ARTICLE 3
ASSIGNMENTS
Through Passenger Service.
Section 1. Firemen in through passenger service will be assigned,
Between Portland and Roseburg)
Roseburg and Ashland ) via Siskiyou Line
Ashland and Dunsmuir )
Portland and Eugene
Eugene and Klamath Falls ) via
Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir) Cascade Line.
Dunsmuir and Oakland via Hoodland
Ogden and Carlin
Carlin and Sparks
Sparks and Sacramento
Sacramento and Oakland
Oakland and Fresno
Fresno and Bakersfield
Bakersfield and Los Angeles
San Francisco and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
Los Angeles and Yuma
Yuma and Tucson via Gila
Yuma and Tucson via Phoenix
Tucson and Lordsburg ) Except Trains
Lordsburg and El Paso) Nos. 1 and 2
Tucson and El Paso - Trains Nos. 1 and 2 only
Main Line Pooled Freight Service.
Section 2. Firemen in main line pooled freight service will be assigned,
Between
Brooklyn and Eugene
Eugene and Roseburg
Roseburg and Ashland
Ashland and Dunsmuir
Eugene and Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls and Wendel
Wendel and Carlin
Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir and Roseville
Ogden and Carlin (with layover at Montello)
Carlin and Sparks
Sparks and Roseville
Roseville and Tracy-Fresno
Fresno and Bakersfield
Bakersfield and Los Angeles
Bakersfield and Colton
Western District Freight Pool:
(a-1) Oakland-Roseville, home terminal Oakland
(a-2) Oakland-Tracy, Oakland-San Jose, home terminal Oakland
(b) Western-Coast District Freight Pool to cover Interdivisional Pool Freight Districts:
San Francisco-Oakland, San Francisco-Tracy, home terminal San Francisco, away-from-home terminals Oakland and Tracy
(c) Western-Coast District Freight Pool Between Oakland and Watsonville Junction
San Francisco and Watsonville Junction
Watsonville Junction and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles
Los Angeles and Indio
Indio and Yuma
Colton and Yuma
Yuma and Tucson via Gila
Yuma and Phoenix
Phoenix and Tucson
Tucson and Lordsburg
Lordsburg and El Paso
Note: Firemen will be run first-in first-out in direction bound at Montello.
ARTICLE 4
PASSENGER SERVICE
Section 1. The minimum passenger rate for firemen (helpers) will be at the rate specified in Appendix "A", 100 miles or less, five hours or less, shall constitute a minimum day's work in all classes of passenger service, except as otherwise specified; miles made in excess of 100 pro rata.
Section 2. Firemen (helpers) on other than steam power, on short turnaround passenger runs, no single trip of which exceeds 80 miles, including suburban and branch line service, shall be paid overtime for all time actually on duty, or held for duty, in excess of eight (8) hours (computed on each run from the time required to report for duty to the end of that run) within nine (9) consecutive hours; and also for all time in excess of nine (9) consecutive hours computed continuously from the time first required to report to the final release at the end of the last run. Time will be counted as continuous service in all cases where the interval of release from duty at any point does not exceed one (1) hour. This rule applies regardless of mileage made. For calculating overtime under this rule, the management may designate the initial trip. Overtime will be paid at one-eighth (1/8th) of the daily rate, with a minimum rate per hour as specified in Appendix "A", and will be computed on the minute basis.
Question 16, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Is it permissible to definitely assign crews coming under this Section on the basis of a minimum day in each direction?
Decision: Yes.
Question 17, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Where the 8-within-9-hour passenger overtime rule is adopted, may the time consumed in performing extra service, paid for separately, be deducted in computing overtime?
Decision: Where 8-within-9-hour rule applies and incidental service is permissible under the schedules or the practices of individual roads, time consumed in such incidental or additional service and paid for separately should not be included in calculating time under the 8-within-9-hour rule.
Question 18, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Must engine and train crews have same initial terminal?
Decision: No; primarily because train and engine crews have different mileage basis for a day, which has resulted in crews not following same assignment.
Question 19, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Does this rule apply to extra and unassigned service?
Decision: Yes; in which case call shall specify whether crew is to be paid on turnaround or straightaway basis.
Section 3. In all passenger service, the earnings from mileage, overtime or other rules applicable, for each day service is performed shall be not less than the rate specified in Appendix "A" for firemen (helpers).
In applying the minimum rate referred to above for firemen in passenger service, it is intended that on assignments where the men run so as to make only the equivalent of a single trip in one direction each day, they shall be paid the guaranteed minimum for each single trip.
For example: On a 100-mile division men double the road Monday, lay over Tuesday, double Wednesday, and lay over Thursday, etc. They should be allowed the minimum for each leg of their turnaround trip.
On the same division other crews double the road Monday and Tuesday, lay over Wednesday, double Thursday and Friday, and lay over Saturday. These men make the equivalent of four single trips every three days, and therefore would not be entitled to the minimum for each trip.
Question 6, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
May amounts earned under overtime rule, terminal delay, blackouts, etc., be applied against these guarantees?
Decision: Yes.
Question 7, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Are former guarantees higher than provided by this Section maintained?
Decision: Yes.
Question 8, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
May runs of under 80 miles in each direction be placed on a one-way basis and minimum day allowed in each direction?
Decision: Yes, if definitely assigned, in which case overtime rules applicable to"through passenger service in effect will apply.
Question 11, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Do the minimum earnings fixed by Section 3, Article 4, also apply in short turnaround electric passenger service whether operated by electric locomotive or multiple unit?
Decision: Yes.
Section 4. On valley districts the minimum passenger rate shall be: (See Appendix "A").
Sections 5. On lines east of Sparks the minimum passenger rate shall be: (See appendix "A").
Section 6. Between Phoenix and Hassayampa, Phoenix and Maricopa, Phoenix and Christmas, Phoenix and Casaba, the minimum passenger rate shall be: (See Appendix "A").
Section 7. Between Bowie and Miami the minimum passenger rate shall be: (See Appendix "A").
Section 8. On mountain districts, i.e., between Bakersfield and Los Angeles, Mojave and Owenyo, Palmdale and Colton, Sacramento and Sparks, Gerber and Ashland, Dunsmuir and Klamath Falls, Klamath Falls and Wendel, including Lakeview Branch, Ashland and Roseburg, Eugene and Klamath Falls, Los Angeles and Indio, including branches between Los Angeles and Indio, the minimum passenger rate shall be: (See appendix "A").
Between Roseville and Truckee: (See Appendix "A").
Question 30, Interpretation No. 1, Supplement No. 24:
Schedules of certain railroads provide differentials for divisions or portions thereof, or mountain or desert territory as compared with valley territory. Are such differentials preserved? If so, by what method?
Decision: Such differentials are preserved. Former methods of establishing them are required to be continued. Where expressed in specified amounts of money as compared with valley rates, the same amount of money differential shall be continued.