Road Crews Hostling Power

ROAD CREW HOSTLING POWER

(PLB #5912, CASE#125, AWARD 125)

(SBA 18, AWARD 5978)

THE CLAIM:

• WHEN CALLED OFF THE ROAD AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO HOSTLE POWER NOT IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR TRAIN WITHIN SWITCHING LIMITS AND APPROPRIATE HOSTLERS/YARDMEN WERE AVAILABLE.

• THE PENALTY IS FOR A 130 MILE BASIC DAY AS PER PLB #5912, CASE#125, AWARD 125

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

• A COPY OF YOUR FEDERAL TIE-UP.

• ANY TRACK INQUIRY, TRAIN LIST, POWER REPORT, OR BU THAT YOU CAN PRINT AND SHOW THE POWER ON YOUR TRAIN

• TRAIN EQUIPMENT TRACE (MY UP-TRAIN-EQUIPMENT TRACE-LOCMOTIVE ID) SHOWING THE UNIT(S) IMPROPERLY HANDLED.

• A PRINTED SNAP SHOT OF THE SWITCHMAN/HOSTLER EXTRA BOARD, SHOWING AVAILABLE SWITCHMEN/HOSTLER.

• LIST UNIT NUMBER(S), YARD, TRACKS, AND TIMES:

  • FOR CUTTING AWAY, CHANGING DIRECTIONS, ETC.

  • FOR MOVES ENTERING, SHOVING, COMING AGAINST OTHER POWER/TRAINS

  • FOR COMING BACK AGAINST YOUR TRAIN.

  • YOU CAN’T HAVE TOO MUCH DOCUMENTATION ON THESE CLAIMS.

  • KEEP TRACK OF WHO INSTRUCTED YOU TO PERFORM THE SERVICE (YARDMASTER’S OR MANAGER’S TITLE AND NAME) 

REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:

WAS CALLED OFF THE   (CIRC 7 AND BOARD)  ON   (DATE)   @ ____ HRS FOR THE    (ROAD JOB/SYMBOL) . AFTER ARRIVING AT (CIRC 7) AT ____ HRS WAS INSTRUCTED PER  (YARDMASTER/MANAGER’S NAME) TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING HOSTLING MOVE WITH NO CONNECTION TO MY ASSIGNMENT:

AFTER TYING MY TRAIN DOWN IN (TRACK #) I CUT OFF LOCOMOTIVES #_____ AND TOOK THEM TO(TRACK #) AND ATTACHED THEM TO (TRAIN SYMBOL IF AVAILABLE, IF NOT AVAILABLE THEN PUT HEAD CAR OR LOCO NUMBER THAT YOU ATTACHED TO) I THEN CUT IN THE AIR TO THE TRAIN.

(INCLUDE ALL DETAILS: UNIT NUMBER(S), YARD, TRACK#, TIMES, ROUTE TAKEN, ETC)

 CLAIM BASIC DAY FOR HOSTLING POWER NOT IN CONNECTION WITH TRAIN AS PER PLB#5912, CASE#125, AWARD 125, AND SBA 18, AWARD 5978. 

NOTE:

MAKE CERTAIN TO PASS ALL PERTINENT INFO ALONG TO THE PERSON(S) THAT SHOULD HAVE PROPERLY BEEN CALLED TO PERFORM THE WORK, AS THEY ALSO SHOULD FILE A MISHANDLING CLAIM.