To:  All T&E employees

On January 1, 1997, Norfolk Southern initiated a work rest program, which provided T&E employees in road service a mandatory period of 10 hours undisturbed rest at the home terminal.

To assist in clarifying and understanding the provisions required for 10 hours undisturbed rest at the home terminal, the following guidelines will govern:

• Applies only to employee in road service at their home terminal

• Applies to employees on a combination road/year extra board based on the type of service the employee is going to, not coming from

Examples are:

Employees called from a combined road/yard extra board to work in yard service will NOT be afforded the 10 hours undisturbed rest, regardless of last service performed.

Employees called from a combined road/yard extra board to work in road service will be afforded 10 hours undisturbed rest, regardless of last service performed.

• Does not apply to employees following attendance at rules class, safety meeting, etc.

• Does not apply to employees in yard service

• Does not apply to employees assigned to road switcher/locals that are not subject to call (show-up jobs):

• Does not apply to assignments that have previously been excluded from the 10 hours undisturbed rest provisions

The work rest program does not supercede any of the provisions of the Federal Hours of Service Act.

THIS PAGE LAST UPDATED: 03/06/2005