Article 5 
Basic Day and Computing Mileage

A. BASIC DAY

1. In all classes of service covered by Article 4, (except through freights)100 miles or less, 8 hours or less (straightaway or turnaround), shall constitute a day's work; miles in excess of 100 will be paid for at the mileage rates provided, according to weight on drivers, except as provided for in Articles 4(E), 10(D)(1) and 28.

2. In through freight or mixed train service a straightaway run is a run from one terminal to another terminal; and not less than one hundred and thirty (130) miles will be allowed for each such run, except as provided for in Articles 4(E), 10(D)(1) and 28. See Article IV, Section 2A.

B. COMPUTING MILEAGE

Mileage will be paid for from point at which the engineer takes his engine, through the mileage as run, to the point at which he is relieved, making one-half mile the next higher mile, and making any mileage below one-half mile the next lower mile. This mileage is subject to change when the runs are increased or decreased.

Per BLE 1986 Agreement as Amended by BLE 1991 PEB

Section 1 - Mileage Rates

(a)  Mileage rates of pay for miles run in excess of the number of miles comprising a basic day will not be subject to general, cost-of-living, or other forms of wage increases.

Side Letter #2 BLE 1996 Agreement

This confirms our understanding that in the event Article I and II of Agreement of this date are cancelled in accordance with Side Letter 1 and replaced with Articles I and II of Side Letter 1 the following reflects our understanding in regard to Article I Wages of the Agreement of this date.

Solely for the purpose of concluding this Agreement, the carriers have agreed to apply the general wage increases provided for therein to mileage rates of pay for miles run in excess of the number of miles comprising a basic day (overmiles).

Our agreement to include language providing for such applications shall not be considered as precedent for how such issues should be addressed in the future and is without prejudice to our position that this component of the pay system is inappropriate.

(b)  Mileage rates of pay, as defined above, applicable to interdivisional, intraseniority district, intradivisional and/or intraseniority district service runs now existing or to be established in the future shall not exceed the applicable rates as of June 30, 1986.  Such rates shall be exempted from wage increases as provided in Section 1(a) of this Article.  Weight-on-drivers additives will apply to mileage rates calculated in accordance with this provision.

(c) INTERDIVISIONAL, INTERSENIORITY, INTRADIVISIONAL AND/OR INTRASENIORITY DISTRICT SERVICE (BLE NATIONAL AGREEMENT OF MAY 13, 1971)

Such service may be established under the provisions contained in Article 4(H) and where such service is established all miles run over (100) miles shall be paid for at the mileage rate established by the basic rate of pay for the first (100) miles or less.

Section 2 - Miles in Basic Day and Overtime Divisor

(a)  The miles encompassed in the basic day in through freight and through passenger service and the divisor used to determine when overtime begins will be changed as provided below:

(b)  Mileage rates will be paid only for miles run in excess of the minimum number specified in (a) above.

(c)  The number of hours that must lapse before overtime begins on a trip in through freight or through passenger service is calculated by dividing the miles of the trip or the number of miles encompassed in a basic day in that class of service, whichever is greater, by the appropriate overtime divisor.  Thus, effective July 29, 1991, overtime on a trip in through freight service of 125 miles will begin after 8 hours and 46 minutes (125/14.25 = 8.77 hours).  In through freight service, overtime will not be paid prior to the completion of 8 hours of service.

C. DETOURING

When trains are detoured, engineers will be paid for the additional mileage made on basis of the rate of the service they are in, with overtime as per the general rule. (It is understood that the class of train, and not running orders or rights, shall determine the rate).

Applicable to UTU Engineer's Agreement

C.   ENGINEMEN RELIEVED AT OWN REQUEST

When engineers and firemen in road service are relieved, at their own request, before completing their trip or day, they will be paid for actual service rendered to the  time they are relieved; and engineers and firemen who take their places will receive not less than a minimum days' pay.

This page last updated: 03/06/2005