--Bob Francis, was born in May of 1950 and has been married to Joan since 1976. They have 2 children. He hired on the Penn Central Railroad in August of 1973 as a fireman and was promoted to engineer in 1974. The Penn Central was then incorporated as a key ingredient in the formation of Conrail in 1976. In 1983, when Conrail was forced out of commuter rail service, Brother Francis followed the work to SEPTA (the local transit authority) until 1989. He then flowed back to Conrail where he worked until the merger with the CSX in June of 1999, Brother Francis is currently employed at the CSX.
--Brother Francis has been a member of the BLET since 1975. He served as President of Division 886 from 1991 until 1999 and was Charter Member/President of Division 231 since it's inception in 2000. In 2003 Brother Francis was elected Legislative Representative of 231 and currently holds both positions.