Rule 16

RULE 16 BASIC DAY.

  1. In all road service other than passenger, 100 miles or less, eight hours or less (straightaway or turnaround), shall constitute a day’s work; miles in excess of 100 will be paid for at the mileage rates provided, according to the class of engine or other power used.
  2. On the Junction City to Salina district, turnaround service may be operated as doubles with Salina as the starting point or terminal on a continuous time basis when departure at the turning point is commenced within eight (8) hours after going on duty, with 120 miles allowed. This provision also applies when one leg of the trip is freight service and the other leg passenger service.
  3. Except as provided in Section (m), Rule 88, Fifteenth Seniority District engine crews making trip, Valley to Council Bluffs and return to Valley, or from Valley to Council Bluffs to Beatrice, will be allowed a minimum of 100 miles Valley to Council Bluffs and return to Valley; the Company tie-up rule will apply at Council Bluffs. Fifteenth Seniority District engine crews may be used for one or more helps between Valley and intermediate points and paid on a continuous time basis for such helps and a subsequent trip Valley to Beatrice, except when called to make additional helps or a trip Valley to Beatrice after having run 100 miles in helper service or after expiration of eight (8) hours, computed from the time of beginning a new day in helper service.