CLEVELAND, October 26 — Don Moates was elected General Chairman of the CSX Transportation-Western Lines General Committee of Adjustment at meetings in Jacksonville, Fla., on August 1. He is a member of Division 782 (Etowah, Tenn.).
David A. Bowen of Division 332 (Montgomery, Ala.) was elected Senior Vice-General Chairman and Bill Hardbarger is the new Junior Vice-Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer. He is a member of Division 38 (Clifton Forge, Va.).
The General Committee represents 30 different divisions including shortline workers at the Indiana Railroad and the Alabama State Docks. In addition to electing new officers, the 30 delegates addressed a number of business issues relevant to the membership.
Attending from the National Division were Vice-Presidents Paul Sorrow and Dale McPherson.
A veteran engineer, General Chairman Moates served as Senior Vice-Chairman from 1978-1985 on the former Louisville & Nashville General Committee of Adjustment and as General Chairman from 1985 to 1994.
He noted that the office has relocated to Etowah, Tenn., from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., effective October 1.