Attached is statement of claim on behalf of Los Angeles Service Unit Engineer (name,eid,) October 22, 2015, for a 100 Mile, YARD DAY, while employed in Local Freight service @ co470 ae10 on the LOW 20 The decision rendered by the Timekeeper has been rejected, and I am, therefore appealing it to you in accordance with the provisions of the existing agreement. Engineer X was regularly assigned to LOW 20, and has claimed a 100 Mile, YARD DAY – account instructed to switch cars for the outbound hauler (MWCJY 21) and or purify the yard at the weeds . none of the cars switched were in conjunction with their job and or train . Ordered by MYO Tony Boaten at cx809 at 1030am on 10/22/15 . This was done where Yard Crews are on duty and available(cx809 yla51/) , doing so per Rodger Lambeth. (See Claim #819821600 , dated 10/22/15) I requested that this claim be allowed as presented

1982 UP/SPWL Engineers Agreement Article 11 Section 3a Where regularly assigned to perform service within switching limits, yard engineers shall not be used in road service when road engineers are available, except in case of emergency. When yard crews are used in road service under conditions just referred to, engineers shall be paid miles or hours, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of one hour, for the class of Service performed, in addition to the regular yard pay and without any deduction therefrom for the time consumed in said service. Article 11 Section 4a An engineer operating in other than extra or assigned yard service required to perform yard service at any point where yard engines are employed shall be allowed the yard or freight rate, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of one day. 1986 Arbitration Award 458 Article VIII Sections 1 & 2 – Road, Yard and Incidental Work Section 1 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, transportaion 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 1 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 in engine or train service 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 (a) Yard crews may perform the following work outside of switching limits without additional compensation except as provided below: (i) 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. (ii) 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)(i) and (ii) 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 engine or train service precedes November 1, 1985 and is not subject to general or other wage increases. (iii) 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. (iv) 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 July 26, 1978, except by mutual agreement. (b) Yard crews may perform hostling work without additional payment or penalty.