ARTICLE VIII - ROAD, YARD AND INCIDENTAL WORK

         (1986 Arbitration No. 458)

Section 1 - Road Crews

     Road crews may perform the following work in connection with their own trains without additional compensation:

        (a)  Get  or leave their train at any location  within  the initial and final terminals and handle their own switches. When a crew is required to report for duty or is relieved from duty at a point  other  than  the  on and off duty  point  fixed  for  that assignment  and  such  point  is not  within  reasonable  walking distance  of  the on and off duty point, transportation  will  be provided.

       (b) Make up to two straight pick-ups at other location(s) in the  initial terminal in addition to picking up the train and  up to  two  straight  set-outs  at other location(s)  in  the  final terminal  in  addition to yarding the train; and,  in  connection therewith, spot, pull, couple, or uncouple cars set out or picked up by them and reset any cars disturbed.

              ~(NOTE: 1991 National Agreement added one (1) more move in addition to the two (2) provided for in this Agreement for a total of three(3) at,  (a) - initial terminal, (b) - intermediate points, and (c) - final terminal. Refer to 1991 National Agreement Article VIII - Road/Yard Work for exact wording.)

        (c)  In  connection with straight pick-ups and/or  set-outs within  switching limits at intermediate points where yard crews are  on  duty,  spot, pull, couple or uncouple cars  set  out  or picked  up  by  them and reset any cars disturbed  in connection therewith.  

      (d)  Perform switching within switching limits at times  no yard  crew  is  on duty.  On carriers on which the provisions  of Section  1  of  Article  V  of the June 25,  1964  Agreement  are applicable, time consumed in switching under this provision shall continue  to  be counted as switching time. Switching allowances, where applicable, under Article V, Section 7 of the June 25, 1964 Agreement  or  under individual railroad agreements,  payable  to road  crews,  shall  continue  with respect  to  employees  whose seniority  in engine or train service precedes the date  of  this Agreement and such allowances are not subject to general or other wage increases.  

      (e) At locations outside of switching limits there shall be no  restrictions on holding onto cars in making set-outs or pick- ups,  including coupling or shoving cars disturbed in making set- outs or pick-ups.  

Section 2 - Yard Crews  

      (a)  Yard  crews may perform the following work outside  of switching  limits  without  additional  compensation  except   as provided below:  

           (i) Bring in disabled train or trains whose crews have tied  up under the Hours of Service Law from locations up  to  25 miles outside of switching limits.  

          (ii) Complete the work that would normally  be handled by  the crews of trains that have been disabled or tied up  under the  Hours of Service Law and are being brought into the terminal by  those yard crews. This paragraph does not apply to work train or wrecking service.

       Note:     For  performing the service provided in (a)(i) and (ii)  above,  yard crews shall be  paid  miles  or hours, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of one  (1)  hour for the class of service  performed (except  where existing agreements require payment at  yard  rates) for all time consumed outside  of switching  limits.  This  allowance  shall  be  in   addition  to the regular yard pay and without  any  deduction therefrom for the time consumed  outside of  switching limits. Such payments are limited to employees whose seniority date in engine or  train service  precedes  November 1,  1985  and  is  not subject to general or other wage increases.

            (iii)  Perform  service to customers up  to  20  miles outside switching limits provided such service does not result in the elimination of a road crew or crews in the territory. The use of  a  yard  crew in accordance with this paragraph will  not  be construed  as  giving yard crews exclusive rights to  such  work. This  paragraph  does not contemplate the use of  yard  crews  to perform work train or wrecking service outside switching limits.  

           (iv) Nothing in this Article will serve to prevent  or affect in any way a carrier's right to extend switching limits in accordance  with  applicable agreements. However,  the  distances prescribed  in  this Article shall continue to be  measured  from switching  limits as they existed as of July 26, 1978, except  by mutual agreement.

        (b) Yard crews may perform hostling work without additional payment or penalty.

  Section 3 - Incidental Work

        Road  and  yard employees in engine service  and  qualified ground service employees may perform the following items of  work in  connection  with  their  own assignments  without  additional compensation:  

     (a)  Handle switches     

     (b)  Move, turn, spot and fuel locomotives

     (c)  Supply  locomotives  except  for  heavy  equipment  and supplies  generally placed on locomotives by  employees           of other crafts     

     (d)  Inspect locomotives     

     (e)  Start or shutdown locomotives     

     (f)  Make head-end air tests     

     (g)  Prepare reports while under pay     

     (h)  Use   communication  devices;  copy  and  handle  train orders, clearances and/or other messages.     

     (I)  Any duties formerly performed by firemen.  

Section 4 - Construction of Article  

      Nothing in this Article is intended to restrict any of  the existing rights of a carrier.  

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      This Article shall become effective June 1, 1986 except  on such  carriers  as  may  elect  to  preserve  existing  rules  or practices  and  so notify the authorized employee representatives on or before such date.

1986 National Agreement                                       Side Letter   #6

                                                                                      May 19, 1986                                               

Mr. John F. Sytsma

President

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

1112 Engineers Building

1365 Ontario Street

Cleveland, OH 44114

Dear Mr. Sytsma:

      This refers to Article VIII, Section 1(b), of the Agreement

of  this  date which provides that only two straight  pickups  or

setouts  will  be made. This does not allow cars  to  be  cut  in

behind  other cars already in the tracks or cars to be picked  up

from behind other cars already in the tracks. It does permit  the

cutting of crossings, crosswalks, etc., the spotting of cars set-

out,  and the re-spotting of cars that may be moved off  spot  in

the making of the two straight setouts or pickups.

      Please indicate your agreement by signing your name in  the

space provided below.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                               C. I. Hopkins, Jr.

I agree:

John F. Sytsma                      

1986 National Agreement                                                Side Letter # 6A

May 19, 1986

Mr. John F. Sytsma

President

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

1112 Engineers Building

1365 Ontario Street

Cleveland, OH  44114

Dear Mr. Sytsma:

     This refers to Section 1(b) of Article VIII of the Agreement

of  this date which provides that two straight pickups or setouts

may be made without additional compensation.

      It is understood that Section 1(b) of Article VIII does not

modify  the provisions in Article V of the May 13, 1971  National

Agreement  pertaining  to  road crews handling  solid  trains  in

interchange to or from a foreign carrier.

      Please indicate your agreement by signing your name in  the

space provided below.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                               C. I. Hopkins, Jr.

I agree:

John F. Sytsma

1986 National Agreement                                       Side Letter  #7

                                                     May 19, 1986

Mr. John F. Sytsma

President

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

1112 Engineers Building

1365 Ontario Street

Cleveland, OH  44114

Dear Mr. Sytsma:

     This refers to Article VIII - Road, Yard and Incidental Work

- of the Agreement of this date.

      This  confirms  the understanding that  the  provisions  in

Section  3  thereof, concerning incidental work, are intended  to

remove  any  existing  restrictions upon  the  use  of  employees

represented  by  the BLE to perform the described  categories  of

work and to remove any existing requirements that such employees,

if  used  to  perform the work, be paid an arbitrary  or  penalty

amount   over  and  above  the  normal  compensation  for   their

assignment. Such provisions are not intended to infringe upon the

work rights of another craft as established on any railroad.

      It  is  further understood that paragraphs (a) and  (c)  of

Section 3 do not contemplate that the engineer will perform  such

incidental  work when other members of the crew are  present  and

available.

      Please indicate your agreement by signing your name in  the

space provided below.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                               C. I. Hopkins, Jr.

I agree:

John F. Sytsma

1986 National Agreement                                       Side Letter #8

May 19, 1986

Mr. John F. Sytsma

President

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

1112 Engineers Building

1365 Ontario Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

Dear Mr. Sytsma:

     This refers to Section 3, Incidental Work, of Article VIII.

      It  was  understood that the reference to moving,  turning,

spotting  and  fueling  locomotives  contained  in  Section  3(b)

includes the assembling of locomotive power, such as rearranging,

increasing  or  decreasing  the locomotive  consist.  It  is  not

contemplated that an engineer will be required to place fuel  oil

or  other  supplies on a locomotive if another qualified employee

is available for that purpose.

      Please indicate your agreement by signing your name in  the

space provided below.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                               C. I. Hopkins, Jr.

I agree:

John F. Sytsma