ARTICLE III - SELF-PROPELLED MACHINES

  The following shall govern the manning of self‑propelled vehicles or machines by train service employees’ conductors and brakemen used in the maintenance, repair, construction or inspection work:

  (a) Road Service ‑ A conductor will be employed on on‑rail self‑propelled vehicles or machine when operating in main line territory, provided such machines are equipped with a drawbar and are operating under train orders.

                 NOTE 1: Self‑propelled machines for the purpose of this Article means such equipment operated on rails.

                NOTE 2: Drawbar means a device capable of being used in moving standard freight cars.

                 NOTE 3: Mainline territory means main line and branch lines in Road Territory outside of Switching limits but not spurs or the like.

NOTE 4: Train orders is used in the vernacular of trainmen as defined in the Operating Book of Rules.

(b) Yard Service ‑ A yard conductor (foremen) will be employed on on‑rail self‑propelled vehicles or machines operating within general switching limits provided such machines have sufficient power to move freight cars; and, if more than two cars are handled at any one time a yard brakeman (helper) will also be employed.

This provision will not apply to the operation of self‑propelled vehicles or machines in confined areas such as shop tracks, supply areas tie yards and so forth except that with respect to such self‑propelled machines now working in the confined areas where rules or practices require the employment of a yard ground man, such rules and practices are preserved and the yard conductor's (foreman's) rate will apply to this service.

Section 2 ‑

Rules or practices under which a locomotive engineer, or fireman where presently required, is employed on on‑rail self‑propelled vehicles or machines for the purpose of operating the machine in the performance of all the work for which such machines are designed are retained.

 

Section 3 ‑

        Except under the conditions herein specifically prescribed, operating employees need not be used on self‑propelled vehicles or machines. It should be noted in addition that this Agreement does not alter any existing rules or practices except as specifically stated herein.

Section 4 ‑

Every employee deprived of employment as the immediate and proximate application of this rule, shall be entitled to the schedule of allowances set forth in Section 7(a) of the Washington Agreement of May 21, 1936; or to the option of choosing the lump‑sum separation allowance set forth In Section 9 of said Agreement, In addition to the foregoing employees who do not elect to accept the lump‑sum separation allowance set forth in Section 9 of said Agreement, if qualified, may elect within one year from the date of their furlough to prepare themselves far some other occupation for which training is available (of the type approved by the Veterans Administration under the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952). with the carrier paying 75 per cent of the tuition costs of such training for a period not exceeding two years. Whenever and to the extent that the United States Government makes provisions for retraining out of public funds, the obligation of the carrier shall be reduced correspondingly. Those employees who elect to accept the lump‑sum separation allowance met forth in Section 9 of the Washington Agreement of Key 210 1936 will not be entitled to retraining benefits.

Section 5 ‑

Nothing contained in this Article III shall be construed to require the employment of engine and train service employees where not now required.