Cabooses Sample Clauses
The 'Cabooses' clause defines the requirements and conditions related to the use or provision of cabooses, which are railroad cars typically attached to the end of a freight train. This clause may specify standards for safety, maintenance, or staffing of cabooses, and could outline when a caboose must be provided or what equipment it should contain. Its core practical function is to ensure that cabooses, if required, meet certain operational and safety standards, thereby protecting both personnel and cargo during rail transport.
Cabooses. Trainmen shall be responsible for keeping the caboose in a clean and orderly condition after each assignment when supplied with a caboose. The Company shall be responsible for thorough cleaning of cabooses every six (6) months and windows shall have additional cleaning as required. Crews required to abandon cabooses between terminals will be supplied suitable transportation to their home terminal.
Cabooses. Cabooses shall be utilized to meet the requirements of the service subject to conditions set forth in this Article.
Cabooses. A caboose shall not be required on any train or assignment provided always that the Company shall be in compliance with the operating conditions set out paragraph herein. The provisions of this Memorandum of Agreement shall not apply where cabooseless operations are not undertaken on any particular train or assignment. Where the Company shall decide to operate any particular train or assignment without a caboose and has complied with all of the operating conditions, it shall be exempted from the provisions of the collective agreements that govern cabooses. At least days prior to the date on which the Company determines that particular train or assignment is to be operated without a caboose, a notice shall be given to that effect to the General Chairman with a copy to the Local Chairman. The notice shall specify (a) which train or assignment is to be operated without a caboose; the type and class of train or assignment involved; the territory in which cabooseless operations will occur; when cabooseless operations are to be implemented; and a statement that it has complied with all of the operating conditions prescribed for cabooseless operations. Should the Union contend that the Company has not complied with the operating conditions or that a particular train or assignment is inappropriate for cabooseless operations because of the length and frequency of reverse movements or due to some other circumstance that it considers would make cabooseless operations impracticable, the Union shall so notify the Company within days of receipt of the notice, outlining the particular circumstances which, in the opinion of the Union, necessitate the use of a caboose and the reasons therefore. A meeting shall be convened between the appropriate Company and Union officer within days of receipt of notification from the Union to discuss the Union's claim. The meeting shall be limited to a determination of whether (a) the length and frequency of reverse movements are excessive, whether other particular circumstance makes cabooseless operations impracticable, and whether such operating procedures as may be proposed by the Company would constitute a suitable alternative to the use of a caboose. For purposes of this agreement, impracticable means not reasonably capable of being done due to some condition that impairs an employee's ability to perform his duties but does not otherwise include considerations of safety. If agreement cannot then be reached, the issue in dispute may b...