RULE 63. DEADHEADING. (a) Engineers dead-heading on Company business will be paid for actual miles at the rates per mile shown in t Rule 2(c)(4), provided that a minimum day at the appropriate rate will be paid for the deadhead trip if no other service is performed within 24 hours from the time called to deadhead. Minimum of 100 miles will be allowed to 2nd Seniority District engineers for deadheading between Hastings and Grand Island.
(b) Engineers transferred from one point to another under instructions from superintendent will be considered as on Company business. Deadheading resulting from the exercise of seniority rights or the application of mileage regulation rules will not be paid for. Engineers deadheading at their own request or for their own convenience, or for other purposes than in the interest pf the Company, are not "considered as required by the Company to perform deadhead service and are not entitled to compensation therefor.
(c) Combination Deadhead And Service Movements.(1) Where deadhead and service movements are combined on a straightaway trip, hours or miles, whichever the greater, will be allowed at rate applicable to class of service performed for the entire movement.
(2) Where the service movement is 50 miles or more, deadheading and service movement will be separated, except on a straightaway movement, as provided in Section (c)(l) of this rule.
(3) Deadhead movement of less than 50 miles will be coupled with service movement of less than 50 miles where the time elapsing between the two movements is less than 8 hours and 30 minutes, and treated and paid for as though the entire service had been, a service movement.