ARTICLE XI PRODUCTIVITY FUND/SPECIAL ALLOWANCE

Section 1. For each tour of duty or trip operated on the First Seniority District with a crew consist of one (1) conductor/foreman and one (1) brakeman/helper over the number of employees on the Reserve Board, the Company will pay into the appropriate Employee's Productivity Fund the sum of $55.00. For example, if there were 10 local and extra assignments, yard jobs and pool turns, and 10 employees on the Reserve Board, no payments would be made. If there were a total of 10 local and extra assignments, yard jobs and pool turns, and 5 employees on the Reserve Board, payments would be made into the Employee's Productivity Fund for 5 local and extra assignments, yard jobs and pool turns on a tour of duty/trip basis in accordance with the basic Crew Consist Agreement.

Section 2. The Productivity Fund payments will be made in accordance with the basic Crew Consist Agreement effective September 15, 1980. (See Side Letter 14)

Section 3. The Special Allowance payments provided for in the Crew Consist Agreement effective September 15, 1980, shall apply to crews operated with one (I) conductor/foreman and one (1) brakeman/helper under this Agreement. The special allowance will be increased to $10.00 for employees hired prior to the effective date of this Agreement and is subject to all wage and COLA increases. For employees hired after the effective date of this Agreement, the special allowance will be frozen at $8.12 and will not be subject to any further increases. (See Side Letter 8)