RULE 68: SENIORITY ROAD AND YARD
Description: RULE 68 - SENIORITY DISTRICTS ROAD AND YARD SERVICE (a) Rights to service as trainmen (road and yard service) shall be governed by seniority and in conformance with the rules as set forth in this agreement. (b) Seniority districts of trainmen (road and yard service) for the Oregon Division - Northwestern District are as set forth below and are subject to change only by agreement between the Company and the Organization Seniority Yards - District Service Territories and Branch Lines First Road Portland (Albina) - Seattle (Argo) and connecting branch lines Yards Seattle (Argo) and Tacoma _____________________________________________ Second Road Portland (Albina) to Hinkle and connecting branch lines Yards Albina, The Dalles _______________________________________________ Third Road Hinkle - La Grande - Huntington and connecting branch lines Yards Hinkle, Pendleton, La Grande, Baker, Huntington _______________________________________________ Fourth Road Hinkle - Ayer and connecting Branch lines Tucannon - Hinkle via Ayer Yards Yakima, Walla Walla _______________________________________________ Fifth Road Eastport (SIRR) - Spokane - Ayer and connecting branch lines Camas Prairie Railroad, Ayer to Lewiston Yard Spokane _________________________________________________ NOTE 1: The branch lines embraced by and within the seniority districts listed are: Seniority District Branch Line Territory____________________ First Grays Harbor Centralia - Hoquiam Montesano South Montesano - Montesano Olympia East Olympia - Olympia ____________________________________________________ Second Bend Oregon Trunk Jct. - Bend Condon Arlington - Condon Heppner Heppner Jct. - Heppner Umatilla Umatilla - Irrigon (Condrs only) ____________________________________________________ Third Umatilla Hinkle - Irrigon Pilot Rock Pendleton - Pilot Rock Joseph La Grande - Joseph ___________________________________________________ Fourth Yakima Wallula - Yakima Sunnyside Midvale - Sunnyside Pendleton Pendleton - Walla Walla Pendleton Walla Walla via Bolles - Alto Dayton Bolles - Turner Wallula Walla Walla - Wallula Jct. Tucannon Tucannon - Starbuck - Relief Pomeroy Starbuck - Porneroy ___________________________________________________ Fifth Tekoa Ayer - Tekoa via Tucannon Moscow Moscow - Colfax Connell LaCrosse - Hooper Jct. - ConnelI PI Valley Winona - Seltice Wallace Manito - Burke Sierra Nevada Bradley - End of track Can - as PrairieAyer - Riparla - Lewiston Railroad via Tucannon _____________________________________________________ *NOTE 2: The following branch line territories are neutral territory over which trainmen of Fourth and Fifth Seniority Districts may operate without restriction: (1) Ayer to Tucannon via Tekoa Branch (2) Tucannon to Riparia via Tekoa Branch (3) Tucannon to Starbuck via Tucannon Branch NOTE 3: The Company may at its discretion operate trains from Lewiston to Ayer and Ayer to Lewiston via Riparia - Tucannon. |