Common use of ACTUAL MILEAGE, INITIAL AND FINAL TIME AND OVERTIME Clause in Contracts

ACTUAL MILEAGE, INITIAL AND FINAL TIME AND OVERTIME. (1) Actual mileage, initial and final time including switching, and overtime at straight time, will be paid at through freight rates when going to or from work, and this will not be included in time or mileage paid for at work. East of Thunder Bay, when work trains are used in snowplow or spreader service, outside of terminals handled by yard crews, wayfreight rates will apply. (2) When the mileage of a work train, including running and working, exceeds 12-1/2 miles per hour, computed from the time crew leaves the outer main track switch or designated point at initial tie-up point until arrival at outer main track switch or designated point at final tie-up point, miles running and working, initial and final time including switching will be allowed. Initial time will not be used to make up a minimum day. (3) Actual mileage going to and from work as specified in this clause means mileage run at the beginning of the day from the tie-up point to the first point of work and mileage run at the end of the day from the last working point to the tie-up point. Such working points are the respective locations where maintenance or betterment work, wrecking train, snowplowing or spreader service is being or is to be performed on the Company's facilities or right of way. Mileage to work will commence at the point where initial time ends and mileage from work will end at the point where final time begins. (4) Ballast pit will be considered as working point only for crews who work exclusively in such pit. Where a ballast pit is located within 2 miles of the switching limits or outer main track switch at tie-up points, the ballast pit will be considered as part of the tie-up point.