ARTICLE 6

CALLING ROAD CREWS

A. CALLING TIME, REGISTER, ETC.

Where callers are employed, except as provided below, crews will be called one hour before their on duty time, provided they reside within one mile of starting point, or if they do not so reside, provided they have a telephone. Road time to commence as provided in Article 4.A. The caller will have a method by which to register their names and note the time when called.

The "one-hour" calling time provided above may be departed from by mutual agreement between the Superintendent and Local Chairperson at individual locations.

NOTE 1: When a crew in freight service is deadheaded with or towed into a terminal from an intermediate point on line of road by another crew in the same pool or group of runs, the crew in charge of the train on which such crew is deadheaded, or by which towed into the terminal, will stand for service out of the terminal ahead of crew deadheaded or towed.

NOTE 2: An extra employee filling a vacancy on a train which tows another train into a terminal will stand for service ahead of an extra employee filling a vacancy on the train being towed.

In ordering crews in freight service to deadhead from terminal to terminal on freight trains with crews in the same pool or group of runs, the crew standing first out will be deadheaded and will stand out of the terminal to which deadheaded ahead of the crew with which deadheaded.

NOTE 3: Except in cases of emergency, conductors and trainmen must have eight (8) hours' rest plus calling time before being used out of the home terminal.

NOTE 4: In cases where two or more employees are to be called from the Extra Board to leave at the same time, either deadheading or working, the senior employee shall be given a preference. In other words, the senior of such Extra Board employees will be called first and notified of the services to be performed and given a preference when called.

B. CALLED AND NOT USED

When employees are called and not used, they will, provided they have reported for duty, be allowed a minimum of three (3) hours' pay at pro rata rates in the class of service for which called and stand first out in the class of service to which assigned, but if not relieved within six (6) hours from the time they are called they will be allowed a basic day's pay in the class of service for which called and stand last out.

C. REPORTING TIME WHEN NOT CALLED

Where crews are not called or notified that their trains are late, they will be expected to report on time and, if relieved after reporting time, be paid as provided for in Paragraph B.

D. NOT CALLED IN ORDER

1. Conductors

a. Conductors on regularly assigned runs, or turns in pool freight service, not called in order will be paid the amount they would have earned on the day or trip for which they stood, less any amount which they earn. Such conductors will continue to stand first out in their pool or turn until service is performed.

b. When a conductor in extra service, standing first out, is not called in turn, through no fault of his own, he will be paid four (4) hours at the rate of pay he would have earned, and stand first out. If not called for service within the limit of eight hours, an additional four (4) hours will be allowed and he will stand last out; provided that, under this rule, not more than one run-around may be claimed in any twenty-four (24) hour period by the same employee.

2. Trainmen

a. Regularly assigned trainmen required to perform service as such on other than their regular assignment for which they do not stand under the rules, or who, through no fault of their own, are not used on their regular assignment, will be paid not less than the amount they would have earned had they been used on their regular run. This does not apply to employees on trainmen's Extra Board.

b. Trainmen assigned in pool freight service not called in order at their home terminals will be allowed pay for four (4) hours at through freight rate and stand first out.

c. Trainmen assigned in pool freight service not called in order at their away from home terminal will be allowed pay for four (4) hours at through freight rate and stand first out.

d. When a trainman in extra service, standing first out, is not called in turn, through no fault of his own, he will be paid four (4) hours at the rate of pay he would have earned, and stand first out. If not called for service within the limit of eight hours, an additional four (4) hours will be allowed and he will stand first out; provided that, under this rule, not more than one run-around may be claimed in any twenty-four (24) hour period by the same employee.

This page last updated: March 01, 2005