Throwing Up Assigment

A G R E E M E N T

between the

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

and the

BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS

(Territory - Salt Lake-Butte)

(Granger-Huntington)

                                                                                                  IDE-5886

                                                                                                 (Bookcase)

1.            An engineer assigned in other than pool freight service may give up his assigrment by notifying the crew dispatcher in writing and the assignment will be rebulletined.  The engineer will remain on the assignment until a new assignment is made after which he may exercise his seniority under the governing rules.  If no applications are on file, the vacancy will be filled in accordance with existing rules.

2.            In the application of this rule, a request to vacate an assignment shall not be granted if the engineer has made a request to give up his assignment within the preceding thirty (30) days.

3.            This agreement shall terminate 10 days after written notice is served by either party on the other of its desire to terminate same.

Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 4th day of August, 1986.

                             BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS

                                                     Roger L. Jones

                                                         General Chairman

                                  UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

                                                      J. E. Cook

                                        Regional Director of Labor Relations