I.D. Service-Bham to New Orleans

In accordance with Article IX of the May 19, 1986 BLE National Agreement, the Carrier may establish interseniority district service between Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:

A. Engineers will be assigned in regular or pooled service unless other arrangements

are made between the Local Chairman and the Division Superintendent.

B. Birmingham will be the home terminal for AGS District engineers in this service,

and New Orleans will he the away-from-home terminal. Birmingham or New

A. Interseniority district trains requiring relief on line of road under the Hours of

Service Law will he relieved by the extra boards at Birmingham and Meridian,

B. Location of the diesel units will determine location of the train when the crew

A. All miles run in excess of the miles encompassed in the basic day shall be paid

for at a rate calculated by dividing the basic daily rate of pay in effect on May 31,

1986, by the number of miles encompassed in the basic day as of that date.

Weight-on-drivers additives will apply to mileage rates calculated in accordance

B. Engineers operating in this service from New Orleans to Birmingham will be paid

C. NO&NE District engineers will be entitled to 57% and AGS District engineers will

An engineer in this service required to make more than three pick-ups and/or set-outs of cars (excluding the setting out of bad order cars) at intermediate points will be paid local freight rates in lieu of through freight rates for the trip.

A. Temporary vacancies at the home terminal will be filled pursuant to schedule rules.

Vacation and other known vacancies may be filled by senior engineers making

B. Engineers assigned in or used in this service will not be permitted to lay off at

other than the home terminal of the assignment except in bona fide emergency

cases. An engineer laying off under the circumstances described herein will, when

reporting for work, be required to do so at the home terminal of the assignment.

C. In case of an engineer laying off at the away-from-home terminal of his

assignment in emergency, an extra engineer from the extra board point protecting

service for the terminal at which the engineer laid off will be used and then

deadheaded to his home terminal and he paid in accordance with the applicable

A. When an engineer is required to report for duty or is relieved from duty at a point

other than the on and off-duty points fixed for the service established hereunder,

NOTE: Suitable transportation includes Carrier owned or provided passenger carrying motor vehicles,

taxi, or airplane, but excludes other forms of public transportation.

B. On runs established hereunder, engineers will be allowed a $4.15 meal allowance after 4

hours at the away-from-home terminal and another $4.15 allowance after being held an

C. In order to expedite the movement of interseniority district runs, engineers on runs of

miles equal to or less than the number encompassed in the basic day will not stop to eat

except in cases of emergency or unusual delays. For engineers on longer runs the

Carrier shall determine the conditions under which they may stop to eat. When engineers

on such runs are not permitted to stop to eat, they shall be paid an allowance of $1.50 for

D. Where the lodging provided by the Carrier at the away-from-home terminal is more than

one-half mile from the on-duty and/or off-duty point, the Carrier shall provide suitable

transportation [as defined in paragraph (A)] for the engineers using the lodging facility,

between the on-duty and/or off-duty point and the lodging facility.

E. Engineers entitled to transportation will be furnished transportation promptly when

requested, but not later than thirty (30) minutes after such request is made following tie-

up time, or they will he permitted to use commercial transportation and will be

reimbursed for such cost by the Carrier. (Receipt must be furnished.)

F. Engineers having an employment relationship on the effective date of this Agreement will

not be required to lose time or utilize off-duty time for the purpose of qualifying on physical

characteristics on territory for which interseniority district service is being operated

G. Engineers assigned in this service running to their away-from-home terminal will be

deadheaded to their home terminal in the event their return run is not operated.

H. Engineers assigned in this service will be deadheaded to the away-from-home terminal

for their run in the event their run is not operated out of the home terminal but is operated

I. This Agreement changes scheduled agreements only to the extent necessary to implement service as set forth herein.

The provisions of Article IX of the May 19, 1986 Agreement shall apply to employees adversely affected by the application of this Agreement.

Reference is made to the agreement for operating interseniority district service between Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana.

During discussions it was agreed that engineers operating in this service would be covered by Section 3 of the July 9, 1973 Task Force No. 5 conditions for operating inter-divisional service that is presently applicable to certain engineers represented by and working under scheduled agreements of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.


	AGREEMENT between ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY and its engineers represented by BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS In accordance with Article IX of the May 19, 1986 BLE National Agreement, the Carrier may establish interseniority district service between Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana, subject to the following conditions: Article I - Assignment of Engineers A. Engineers will be assigned in regular or pooled service unless other arrangements are made between the Local Chairman and the Division Superintendent. B. Birmingham will be the home terminal for AGS District engineers in this service, and New Orleans will he the away-from-home terminal. Birmingham or New Orleans will be the home terminal for NO&NE District engineers. Article II A. Interseniority district trains requiring relief on line of road under the Hours of Service Law will he relieved by the extra boards at Birmingham and Meridian, depending upon whose tracks the engineer outlaws. B. Location of the diesel units will determine location of the train when the crew outlaws. Article III - Rates of Pay A. All miles run in excess of the miles encompassed in the basic day shall be paid for at a rate calculated by dividing the basic daily rate of pay in effect on May 31, 1986, by the number of miles encompassed in the basic day as of that date. Weight-on-drivers additives will apply to mileage rates calculated in accordance with this provision. B. Engineers operating in this service from New Orleans to Birmingham will be paid the 372 miles actually operated. C. NO&NE District engineers will be entitled to 57% and AGS District engineers will be entitled to 43% of the service. Article IV - Picking Up and/or Setting Off An engineer in this service required to make more than three pick-ups and/or set-outs of cars (excluding the setting out of bad order cars) at intermediate points will be paid local freight rates in lieu of through freight rates for the trip. Article V - Laying Off A. Temporary vacancies at the home terminal will be filled pursuant to schedule rules. Vacation and other known vacancies may be filled by senior engineers making application. B. Engineers assigned in or used in this service will not be permitted to lay off at other than the home terminal of the assignment except in bona fide emergency cases. An engineer laying off under the circumstances described herein will, when reporting for work, be required to do so at the home terminal of the assignment. C. In case of an engineer laying off at the away-from-home terminal of his assignment in emergency, an extra engineer from the extra board point protecting service for the terminal at which the engineer laid off will be used and then deadheaded to his home terminal and he paid in accordance with the applicable deadhead rules in effect. Article VI - General A. When an engineer is required to report for duty or is relieved from duty at a point other than the on and off-duty points fixed for the service established hereunder, the Carrier shall authorize and provide suitable transportation. NOTE: Suitable transportation includes Carrier owned or provided passenger carrying motor vehicles, -2- taxi, or airplane, but excludes other forms of public transportation. B. On runs established hereunder, engineers will be allowed a $4.15 meal allowance after 4 hours at the away-from-home terminal and another $4.15 allowance after being held an additional 8 hours. C. In order to expedite the movement of interseniority district runs, engineers on runs of miles equal to or less than the number encompassed in the basic day will not stop to eat except in cases of emergency or unusual delays. For engineers on longer runs the Carrier shall determine the conditions under which they may stop to eat. When engineers on such runs are not permitted to stop to eat, they shall be paid an allowance of $1.50 for the trip. D. Where the lodging provided by the Carrier at the away-from-home terminal is more than one-half mile from the on-duty and/or off-duty point, the Carrier shall provide suitable transportation [as defined in paragraph (A)] for the engineers using the lodging facility, between the on-duty and/or off-duty point and the lodging facility. E. Engineers entitled to transportation will be furnished transportation promptly when requested, but not later than thirty (30) minutes after such request is made following tie- up time, or they will he permitted to use commercial transportation and will be reimbursed for such cost by the Carrier. (Receipt must be furnished.) F. Engineers having an employment relationship on the effective date of this Agreement will not be required to lose time or utilize off-duty time for the purpose of qualifying on physical characteristics on territory for which interseniority district service is being operated G. Engineers assigned in this service running to their away-from-home terminal will be deadheaded to their home terminal in the event their return run is not operated. H. Engineers assigned in this service will be deadheaded to the away-from-home terminal for their run in the event their run is not operated out of the home terminal but is operated from the away-from-home terminal to the home terminal. -3- I. This Agreement changes scheduled agreements only to the extent necessary to implement service as set forth herein. Article VII - Protection The provisions of Article IX of the May 19, 1986 Agreement shall apply to employees adversely affected by the application of this Agreement. Dated at Norfolk, Virginia, this 11th day of April, 1991. ______________________ ____________________ R. C. Wallace, General Chairman R. S. Spenski Brotherhood of Locomotive Senior Assistant Vice President Engineers Labor Relations Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company NA-86--BLE-9 IN-I 1813k -4- Norfolk Southern Corporation Three Commercial Place Norfolk, Virginia 23510-2191 804 629-2684 Robert S. Spenskl Sr. Assistant Vice President Labor Relations April 11, 1991 Side Letter No. 1 NA-86-BLE-9 IN-1 Mr. R. C. Wallace, General Chairman Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers P. 0. Box 16039 Asheville, NC 28816 Dear Mr. Wallace: Reference is made to the agreement for operating interseniority district service between Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. During discussions it was agreed that engineers operating in this service would be covered by Section 3 of the July 9, 1973 Task Force No. 5 conditions for operating inter-divisional service that is presently applicable to certain engineers represented by and working under scheduled agreements of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Yours truly /LS/ R.S. Spenski /LS/ ______________________________ R. C. Wallace, General Chairman Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers