Common use of FREIGHT SERVICE Clause in Contracts

FREIGHT SERVICE. Section 1 In all classes of service covered by this article, except through freight service and through passenger service, one hundred miles or less, eight hours or less (straight-away or turn-around) shall constitute a days work; mileage in excess of one hundred miles shall be paid for at the mileage rates provided. Section 2 The miles encompassed in the basic day in through freight service and through passenger service and the divisor used to determine when overtime begins will be as provided in the current National Agreement. In other freight service, runs of one hundred miles or less overtime will begin at the expiration of eight hours; on runs over one hundred miles overtime will begin when the time on duty exceeds the miles run divided by twelve and one half. Overtime shall be paid for on the minute basis, at an hourly rate. Section 3 When runs advertised in excess of a basic day, do not travel the full advertised mileage and overtime accrues, overtime shall be computed on the basis of actual miles traveled (minim um of a basic day) and not on the basis of advertised mileage. N O TE: Advertised runs are to be paid actual miles traveled. Section 4 Mileage made in doubling hills, running for water or helping other trains when necessary to cut off engine shall be used in determining the total mileage run on trip. Trainmen handling cars to and/or from South Lorain via South Lorain Branch, Cleveland District, shall add six miles to the other miles run on the trip. Section 5 Crews holding positions in pool or unassigned service will run or deadhead first-in first out, except as otherwise provided. They will not run off the division to which they are regularly assigned, except in case of accident or obstruction of road upsetting the ordinary course of business. More Than One Class of Road Service (Award of Referee ▇▇▇▇▇▇ under National Agreement, May 25, 195 1.) Trainmen performing more than one class of road service in a day or trip will be paid for the entire service at the highest rate applicable to any class of service performed. The overtime basis for the rate paid will apply for the entire trip. Question I- Ans w e r - Question 2- Ans w e r - Question 3- Ans w e r - Question 4- Ans w e r - Does this Article apply to trainmen in unassigned and/or assigned road service? Yes. Does this Article appiy to trainmen at an intermediate point or between two intermediate points where trainmen are required to perform road service not incident to the normal trip? Yes. Does this Article set aside lap-back or side trip rules? N o . Does this Article set aside existing conversion rules? N o . Question 7- Ans w e r - Question 8- Ans w e r - Section 6 Does this Article apply to trainmen who are required at an intermediate point or points to perform work tram service? Yes. Does this Article apply where road trainmen are instructed at the outset of a trip before leaving the initial terminal to perform another class of road service outside of the terminal? Yes. Trainmen shall be considered as arriving in the terminal in the order in which they pass the yard limits, except that in the case of a yard and road work train working both in and out of the yard, their position with respect to crews arriving from the road shall be determined by the order in which their respective engines actually reach the pit track. The principles contained in the preceding paragraph applicable to road work trains would be applied to crews used to perform service in a yard at the completion of their trip or tour of duty in establishing their position on the crew register.