Road Crews Doing Yard Work

Road Crews Doing Yard Work

(Rule 9)

Your claims:

• When called for a road job and, prior to departing the initial terminal, or after arrival at the final terminal, you are instructed to perform general yard switching not associated with your train at a terminal where  yard crews are on duty.
• If work is pertinent to the train called for, a max of 3 moves is allowed at both the initial and final terminals (See 1985 and 1991 National Agreements). Any additional moves would be a violation. 
• Setting out bad orders on your own train at the initial terminal is permissible.
• Yarding of your own train is allowed under NWD Rule 9. This should be in a single track, if available. If not available, the yarding should occur in the minimum number of tracks required to hold the train (see Appendix #2).
• The penalty is for a basic day, and 1st and 2nd out rested extra switchmen should claim a basic day.
• If hostling power, see hostling power claim sheet instead

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

¨  A SWITCH LIST, TRACK INQUIRY, TRAIN LIST OR WORK ORDER MARKED TO SHOW THE SWITCHING PERFORMED.

¨  A complete copy of your federal tie-up.

¨  A printed snap shot of the switchman’s extra board, showing first and second out available switchmen.

¨  Keep track of yard, tracks, and times for each segment of the work

REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:

Was called off the circ -7  board  for the job id/train symbol on date .  Circ-7 has yard jobs on duty 24 hours a day and maintains a yard extra board for terminal and yard switching. On date  at time hrs, inside the circ-7 yard was ordered by Yardmaster ________ to (list moves...Show times and locations for segment of each move). Extra switchmen ________ and ______ were the first and second out rested switchmen available at the time was ordered to perform the above listed service.  Claim basic day penalty for improper yard switching per Rule 9 and 1985 and 1991 National Agreements.

NOTE:

• The first and second out rested switchmen should claim a basic day penalty for CMS mishandling, as they were deprived a work opportunity.