ARTICLE 19

MISCELLANEOUS YARD OPERATIONS, ENGINES & SUPPLIES

A. EQUIPPING YARD ENGINES

All yard engines shall be properly equipped with grab irons and head lights, except in extreme emergency.

B. ICE

1. Yardmen will be furnished ice from April 1st to November 1st, where obtainable.

2. Yardmen will be furnished ice the entire year at St. John’s River Terminal and New Orleans Terminal.

C. SELF-PROPELLED MACHINES

1. The following shall govern the manning of self-propelled vehicles or machines by train service employees (yardmen) used in the maintenance, repair, construction or inspection work:

Yard Service - A yard foreman will be employed on on-rail self-propelled vehicles or machines operating within general switching limits provided such machines have sufficient power to move freight cars; and, if more than two cars are handled at any one time, a switchman will also be employed.

This provision will not apply to the operation of self-propelled vehicles or machines in confined areas such as shop tracks, supply areas, tie yards and so forth, except that with respect to such self-propelled machines now working in the confined areas where rules or practices require the employment of a yard groundman, such rules and practices are preserved and the yard foreman's rate will apply to this service.

2. Except under the conditions herein specifically prescribed, operating employees need not be used on self-propelled vehicles or machines. It should be noted in addition that this Article does not alter any existing rules or practices except as specifically stated herein.

3. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to require the employment of engine and train service employees where not now required.

4. This Article will be applied as if it was signed in 1964 consistent with the application on the Norfolk Southern excluding Central of Georgia.

D. FLAGGING IN CONNECTION WITH MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND CONSTRUCTION JOBS

The need for yardmen to flag in connection with maintenance of way or construction work shall be determined by Management, and the non-use of yardmen in connection with such service shall constitute no basis for claims. This shall not apply to flagging necessary to protect work trains. In cases where contractors are using pile drivers or cranes and flagging protection is needed, yardmen will be used; where off-track pile drivers or cranes are used, this shall not apply unless tracks are blocked while such machines are performing work other than crossing and recrossing of tracks.

E. LIABILITY FOR SUPPLIES - Applicable New Orleans Terminal only

Yardmen shall not be required to pay for supplies used in the discharge of their respective duties, or be liable for any other charge, excepting for switch keys and one white hand lantern; and charge for them shall be limited to one dollar each, each amount to be refunded at the termination of service upon return of the property to the Company.

F. BULLETIN BOARDS

Bulletin boards or records will be maintained at all terminals for the assignment of crews and extra employees. Access to records as to assignments will be permitted.

G. COPY OF BULLETINS AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Bulletins and written instructions to yardmen will be made available to the Local Chairperson of the United Transportation Union upon request.

This page last updated: March 02, 2005