FREIGHT SERVICE

RULE 24. BASIC DAY. In all road service other than passenger, one hundred (100) miles or less, eight (8) hours  or less (straightaway or turnaround) shall constitute a day’s work; miles in excess of one-hundred (100) will be paid for at the mileage rates provided, according to class  of engine or other power used.

  RULE 25. OVERTIME. On runs of one hundred (100) miles or less, overtime shall begin at the expiration of eight (8) hours; on runs of over one-hundred (100) miles overtime shall begin when the time on duty exceeds the miles run divided by 12 1/2. Overtime shall be paid for on the minute basis, at an hourly rate of three-sixteenths of the daily rate, according to class of engine or other power used.

          NOTE : For application of this rule to engineers in interdivisional service, see Section l (b) of Part III of Appendix No. 10.  

  RULE 26. BEGINNING AND ENDING DAY. In all classes of service, other than passenger, engineers’ time shall commence at the time they are required to report for duty and shall continue until the time the engine is placed on the designated track or they are relieved at terminal.

  RULE 27. TRIP TO TERMINAL AND RETURN. Engineers required to make short trips from a terminal to an outlying point and return, from an outlying point to a terminal and return, or from an intermediate point to another intermediate point and return, on account of engine failure, running for fuel or water, running for wreck car or carmen or on account of a derailment, when such conditions arise in connection with their own train, will be paid continuous time or mileage.

 RULE 28. SIDE AND LAP BACK TRIPS. When an engineer is required to make an emergency side or lap back trip  between his terminals, miles made will be added to the mileage of the regular trip, and paid for on continuous time basis. Such side or lap back trips when not made in emergency, will be paid as per Rule 24, with a minimum of one hundred (100) miles for eight (8) hours or less (straight-away or turnaround), time consumed in such trips to be deducted when computing time on regular road trip.

RULE 29. SHORT TURNAROUND SERVICE. Engineers in pool or unassigned freight service may be called to make short trips and turnarounds, with the understanding that one or more turnaround trips may be started out of the same terminal and paid actual miles, with a minimum of one hundred (1OO) miles for a day, provided, 

        (1) that the mileage of all the trips does not exceed one hundred (100) miles; 

        (2) that the distance run from the terminal to the turning point does not exceed twenty-five (25) miles; and 

        (3) that engineers shall not be required to begin work on a succeeding trip out of the initial terminal after having been on duty eight (8) consecutive hours, except as a new day, subject to first-in, first-out rule or practice.

Crews shall be notified when called for turnaround service.

NOTE : For application of this rule to engineers in interdivisional service see Section l(a) of Part IV of Appendix No. 10.

RULE 30. SERVICE OUT OF AWAY-FROM-HOME-TERMINAL.

Should an engineer in pool freight service be used for turnaround service either under-Rule 29 or otherwise out of his away-from-home terminal and then stand for turnaround service again upon becoming first-out, he will not be used for the second turnaround service if other engineers are available, but will hold his first-out position for the first call to return to his home terminal. Engineers used in accordance with this rule shall not be considered run around.

  NOTE : Upon completion of such service, the engineer standing first-out on the pool freight board will not be used for service until legal rest is obtained.  

 RULE 31. INITIAL TERMINAL DELAY. (a) Initial terminal delay shall be paid on a minute basis to engineers in freight service after-one hour and fifteen (1’15”) minutes unpaid terminal time has elapsed from the time of reporting for duty up to the time the train leaves the terminal, at one-eighth (1/8) of the basic daily rate, according to the class of engine used, in addition to the full mileage, with the understanding that the actual time consumed in the performance of service in the initial terminal for which an arbitrary allowance of any kind is paid shall be deducted from the initial terminal time under this rule.

  NOTE : The phrase “train leaves the terminal” means when the train actually starts on its road trip from the yard track where the train is made up.

  Where mileage is allowed between the point of reporting for duty and the point of departure from the track on which the train is first made up, each mile so allowed will extend by 4.8 minutes the period of one hour and fifteen minutes after which initial terminal delay payment begins.

NOTE 1. The phrase “freight service” as used in this rule does not include pusher, helper, mine run, shifter, roustabout, belt line, transfer, work, wreck, construction, circus train (paid special rates or allowances), road switcher and district runs.    

NOTE 2. The term “freight service” as used in this rule shall apply to engineers of light locomotives when the engineer is paid the road through freight rate and where the light locomotive does not become engaged during the trip or day’s work in any of the services to which initial terminal delay does not apply under Note 1.

  (b) When road overtime accrues during any trip or tour of duty, in no case will payment for both initial terminal delay and overtime be paid, but whichever is the greater will be paid.  

(c) When a tour of duty is composed of a series of trips, initial terminal delay will be computed on only the first trip of the tour of duty.

  NOTE . For application of this rule to engineers in interdivisional service and including engineers operating in pool freight service Salt Lake City-Pocatello-Salt Lake City, see Section 1 of Part III of Appendix No. 10.  

RULE 33. TERMINAL SWITCHING AND FINAL TERMINAL DELAY-- FREIGHT SERVICE.  

In freight service time consumed in switching at the initial terminal and switching and delay time at the final terminal shall be combined and computed at the pro rata rate. Such time shall then be paid for in addition to full mileage of the trip, provided that if overtime accrues calculated from time of reporting for duty, the combined switching and delay time as set forth herein or overtime, whichever is greater will be paid, but not both. When no switching is performed at the initial terminal, the combined switching and delay time at the final terminal will be paid for in accordance with Rule 32.  

            NOTE: In calculating the time engaged in switching at the initial terminal, the time will be continuous from the time the switching work is begun until it is completed and the train coupled together.

RULE 38. ENGINEERS SWITCHING ENROUTE WHERE YARD CREWS STATIONED. Road engineers enroute required under instructions to do switching where yard crews are stationed, other than setting out bad order cars from their train and/or making a straight set out of other cars from their train and/or making a pick up of cars into the train which are first out from a single track, will be paid the actual time consumed with a minimum of one hour in addition to all other time for the trip and without deduction for the time so consumed.

RULE 39. FIRST-IN FIRST-OUT. (a) Engineers in pool freight service shall run first-in first out if rested and available. The arriving time at the terminal shall govern in determining the order in which engineers shall be called for subsequent service.

  (b) When two (2) engineers of the same pool are called for the same train, one to perform service, the other to deadhead, the engineer standing first-out shall deadhead. If both engineers are not on full rest, the fully rested engineer may be used for the service trip.

  (c) Engineers assigned to the extra board shall run first-in first-out if rested and available. The arriving time at the terminal shall govern in determining the order in which extra engineers shall be called for subsequent service.

  (d) When two (2) extra engineers of the same extra board are called for the same train, one to perform service, the other to deadhead, the engineer standing first-out shall make an election as to whether he shall perform service or deadhead. If both are not on full rest, the fully rested engineer may be used for the service trip.

  (e) When two (2) engineers of the same pool or the same extra board arrive at the same terminal, one deadheading, the other in service, the engineer deadheading shall be considered as having arrived at the terminal first.

  (f) When an extra engineer performs a combination of both road and yard work train service, the time released from duty shall govern in determining the order in which such engineer shall be called for subsequent service in relationship to other engineers of the same extra board who have arrived at the terminal in other classes of service. If no final terminal work train service is performed, the arriving time shall govern.  

NOTE : The term “rested and available” under this rule shall be understood to mean that an engineer shall be “rested and available” eight (8) hours from time tied up where his tour of duty was less than twelve (12) continuous hours and ten (10) hours from time tied up where his tour of duty was twelve (12) continuous hours.  

(g) When two (2) extra road engineers from the same board are called to deadhead on the-same train, the engineer standing first-out shall make an election as to which service or run he shall be deadheaded to.

  RULE 40. EXTRA ENGINEERS--OUTLYING POINTS. (ROAD OR YARD). An extra engineer sent to an outlying point for service will be released and returned to the extra board point, if other extra engineers are available at the expiration of six (6) days, or when working on an assignment having a layover day or rest day, he shall be released upon completion of the work on the date preceding such layover day or rest day. Where the services of an extra engineer are required at such outlying point after the sixth (6) day or after the layover day or rest day, as the case may be, another extra engineer will be sent to the outlying point for a like period.

Under this rule deadhead allowance shall be paid to the first extra engineer for deadheading to the outlying point and to the last extra engineer returning to the extra board point after all the extra service has been completed. Intermediate deadheading shall not be paid for except as provided in Section (b). Where service at the outlying point is occasioned by application of the mileage regulations or as provided in Section (i) of Rule 117, no deadhead allowance shall be paid.  

(b) When it becomes necessary because of sickness or emergency to relieve one extra engineer by another extra engineer at an outlying point prior to the time stated in Section (a), the extra engineer relieved shall not be paid any deadhead allowance which might otherwise accrue under Section (a), but the relieving engineer shall be paid deadhead allowance to the outside point.

  (c) Under this rule an extra engineer may be used to fill two (2) or more vacancies at the outlying point provided he is released at the expiration of six (6) days or the day preceding the layover day of the position he is filling as provided herein:

Note:            Laying off when standing for Outlying Vacancy.

Reference: Guaranteed Engineers' Extra Board Agreement

#1403159630 - Part 8 - known as hook rule.

RULE 41. RELIEF SERVICE. When a relief crew is dispatched from a point where an engineers’ extra board is maintained, extra engineer shall, when available, be used for such relief service except that pool crews of the Salt Lake-Pocatello District shall be used out of Pocatello for relief service south of McCammon.

  EXTRA ROAD ENGINEERS USED IN YARD SERVICE.

           Reference :Guaranteed Engineers' Extra Board Agreement                                     #1403159630.

RULE 43. DOUBLING HILLS. (a) where in through freight service the published or established tonnage rating of a locomotive is exceeded with the intention of doubling, the double shall be considered a lap back trip not made in emergency and engineers making the double will be paid in accordance with Rule 28.

  (b) No extra or arbitrary payment for doubling hills will be made to engineers in helper or work train service, assigned or unassigned.

  (c) Beet Train and Log Run Assignments. Where necessary to double a hill account handling tonnage in excess of the rating of the engine on beet train or log train assignments, engineers will be paid actual miles or hours consumed in making the double, with a minimum of one hour or 12 1/2 miles, in addition to all other time allowances for that trip or day’s work and without any deductions therefrom, the mileage of such double, not to be taken into account in computing trip mileage.

  (d) Assigned Local Freight and Mixed Train Service. Where the published or established rating of the locomotive is exceeded with the intention of doubling, an allowance of fifty (50) miles per trip to cover all time consumed in doubling will be paid in addition to all other time for the trip, provided, however, that no additional payment for doubling will be made on locals assigned by bulletin to make two (2) or more trips out of initial terminal (one of which may be to a point enroute), unless it is necessary to double because tonnage on a single trip is in excess of the rating of the locomotive on such trip.  

NOTE : Where the bulletined assignment covers a roundtrip, such as a local assigned from “A” to “B” and return and train is required to double in both directions, the allowance of fifty (50) miles will apply in each direction.  

RULE 44. SPECIAL MILEAGE ALLOWANCES. (a) For each double between Salt Lake and Ogden, 100 miles will be allowed.

(b) For each double between Boise and Nampa, sixty (60) miles will be allowed.

RULE 45. REGULAR LOCAL AND MIXED TRAIN ASSIGNMENTS. (a) Bulletins calling for bids for regular local and mixed train service assignments will show the terminal or terminals of the assignment, days per week, territory to be served and time it is expected engineer will be required to report for duty.

(b) Engineers of assigned locals or mixed train service runs may be called two (2) hours in advance or two (2) hours later than starting time established by bulletin without penalty payment.

  (c) If required to report for work more than two (2) hours in advance of bulletined starting time, a minimum of one hundred (100) miles will be paid for service in advance of bulletined starting time in addition to hours or miles (with minimum of one hundred (100) miles) for service on bulletined assignments.  

(d) If required to go on duty more than two (2) hours later than the bulletined starting time, pay will commence two (2) hours later than the bulletined starting time, except, that where any member of the train and engine crew requires rest under the Hours of Service Law, pay will not commence until the expiration of the maximum legal rest period required by any member of the train and engine crew.  

(e) When an engineer is not brought on duty until after midnight at the terminal from which his assignment is scheduled to depart before midnight, and he has not made a trip on the assignment out of that terminal on the preceding calendar day, a guarantee day equivalent to the mileage of his assignment with a minimum of one hundred (100) miles will be allowed for that calendar day.

(f) When an engineer is brought on duty before midnight, the service trip commencing as of the time brought on duty will apply against the guarantee for that calendar day. When an engineer is brought on duty after midnight and guarantee is paid in accordance with section (c), the assignment for the next succeeding trip may be cancelled and an extra engineer used, in which event the regular engineer will be paid the guarantee of his bulletined assignment with a minimum of one hundred (100) miles.  

(g) The provisions of this rule are subject to the, provisions of Rule 93.

RULE 46. EXTRA SERVICE. Engineers of regular assignments who are required to perform extra service before beginning or after completing their regular assignment will be paid a minimum of one hundred (100) miles for such extra service in addition to not less than one hundred (100) miles for their regular assignment. On regular assignments having layover day or days at outlying points, engineers required to perform service on layover day shall be paid therefore in accordance with Rule 107.  

RULE 47. CONVERSION. (a) Except as provided in Section (b), engineers in through freight service, doing local work, viz., loading and/or unloading a total of 2500 pounds or more of merchandise, loading and/or unloading five (5) or more cars of livestock, picking up and/or setting out at three (3) or more stations, (exclusive of cases on a straightaway trip where the entire train is set out or picked up on or from a single track) or where general switching (cars to be picked up and/or set out are in seven (7) or more places) is necessary at any station in order to get pick ups or set outs, the placing to spot of car or cars that were not a part of the train of the handling engineer nor incidental to the repotting of cars in making pick up or set outs, from his train, or where required to load stock or switch out cars to be picked Up by another train, will be paid local rates for the trip.  

(b) not carried forward