NEW AC HOTLINE

NEW AC HOTLINE

(206) 350-6302

BLET UP Southern Region GCA is asking your help in addressing the need for climate control locomotives for all of our members. We have established this 24 hour hotline to collect complaints phoned in to document trains run without AC or that have non-working AC units in the lead. We also want to document any cases where managers issued instructions to depart without allowing you to switch out the consist to get a working AC on the lead locomotive. Please call the hotline and after a brief message provide the following data:

s YOUR NAME

s TRAIN ID

s DATE AND TIME

s CIRC-7 LOCATION

s LEAD UNIT NUMBER (NOT A/C EQUIPPED)

s IDENTIFY ANY TRAILING OR AVAILABLE UNIT(S) THAT ARE A/C EQUIPPED ALONG WITH THE NAME(S) OF ANY PERSONS WHO REFUSED YOUR REQUEST TO ALLOW THESE UNITS TO BE SWAPPED AROUND

Texas Identification Requirements When In A Train Collision

From: Terry Briggs [mailto:terry@tslb.org]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:14 PM
Subject: Identification Requirements.pdf

Brothers,

I have attached the Texas law regarding showing your drivers license to a police officer. The law says that you are not required to show your drivers license, but must show your permit to operate a train instead. The law refers to ID issued by the railroad to engineers and trainmen. The ID shall contain their name, address, physical description, photograph, and date of birth.

Most officers will accept a company ID card for trainmen and company ID card and/or engineers permit for engineers. Be prepared to furnish more than one piece of ID to furnish all the info listed above, if requested by the officer.

I always add a word of caution to this information. If the office is insistent on getting your driver’s license, don’t refuse. The officer is in control of the situation at the time however, the law is on your side. If your driver’s license information is included in a report filed by the officer, it can be removed later.

Just be sure to report the information to this office ASAP.

Fraternally,
Terry Briggs
For A PDF copy of the law click HERE.

Trip Rates June 1, 2005 for AX340 RE21 - RE33 - RE34 - RE42 - RE76 - B119 RE04 - B219 - RE07

Trip rates have been implemented on the BLET UP Southern Region on the following Pools Effective June 1, 2005 with the below identified rates.  The Carrier has until May of 2006 per the BLET 2003 National Agreement to complete the implementation process for the remaining pools in the Southern Region.

Run/Pool Trip Rate	Imp	7/1/2004		Average	Overtime
	Date	Engineer Rate		miles run	Offset (minutes)
San Antonio Hub
Del Rio - Alpine (RE21)	6/1/2005	$296.98		220	2
San Antonio - Del rio (RE33)	6/1/2005	$247.78		177	8
San Antonio - Kingsville (RE34)	6/1/2005	$256.74		185	17
San Antonio - Houston (RE42)	6/1/2005	$308.99		130	18
Smithville - Houston (RE76)	6/1/2005	$192.66		130	6
Houston Hub
Kingsville - Brownsville  (RE04)	6/1/2005	$182.41		130	3
Bloomington - Kingsville (RE07)	6/1/2005	$181.01		130	2
Bloomington - Hearne/Valley Jct (RE07)	6/1/2005	$257.08		191	9
Run/Pool Flip Rate	Date	Miles	Additive	Engineer Rate	Rate Table
San Antonio Hub
Del Rio - Alpine (RE21)	6/1/2005	438	2.75	$637.70	MOPA
San Antonio - Del rio (RE33)	6/1/2005	336	10.57	$494.30	MOPA
San Antonio - Kingsville (RE34)	6/1/2005	345	14.10	$511.18	MOPA
San Antonio - Houston (RE42)	6/1/2005	425	16.89	$632.57	MOPA
Smithville - Houston (RE76)	6/1/2005	210	5.66	$290.08	MOPA
Smithville to San Antonio (RE76)	6/1/2005	228	5.66	$313.95	MOPA
Houston Hub
Kingsville - Brownsville  (RE04)	6/1/2005	238	3.51	$325.06	MOPA
Bloomington - Kingsville (RE07)	6/1/2005	202	3.15	$276.96	MOPA
Bloomington - Hearne/Valley Jct (RE07)	6/1/2005	394	11.35	$539.77	MOPA

 

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Posted by BLETSR to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen UPSR News at 6/12/2005 02:34:52 PM