EXHIBIT A
UTU

CARRIERS REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH NOTICES DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1999 OF DESIRE TO REVISE AND SUPPLEMENT EXISTING AGREEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH, SERVED BY AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH CARRIERS UPON THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, AND NOTICES DATED ON OR SUBSEQUENT TO NOVEMBER 1, 1999 AND SERVED ON SUCH CARRIERS BY THE GENERAL CHAIRMEN, OR OTHER RECOGNIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION FOR CONCURRENT HANDLING THEREWITH.

Subject to indicated footnotes, this authorization is co-extensive with notices filed and with provisions of current schedule agreements applicable to employees represented by the United Transportation Union (E), (C), (T) and/or (S), as indicated by an "X" in the appropriate column(s) below:

RAILROADS

UTU
  (E) (C) (T) (S)
Alameda Belt Line Ry. x   x  
Alton & Southern Ry. x     x
The Belt Railway Co. of Chicago     x-2  
Bessemer and Lake Erie R.R.     x-1  
         
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Ry. Co. x x x x
Central California Traction Co. x x x x
Columbia & Cowlitz Ry. x x x  
Consolidated Rail Corporation   x x x
         
CSX Transportation, Inc.:        
     Atlanta & West Point R.R. (former)   x x  
     The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Term. R.R. Co. x     x
     The Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Co. (former) x x x  
         
     The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
     CSXT Northern (former Conrail) x x x  
     Gainesville Midland Railroad Company   x x  
     The Hocking Valley Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
         
     Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co. (former) x x    
     Monon Railroad (former) x      
     Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. Co. (former)   x x  
     Pere Marquette Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
         
     Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Ry. Co.   x x  
     Seaboard Coast Line R.R. Co. (former) x x x  
     Western Railway of Alabama   x x  
         
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co.   x-1 x-1  
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Ry. Co. x-1 x-1 x-1  
Kansas City Southern x x x x
         
Lake Superior & Ishpeming R.R. Co. x-1 x-1 x-1 x-1
Longview Switching Co.   x x  
Los Angeles Junction Railroad Company x     x
         
Manufacturers Railway Company x   x  
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad x-2     x-2
Norfolk and Ports. Belt Line R.R. Co. x x x  
         
Norfolk Southern Railway Company x x x x
     The Alabama Great Sou. R.R. Co. x x x x
     Atlantic & East Car. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Central of Georgia R.R. Co. x x x x
     The Cinn., N.O. & Tex. Pac. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Georgia Sou. and Fla. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Tenn., Ala. and Georgia Ry. Co. x x x x
     Tennessee Railway Company x x x x
         
Northeast Ill. Reg. Commuter R.R. Corp. (METRA) x-2 x-2 x-2 x-2
North Ind. Commuter Transp. District   x-2 x-2 x-2
Oakland Terminal Railway x     x
Peoria and Pekin Union Ry. Co. x   x  
         
Port Terminal Railroad Association x   x  
Portland Terminal Railroad Co.     x  
Terminal Railroad Assoc. of St. Louis x   x-2  
The Texas Mexican Ry. Co. x x x x
         
Union Pacific Railroad x x x x
Utah Railway Company   x    
Wichita Terminal Association x     x
Winston Salem Southbound Railway Company   x x  
         

NOTES:

1 - Wages and Rules only
2 - Health and Welfare only.

FOR THE CARRIERS:


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Washington, D.C.