RULE 45. TEMPORARY VACANCIES ‑ POOL FREIGHT SERVICE. Temporary vacancies in pool freight service known to be of 10 days or more duration will be filled as follows:  

(a) Assigned freight conductors and brakemen may exercise seniority in filling vacancies and where segregated pools exist on same seniority district, conductors and brakemen in one pool may exercise seniority in filling vacancies that exist in another pool.  

     Note: See Appendix "A" - Item 45.  

(b) Vacancies which are not filled as provided in Section (a) of this rule within six days will be filled as follows:  

The senior extra conductor not filling a vacancy under this rule or under Rule 44 will be placed on vacancy when he and the crew on which vacancy exists stand first out. This does not apply to extra conductors holding assignments as brakeman who have not indicated they desire to be called for extra conductors' work in accordance with Rule 43.  

The senior extra brakeman of the district will be placed on vacancy when available at home terminal where extra board is maintained.  

     Note: See Appendix "A" - Item 45(a), 45(b), 45(c)  and 18.  

(c) Conductors and brakemen assigned under this rule will remain on vacancies until displaced in accordance with schedule rules.  

     (d) Extra conductors returning to pool freight service will be required to displace a junior extra conductor holding a temporary vacancy in pool freight service. 

(e) Deadheading involved in the application of this rule will not be paid for.  

     Note: See Appendix "A" - Items 44(c), 44(c-1 and 45(c).