ARTICLE 5

BASIS FOR OVERTIME AND WHEN PAID

 

Section 1. In regular passenger service over 100 miles, the basis for computing overtime shall be the timetable schedule of the train.

Section 2. In irregular passenger service over 100 miles, the basis for computing overtime shall be the average timetable schedule of all regular passenger trains running in the same direction, over the entire territory covered.

Section 3. In passenger service, 100 miles or less, the basis for computing overtime shall be five hours.

Section 4. On districts over 100 miles where no passenger trains are scheduled, the basis for computing overtime in passenger service shall be 20 miles per hour.

Section 5. In assigned passenger service, on a trip of over 100 miles, where two or more train numbers are used on one trip, firemen (helpers) will be paid overtime on the basis of the combined schedule plus the dead time shown on timetable where train numbers change, provided that not more than 45 minutes dead time at point where train numbers change shall be added to the combined schedules of the trains. When the dead time at any point where train numbers change is in excess of 5 hours, terminal provisions will prevail and firemen (helpers) will be considered as beginning a new trip.

Section 6. When from any cause the time of a passenger train on the road exceeds its basis for computing overtime, the fireman (helper) shall be paid overtime at the rate of 12 ½ miles per hour.

 

ARTICLE 6

INITIAL, FINAL, AND TURNING POINT SWITCHING

 

When firemen (helpers) in passenger service are required to do initial or terminal switching, or switching at the turning point of an irregular turnaround trip, they shall be paid one-eighth (1/8th) of the daily rate per hour. Such time to be computed separately and paid for in addition to road time.

 

ARTICLE 7

INITIAL AND FINAL TERMINAL DELAYS



Section 1. In passenger service, over 100 miles, when firemen (helpers) are held at initial station, they shall be paid one-eighth (1/8th) of the daily rate per hour. Initial delays to be computed from time fireman (helper) is ordered to leave and to end with departure of train.

Section 2. In passenger service, final terminal delay shall be computed from the time train reaches the terminal station.

Section 3. Final terminal delay, after the lapse of thirty minutes will be paid for the full delay at the end of the trip, at the overtime rate, according to the weight on drivers of locomotive, on the minute basis.

Section 4. If road overtime has commenced, terminal overtime shall not apply, and road overtime will be paid to the point of final relief.

Section 5. The mileage from designated track where locomotive is received, to point at which road mileage begins, where one mile or more, will be paid for in addition to the allowed road mileage of the trip.

Section 6. When final terminal delay does not accrue, or road overtime is not made, actual mileage, where one mile or more, will be allowed from passenger station to point of release and paid for in addition to the allowed road mileage of the trip,

Note: In the application of Sections 5 and 6 of this Article, initial and final terminal miles, when payable, will be allowed separately from road trip miles. The following examples are illustrative:

 

EXAMPLES

SHORT TURNAROUND PASSENGER SERVICE

No. 1--Fireman brought on duty A 6:40 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.5

Departs A 7:10 A.M.

Arrives B 8:20 A.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.3

Off duty at roundhouse 8:30 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.3

Arrives A 5:55 P.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.5

Relieved from duty and final tie-up 6:15 P.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 94

Overtime paid under 8-within-9-hour short

turnaround rule after 9 hours.

Allowance:100 miles, 2 hours 35 minutes overtime at pro rata rates, and 3 roundhouse miles covering movements of engine to and from roundhouse at B.


No. 2--Fireman brought on duty A 5:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.5

Departs A 5:30 A.M.

Arrives B 7:30 A.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.3

Released 7:40 A.M.

Resumes Duty B 8:30 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.3

Arrives A 11:00 A.M.

Mileage from depot to roundhouse 1.5

Released from duty and final tie-up 11:20 A.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 80

Compensated under 8-within-9-hour short turnaround rule.

Allowance: 100 miles and 6 roundhouse miles.


No. 3--Fireman brought on duty A 7:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.5

Departs A 7:30 A.M.

Arrives B 12:05 P.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.3

Off duty at roundhouse 12:20 P.M.

Resumes duty B 1:10 P.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.3

Arrives A 5:05 P.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.5

Relieved from duty and final tie-up 5:30 P.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 94

Overtime paid under 8-within-9-hour short turnaround rule after 8 hours.

Allowance: 100 miles, 2 hours 30 minutes overtime

at pro rata rates, and 3 roundhouse miles at B.


STRAIGHTAWAY PASSENGER SERVICE

No. 4--Fireman brought on duty A 6:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 2.6

Departs A 6:30 A.M.

Arrives B 1:00 P.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 2.2

Relieved from duty and final tie-up 1:15 P.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 250

Timetable schedule of train 7 Hours

Allowance: 250 miles, 5 roundhouse miles.


No. 5--Fireman brought on duty A 6:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 3.2

Departs A 6:30 A.M.

Arrives B 1:00 P.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.5

Relieved from duty and final tie-up 1:40 P.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 250

Timetable schedule of train 7 Hours

Allowance: 250 miles, 3 initial roundhouse miles and

40 minutes terminal delay at pro rata rates.


No. 6--Fireman brought on duty A 7:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 3.2

Departs A 7:30 A.M.

Arrives B 11:30 A.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.5

Relieved from duty & final tie-up 11:50 A.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 94

Allowance: 100 miles and 5 roundhouse miles.


No. 7--Fireman brought on duty A 7:00 A.M.

Mileage roundhouse to depot 1.2

Departs A 7:30 A.M.

Arrives B 11:30 A.M.

Mileage depot to roundhouse 1.5

Relieved from duty & final tie-up 12:05 P.M.

Timetable mileage of trip 94

Allowance: 100 miles, 1 initial roundhouse mile

and 35-minutes terminal delay at pro rata rates.

 

ARTICLE 8

MIXED SERVICE

Section 1. When four or more freight cars, either loaded or empty, or when four or more baggage cars or express refrigerators containing freight under freight billing, are handled in conjunction with overland passenger service, or when two or more freight cars, either loaded or empty, or when two or more baggage cars or express refrigerators containing freight under freight billing, are handled in conjunction with branch or local passenger service, firemen (helpers) shall be paid full freight rates for the entire trip.

Section 2. When one or more freight cars, either loaded or empty, or when one or more baggage cars or express refrigerators containing freight under freight billing, are handled, picking up or setting out cars en route, in conjunction with branch or local passenger service, firemen (helpers) shall be paid full freight rates for the entire trip; except on dates on which freight is loaded or unloaded or transferred to and from car en route, firemen (helpers) shall be paid local freight rates for the entire trip.

 

ARTICLE 9

OFFICERS' AND OTHER SPECIALS


Firemen (helpers) handling Southern Pacific Officers' Specials, annual inspection trains, examination car, circus or carnival trains, valuation specials, motion picture trains, or test trains may be tied up at other than established district or division terminals, and time so tied up deducted, provided a minimum of 150 miles, including overtime, at road rates, will be allowed for each day engaged in or held for such service and not tied up at terminals. It is understood that delays of less than eight hours at any point other than terminals will not be considered as being tied up, and time so delayed will not be deducted in computing time for road trip of that day. Where trip in such service is made from terminal to terminal, this rule does not apply.

Firemen (helpers) en route to point where such service begins, or who are returning to their assigned territory after being relieved from such service, will be paid under this rule.

Test trains as referred to in this Article will be classified as follows:

1. Testing . . . . . . . . . . Air Brakes,

2. Testing . . . . . . . . . . Capacity of Locomotives,

3. Testing . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Train Control,

4. Testing . . . . . . . . . . Automatic Block Signals.

1st. Switching and spotting of circus train equipment and overtime of road trip will be included in arriving at minimum of 150 miles; except at terminals where yard crews are on duty, firemen will receive initial and terminal switching if required to perform switching and spotting of circus at such point.

Note: "Terminals" as mentioned above means the terminal of the circus train trip.

2nd. If crew runs, for example, twenty miles, picks up circus train, or vice versa, such light movement will be included in regular circus train day.

3rd. Crews handling circus trains will not be run through established division terminals when other crews are available. If run through, they will start a new day.

4th. Crews handling circus trains will be paid through freight rates according to weight on drivers of locomotive and district on which used, and pooled firemen will be used when available when run over districts to which pooled crews are assigned.

 

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