Merle W. Geiger Jr.
Vice President
geiger@ble-t.org
Merle W. Geiger Jr. is a Vice-President of the 59,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He was re-elected to this position at the BLET's First Quadrennial Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 21, 2006. He was initially elected to this position at the BLE's Seventh Quinquennial Convention in Miami Beach, Fla., in September of 2001.
Vice-President Geiger, a BLET member since 1970, belongs to BLET Division 758 (Vancouver, Wash.). Prior to his election, Brother Geiger served as General Chairman of the BNSF-MRL General Committee from 1998-2001. He has served in various positions at the division and general committee level, including local chairman of Division 758. He was also a member of the Safety Task Force from 1989-1992.
Brother Geiger, a third generation railroader, hired out as a laborer in 1966 for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad. He went firing in 1968 and was promoted to locomotive engineer on May 5, 1971 by the Burlington Northern Railway.
Geiger's father, Merle W. Geiger Sr., and his grandfather, Daniel Livingston, were locomotive engineers.
Brother Geiger was born on December 23, 1947 in Seattle, Wash. He and his wife, Linda, were married on June 9, 1967. The couple has two daughters, Minde Merle and Jennifer, and two grandchildren.
In his free time, Brother Geiger enjoys golf and other sports. He also finds time to spend with family and friends.
