System Council 16 is one of five railroad system councils of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. We proudly represent over 2000 of the IBEW's finest members working in the rail industry across the U.S. We hope you find this web site useful and informative.

System Council 16 Highlights

• Our main goal is to provide representation and service to our membership, and to help any unorganized workers become one of our members.
• There are 28 Local Union's and over 1800 members in System Council 16.
• Our members work for the following railroads:

• BNSF Railway
• CN
  • Illinois Central
  • Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
  • Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
  • Chicago Central & Pacific
  • Wisconsin Central
  • Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
• Gary Railway Co.
• Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
• Montana Rail Link
• Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Company
• Paducah & Louisville Railway
  • Evansville Western Railway, Inc.
• Belt Railroad of Chicago
• Canadian Pacific Railway
  • Soo Line