ARTICLE VIII - ROAD, YARD AND INCIDENTAL WORK

Section I - Road Crews

     Road crews may perform the following work in connection with their own trains without additional compensation:

     (a)   Get or leave their train at any location within the initial and final terminals and handle their own switches. When a crew is required to report for duty or is relieved from duty at a point other than the on and off duty point fixed for that assignment and such point is not within reasonable walking distance of the on and off duty point, transportation will be provided.

     (b)   Make up to two straight pick-ups at other location(s) in the initial terminal in addition to picking up the train and up to two straight set-outs at other location(s) in the final terminal in addition to yarding the train; and, in connection therewith, spot, pull, couple, or uncouple cars set out or picked up by them and reset any cars disturbed.

     (c)   In connection with straight pick-ups and/or set-outs within switching limits at intermediate points where yard crews are on duty, spot, pull, couple or uncouple cars set out or picked up by them and reset any cars disturbed in connection therewith.

     (d) Perform switching within switching limits at times no yard crew is on duty. On carriers on which the provisions of Section I of Article V of the June 25, 1964 Agreement are applicable, time consumed in switching under this provision shall continue to be counted as switching time. Switching allowances, where applicable, under Article V. Section 7 of the June 25, 1964 Agreement or under individual railroad agreements, payable to road crews, shall continue with respect to employees whose seniority date in a craft covered by this Agreement precedes the date of this Agreement and such allowances are not subject to general or other wage increases.

     (e)   At locations outside of switching limits there shall be no restrictions on holding onto cars in making set-outs or pick-ups, including coupling or shoving cars disturbed in making set-outs or pick-ups.

Section 2 - Yard Crews

     Yard crews may perform the following work outside of switching limits without additional compensation except as provided below:

     (a)   Bring in disabled train or trains whose crews have tied up under the Hours of Service Law from locations up to 25 miles outside of switching limits.

     (b)   Complete the work that would normally be handled by the crews of trains that have been disabled or tied up under the Hours of Service Law and are being brought into the terminal by those yard crews. This paragraph does not apply to work train or wrecking service.

     Note: For performing the service provided in (a) and (b) above, yard crews shall be paid miles or hours, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of one (1) hour for the class of service performed (except where existing agreements require payment at yard rates) for all time consumed outside of switching limits. This allowance shall be in addition to the regular yard pay and without any deduction therefrom for the time consumed outside of switching limits. Such payments are limited to employees whose seniority date in a craft covered by this Agreement precedes the date of this Agreement and is not subject to general or other wage increases.

     (c)   Perform service to customers up to 20 miles outside switching limits provided such service does not result in the elimination of a road crew or crews in the territory. The use of a yard crew in accordance with this paragraph will not be construed as giving yard crews exclusive rights to such work. This paragraph does not contemplate the use of yard crews to perform work train or wrecking service outside switching limits.

     (d)   Nothing in this Article will serve to prevent or affect in any way a carrier's right to extend switching limits in accordance with applicable agreements. However, the distances prescribed in this Article shall continue to be measured from switching limits as they existed as of August 25, 1978, except by mutual agreement.

     (e) Yard crews may perform hostling work without additional payment or penalty.

Section 3 - Incidental Work

     (a)   Road and yard employees in ground service and qualified engine service employees may perform the following items of work in connection with their own assignments without additional compensation:

     (1)  Handle switches
     (2)  Move, turn and spot locomotives and cabooses
     (3)  Supply locomotives and cabooses except for heavy equipment and supplies generally placed on locomotives and cabooses by employees of other crafts
     (4)  inspect cars
     (5)  Start or shutdown locomotives
     (6)  Bleed cars to be handled
     (7)  Make walking and rear-end air tests.
     (8)  Prepare reports while under pay
     (9)  Use communication devices; copy and handle train orders, clearances and/or other messages.
    (10)  Any duties formerly performed by firemen.

     (b) Road and yard employees in engine service and qualified ground service employees may perform the following items of work in connection with their own assignments without additional compensation: 

     (1)  Handle switches
     (2)  Move, turn, spot and fuel locomotives
     (3)  Supply locomotives except for heavy equipment and supplies generally placed on locomotives by employees of other crafts
     (4)  Inspect locomotives
     (5)  Start or shutdown locomotives
     (6)  Make head-end air tests
     (7)  Prepare reports while under pay
     (8)  Use communication devices; copy and handle train orders, clearances and/or other messages.
     (9)  Any duties formerly performed by firemen.

Section 4 Construction of Article

     Nothing in this Article is intended to restrict any of the existing rights of a carrier.

     This Article shall become effective November 1, 1985 except on such carriers as may elect to preserve existing rules or practices and so notify the authorized employee representatives on or before such date.