BLE-T St. Louis Hub

Brothers,

updated 

A situation that is happening more and more is Deadheading by train. If you are instructed to deadhead by train this is the claim language to use. Below that I have included the agreement language for you to review. 

I was instructed to deadhead (from location) to (end location) on (train id) at (DH time) at the time of this request there was no emergency or circumstance that would make vehicle transportation impossible.   

STL HUB Article IV Section B:

3. Transportation: When a crew is required to report for duty or is relieved from duty at a point other than the on and off duty points fixed for the service established hereunder, the Carrier shall authorize and provide suitable transportation for the crew.

NOTE: Suitable transportation includes Carrier owned or provided passenger carrying motor vehicles or taxi but excludes other forms of public transportation. 

STL HUB, Side Letter 4:

This has reference to our negotiations covering the Merger Implementing Agreement entered this date between the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Lines and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. During these negotiations, the Organization expressed concern that engineers who expire on the Hours of Service Law would not be transported in a timely manner to the destination terminal.

This will confirm the advice given to you, i.e., that when an engineer ties up on the Hours of Service before reaching the objective terminal, the Carrier will make every reasonable effort to relieve subject engineer and transport him to the tie up point, expeditiously. The Carrier recognized the interests of the railroad and its engineers are best served when a train reaches the final terminal within the hours of service. In the event this does not occur, the Carrier is committed to relieving that engineer and providing transportation as soon as practical. It is understood that this commitment contemplates transportation in the form of passenger vehicle, and engineers shall not be transported to the tie-up point after Hours of Service tie-ups by means of train except in case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances which make providing a vehicle impossible.

Basic Sequence 

A pool freight engineer arriving at the far terminal out of position will, upon arrival at the far terminal, be placed in the same relative position on the board as the engineer held at the home terminal. If the engineer cannot be returned to the proper position because the engineer has not received the necessary Hours of Service rest, the engineer will, upon arrival at the home terminal, be placed in the same relative position on the board as the engineer held at the home terminal at the start of the previous trip. Side Letter 26 St. Louis Hub Agreement

If called out of basic sequence claim 130 miles penalty account called out of proper sequence in the (Pool as example RE05).  I am assigned to turn (turn ID as example UP-01) which was called out of proper sequence on (date).  Describe event and include board standings, trans log of turns called on claim date and copy of basic sequence for the pool.  CMTS documents needed include Board Inquiry working and blue print, Job History and Snap Shot. 

Attached is the 2009 HOS LOU, this file include the orginal 09 letter as well as an updated clarification from 2016. Please take the time to look it over. 

This lays out how turnaround and flip service should be preformed. 

The St. Louis Hub Agreement which can be found on the Resources tab above under Engineers Agreement explains who is to be called to preform Hours of Service Relief, if you are not used in line with the below you are entitled to basic days pay for a violation of the St. Louis Hub, likewise the first out available person on the proper board to be used is also entitled to a claim for the "Lost Work":

RE04 – Article I Section A,2, b:

Engineers in this pool shall under normal conditions be confined to through freight service between St. Louis and Dexter and will not be inducted into other service off the Chester Sub which is not connected with pool freight service in that corridor. Hours of Service relief of trains operating St. Louis to Dexter may be protected by the extra board at Dexter if the train has reached lllmo or beyond. If the extra board is exhausted, an away-from-home engineer may be used and will thereafter either be deadheaded home or placed first out for service on his rest. Such trains which have not reached Illmo shall be protected on a straightaway move by a home terminal pool engineer at St. Louis. Hours of Service relief of trains in this pool operating from Dexter to St. Louis may be protected by the extra board at St. Louis if the train has reached lllmo or beyond; otherwise, a rested away-from-home terminal engineer at Dexter shall be used on a straightaway move to provide such relief.

RE01 – Article I Section A.2.l:

The engineers in this pool shall not be used to supplant through freight crews or otherwise handle through freight trains between St. Louis and Dexter; however, in the course of handling normal Pool 1 unassigned business, Pool 1 engineers may handle their trains as far south as Dexter. Engineers under such circumstances may either be tied up at Dexter for rest and later used for Pool 1 service or shall be deadheaded to the home terminal. It is understood such Pool 1 engineers may not be injected into the St. Louis-Dexter pool for work back to St. Louis in through freight service, except when there are no rested pool or extra engineers available at Dexter

RE06 – Article I Section A.4:

Hours of Service relief of trains in this pool operating from St. Louis to Jefferson City may be protected by the extra board at Jefferson City if the train has reached Hermann or beyond. If the extra board is exhausted, an away-from-home terminal engineer may be used and will thereafter either be deadheaded home or placed first out for service on their rest. Such trains which have not reached Hermann shall be protected on a straightaway move by a home terminal pool engineer at St. Louis, Hours of Service relief of trains in this pool operating from Jefferson City to St. Louis may be protected by the extra board at St. Louis if the train has reached Washington; otherwise, a rested away-from-home terminal engineer at Jefferson City shall be used on a straightaway move to provide such relief.

RE23 – Article I Section B.2:

Hours of Service relief of trains operating St. Louis to Bloomington may be protected by the extra board at Bloomington, if in existence, if the train has reached Ridgley or beyond. If no extra board exists, such relief may be provided by a rested away-from-home engineer at Bloomington, who will thereafter either be deadheaded home or placed first out for service on their rest. Such trains which have not reached Ridgley shall be protected on a straightaway move by a home terminal pool engineer at St. Louis. Hours of Service relief of trains operating Bloomington to St. Louis may be protected by the extra board at St. Louis if the train has reached Ridgley or beyond; otherwise, a rested away-from-home engineer at Bloomington shall be used on a straightaway move to provide such relief. If none rested and available, the St. Louis Zone 2 extra board may be used beyond Ridgley.   

Hours of Service relief of trains operating St. Louis to S. Pekin may be protected by the extra board at S. Pekin, if in existence, if the train has reached Virden siding or beyond. If no extra board exists or it is exhausted, such relief may be provided by a rested away-from-home terminal engineer at S. Pekin, who will thereafter either be deadheaded home or placed first out for service on their rest. Such trains which have not reached Virden siding shall be protected on a straightaway move by a home terminal pool engineer at St. Louis. Hours of Service relief of trains operating S. Pekin to St. Louis may be protected by the extra board at St. Louis if the train has reached Virden siding or beyond; otherwise, a rested away-from-home engineer at S. Pekin shall be used on a straightaway move to provide such relief. If none rested and available, the St. Louis Zone 2 extra board may be used beyond Virden siding.

Hours of Service relief of trains operating St. Louis to Villa Grove may be protected by the extra board at Villa Grove, if in existence, if the train has reached Findlay Junction or beyond. If no extra board exists or it is exhausted, such relief may be provided by a rested away-from-home terminal engineer at Villa Grove, who will there after either be deadheaded home or placed first out for service on their rest. Such trains which have not reached Findlay Junction shall be protected on a straightaway move by a home terminal pool engineer at St. Louis. Hours of Service relief of trains operating Villa Grove to St. Louis may be protected by the extra board at St. Louis if the train has reached Findlay Junction or beyond; otherwise, a rested away-from home engineer at Villa Grove shall be used on a straightaway move to provide such relief. If none rested and available, the St. Louis Zone 2 extra board may be used beyond Findlay Junction.

RE24 – STL – JIT Agreement:

In the STL - JIT Agreement the HOS Relief is spelled out through a line chart attached: 

Terminal Limits of St. Louis are as follows: 

DeSoto Subdivision 10.8

Sedalia Subdivision 8.0   -  (Jefferson City Sub)

Chester Subdivision 9.16

Pana Subdivision 273.7

Springfield Subdivision 252.1

If you are called and instructed to get your train within these limits there is no additional compensation, however if you are instructed to get your train outside of these limits there is an out of Limits claim you are entitled to.

If you are called for Hours of Service Relief and the train within these limits, you are entitled to a Road/Yard Violation.

You can find copies of all of the terminal maps that show these limits along with the AFHT Maps on the UPRR web site go to DEPARTMENTS > FINANCE > PAYROLL/TIMEKEEPING > TE&Y REFERENCE MATERIAL > 25 MILE ZONE MAPS (you must be on a company machine)

If you try to take your 23 hour rest and the system does not allow it and/or CMS will not give it to you. Call your Local Chairman to get this fixed. The Extra Rest agreement is still in place. 

Brian 

If you are looking for sample claim language click on claims at the top there is a copy of the claims book along with some sample language.