_______, 2002 #__

Mr. Byron A. Boyd, Jr.
President
United Transportation Union
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44107

Dear Mr. Boyd:

This confirms our understanding with respect to Document "A" of the Agreement of this date.

In the event that this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to July 1, 2002, any cost-of-living amount payments made to employees pursuant to Article II, Part C, Document "A" of Appendix D of the Award of Arbitration Board No. 559 on and after that date shall be recovered from any retroactive wage increase payments made under Article I.

Please acknowledge your agreement by signing your name in the space provided below.

Yours very truly,

Robert F. Allen

I agree:

______________________
         B. A. Boyd


_______, 2002 #__

Mr. Byron A. Boyd, Jr.
President
United Transportation Union
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44107

Dear Mr. Boyd:

This confirms our understanding with respect to Article VI - Service Scale of Document "A" of the Agreement of this date.

The parties agree that at the earliest opportunity in the next national bargaining round, the matter of relating the existing service scales in effect on each participating road to training and experience will be addressed.

Please acknowledge your agreement by signing your name in the space provided below.

Yours very truly,

Robert F. Allen

I agree:

______________________
          B. A. Boyd


 

_______, 2002 #__

Mr. Byron A. Boyd, Jr.
President
United Transportation Union
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44107

Dear Mr. Boyd:

This confirms our understanding with respect to Document "A" of the Agreement of this date.

The parties exchanged various proposals and drafts antecedent to adoption of the various Articles that appear in this Agreement. It is our mutual understanding that none of such antecedent proposals and drafts will be used by any party for any purpose and that the provisions of this Agreement will be interpreted and applied as though such proposals and drafts had not been used or exchanged in the negotiation.

Please acknowledge your agreement by signing your name in the space provided below.

Yours very truly,

Robert F. Allen

I agree:

______________________ B. A. Boyd


EXHIBIT A
UTU

CARRIERS REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH NOTICES DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1999 OF DESIRE TO REVISE AND SUPPLEMENT EXISTING AGREEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH, SERVED BY AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH CARRIERS UPON THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, AND NOTICES DATED ON OR SUBSEQUENT TO NOVEMBER 1, 1999 AND SERVED ON SUCH CARRIERS BY THE GENERAL CHAIRMEN, OR OTHER RECOGNIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION FOR CONCURRENT HANDLING THEREWITH.

Subject to indicated footnotes, this authorization is co-extensive with notices filed and with provisions of current schedule agreements applicable to employees represented by the United Transportation Union (E), (C), (T) and/or (S), as indicated by an "X" in the appropriate column(s) below:

RAILROADS

UTU

  (E) (C) (T) (S)
Alameda Belt Line Ry. x   x  
Alton & Southern Ry. x     x
The Belt Railway Co. of Chicago     x-2  
Bessemer and Lake Erie R.R.     x-1  
         
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Ry. Co. x x x x
Central California Traction Co. x x x x
Columbia & Cowlitz Ry. x x x  
Consolidated Rail Corporation   x x x
         
CSX Transportation, Inc.:        
     Atlanta & West Point R.R. (former)   x x  
     The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Term. R.R. Co. x     x
     The Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Co. (former) x x x  
         
     The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
     CSXT Northern (former Conrail) x x x  
     Gainesville Midland Railroad Company   x x  
     The Hocking Valley Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
         
     Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co. (former) x x    
     Monon Railroad (former) x      
     Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. Co. (former)   x x  
     Pere Marquette Ry. Co. (former) x x x x
         
     Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Ry. Co.   x x  
     Seaboard Coast Line R.R. Co. (former) x x x  
     Western Railway of Alabama   x x  
         
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co.   x-1 x-1  
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Ry. Co. x-1 x-1 x-1  
Kansas City Southern x x x x
         
Lake Superior & Ishpeming R.R. Co. x-1 x-1 x-1 x-1
Longview Switching Co.   x x  
Los Angeles Junction Railroad Company x     x
         
Manufacturers Railway Company x   x  
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad x-2     x-2
Norfolk and Ports. Belt Line R.R. Co. x x x  
         
Norfolk Southern Railway Company x x x x
     The Alabama Great Sou. R.R. Co. x x x x
     Atlantic & East Car. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Central of Georgia R.R. Co. x x x x
     The Cinn., N.O. & Tex. Pac. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Georgia Sou. and Fla. Ry. Co. x x x x
     Tenn., Ala. and Georgia Ry. Co. x x x x
     Tennessee Railway Company x x x x
         
Northeast Ill. Reg. Commuter R.R. Corp. (METRA) x-2 x-2 x-2 x-2
North Ind. Commuter Transp. District   x-2 x-2 x-2
Oakland Terminal Railway x     x
Peoria and Pekin Union Ry. Co. x   x  
         
Port Terminal Railroad Association x   x  
Portland Terminal Railroad Co.     x  
Terminal Railroad Assoc. of St. Louis x   x-2  
The Texas Mexican Ry. Co. x x x x
         
Union Pacific Railroad x x x x
Utah Railway Company   x    
Wichita Terminal Association x     x
Winston Salem Southbound Railway Company   x x  
         

NOTES:

1 - Wages and Rules only
2 - Health and Welfare only.

FOR THE CARRIERS:


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FOR THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION:


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Washington, D.C.