Southeastern Meeting Association [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen]

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Southeastern Meeting Association
June 7 - 11, 2009
2009 Registration Form
A wild ride in store for 2009 SMA
Brother John Mason, Local Chairman of BLET Division 239 (Knoxville, Tenn.), is Chairman of the 2009 SMA in Gatlinburg, Tenn. It will be held at the Park Vista Hotel & Conference Center (705 Cherokee Orchard Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738; Phone: (865) 436-9211). The room rate will be $103 per night. To contact Brother Mason, call (865) 523-2684 email: scooterloco@comcast.net or LNM67@comcast.net.

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November 20, 2009

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