations on whose traditional territory we gather: the Sinixt, the Ktunaxa, the Secwepemc and the Syilx.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>