ARTICLE IX ‑ ROAD‑YARD MOVEMENTS
Section 1. Road freight crews may be required at any point where yard crews are employed to do any of the following as part of the road trip, paid for as such without any additional compensation and without penalty payments to yard crews, hostlers etc.: one straight pick up at another yard in the initial terminal (in addition to picking up train) and one straight set-out at another yard in the final terminal (in addition to yarding the train); pick up and/or se-out at each intermediate point between terminals; switch out defective cars from their own trains regardless of when discovered; handle engines to and from train to ready track and engine house including all units coupled and connected in multiple; pick up and set out cars of their trains from or to the minimum number of tracks which could hold the cars provided, however, that where it is necessary to use two or more tracks to hold the train it is not required that any track be filled to capacity; and exchange engine of its own train.
Section 2. The foregoing is not intended to impose restrictions with respect to any operation where restrictions did not exist prior to the date of this Agreement. There will be no change in work permitted or compensation paid to combination assignments, such as mine runs, tabulated assignments, etc.
This rule shall become effective 15 days after the date of this Agreement except on such carriers as may elect to preserve existing rules or practices and so notify the authorized employee representatives on or before such effective date.