Claim:

  • Denied a meal period enroute after requesting a meal at the initial terminal upon taking up service

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

  • Date
  • Time requested meal period
  • Assignment
  • Location
  • Dispatcher name or initials
  • Total time on duty

REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:
Claiming 8.0 hours on (DATE) I requested a meal enroute at the initial terminal of (LOCATION) at (TIME) on (ASSIGNMENT) from (DISPATCHER NAME or INITIALS). I operated from (LOCATION) to (LOCATION) and I was denied a meal enroute by train dispatcher (NAME or INITIALS). Restaurants and other locations were available enroute for a meal period. Per the dispatcher's instructions, I operated to the final terminal without being provided a time to eat. I was on duty a total of (TOTAL TIME ON DUTY).