HELPER SERVICE

RULE 53. BASIC DAY. One hundred miles will be allowed

the first eight consecutive hours or less, miles over

to be paid for pro rata. If used on trip which departs

from home terminal after the expiration of eight hours-from

the time required to report for duty on initial call for

service, or after having run 100 miles or more, engineers

will begin a new helper day of eight consecutive hours or

less.

RULE 54. OVERTIME. On runs of 100 miles or less, overtime

will begin at the expiration of eight hours; on runs

of over 100 miles, overtime will 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 3/16ths of

the daily rate. When miles exceed hours, miles will be allowed.

RULE 55. In helper service time on duty includes time

required to make inspection, complete all necessary reports

and/or register off duty, not exceeding 15 minutes from

time locomotive is placed on designated track.

RULE 56. BULLETINS--ASSIGNMENTS. Bulletins advertising

vacancies in helper service, or the establishment of new

stations at which engineers are to be assigned to helper

service exclusively, shall designate the station at which

they are to be assigned for service and said station shall

be known as their home station. Engineers assigned there-

under shall be paid continuos time from the time they are

required to report for duty at their home station until

returned thereto, subject to Federal Tie-up rules.

RULE 57. GUARANTEE. Assigned helper engineers shall be

allowed a minimum of 100 miles for each calendar day.

RULE 58. STARTING TIME. (a) For regular helper service

assignments a three-hour period shall be designated within

which the assigned helper engineer may be called on duty at

any time, payment for the trip to begin at time required to

report for duty.

(b) When regularly assigned helper engineers are called

to report for duty after the designated three-hour period,

payment for the trip shall be computed from the expiration of

the three-hour period.

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(c) When regularly assigned helper engineers are called

on duty in advance of the designated three-hour period, the

service shall be considered as an extra service trip for

which a minimum day will be paid. When called on duty in advance

of the designated three-hour period and the time on

duty extends through and beyond the three-hour period, the

extra service trip will be considered as ending and the regular

trip as beginning at the expiration of the designated

three-hour period. When the extra service trip in advance

of the three-hour period is completed prior to the beginning

of the three-hour period and no other service is performed

on that date Rule 57 shall apply.

(d)The designated three-hour period may be changed at

any time upon 48 hours’ advance notice.

(e)This rule shall apply only to regular helper service

assignments.

RULE 59. UNASSIGNED HELPER SERVICE. Extra engineers

will be used for unassigned helper service operated out of

a point where an extra board is maintained except that on

& Dillcn-Butte District pool freight engineers shall be

used for unassigned helper service on that district.

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RULE 60. SWITCHING. Engineers in helper service re-

quired at their home station to perform switching shall be

paid actual time consumed as an arbitrary allowance. For

purposes of this rule, handling cars (other than caboose)

incident to cutting helper engine into or out of the

train, will be considered switching.

RULE 61. CONVERSION. Engineers in helper service

required at other than home station to pick up cars,

set out cars or perform station switching will be paid

the local rate for their entire tour of duty. Handling

caboose or other cars in cutting helper engine into or

out of train shall not be considered as setting out cars,

picking up cars or station switching.

RULE 62. HELPER SERVICE--EXTRA ALLOWANCES.

                        (Reproduced from - April 1, 1956 Agreement)

Engineers in helper service out of Glenns Ferry required to go beyond Bliss or beyond Mountain Home shall be paid time consumed or miles run beyond such points in addition to a basic day in helper service.  Time consumed beyond such points shall be deducted in computing payment for the total tour of duty, provided that where payment on a continuous time basis from time of reporting for duty until finally released produces greater compensation the latter basis of payment shall apply. 

(remainder of rule not reproduced herein)