QUALIFICATIONS - TRAIN OPERATORS. (a) Operators successfully completing the initial selection process for Train operator will be placed on the appropriate Train Operator eligibility list(s) in Authority seniority order. At least once a year, the Authority will establish an eligibility list for qualified operators. Qualified operators shall be sequenced by seniority order. As openings occur for train operators, operators will be selected in seniority order and trained on all modes. An Operator who begins training will be removed from the eligibility list. Operators who are in training and choose not to complete the training or do not meet the qualifications, and therefore do not successfully complete the training, may not reapply for the position of Train Operator until at least two (2) years from the date the Operator left the training program. These operators who do not complete the training will return to their home Division, subject to Article 9, Section 5. Operators who have successfully completed training shall be ranked by seniority order and placed on a list entitled “Extra Train Operator". Openings shall be filled from the list in seniority order. Operators on the “Extra Train Operator” list who are offered a position may decline the position two times before they will be removed from the list. After exhausting the list without success an immediate second request to fill the position will be made. Any one who declines the second time will be dropped from the list and may not reapply for two (2) years. The Extra Train Operator list shall not exceed fifty (50) positions. However, the Authority reserves the right to train operators at any time based on service requirements. Upon successful completion of training, these operators shall be integrated by seniority onto the Extra Train Operator List.
