WORK TRAINS. A. When it is known that work trains will be worked for at least four (4) days a week or if worked extra for four (4) days during any week, the run will be listed consistent with Article 81 - Electronic Bid System. Such assignments will not be subject to force assignment.
B. Where bulletined to tie up at an intermediate point, it will be where suitable eating and sleeping accommodations are available. Engineers tied up under this Article will be subject to the provisions of Articles 8 - Expenses Away From Home and Article 21 - Lodging.
C. Extra board Engineers will be used in extra work, wreck, supply trains, Sperry Detector Car service, etc., except as provided in Article III Self Propelled 1964 National Agreement and may be relieved at intermediate points where suitable eating and sleeping accommodations are available. When relieved at such intermediate points, they will be paid a minimum of twelve (12) hours for each calendar day and unless placed in service prior thereto will again be considered on duty and under pay at the expiration of twelve (12) hours from time pay stops.
D. All extra board Engineers called for any such work train service will be returned to their home terminal on a day for day basis unless prior arrangements are made. Extra board Engineers in such service tying up at regular established terminals of regular and unassigned freight crews will be governed by Section 2, (A)(2), below.
E. If Engineers are relieved at intermediate points where eating and sleeping accommodations are not available, they will be paid on the basis of continuous time until relieved at an intermediate point where such accommodations are available, or until they are relieved at one of their terminals in accordance with this Article.
F. Engineers may be run or deadheaded into their terminal for the purpose of marking up for their turns as provided for by the rules after completion of service on any day, but they will be run or deadhead into the terminal for this purpose after completion of service on Saturdays and/or Sundays, or days preceding days when service is not scheduled to work or is discontinued. If held at the intermediate point on these days and not worked they will be paid in accordance with this Article.
WORK TRAINS. Section A---Definition
1) A work train crew is a crew used for the loading or unloading of Company material, or other Company service, or for the hauling of train loads of Company material of any description, except coal, over all or a part of their district, when the material being handled is destined to the district upon which they are employed; or a run assigned 6 days or more (per week) to the handling (loading or unloading) of Company material of any description between points on 2 or more seniority districts, in which case they may be run through terminal if the total distance of the trip in one direction is not more than 100 miles. Where work train crews are assigned to 2 or more freight seniority districts, blanket (i.e., interdivisional) service rules shall apply.
2) Work train crews, whether protected as regularly assigned or unassigned service, may operate straightaway, turnaround, move back and forth or any combination thereof, without any limitation whatsoever except (when regularly assigned service) their assigned territorial limits.
WORK TRAINS. A. All Design-Builder-provided rail mounted vehicles/cars must be inspected by WMATA Track and Structures prior to being permitted to operate on the system. The Design-Builder shall ensure the flatcar is fully loaded, secured, and ready to travel to the jobsite a minimum of 2 hours before the Hours of work.
