Article 46 Article 46
Article 46
Coupling Air and Chaining Cars
Section 1
Yardmen will not be required to chain up cars where carmen are employed.
Section 2
Rules, agreements, interpretations or practices which prohibit or restrict the use of yardmen to couple or uncouple air, steam and signal
hose, shall be modified so that there will be no prohibitions or restrictions on yardmen performing such work and no payment therefore will
be made but where rules, agreements, interpretations or practices require payment to yardmen under conditions stated therein for coupling
or uncoupling air, steam and signal hose, such rules, agreements, interpretations, or practices shall be changed to provide for the payment
of only $1.63. Such payments are limited to employees whose seniority date in engine or train service precedes November 1, 1985 and it is
not subject to general or other wage increases.
NOTE: It is understood that the $1.63 will not be payable when air hose coupling is made between engine and car or engine and caboose.
Section 3
Yardmen will not be required to couple air hoses on other than cars handled by their assignment, as interpreted by Public Law Board 94,
Award 484.
Section 4
Trainmen will not be required to couple or uncouple air, signal or steam hose at terminal yards where carmen are employed and are on duty.
At intermediate yards where carmen are available, carmen will be expected to couple air hose on cars that are to be picked up.
Section 5
Trainmen will not be required to inspect, repair or card air brakes or close car doors on trains before starting from terminal yards nor at
intermediate yards where carmen are employed and are on duty.
Section 6
Trainmen will not be required to replace chains or knuckles on cabooses.
Article 46
Coupling Air and Chaining Cars
Section 1
Yardmen will not be required to chain up cars where carmen are employed.
Section 2
Rules, agreements, interpretations or practices which prohibit or restrict the use of yardmen to couple or uncouple air, steam and signal
hose, shall be modified so that there will be no prohibitions or restrictions on yardmen performing such work and no payment therefore will
be made but where rules, agreements, interpretations or practices require payment to yardmen under conditions stated therein for coupling
or uncoupling air, steam and signal hose, such rules, agreements, interpretations, or practices shall be changed to provide for the payment
of only $1.63. Such payments are limited to employees whose seniority date in engine or train service precedes November 1, 1985 and it is
not subject to general or other wage increases.
NOTE: It is understood that the $1.63 will not be payable when air hose coupling is made between engine and car or engine and caboose.
Section 3
Yardmen will not be required to couple air hoses on other than cars handled by their assignment, as interpreted by Public Law Board 94,
Award 484.
Section 4
Trainmen will not be required to couple or uncouple air, signal or steam hose at terminal yards where carmen are employed and are on duty.
At intermediate yards where carmen are available, carmen will be expected to couple air hose on cars that are to be picked up.
Section 5
Trainmen will not be required to inspect, repair or card air brakes or close car doors on trains before starting from terminal yards nor at
intermediate yards where carmen are employed and are on duty.
Section 6
Trainmen will not be required to replace chains or knuckles on cabooses.
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