NOTICE NO. 1071 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 1070 Omaha Terminal Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1067 2011-2012 Winter Footwear Program
NOTICE NO. 1066 2012 Networked Simulator Training for Kansas City Based Crews
NOTICE NO. 1065 LINCOLN TERMINAL EAST PARKING LOT PAVING
NOTICE NO. 1063 Creston Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1062 Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1061 SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
NOTICE NO. 1059 EAST PARKING LOT PAVING
NOTICE NO. 1058 Lockers at Hastings, Nebraska
NOTICE NO. 1055 Ravenna Super Foods
NOTICE NO. 1051 EI-25 Asset Tracking Information
NOTICE NO. 1050 Ravenna Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1043 Y-SJO201 at St. Joe, MO
NOTICE NO. 1042 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 1041 General Manager's Notice for Vacations 2012
NOTICE NO. 1039 SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
NOTICE NO. 1036 Family Emergency Layoff Contact List (FEM)
NOTICE NO. 1033 NORTH KANSAS CITY - MURRAY YARD OPERATING
NOTICE NO. 1029 NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES- MURRAY YARD
NOTICE NO. 1026 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 1024 FAMILIARIZATION TRIPS - Nebraska Division
NOTICE NO. 1020 LINCOLN TERMINAL YARD CREW SAFETY BRIEFINGS
NOTICE NO. 1019 LINCOLN TERMINAL SWITCH JOB ON-DUTY TIMES
NOTICE NO. 1018 Nebraska Division - Temporary Transfer Information
NOTICE NO. 1016 TYE Crews relocating for flood relief duty
NOTICE NO. 1013 MANDATORY SAFETY BRIEFINGS
NOTICE NO. 1009 Des Moines Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1003 Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
NOTICE NO. 1002 TY&E INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE NO. 999 Cancellation Notice
NOTICE NO. 995 NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES
NOTICE NO. 992 NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES
NOTICE NO. 990 Leave of Absence - Return To Work - TY&E Employees
NOTICE NO. 983 Council Bluffs Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 978 Town Hall Meeting with President & COO Carl Ice
NOTICE NO. 977 Ottumwa Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 976 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 975 Transportation Recertification Packets
NOTICE NO. 973 Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
NOTICE NO. 972 BNSF GUIDELINES FOR TY&E EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE
NOTICE NO. 970 ENGINEER REPORT OF TRAIN EVENTS
NOTICE NO. 967 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 966 BNSF Guidelines for TYE and Yardmaster Attendance
NOTICE NO. 965 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 958 ENGINEER REPORT OF TRAIN EVENTS, BREAK-IN-TWO
NOTICE NO. 955 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS NOT QUALIFIED
NOTICE NO. 953 Crew Support / Crew Management Organization
NOTICE NO. 952 LINCOLN TERMINAL SNOW REMOVAL
NOTICE NO. 950 2011 Mobile Hearing Van Schedule - Nebraska Division
NOTICE NO. 946 2011 Networked Simulator Training for Kansas City Based Crews
NOTICE NO. 941 SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City
NOTICE NO. 939 2011 Required Training for TY&E Employees
NOTICE NO. 938 Deadheading Policy
NOTICE NO. 935 Work Order Reporting
NOTICE NO. 933 TY&E Pre-Approved Lay Off System
NOTICE NO. 932 2010-2011 Winter Footwear Program
NOTICE NO. 931 Kansas City Yard Daily Mark Employees
NOTICE NO. 930 Napier Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 929 Hotel CheckINN Card Process
NOTICE NO. 928 Hotel CheckINN Card for Scheduled Employees
NOTICE NO. 927 Nebraska Division Utility Reporting Instructions
NOTICE NO. 926 Lincoln Shuttle Assignments
NOTICE NO. 925 Kansas City Yard Daily Mark Employees
NOTICE NO. 923 Lincoln Shuttle Assignments
NOTICE NO. 920 Trainmen Forced Assignment Provision
NOTICE NO. 918 2011 Vacation Qualifications
NOTICE NO. 916 Net Sim Rules Training - Hastings, NE - REVISED DATES
NOTICE NO. 915 Crew Desk Consolidation - effective September 28 2010
NOTICE NO. 911 SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard
NOTICE NO. 905 Work Order Reporting
NOTICE NO. 902 NORTH KANSAS CITY - MURRAY YARD
NOTICE NO. 897 TY&E INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE NO. 896 TY&E Compensation Systems Instructions
NOTICE NO. 892 Process for Release From Outlying Assignment
NOTICE NO. 890 Daily Mark - Purged Next Day Lay-Off Requests
NOTICE NO. 887 St. Joseph Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 886 IML Lodging facility - Ravenna, Nebraska - Smoke Free
NOTICE NO. 885 Business Expense Reporting for TY&E
NOTICE NO. 881 Bellwood Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 879 Process for Release From Outlying Assignment
NOTICE NO. 878 AMENDED 2010 Nebraska Division Memorial Day
NOTICE NO. 876 2010 Nebraska Division Memorial Day Holiday Job Annulments
NOTICE NO. 872 Sioux City Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 871 St. Joseph Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 866 Napier Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 865 Hastings Subdivision Operating Instructions
NOTICE NO. 861 Nebraska Division Utility Reporting Instructions
NOTICE NO. 859 Compensation Systems Information
NOTICE NO. 856 Changes to Pop-Up Windows
NOTICE NO. 855 TY&E Mileage Reimbursement Process
NOTICE NO. 851 Kansas City Yard Employees
NOTICE NO. 846 Cab Condition Claims - and Prompts
NOTICE NO. 841 OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS - Havelock Terminal
NOTICE NO. 838 FRA Hearing Conservation Program Requirements
NOTICE NO. 833 Vacation - Article 3 of the 2009 MOA
NOTICE NO. 830 Application for Yardmaster Candidates
NOTICE NO. 829 FRA Waiver: Train Ride and OPS Test Handling
NOTICE NO. 826 2009/2010 Nebraska Division New Year's Holiday Job Annulments
NOTICE NO. 822 Federal Motor Vehicle Record Form
NOTICE NO. 820 SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
NOTICE NO. 818 2010 Simulator Training
NOTICE NO. 814 Attention Kansas City Yard Employees
NOTICE NO. 812 Layoff Codes for Military Service - TY&E Employees
NOTICE NO. 809 ILT Rules Training
NOTICE NO. 806 RCO Recertification - KC Consolidate Yard
NOTICE NO. 805 Required TYE Recurring Training
NOTICE NO. 797 KANCMO Yard Employees
NOTICE NO. 793 Lenexa Local/Road Switcher Information
NOTICE NO. 781 Hours of Service Requirements
NOTICE NO. 779 TSSCREW Counters / Deadheads and Consecutive Starts
NOTICE NO. 775 BNSF Policies
NOTICE NO. 769 Hours of Service Requirements
NOTICE NO. 766 Changes in TSSCREW Screen Views
NOTICE NO. 755 KCK/KCS FAMILIARIZATION
NOTICE NO. 750 CLAIMING MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
NOTICE NO. 749 ETD Handling
NOTICE NO. 747 NEW General Switching Limits - Creston, Iowa
NOTICE NO. 740 MOBILE HEARING VAN SCHEDULE
NOTICE NO. 739 AutoProctor Requirements
NOTICE NO. 735 New Hotel CheckINN Card for Scheduled Employees
NOTICE NO. 732 Familiarization Handling Standardization
NOTICE NO. 731 KANSAS CITY DAILY MARK EMPLOYEES
NOTICE NO. 729 Detached Payment Codes
NOTICE NO. 721 Operations Tests
NOTICE NO. 720 TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial
NOTICE NO. 719 DriveCam
NOTICE NO. 714 Supplement to TYE 2009 Employee CBT
NOTICE NO. 713 Crew System
NOTICE NO. 706 EMERGENCY WORK FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES
NOTICE NO. 700 SIMULATOR TRAINING
NOTICE NO. 699 Best Way Line-Up
NOTICE NO. 697 TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial
NOTICE NO. 683 Best Way Line-Up - New TSSCREW Views Available
NOTICE NO. 681 24-HOUR EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER FOR FAMILIES
NOTICE NO. 678 PARKING LOT - CRESTON DEPOT
NOTICE NO. 675 Fuel MVP Program
NOTICE NO. 674 Operations Testing Escalation Policy
NOTICE NO. 672 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER FOR TY&E FAMILIES
NOTICE NO. 652 2B PENALTY CLAIMS
NOTICE NO. 651 TSS TIE-UP INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE NO. 641 Newly Defined Emergency Layoff Code, FEM, Family Emergency
NOTICE NO. 638 2008 Nebraska Division July 4th Holiday Job Annulments
NOTICE NO. 637 Winter Footwear Program
NOTICE NO. 633 Trauma Intervention with Authorized Paid Leave
NOTICE NO. 617 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 607 MVP Fuel Program Update
NOTICE NO. 595 Expansion of Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICE NO. 594 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 590 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 586 UNPAID LEAVES
NOTICE NO. 585 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 571 Changes to the Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICE NO. 560 New Constructive Allowance
NOTICE NO. 559 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 557 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 554 CANCELLATION NOTICE
NOTICE NO. 545 PICTURE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD
NOTICE NO. 518 KCT RAILWAY - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE NO. 470 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - RETURN TO WORK
NOTICE NO. 461 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION POLICIES
NOTICE NO. 453 LOCOMOTIVE INFORMATION
NOTICE NO. 425 Homeland Security
NOTICE NO. 423 KC-LIN ID POOL HOME TERMINAL CREW MEMBERS POOL
NOTICE NO. 417 CAB CONDITION REPORTING (CCR) - Update
NOTICE NO. 409 Jury Duty Information
NOTICE NO. 396 NEBRASKA DIVISION REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS
NOTICE NO. 392 NS FAMILIARIZATION
NOTICE NO. 384 Rules Support Information
NOTICE NO. 360 NEW PROMPT, TSS PAPERLESS TIE-UP SYSTEM
NOTICE NO. 345 NEW GENERAL SWITCHING LIMITS AT LINCOLN
NOTICE NO. 290 Make Whole Screen Change
NOTICE NO. 274 RADIO CHANNEL CHANGE: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
NOTICE NO. 264 Revised Instructions for Completing Trip Rate Tickets
NOTICE NO. 236 Serious Rule Violations
NOTICE NO. 204 Locomotive-Mounted Video Cameras
NOTICE NO. 199 UNDESIRED EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS
NOTICE NO. 148 VOICE TRAIN REPORTING
NOTICE NO. 142 CODE CC CLAIMS - PENALTY CLAIMS
NOTICE NO. 86 GROUND SERVICE EMPLOYEES, COMBINED SENIORITY
NOTICE NO. 53 Positive Protection for Resource Protection Team Members
NOTICE NO. 34 Closing Doors on Railcars
NOTICE NO. 32 BNSF CLERICAL WORK ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
NOTICE NO. 31 Pack Set Radio Warning
NOTICE NO. 23 Locomotive Toilets and Sewage Treatment Systems
NOTICE NO. 16 DEADHEADING POLICY
December 22, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1071
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED: Nos. 1044 and
1057
December 21, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1070
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Omaha Terminal Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Omaha Subdivision
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 1054 is CANCELLED and re-issued with the
revision as noted below:
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Explanation: Revision: Item 1. Switching Instructions
Table of Contents:
1. Switching Instructions
2. EOT Device Stands
3. Unattended Locomotives
4. Switching the Gibson Auto Facility
5. Close Clearance West End Gibson Yard
6. Syngenta Switching Instructions
7. RCO Switching Movements on the Nebraska Division
8. Lightning Protection Guidelines
9. Omaha Terminal - Gibson Yard - Local Preparedness Plan
10. Crews on Duty (Road / Yard)
11. 30-30-30 Expectations
1. SWITCHING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cars are allowed to roll free into tracks 1-7 from the west end only if:
A. No more than 3 loads let roll together at one time.
B. No joints made in curves.
C. Crew ensures a sufficient number of hand brakes have been applied to ensure cars
will not roll out on east end.
2. EOT DEVICE STANDS
EOT device stands are located on the East Lead, West Lead and behind the Yard
Office. Always place EOTs in these stands to eliminate tripping hazard.
3. UNATTENDED LOCOMOTIVES
Do not leave unattended locomotives on any of the Rip Tracks, except track 184.
4. SWITCHING THE GIBSON AUTO FACILITY
Crews switching in the Gibson Auto Facility (Macks) must ensure all gates are closed
and locked after vacating the premisis.
Do not leave locomotives unattended on the Macks Lead.
5. CLOSE CLEARANCE WEST END GIBSON YARD
Be advised that track centers are less than thirteen feet on the west end of Tracks
Freight 101 through Freight 112 and TCF Tracks 151, 152 and 153.
6. SYNGENTA SWITCHING INSTRUCTIONS
Watch for close clearance on Syngenta tracks. Buildings are close to track and will not
clear a person riding on side of car. Employees must proceed movement in this area.
The blind grade crossing inside the plant on Track 211 is protected by a manually
activated red warning light and buzzer. Warning light and buzzer are activated by an
electrical switch located on the building near utility pole. All switch crews using Track
211 are responsible for activating and deactivating warning light and buzzer.
A Solar Switch has been installed, with the following instructions:
Automatic mode:
- Open upper lock box cover and press the black button...solar switch should line for
Syngenta.
- Check the points before movement.
- After servicing Syngenta come out and line solar switch for freight 112 movements
by pressing black button, check the points, and secure the lock box.
Manual mode:
- Open lower black box, remove handle and insert it into the jack adaptor that throws
the switch.
- The jack selector indicator has three positions left, right, and store.
- To throw the solar switch, move the jack selector to the left for Syngenta...start
pumping the jack handle a few strokes and the points will throw.
- Check the points a move the jack selector to stored position before moving cars or
engines across the points.
- After coming out of Syngenta, move the jack selector to the right for freight 112
movement...start pumping the jack a few strokes until the points move.
- Check the points and move the jack selector to stored position.
- Secure the lower lock box after returning the solar switch for freight 112 movement.
7. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS ON THE NEBRASKA DIVISION
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.11, the following instructions will apply for RCO Switching
Movements Within Gibson Yard:
Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons do not need any cars with the air lined and cut
in.
Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater must have 5 cars with the air lined and cut in.
Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater must have 10 cars with the air lined and cut
in.
8. LIGHTNING PROTECTION GUIDELINES
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows: For every 5 seconds from the time of
seeing the lightning flash to hearing the associated thunder, the lightning is one mile
away.
9. OMAHA TERMINAL - GIBSON YARD - LOCAL PREPAREDNESS PLAN
Gibson Yard Tower is equipped with a siren. When this sounds, employees must
switch to radio channel 66 and monitor for instructions from Yardmaster / Supervisor. If
employee does not have a radio, they must contact yardmaster at 422-5255 for
instructions.
Yardmaster should brief on following:
- Nature of emergency
- Is evacuation required or protection in place, based on location.
- If evacuation is required, what meeting location employees should proceed to
- Any additional instructions
Siren is only to be used for emergencies that require immediate contact with all
employees working in the yard. Siren will not be used for any weather related warnings.
10. CREWS ON DUTY (ROAD / YARD)
All crews going on duty at Gibson yard are expected to conduct Job Safety Briefings
which include but are not limited to: new circulars, review General Track Bulletins, Train
Profiles, Clearances paperwork obtained and reviewed, stretch exercises. Crew MUST
be prepared to depart the on-duty location within fifteen (15) minutes of on-duty time.
If for any reason or reasons a crew is not able to comply with these instructions, notify
the Trainmaster/Terminal Manager immediately stating why the crew cannot proceed to
their train. The contacted Officer will take corrective action when deemed appropriate.
If a transport van is not available within five (5) minutes from when the Crew is ready
to depart, a crew member must notify the Yardmaster for transportation.
Immediately upon boarding, crew is to contact Yardmaster as to the status of their
train. (Examples: Locomotive issues / Blue Flag Protection / Fueling Activities / Power
Servicing Issues, etc.)
11. 30-30-30 EXPECTATIONS
a) First Move - 30 Minutes or Less
Subject only to local supervision job safety briefing, from on-duty time to first
wheel move will be 30 minutes or less.
b) Lunch Period - 30 Minutes
This includes time from wheel stop to wheel start.
c) Last move to Tie Up - 30 Minutes or Less
Crews are required to tie up no more than 30 minutes before their job is scheduled to
go off duty for an 8-hour shift. This is the "appropriate time".
d) These times are the responsibility of the crew for accurate reporting on the tie-up
screen.
e) When reporting times, do not use "XX:XX". Always use numbers.
December 14, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1067
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2011-2012 Winter Footwear Program
SUBDIVISION: ALL
WINTER FOOTWEAR REQUIREMENTS
Each employee is responsible for obtaining the appropriate footwear and having it readily
available when icy or snowy conditions exist. Choose the model and type of anti-slip
footwear that is right for your job task and the environment.
Current safety rule S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear states:
S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear
Employees will wear anti-slip winter footwear when working in icy and or snowy
conditions. Only BNSF approved winter footwear may be worn.
To comply with Safety Rule, S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear, "BNSF Approved
Winter Footwear", one of the following pieces of footwear must be worn:
1. DueNorth Strap-on Studs.
2. Chet's Snowgear fleece-lined studded high top or Snowgear two-buckle studded low
top overshoes (Stock #17 and Stock #13).
3. Chet's Snowgear studded Pac Boot (Stock #411).
4. Chet's Snowgear non-studded Pac Boot (Stock #299) with DueNorth Strap-on Studs.
Obtaining Winter Footwear:
Pac Boots, Chet's studded high-top or studded low top overshoes, and DueNorth pullover
cleats may be ordered through Chet's. DueNorth pullover cleats may be ordered through
Grainger as well. Chet's Pac Boot without built-in studs will be shipped with DueNorth
pullover cleats. The new Chet's Winter Footwear Poster for 2011-2012 is now available.
As before, ordering will be by mail to Chet's Safety Supply using the form availablen on
the Safety Intranet. Pac Boots can be ordered every 18 months. Chet's Snowgear studded
high-top and low-top overshoes may be ordered every 12 months. Due North-Strap-on
Studs may be ordered as needed.
December 13, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1066
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2012 Networked Simulator Training for Kansas City Based Crews
SUBDIVISION: ALL
All Kansas City based TY&E employees that are scheduled to attend Networked
Simulator Training in 2012 will be required to report to the BNSF Technical Training
Center Room 6 located in the ITC building on the campus of Johnson County
Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas 66210.
Entrance to the ITC building is located on the southwest corner of the JCCC campus near
the BNSF Caboose. Public parking will be available.
Start time will be 0745 CST.
Directions to BNSF Room 6 will be posted throughout the BNSF Technical Training
Center.
If additional directions to BNSF Room 6 are necessary, call 2642 using the white
telephones in the BNSF Training Center hallways. Appropriate dress, such as slacks,
jeans, collared shirts, blouses, skirts, or dresses of a professional length and shoes are
required while attending Netsim Training at TTC.
The following are prohibited: Shorts, tank or halter tops, sleeveless shirts, exposed
midriffs and excessively loose, torn or tattered clothing, flip flops or sandals.
Additionally, any shirts or hats with inappropriate or offensive pictures, language or
alcohol advertisements are prohibited.
General Manager
Approved:
December 13, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1065
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LINCOLN TERMINAL EAST PARKING LOT PAVING
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
BEGINNING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011, THE UNPAVED PORTION OF
THE EAST PARKING LOT WILL BE PAVED.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR VEHICLE MOVED FROM THIS AREA NO LATER THAN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 AT 2200 HOURS. ANY VEHICLE PARKED
IN THIS AREA WILL BE TOWED TO ANOTHER PARKING AREA.
THE NEW PAVING AREA WILL REQUIRE TIME TO CURE AND THE AREA
WILL BE BARRICADED UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE
USED FOR PARKING.
December 07, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1063
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Creston Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Creston Subdivision
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 1053 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
Correction: Item 1. Creston - DeBruce Grain - Contact/Spotting Instructions
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Table of Contents:
1. Creston - DeBruce Grain - Contact/Spotting Instructions
2. Red Oak- United Farmers Mercantile Coop - Contact Instructions
3. Ashland- Reporting Locomotive Defects
4. Havelock- Position of Derail/Depot Tie Up Track
5. Train Activity Delay Reports - Conductor Instructions
1. CRESTON - DEBRUCE GRAIN - CONTACT/SPOTTING INSTRUCTIONS
RCO operated locomotives are in service at the DeBruce Grain Company elevator
facility. Signs stating "RCO ZONE" have been installed between the rails near the two
switches entering the elevator from Main Track 1. The switches are located at MP 392.8
and MP 391.9.
Prior to entering the facility, BNSF crews must contact the DeBruce Control Manager
on Radio Channel 10 to announce their arrival. The DeBruce Control Manager will
notify the BNSF crew when the RCO ZONE signs have been taken down and RCO
operations have ceased. BNSF crews are not authorized to enter the facility until the
DeBruce Control Manager has notified the BNSF crew that the RCO ZONE signs have
been taken down and RCO operations have ceased.
BNSF Crews delivering empty shuttle trains will bring the train through Track 303
(South Track) and set the train over to Track 302 to complete delivery of the train to the
facility.
2. RED OAK - UNITED FARMERS MERCANTILE COOP - CONTACT
INSTRUCTIONS
United Farmers Mercantile Cooperative (UFMC) has leased a portion of Industry
Track at Red Oak, IA. The leased Industry Track begins at the Divide Switch of the
Farragut Spur, and extends 7,100' north toward the UFMC elevator. In addition to
UFMS, NaChurs Plant Food company is located on the Industry Track leased by UFMC.
As part of the lease agreement, BNSF crews must obtain permission to occupy or move
rail cars on the leased track. Prior to occupying the Industry Track leased to UFMC,
BNSF crews are required to contact UFMC and Na-Churs Plant Food to ensure the leased
track is clear prior to moving any rail cars on the leased track. The location where the
leased track begins is equipped with a derail, an Industry Protocol Sign, and a Red Stop
Sign. The Red Stop Sign is not a BNSF Track Flag - it is a Stop Sign provided by UFMC
to ensure industry switching is protected. If the Stop Sign is down, BNSF crews can
occupy the leased track without permission. If the Stop Sign is in place, BNSF crews are
authorized to remove the Stop Sign after permission has been obtained to occupy the
leased track. The following numbers will be used to contact UFMC and Na-Churs:
UFMC Contacts:
Richard Moreland (Work) 716-623-4953 (Cell) 712-520-2026
(Home) 712-829-2124
Na-Churs Plant Food Company Contacts:
Paul Gray (Work) 712-623-4956 (Cell) 712-621-4956
The Crossings at Oak Street (MP 1.53) and at U.S. Highway 34(MP 2.16) are equipped
with activation warning systems that require the crossing protection be activated for a
minimum of 20 seconds before occupying the crossing.
3. ASHLAND - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS
Engineers of all trains destined to Lincoln Terminal must report all locomotive defects
that develop in route to the train dispatcher prior to passing Ashland.
4. HAVELOCK - POSITION OF DERAIL/DEPOT TIE UP TRACK
Derail on the Depot Tie Up Track may be left in the non-derailing position when no
equipment is occupying the track.
5. TRAIN ACTIVITY DELAY REPORTS, CONDUCTOR INSTRUCTIONS
All train crews operating on the Creston Subdivision must FAX a copy of completed
Train Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of duty to Division Trainmaster
T.D. Dixon at 641-782-1940.
December 07, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1062
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
REVISION: ITEM NUMBER 23 ADDED TYE EMPLOYEES AT
MECHANICALFACILITY
REVISION: ITEM 7 M PARAGRAPH MOVED AS ITEM "7M"
REVISION: ITEM 7 N PARAGRAPH UPDATED AS ITEM "7N." CHANGED
"TONNAGE
CARS" TO "TOTAL CARS"
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 961 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. Utility Switchman Vehicle Usage and Inspection Report
2. Crossover Switches
3. RCO OCU Instructions
4. 30-30-30 Expectations
5. Instructions for Outbound Crews
6. Lincoln Terminal Outside Hostler and Pilot
7. Humping/Trim Instructions
8. 45 Degree Hand-Throw Switches
9. Protection for Shoving Movements
10. RCO Switching Movements
11. No Meal period Taken
12. Securing / Blue Flagging Inbound Train
13. End of Train Device - Handling Instructions
14. Portable Radio - Emergency Notification
15. Removing DP Locomotives and End of Train Device from Trains
16. Less than 1 Year Combined Seniority
17. Light Engine Moves
18. Vehicle Travel
19. Lightning Protection Guidelines
20. Switchman Instructions
21. Bowl Skate
22. Going In-Between
23. TYE Employees At Mechanical Facility
24. Transportation Van Service
25. Yard air in the arrival yard - tracks 721-724
26. Yardmaster Instructions
27. Carling Operator Instructions
28. Industry Instructions
29. Track 732 RCO Zone Definition
30. Away From Home Terminal Crews Tie Up Instructions
31. Authorized Radio Channels At Lincoln
32. Reporting Locomotive Cab Defects
33. Preferred crew change location on the Creston Sub
34. Replacement in the Yard
1. UTILITY SWITCHMAN VEHICLE USAGE AND INSPECTION REPORT:
Switchmen assigned to utility assignments are required to perform the following
activities relating to the vehicle they operate:
a. Report to Lincoln Tower Trainmaster's desk at on-duty time to sign out the vehicle,
keys, and credit card. Sign the vehicle, keys, and credit card back in at the end of shift
with the Tower Trainmaster.
b. Conduct inspection of the vehicle at the beginning of the tour of duty using the
"Utility Inspection Report".
Report any vehicle issues to the trainmaster.
2. CROSSOVER SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Terminal, crossover switches that come under the requirements of GCOR
Rule 8.12 and require the provisions of Rule 8.12 are marked with "XO" on the switch
targets.
3. REPORTING FOR DUTY AT LINCOLN TERMINAL (Switch crews, Engineers, on-
duty time for a safety briefing.
Hump and Havelock switch crews - contact the Trainmaster by telephone at 402-430-
9023.
Employees must contact the appropriate Yardmaster within 5 minutes of their on-duty
time, or 5 minutes after their safety briefing with an Operations Officer.
RCO batteries and OCU's are located in the switchman's room. RCO Foreman will
sign OCU's and batteries out in the logbook for their job at the beginning of their
assigned shift. At the end of the shift, the RCO Foreman will return and sign OCU boxes
and batteries back into the tower and document in the log book the appropriate OCU
numbers and battery numbers that were utilized by their crew members. When possible
please use the OCU box that corresponds to the job that you are working.
4. 30-30-30 EXPECTATIONS:
a) First Move - 30 Minutes or Less
Subject only to local supervision job safety briefing, from on-duty time to first wheel
move will be 30 minutes or less.
b) Lunch Period - 30 Minutes
This includes time from wheel stop to wheel start.
c) Last move to Tie Up - 30 Minutes or Less
Crews are required to tie up no more than 30 minutes before their job is scheduled to
go off duty for an 8-hour shift. This is the "appropriate time".
d) These times are the responsibility of the crew for accurate reporting on the tie-up
screen.
e) When reporting times do not use "XX:XX", always use numbers.
5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUTBOUND CREWS:
* At the on-duty time, a crew member must contact the Communication Yardmaster to
ascertain the assignment, status and location of crew's train and/or power to make
arrangements for transportation.
* Once the assignment is established, begin securing appropriate paperwork for duty
assignment.
* If paperwork is not available, immediately notify the Communication Yardmaster
for assistance in securing paperwork.
* Crews will be expected to have their paperwork obtained and reviewed, stretch
exercises, perform initial Safety / Job Briefing and be ready for transport to their train
within fifteen (15) minutes from the on-duty time.
* If a transport van is not available within five (5) minutes from when the Crew is
ready to depart, a crew member must notify the Communication Yardmaster for
transportation.
* Immediately upon boarding, crew is to contact Control Yardmaster as to the status
of their train. (Examples: Blue Flag Protection/Fueling Activities/Power Servicing Issues,
etc.)
6. LINCOLN TERMINAL OUTSIDE HOSTLER AND PILOT:
Effective immediately, all Outside Hostler and Pilot teams will be responsible for
reporting daily activity on the prescribed form, "Hostler Power Move Sheet". Complete
the form in its entirety and use Military Time where required. At the end of the shift,
FAX a completed activity report to: 458-5450 (Command Center). Only one sheet per
Team is necessary. The communication Yardmaster will have blank forms and clipboards
available.
The assignment responsibility is for both the Hostler and Pilot.
If there are questions concerning these instructions, contact a Lincoln Terminal
Trainmaster.
Hostlers and pilots must test their horns when departing from freight pit at the east and
west derails. "Test Horn" signs are located by the derails.
Before a hostler and pilot return to the yard office from the freight pit they must
contact the control yardmaster to ascertain if there are any more power moves that need
to be done from the house.
7. HUMPING/TRIM INSTRUCTIONS:
A. All hump crews must hump in Automatic, unless there is an imminent safety
concern.
B. No more then one (1) load is permitted to be cut off in motion at one time when
humping cars.
Do not hump more than 4 single loads into the same track. If there are 5 or more
loads going to the same track, cut the cars off in a block east of the Crest.
C. Retractable Douty Retarders must be in the "Up" position at all times when loaded
cars are being humped, except when conditions prevent cars from rolling into Bowl as
intended i.e., high winds and extreme cold temperature).
D. Hump crews must fill out the "Protection Provided Workmen in the Lincoln Hump
Yard" form each shift and place the completed form in the timeslip box at the end of
shift.If blue flag protection is provided for mechanical employees then the form must
indicate yes in the blue flag column and the entire line should be highlighted.
E. Whenever the hump crew blocks out a track to protect a switch crew in the bowl,
they need to check to verify that there are no cars foul of the west end of the track.
When a switch crew blocks out a track and the west end of the track is within 50 feet
of the fouling point, the hump crew must notify the switch crew of the close clearance.
Any cars that are out to fouled a lead must have each track blocked out and the hump
crew is responsible for ensuring the cars that are out to foul are coupled up.
F. Trim crews, along with current duties must know that whenever a switch crew is
working in a bowl track and potentially could make a movement that would foul the west
end of the bowl track, they need to notify the hump crew so that the hump crew can
protect the track. Whenever a hump crew is working in a bowl track and potentially
could make movement that would foul the east end, they need to notify the switch crew
of the movement. This is so hump and switch crews are aware of the risks involved with
cars fouling both ends of the bowl.
G. Hump crews are allowed to protect shoves in the bowl with the hump crest
cameras. Whenever a hump crew is shoving a bowl track, they must verify that there will
not be any movement over the east switch connected to the hump lead before initiating
the shove.
H. At the end of each shift, Hump Crews will block all Bowl Tracks and forward
control to the Hump Yardmaster where notation must be made on proper form until
control is released to the next shift.
I. All IH loads will be shoved to a joint in the bowl. Ensure that they are not foul of
any track when you cut away.
J. Crew must verify that empty IH cars are clear of the fouling point before allowing
any more cars to progress down the same lead.
K. Before initiating movement from any of the Receiving Tracks, Eastward to the
Hump Crest, the RCO Operator in control of the movement must notify the Hump
Foreman in order to provide protection on the West End of the Receiving Yard via the
camera at the West End (Cushman). The Hump Foreman will inform the RCO Operator
of the direction of the movement.
L. At the completion of your hump shift complete a "Hump" Production Report" and
fax it to 402-458-5450.
M. HANDLING SCRAP CARS AT THE CREST- Metal scrap dumping into the bowl
at Lincoln Terminal creates a hazard to our employees. To limit the amount of scrap that
isknocked off cars in the bowl, hump crews are required to shove loaded scrap cars over
the crest and cut them off only after they have shoved them into the track the cars are
assigned to go.
N. When securing cars on trains in the departure, when possible tie all handbrakes at
the west end of the track. Check with the hump yardmaster to ascertain the total cars in
the train to determine how many handbrakes to apply.
8. 45 DEGREE HAND-THROW SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Yard, 45 degree hand-throw switches will be equipped with "S" hook
keepers to be placed in the hole provided on the handle latching device. Hooks MUST be
in place to insure that the handle is properly latched.
9. PROTECTION FOR SHOVING MOVEMENT:
When providing protection for movements being shoved into or out of Departure and
Arrival Tracks, Switchmen MUST ascertain from the Freight Lead Carman that there are
no carmen working in that particular area before making these shoves.
All switch jobs that shove a cut of cars into the east end of the Departure Yard are not
to use a utility employee to protect the movement until the movement reaches the Bells
Crossing. At that point, the utility employee can protect the shove into the Departure
Yard.
At night, utility employees must use amber light or other provided lighting device
provided by trainmaster on the rear car of the shove.
When protecting shoves by radio signals, part of the initial briefing before initiating the
shove must state whether or not the known potential obstructions (TERMSDXO) are
lined or not for the movement. Also, as the shove approaches a potential obstruction the
employee protecting the shove must brief the RCO operator, engineer, or hostler that the
shove is approaching the switch, crossover, or derail, and if it is lined for movement.
10. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS:
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with provisions of ABTH Rule
103.11, the following instructions apply to RCO switching movements within the Lincoln
Terminal:
* Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons DO NOT need air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater MUST have 5 cars with air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater MUST have 10 cars with air lined and cut
in.
These additions DO NOT apply to Hump Engines.
11. NO MEAL PERIOD TAKEN:
a) Meal Periods must be entered in the tie-up screen in accordance with the times the
meal period was taken.
b) Lincoln Terminal crews must contact their Yardmaster one hour before receiving a
late meal. This includes all switch crews, hostlers, and utility employees. Late meals
must be pre-approved by the Trainmaster PRIOR to them taking place.
c) All claims for late lunch not receiving approval from the Trainmaster on duty will
be denied. The claim must include the Trainmaster's name and time approved.
12. SECURING / BLUE FLAGGING INBOUND TRAIN
Inbound trains at Lincoln must give a stop time to the Control Yardmaster after their
train is properly secured and headlight is extinguished. Head light extinguished is the
signal to the car and the diesel departments that the train crew has finished moving the
train and the train can be blue flagged. The headlight is to be extinguished as soon as the
train is secured. DO NOT wait for van transportation to extinguish the headlight for this
could delay the inspection of the train.
When required to spot your DP locomotive for fueling and then pull forward,
extinguish the headlight when your train is stopped to indicate to the Diesel Department
that it is safe to blue flag the train. Once fueling is complete on the DP locomotive and
the blue flag is dropped, pull forward as instructed and give stop time when headlight is
extinguished and train is secured.
13. END OF TRAIN DEVICE - HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
All TYE employees handling and end-of-train device (EOT), must report to the
appropriate Lead Carman via radio channel #66, the location where the device has been
left. This also applies if an EOT device has been added to train. Include the train symbol
or track location.
14. PORTABLE RADIO - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION:
There is a 911 radio system programmed into ALL radio channels used in Lincoln
Terminal. To activate the emergency call, with the transition button on your radio
compressed, Dial 911 on your radio keypad. This initiates an emergency call to the
Control Tower so they can call Lancaster County emergency responders and activate the
Terminal Emergency Response protocol.
15. REMOVING LOCOMOTIVES AND EOT'S FROM TRAINS:
When adding or removing DP locomotives(s) or EOT's from trains, Hostler / Pilot or
Switch Crews are required to ascertain from the Control Yardmaster that there is not blue
flag protection on the train or if there is another crew on the train before adding or
removing locomotive(s).
Immediately before tying power on to trains in the departure, arrival, receiving, and
local yard, ascertain from the Control and Hump Yardmaster that no crews are on or in
between equipment. If the power is not tied on within 15 minutes of the original
permission time, contact the yardmaster again to make sure conditions have not changed.
Yardmasters are not to authorize movement on a track when automatic blue
flags/derails are engaged on the F, South or Coal Tracks.
16. LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMBINED SENIORITY:
Employees called on a job with less than 1 year combined seniority in Lincoln
Terminal. If you need training, please contact Asst. Terminal Superintendent Chris Engel
at 402-458-4308.
17. LIGHT ENGINE MOVES
In Lincoln Terminal, any light engine move approaching (defined as 20 cars or closer)
an item listed in Rule 6.28 (TERMS) needs to have a person on the point of the move.
This applies when running long hood forward.
18. VEHICLE TRAVEL:
Vehicle travel is PROHIBITED between Local Yard Lead and Arrival 1.
Vehicle travel is also PROHIBITED between Dept 1 and Dept 2 as well as between
Dept 3 and Dept 4 Tracks unless both tracks are known to be clear.
NO vehicle travel is allowed between any tracks when there is train movement on the
adjacent track.
19. LIGHTNING PROTECTION GUIDELINES:
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows:
For every 5 seconds from the time of seeing the lightning flash to hearing the
associated thunder, the lightning is one (1) mile away.
20. SWITCHMAN INSTRUCTIONS:
Switchmen are responsible for verifying cars in switch lists and telling the Hump
Yardmaster when there is an exception to the list.
Whenever a Lincoln Yard job is working in the yard, no member of that crew should be
inside the building except the humb crew or by instructions from a supervisor.
21. BOWL SKATE:
The first Utility Switchman on duty each shift will inspect the east end of all Bowl
Tracks for proper skate placement at the beginning of each shift under the direction of the
Hump Yardmaster.
When re-skating the Bowl Tracks, leave two (2) cars with hand brakes applied and two
(2) skates on track as close to the skate placement marks as possible.
Bowl tracks 808, 809, 817, 820, 822, and 823 must have three (3) cars with hand
brakes applied.
Trim crews are responsible for proper skate placement and securement of equipment.
22. GOING IN-BETWEEN - AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
TY&E employees are not to go in-between light power while within the confines of the
Mechanical Facility
It is ok to go between cars on the North and South Pig Tracks.
23. TYE EMPLOYEES AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
Whenever TYE employees move locomotives within the mechanical facility, they
must get permission from the Freight Pit foreman before moving locomotives.
24. TRANSPORTATION VAN SERVICE - LINCOLN TERMINAL:
If you need bus transportation in Lincoln Terminal, contact the Communications
Yardmaster at 402-458-4337, or on AAR Channel #35.
Away-from-home terminal crews are required to contact the Communications
Yardmaster 30 minutes before they go on duty at Lincoln, if they need transportation
from the hotel to the Yard Office.
All inbound away-from-home terminal crews are required to tie up at the Yard Office
prior to being transported to the hotel.
25. YARD AIR IN THE ARRIVAL YARD TRACKS 721-724:
Terminating trains in the Arrival Yard must spot the lead or rear car to yard air. If you
are unable to spot to yard air, contact the Freight Lead Carman on Channel #83.
26. YARDMASTER INSTRUCTIONS - EFFECTIVE August 1, 2010.
All yardmasters are required to be familiar with and comply with their Best Way Roles
and Responsibilities.
CONTROL YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
HUMP YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Hump Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Rips - Report when they were pulled and/or spotted.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
COMMUNICATION YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report industry work completed and work to be done.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
27. CARLING OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
1. Complete the "Carling Operator End of Shift Report".
28. INDUSTRY INSTRUCTIONS
1. When spotting the State Penitentiary do not ride cars into the spur (track 626).
29. TRACK 732 RCO ZONE DEFINITION
1. RCO Zone definition for Track 732: When a zone is active on Track 732 it will
extend from the west clearance point on 732 to the road crossing at the hump crest.
30. AWAY FROM HOME TERMINAL CREWS TIE UP INSTRUCTIONS
1. All AFHT crews must tie up at the terminal complex and not at the hotel unless
given approval by the Terminal Manager or Manager Corridor Operations (MCO).
31. AUTHORIZED RADIO CHANNELS AT LINCOLN
Switch 1 AAR 1717 HAV259
Switch 2 AAR 2525 LIN101 LIN306
Switch 3 AAR 3131 LIN103, 203, 303
Switch 4 AAR 6363 LIN104, 204, 304
Switch 5 AAR 8181 LIN 105, 205, 305
Hump AAR 4040 LIN 102, 202, 302
Hostler AAR 4646
Mechanical AAR 8383
Lincoln Yard AAR 6666
Utility AAR 7070 LIN206
AAR 5454
MOW AAR 8888
Havelock AAR 1818
Bus Channel AAR 3535
32. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DEFECTS
All trains arriving Lincoln Terminal must adhere to the following:
Any FRA defects on the lead locomotive or locomotives in the consist that will require
replacement or service at Lincoln must be reported as soon as possible to the Diesel
Tower Foreman on Channel 83, but no later than the following locations:
Creston Subdivision - Greenwood MP 41.1
St. Joseph Subdivision - Hickman MP 193.1
Ravenna Subdivision - Pleasant Dale MP 14.6
Hastings Subdivision - Berks MP 76.6
33. PREFERRED CREW CHANGE LOCATION ON THE CRESTON SUB
When possible change crews at 14th Street MP 58.6 vs. at "N" Street or 44th Street.
Unless approved by a Lincoln Terminal Manager do not block the following crossing on
the Hastings Sub for a crew change: "A" Street MP 60.9, Folsom Street MP 61.5, South
Street MP 61.8, and Van Dorn Street MP 62.2.
34. Knuckle Replacement in the Yard.
When it is discovered that there is a knuckle that needs to be replaced on a car in the yard
the following process will apply:
1. The employee that discovers the knuckle will contact his or her direct supervisor
to communicate the exception.
2. The supervisor will communicate the exception to the mechanical car and
operating department.
3. A joint decision will be made by the operating officer, mechanical foreman,
employee, and yardmaster as to the best practice to change the knuckle.
There will be times when the knuckle must be changed out by TY&E employees in the
yard. When making the joint decision on the location consider moving the car to a
location where it can be blue flagged so the mechanical carman can replace the knuckle.
TY&E crews are not to handle bull chains in the yard. When a cars or locomotives need
to be chained together the mechanical department will perform these activities.
December 06, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1061
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
BNSF ENGINEERS JOB BID FORM
Date Submitted____________
This form is to be used for bidding on positions in the Kansas City Yard It will not be
kept on file as a standing bid and will be destroyed when positions are assigned. Bids
must be received no later than 2359 Hours CST on Thursday, December 29, 2011 will be
awarded Friday, December 30, 2011, to be effective 0001 Wednesday, January 04, 2012.
Filling in your job selections on this form does not take the place of your Permanent Bid
Sheet required for Daily Mark.
PRINT NAME:_______________
SIGNATURE:________________
EMPLOYEE ID_______________
SENIORITY DATE:___________
FORMER ROAD (circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF BNSF
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former ATSF Bid/Bump Agreement.
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former BN Daily Mark Up Agreement.
__ I desire any additional rest days available in accordance with the calculation for the
total number of restday days before being assigned to KCM 31 (extra board), seniority
permitting. .
Please fill in the blanks below in your order of preference:
If bidding on the engineer extra board enter "KCM 31" as 1 of your choices.
1._______________
42.______________
BNSF ENGINEERS REST DAYS BID FORM Date Submitted ____________
This form is to be used for bidding on rest day allocations in the Kansas City
Consolidated Yard. ONLY engineers who elect to and are awarded a position under the
Daily Mark Up Agreement will be required to fill out this form. This form will be kept
on file and will be used when positions are assigned. The total number of sets of rest
days will be figured according to the formula set forth in Section 5 Para. B of the
Implementing Agreement. "Additional rest days will be awarded to those checking Box
3 when unable to secure a job through the assignment process for daily markup."
Print Name:_______________
Signature:_________________
Employee ID:____________
Seniority Date:____________
Former Road(circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF BNSF
PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW YOUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR
REST DAYS
1.________ SAT-SUN 5._________ WED-THUR
2.________ SUN-MON 6._________ TUE-WED
3.________ FRI-SAT 7._________ MON-TUE
4.________ THUR-FRI
Signature_________________
BNSF Engineers Job Bid Form:
Per the BNSF Kansas City Yard Consolidation Agreement, the attached bid forms are to
be submitted to the Crew Support Center, Topeka, KS, for the quarterly assignments.
Bids will be accepted until 2359 CST Thursday, December 29, 2011. Assignments will
be awarded Friday, December 30, 2011 and will become effective 0001, Wednesday,
January 4, 2012.
Fax your bid to Crew Support, Topeka at 8-676-2957 or Bell Line (785) 676-2957. After
faxing, you must call the VRU and select Admin Group to verify fax has been received.
You are required to give a dated copy of this bid to the appropriate BLE Local Chairman.
Jobs will be awarded per the Order of Selection List as provided in the implementing
agreement. You are encouraged to submit a generous number of choices in order to
allow for the selection of a job that your seniority will allow. You will also have the
option to designate the position you are assigned as being handled under the former
Burlington Northern Daily Mark Up Agreement or under the former Santa Fe Bid/Bump
Agreement. If no designation is made, the job will be handled under the former Santa Fe
Bid/Bump Agreement. In addition, if a position is awarded to you under the Daily Mark
Up Agreement, you must fill out the attached rest day bid form.
Luis Torre
Crew Manager
Nebraska Division
1ST SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1111 0630 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1112 0700 TT TRANSFER 2
KCM 1116 0630 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR WAIVER
KCM 1122 0730 TT INDUSTRY
KCM 1131 0630 TUR/TRLR
KCM 1132 0759 TT AUTO
KCM 1421 0630 MURRAY GEN SWITCH
KCM 1461 0630 MURRAY TRANSFER
KCM 1471 0730 MURRAY BOWL
KCM 1511 0700 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 1512 0730 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 1513 0759 CF PILOT
KCM 1911 0700 19TH ST INDUSTRY
2ND SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1211 1430 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1212 1500 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1213 1530 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1216 1430 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1231 1430 TUR TRLR WAIVER
KCM 1233 1559 ARG WEST BOWL TRTL
KCM 1232 1559 TUR TRLR
KCM 1521 1500 CF PILOT
KCM 1522 1530 CF PILOT
KCM 1523 1559 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 2461 1430 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
KCM 2471 1530 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
3RD SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1311 2230 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1312 2300 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1331 2230 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1332 2359 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1531 2300 CF PILOT
KCM 1532 2330 CF PILOT
KCM 1533 2359 CF PILOT
KCM 313E 2330 ARGENTINE TT
KCM 3431 2330 GENERAL SW
KCM 344E 2300 10TH ST MILL
KCM 346E 2230 MURRAY TFR/TRAMP
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF JOBS SHOWING THE REST DAYS AND
EXPLANATION FOR REST DAY OR RSIA DAYS IF THE JOBS GO (BID BUMP)
DURING SADIE HAWKINS:
KCM 1111 is a waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1112 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1116 is a waiver list job with rest day Saturday
KCM 1131 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1421 is a 5 day job already
KCM 1461 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1471 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 1441 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1911 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1511 is a waiver job with rest day Sunday
KCM 1122 is already 5 day job
KCM 1512 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1132 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1513 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1211 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1212 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1216 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1231 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2461 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1521 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1213 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2471 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1522 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1523 is waiver list job with rest day Tuesday
KCM 1232 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1233 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 1311 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1331 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 346E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 344E is 6 day job with rest day Saturday and RSIA day Sunday
KCM 1312 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Th/Fr
KCM 1531 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 1532 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 313E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1332 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1533 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 3431 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
December 02, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1059
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~EAST PARKING LOT PAVING
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
IN LINCOLN TERMINAL, WE WILL BEGIN EXTENDING THE PAVING ON THE
EAST PARKING LOT. ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011, ALL VEHICLES WILL
NEED TO BE CLEARED OUT OF THE GRAVEL PORTION OF THE EAST
PARKING LOT FROM WHERE THE CURRENT PAVEMENT ENDS FOR 200 FEET
TO THE EAST.
WE EXPECT THIS PROJECT TO TAKE 3 DAYS.
November 23, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1058
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lockers at Hastings, Nebraska
SUBDIVISION: HASTINGS
All unclaimed lockers in Hastings, NE (excluding the lockers in the MOW area) will be
opened and the contents removed after January 1, 2012. Please contact Trainmaster, Clay
Thurman to claim your locker so that the lock will not be cut.
November 10, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1055
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Ravenna Super Foods - New 24 Hour Eating Establishment - Ravenna, NE.
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective Monday, November 14, 2011, the Ravenna Super Foods Grocery Store will be
open 24 hours to provide food service to BNSF employees at Ravenna, Nebraska.
November 08, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1051
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~EI-25 Asset Tracking Information
SUBDIVISION: ALL
All Engineering Employees
As a part of the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), the Light Detection and
Ranging (LiDAR) survey has been completed by the Network Control Systems (NCS)
and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team on the following subdivisions on the
Nebraska Division:
Subdivision Survey Completion Date
----------- ----------------------
Hasting December 6, 2010
Creston May 13, 2011
Ottumwa May 13, 2011
Sioux City September 23, 2011
With the future implementation of PTC on these subdivisions, it is imperative to comply
with instructions outlined in Engineering Instructions 25 Critical Assets (EI-25). Critical
assets that are scheduled to be changed, installed, moved or replaced must be reported
through the Change Management Process (CMP) via the following website:
http://gis-cmp.bnsf.com/
Engineering employees are required to enter a CMP record for all cutovers 30 days prior
to the cutover date.
November 03, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1050
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Ravenna Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Ravenna Subdivision
======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 1048 is CANCELLED and
RE-ISSUED as follows:
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Explanation: Addition - Item 10 General Instructions - Building A - Bicycle Storage
Table of Contents:
1. Ravenna - Lodging Registration Instructions
2. Deadhead Combined Service Instructions
3. Station Switching
4. Fletcher Road - Set Out Instructions - Pick Up Instructions
5. ETD Instructions
6. Parking Trains
7. Ravenna - Yarding Train Instructions
8. Lincoln - Alters Scrap
9. Reporting Locomotive Defects
10. General Instructions
1. RAVENNA - LODGING REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Crews arriving Ravenna will register in and check-out with the IML Desk Clerk in the
Laundry Room located south of the Yard Office. The IML desk staff will assign rooms
and distribute keys to employees upon their arrival at the facility. All employees are
required to provide the following information:
CHECKING IN -
Arrival Train Number
Room Number
Check-in date
Name
Employee number
Occupation
Class of service
CHECKING OUT -
Check-out Time
Check-out Date
SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN NON-SMOKING ROOMS. Failure to comply with
these instructions and provide the required information may result in the loss of lodging
privileges.
"WAITING FOR ROOM" REQUIREMENTS
All BNSF TEY employees staying at the Intermotel Leasing facility in Ravenna are
required to provide the following information on the "Waiting for Room" sign-in sheet
(provided by Intermotel Leasing):
Date
Name
Time In
Time Received Room
Room Number
BNSF employees staying at the Intermotel Leasing Lodging facility in Ravenna are
prohibited from taking room keys and occupying rooms without providing the
registration and check-out information as outlined above. DO NOT OCCUPY A ROOM
WITHOUT PROPERLY REGISTERING FOR THE ROOM, AND PRIOR TO
DEPARTING RAVENNA, PROPERLY SIGN OUT BY PROVIDING THE
REQUIRED CHECK-OUT TIME AND CHECK-OUT DATE.
ALTERNATE LODGING
Whenever there is a shortage of available rooms at Ravenna which will require
transporting crews to alternate lodging facilities in Kearney or Grand Island, Powder
River Division crews will remain at Ravenna and have first priority for rooms as they
become available. Nebraska Division crews will be transported from Ravenna to
alternate lodging facilities prior to any Powder River Division crews being transported.
Forced employees will lodge at the designated overflow lodging facility in Kearney or
Grand Island, NE. Employees will contact Corporate Lodging Consultants (CLC) at 800-
845-9863 for assistance with securing off property, overflow lodging. Employees
instructed by IML to lodge at an off property, overflow lodging facility do not have the
option to refuse off property lodging. Employees instructed or assigned to lodge at any
off property, overflow lodging facility are responsible for notifying the Nebraska
Division Crew Caller of their assigned lodging facility and room number.
In order to maximize usage of all available rooms, all crews called for Short Turn
Around Service at Ravenna (including both Powder River Division and Nebraska
Division Short Turn Around crews) will check out of their assigned rooms for the tour of
duty. Once their tour of duty is completed, crews can check back in to the lodging
facility.
2. DEADHEAD COMBINED SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS:
When called to "DEADHEAD COMBINED SERVICE" from Lincoln to Ravenna,
TYE employees are instructed to contact the Dispatcher upon arrival at Ravenna to
receive instructions.
3. STATION SWITCHING:
Any station switching that would result in a violation of the Crew Consist Agreement
(station swtiching that involves more than a straight pickup or straight setout to or from
the minimum number of tracks) will require Trainmaster or Road Foreman authority prior
to the switching movements being performed. The Trainmaster or Road Foreman will be
contacted through the Chief Dispatcher in order to obtain proper authority to perform the
switching.
4. FLETCHER ROAD - SET OUT INSTRUCTIONS:
Setting out Train - Second Out MP 24.4 on Ravenna Sub:
1. Stop head end of train at 150 feet east of Intermediate Signal located at MP 25.8
(After stopping to leave Conductor at Fletcher Crossing).
2. Make cut at west Air Hose Storage Cabinet, secure equipment to be left standing
and allow that portion of train to go into emergency. (DP Consist Ref: ABTH 105.5.5
Remote Mode SET OUT (S/O) - Separating from remote consist to be left standing).
3. Stop movement as rear car of head portion spots at east Air Hose Storage Cabinet.
4. Make a 20 lb. brake pipe reduction.
5. Assure that external bleed valve, located on the southwest portion of the Air Hose
Storage Cabinet, is closed at 90 degrees.
6. Open north cabinet door, release electrical assist hose reel by gripping end of hose
and with a moderate pull, assuring that you hear a click, signifying that the hose reel is
released. Upon release, continue to pull hose from reel until acquiring desired length.
7. Joint the hose from cabinet with brake pipe of the rear portion of train and proceed
to east Air Hose Storage Cabinet.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 at head portion of train.
9. Slowly open angle cock of rear car/head portion of train and release the Automatic
Brake Valve, to allow for charging of the rear portion of train.
10. Once train is charged, secure per rule ABTH 102.1.1.
- PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Place Automatic Brake Valve into Continuous Service.
2. Once exhause ceases, assure that there is 0 pressure on EOT Device or Remote DP
Unit.
3. Close the angle cock of rear car/head portion of train.
4. Assure that external bleed valve, located on the southwest portion of the Air Hose
Storage Cabinet, is open at 180 degrees and inline with exhaust piping.
5. Disconnect brake pipe extension from head portion of train and assure that end of
hose is placed south of rail, to prevent hose end from hanging up on ball of the rail.
6. With hose directed straight into Air Hose Storage Cabinet, depress bottom portion
of electrical hose reel assist switch, which is located on the Northeast portion of cabinet.
As the electrical assist is engaged, guide hose into cabinet and stop the reel as end of hose
enters door. Assure that cabinet door is closed.
7. Proceed to rear portion of the train.
8. At rear portion of the train, repeat steps 4-6 of PICKING UP TRAIN and proceed
with coupling train together per the rules. (DP Consist Ref: ABTH 105.5.5 Remote
Mode SET OUT (S/O) - Returning to normal after re-coupling train).
5. ETD INSTRUCTIONS:
Conductors spotting trains at CoPlant or the Ravenna Ethanol Plant are instructed to
transport the ETD back to the Ravenna Depot and place them in the EDT Rack located in
the Water Shed east of the Depot.
Conductors spotting grain trains to multiple elevator locations are instructed to
transport the ETD to their Tie-Up location and place the ETD at the designated location
at the tie-up terminal.
6. PARKING TRAINS:
When required to park a train, arrange the train so that after cutting any crossings the
maximum number of cars will have the brakepipe restored.
7. RAVENNA - YARDING TRAIN INSTRUCTIONS:
When TEY crews have been instructed by the Dispatcher to yard their train and
locomotive consist in Ravenna Yard and train length requires the train to double into the
yard, the following instructions apply: Crews must utilize the locomotive consist to keep
the longest portions of the train charged while left unattended per ABTH Rule 102.1.1.
This requires the head end consist be cut apart and the air brakes on the trailing
locomotive cut in to allow for charging of one portion of the train. The lead locomotive
will be used to charge the other portion of the train. If operating with a DP consist,
charge the largest portion of the train set over with the controlling locomotive. If the DP
consist has more than one locomotive on the head end, use the trailing locomotive to
charge the longest portion of the train set over and use the lead locomotive to charge the
rear portion of the train.
8. LINCOLN - ALTERS SCRAP:
Employees are prohibited from walking or riding a car into the scrap facility.
9. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS:
Engineers of all trains destined to Lincoln Terminal must report all locomotive defects
that develop in route to the train dispatcher prior to passing CP 244.
10. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
A. In order to promote and maintain good housekeeping at Ravenna, proper
receptacles will be used when disposing of trash and and unused EOT Devices will be
placed in the storage rack.
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B. Nebraska Division Conductors are to leave a legible copy of delay report within
clerk's window at Ravenna. Reports are to accurately reflect the time that assigned train
has been delayed outside of Ravenna account relief crews rest and or calls being spaced.
FAX number for Trainmaster A. J. Beenblossom is 308-452-2724.
FAX number for Local / Road Switcher Delays is 308-452-2724.
C. All Nebraska Division crews at Ravenna are instructed to contact the Ravenna Line
Dispatcher when called to work M, H, P, V, G and X symbol trains, to determine all work
to be performed.
D. Conductors of trains, departing DTE Rail, with released empty unit trains at CoPlant,
NE must report actual departure timevia Voice Train Reporting. This time must be
recorded once entire train is on the Main Track.
E. Trains arriving at Ravenna on Main Two must stop no closer than 25 feet from the
Crossing Path. Trains arriving at Ravenna on Main One must stop behind the signs that
indicate Stop: No Parking on Switch & Frog.
F. Any employees who have a personal bicycle stored in Room 607 at the IML lodging
facility must remove them no later than November 24, 2011. Any bicycles that have not
been removed by November 24, 2011 will be donated to charity.
September 16, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1043
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Y-SJO201 at St. Joe, MO
SUBDIVISION: St. Joseph Subdivision
Effective Sunday, September 18, 2011, Y-SJO201 will be part of the Daily Mark at St.
Joe. Y-SJO201 will close and be effective Sunday, September 18, 2011, with a start time
of 1430 and assigned rest days of Sunday and Monday. Please update bid sheets
accordingly.
September 16, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1042
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 1005, 1025, 1035 1037, 1038 and 1040
September 15, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1041
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~General Manager's Notice for Vacations 2012
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
A TY&E employees' permanent assignment as of 0001, October 1, 2011 will determine
his/her qualification for Vacation assignment in the year 2012, excluding those locations
where employees are assigned vacations dependent on their Prior Rights Seniority.
Employees working in temporary transfer status as of 0001, October 1, 2011 will be
assigned to the vacation roster associated with their last permanent assignment at his/her
home location.
Employees will be allowed to begin entering vacation requests October 15, 2011 through
November 15, 2011. No extensions will be granted, therefore all requests shall be
submitted by November 15, 2011. A date of December 15, 2011 is anticipated as a
completion date for the 2012 vacation schedule.
Employees with a service date of 1987, 1995, 2004 or 2010 may be entitled to an
additional week of vacation in 2012.
September 08, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1039
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
BNSF ENGINEERS JOB BID FORM Date Submitted____
This form is to be used for bidding on positions in the Kansas City Yard It will not be
kept on file as a standing bid and will be destroyed when positions are assigned. Bids
must be received no later than 2359 Hours CST on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 will be
awarded Wednesday, September 28, 2011, to be effective 0001 Saturday, October 01,
2011. Filling in your job selections on this form does not take the place of your
Permanent Bid Sheet required for Daily Mark.
PRINT NAME:_______________
SIGNATURE:________________
SENIORITY DATE:___________
FORMER ROAD (circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former ATSF Bid/Bump Agreement.
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former BN Daily Mark Up Agreement.
__ I desire any additional rest days available in accordance with the calculation for the
total number of restday days before being assigned to KCM 31 (extra board), seniority
permitting. .
Please fill in the blanks below in your order of preference:
If bidding on the engineer extra board enter "KCM 31" as 1 of your choices.
1._______________
42.______________
BNSF ENGINEERS REST DAYS BID FORM
This form is to be used for bidding on rest day allocations in the Kansas City
Consolidated Yard. ONLY engineers who elect to and are awarded a position under the
Daily Mark Up Agreement will be required to fill out this form. This form will be kept
on file and will be used when positions are assigned. The total number of sets of rest
days will be figured according to the formula set forth in Section 5 Para. B of the
Implementing Agreement.
"Additional rest days will be awarded to those checking Box 3 when unable to secure a
job through the assignment process for daily markup."
Print Name:_______________
Signature:_________________
Employee ID:____________
Seniority Date:____________
Former Road(circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF BNSF
PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW YOUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR
REST DAYS
1.________ SAT-SUN 5._________ WED-THUR
2.________ SUN-MON 6._________ TUE-WED
3.________ FRI-SAT 7._________ MON-TUE
4.________ THUR-FRI
Signature___________
BNSF Engineers Job Bid Form:
Per the BNSF Kansas City Yard Consolidation Agreement, the attached bid forms are to
be submitted to the Crew Support Center, Topeka, KS, for the quarterly assignments.
Bids will be accepted until 2359 CST Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Assignments will
be awarded Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and will become effective 0001, Saturday,
October 1, 2011.
Fax your bid to Crew Support, Topeka at 8-676-2957 or Bell Line (785) 676-2957. After
faxing, you must call the VRU and select Admin Group to verify fax has been received.
You are required to give a dated copy of this bid to the appropriate BLE Local Chairman.
Jobs will be awarded per the Order of Selection List as provided in the implementing
agreement. You are encouraged to submit a generous number of choices in order to
allow for the selection of a job that your seniority will allow. You will also have the
option to designate the position you are assigned as being handled under the former
Burlington Northern Daily Mark Up Agreement or under the former Santa Fe Bid/Bump
Agreement. If no designation is made, the job will be handled under the former Santa Fe
Bid/Bump Agreement. In addition, if a position is awarded to you under the Daily Mark
Up Agreement, you must fill out the attached rest day bid form.
Luis Torre
Crew Manager
Nebraska Division
1ST SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1111 0630 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1112 0700 TT TRANSFER 2
KCM 1116 0630 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR WAIVER
KCM 1122 0730 TT INDUSTRY
KCM 1131 0630 TUR/TRLR
KCM 1132 0759 TT AUTO
KCM 1421 0630 MURRAY GEN SWITCH
KCM 1461 0630 MURRAY TRANSFER
KCM 1471 0730 MURRAY BOWL
KCM 1511 0700 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 1512 0730 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 1513 0759 CF PILOT
KCM 1911 0700 19TH ST INDUSTRY
2ND SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1211 1430 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1212 1500 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1213 1530 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1216 1430 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1231 1430 TUR TRLR WAIVER
KCM 1233 1559 ARG WEST BOWL TRTL
KCM 1232 1559 TUR TRLR
KCM 1521 1500 CF PILOT
KCM 1522 1530 CF PILOT
KCM 1523 1559 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 2461 1430 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
KCM 2471 1530 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
3RD SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1311 2230 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1312 2300 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1317 2230 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1331 2230 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1332 2359 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1531 2300 CF PILOT
KCM 1532 2330 CF PILOT
KCM 1533 2359 CF PILOT
KCM 313E 2330 ARGENTINE TT
KCM 3431 2330 GENERAL SW
KCM 344E 2300 10TH ST MILL
KCM 346E 2230 MURRAY TFR/TRAMP
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF JOBS SHOWING THE REST DAYS AND
EXPLANATION FOR REST DAY OR RSIA DAYS IF THE JOBS GO (BID BUMP)
DURING SADIE HAWKINS:
KCM 1111 is a waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1112 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1116 is a waiver list job with rest day Saturday
KCM 1131 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1421 is a 5 day job already
KCM 1461 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1471 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 1441 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1911 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1511 is a waiver job with rest day Sunday
KCM 1122 is already 5 day job
KCM 1512 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1132 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1513 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1211 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1212 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1216 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1231 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2461 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1521 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1213 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2471 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1522 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1523 is waiver list job with rest day Tuesday
KCM 1232 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1233 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 1311 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1317 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1331 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 346E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 344E is 6 day job with rest day Saturday and RSIA day Sunday
KCM 1312 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Th/Fr
KCM 1531 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 1532 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 313E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1332 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1533 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 3431 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
August 29, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1036
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Family Emergency Layoff Contact List (FEM)
SUBDIVISION: All
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 788 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Current layoff code "FEM" Family Emergency, is now defined as a layoff code for an
emergency situation involving an employee or his/her family. An "emergency" under
this code is an unforeseen circumstance that requires immediate action and is of such
seriousness and magnitude that the employee must immediately absent himself/herself
from duty and no other layoff code governs the situation, e.g. DIF, LOS, SIF, etc.
Employees must use the layoff code that most appropriately describes the reason for the
absence and may not use "FEM" as an excuse to be absent from duty for reasons other
than those that can accurately be described as an emergency. Use of code "FEM" will be
closely monitored. Employees utilizing code "FEM" can expect a follow-up from local
supervision. Misuse will result in corrective action against the offender and review of the
code "FEM" as an unrestricted emergency code.
Once granted authorization for layoff code "FEM" the employee must contact his/her
supervisor within the next 24 hours.
The contact list for Nebraska Division Supervisors, by Subdivision and Mile Post
responsibilities, is listed below.
All employees assigned to positions in Hobson Yard at Lincoln, Murray Yard at North
Kansas City, and Gibson Yard at Omaha are required to contact the Terminal Trainmaster
on duty at the time of the "FEM" lay off.
All employees assigned to the Conductor's Extra Board and Brakeman's
Extra Board at Lincoln are required to contact Trainmaster
Alisha Beenblossom at Ravenna at the time of their "FEM" lay off.
All employees assigned to the Engineer's Extra Board at Lincoln are required to contact
Road Foreman of Engines Mike Klatt at Lincoln at the time of their "FEM" lay off.
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RICH E. DUNCAN - SUPT OPNS – WEST - 402-458-7634
SUB MP MP
TRAINMASTER LOCATION LOCATION NUMBERWORK PHONE
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Todd Warnke Hastings 158.6 289.0 308-345-5956
Alisha Beenblossom Ravenna 6.1 128.2 308-452-2732
Clay Thurman 402-460-2300
Giltner 0.4 26.4
Lester 0.7 37
36.4X 37.0X
Wymore 167.0 195.3
Hastings 66.9 158.6
John Bakulski St. Joe 97.4 206.0 402-458-7521
Napier 97.4 173.1
Beatrice 0.7 34.8 (including Crete)
Ron Tresnak St. Joe 7.9 97.4 816-364-7822
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STAN E. LEHMAN - SUPT OPNS – EAST - 402-458-7565
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Larry Lococo Sx City 0.0 102.0 402-458-4334
0.0Y
Bellwood 27.7X 29.1X
25.5 66.5
Jim Oliver Ottumwa 279.4 170.5 319-758-5702
Thurston Dixon Creston 53.0 0.0 641-782-1930
475.1 392.9
Eric Campbell Ottumwa 392.9 279.6 641-684-3632
Des Moines 0.0 67.8
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DAN MUNSON - TERM MGR - GIBSON YARD, OMAHA
402-422-5222
SUB MP MP
LOCATION LOCATION NUMBER
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Omaha 0.0 47.0
Co. Bluffs 475.0 496.2
Bayard 483.6 384.9
Term. Trainmasters:
Mike Boehmer 402-422-5219
Kirk Russell 402-422-5219
Greg Jessop 402-422-5219
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MARK ATHEY - TERM SUPT HOBSON YARD, LINCOLN
402-458-7514
CHRIS M. ENGEL - Asst. Term. Supt
402-458-4308
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Creston 53.0 59.6
Hastings 3.9 7.8
St Joe 206.0 to end St Joe Sub
Ravenna 0.0 6.1
Term Managers Term Trainmasters
402-458-7567 402-458-7553
Kyle James Brett Alstatt
Ben Sharpe Nick Apa
Tim Wright Darren Compton
Tobin Zerfas Rick Henderson
David Leigh
Michael Masur
Lamont McAllister
Wm (Clint) Pachar
Daniel Ramirez
Michael Thiellen
Ryan Williams
George (Max) Brown
Trainmaster/Road Foreman
402-458-7796
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NICOLE JAMES - TERM SUPT MURRAY YARD, KANSAS CITY
816-472-2200
Jim Tylick - Asst. Term. Supt. 816-472-2410
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Brookfield to 216.2
Maxwell
Ft. Scott to 16.5
Charlie
St. Joe to 7.9
Clark
Term. Manager Term. Trainmasters
816-472-2410 816-472-2302
Stephen Bailey
Tim Caldwell
Jess Gambrell
Charles Harper
Mark Hastings
Steve Miller
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MICHAEL A. HARVEY - SUPT OPTG PRACTICES, 402-458-7755
Mike Klatt - 402-458-7325
St. Joe (Lincoln based engineers)
Napier (Lincoln based engineers)
Sioux City
Kevin Nevill - 402-460-2301
Hastings Sub
Beatrice Sub
Wymore Sub
Lester Sub
Giltner Sub
McCook Yard
Phillip R. Crannick – 402-458-7304
Ravenna Sub
Bellwood Sub
Jared Knutstrom – 641-782-1932
Napier Sub
Bayard Sub
Omaha Sub
Creston Sub
Creston Yard
Dustin Henry 309-345-6139
Des Moines Sub
Ottumwa Sub
Burlington Yard
Archie Carter – 816-472-2485
Murray Yard
St. Joseph Sub (KC based Engineers)
Napier Sub (KC based Engineers
Ft Scott Sub to Lenexa
August 19, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1033
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NORTH KANSAS CITY - MURRAY YARD OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
REVISION Item 07. RADIO CHANNELS - MURRAY YARD
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 718 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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1. TRACK CHANGES - MURRAY YARD
The following are long tracks in service in Murray Yard:
Track 110 - 7000 feet
Track 111 - 7300 feet
Track 112 - 6800 feet
Bowl Track 2010 removed permanently. Roadway exists between Track 2009 and
Track 2011.
2. NORTH END - MURRAY YARD
Effective immediately before occupying the North End of Murray Yard and fouling the
coal route / departure lead, Ustick DS MUST be made aware of any moves that will be
made over the Dual Control Switch. DO NOT foul the cones on the North End or
departure one (1) until departing account close clearance at the crossings.
3. CREW CHANGE POINTS - HIGH-LINE - TRACK 199
Unless otherwise instructed, any train utilizing Track 199 (High- line) required to change
crews or park MUST adhere to the following to prevent waiting/walking on the slope of
fill to track 199. Crews will swap at one of the three designated crew change locations,
designated by Staircases, as outlined below:
In the event train is short enough there are three staircases on Track 199 located as
follows:
South Staircase is 2,550 Feet North of Tall Signal at Ustick or 11,774 Feet South of
Block 4.
Middle Staircase is 7,319 Feet South of Block 4 and 7,005 Feet North of Ustick Tall
Signal.
North Staircase is 5,508 Feet South of Block 4 and 8,816 Feet North of Ustick Tall
Signal.
4. EXCEL TUBE - MURRAY YARD
Industry switching
DO NOT GO INTO BUILDING TO PULL CARS
Cars will be located outside building for handling.
5. HANDLING INTERCHANGE MOVES
All yard to yard and interchange moves handled in and out of North Kansas City
Terminal must be handled with air throughout the entire train and proper air test when
required. If unsure on requirements or proper air test, please contact on duty supervisor
for clarification.
6. 10TH STREET YARD - ADM MILLING
The following instructions are in addition to GCOR and TY&E Safety Rules when
switching ADM Milling at 10th Street:
* Watch footing on leads between Tracks 1410-1412-1425 and Track 1414. Be
aware of pulleys and cables in the area.
* Coordinate all work with the working Foreman on day shift or Feed Loader on 3rd
Shift. A red phone is located on the southeast corner of the loading dock with a buzzer
on the wall next to the phone. To contact Working Foreman press buzzer for 3 long
blasts. For Feed Loader press buzzer for 3 long and 2 short blasts. If no answer, press
buzzer for 1 long and 1 short to contact the Second Miller.
* When spotting loaded cars to Tracks 1410 and 1412, all air must be made and
utilized on cars for greater stopping abilities.
* In addition to GCOR 6.5 - When handling cars ahead of engine within the Mill,
protect shove movements by either (1) being on the leading car or (2) being ahead of the
shove move. This is to provide additional protection for employees working in/around
the Mill.
* All cars must be placed on proper spots as requested. If in doubt, contact ADM
Mill representative on duty.
* Be aware of blue light protecting Gooch Track Number One (1431). Blue light is
located approximately 30 feet above the track.
* DO NOT BLOCK emergency fire lanes or exits (i.e., South Elevator East Side of
Head House, southeast of Mill Building or under elevator shed).
ADM strictly enforces a NO-SMOKING POLICY on its property. The only approved
smoking area on ADM property is at the "Smoke Shack" located on the east side of the
south end of the Mill Building, just north of the head house of the elevator. ADM's
property is defined as all areas south of Armour Road to just north of seven (7) lead and
west of the old Con Agra property to the tree line west of the roadway on the west side of
ADM property. THIS IS A NO TOLERANCE POLICY.
7. RADIO CHANNELS - MURRAY YARD
All movements within Murray yard MP 1.6 to MP 4.2 on the St. Joseph Sub will be
governed by the Hot Seat Yardmasters on Channel 66. Radio communication within
these limits will be made on Channel 66, unless otherwise outlined by channels below or
instructed by Yardmaster. RCO switch engines will continue to operate on Channel 59
making contact with the Hot Seat Yardmaster when moving from one location to another
within the yard.
Additional Radio Channels in Use:
AAR 83/83 Utility Channel
AAR 59/59 RCO Channel
AAR 11/11 Industry Switcher/10th Street
AAR 46/46 19th Street Yard
AAR 60/60 KCT Ops
AAR 10/10 KCS Ops
AAR 18/18 NS Ops
8. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.11, the following instructions will apply for RCO Switching
Movements within Murray Yard - North Kansas City, MO:
* Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons do not need any cars with the air lined and cut
in.
* Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater must have 5 cars with the air lined and cut
in.
* Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater must have 10 cars with the air lined and
cut in.
These additions do not apply to the Hump Engine.
9. YARD ENGINEERS AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATORS - FUEL/WATER
LEVELS
Yard Engineers and Remote Control Operators are required to check fuel/water levels
daily at the beginning of shift and report readings to appropriate supervisors.
10. FT. SCOTT SUBDIVISION
All Northbound trains being held or stopped at Bravo must stop short of Whistle board
at MP 6.2 whether to change crews or being relieved until proceed indication or verbal
authority from control operator is received.
11. CREWS ON DUTY (ROAD/YARD)
All crews going on duty at Murray Yard are expected to conduct Job Safety Briefings
which include but are not limited to: new circulars, review General Track Bulletins, Train
Profiles, Clearances. Crew MUST be prepared to depart the on duty location within
fifteen (15) minutes of on-duty time.
If for any reason or reasons a crew is not able to comply with these instructions, notify
the following Officers immediately stating why the crew cannot proceed to their train.
The contacted Officer will take corrective action when deemed appropriate.
Crews going on duty at Murray Yard or Argentine Yard for trains at Murray will
contact the Hot Seat Yardmaster at 472-2247 for train disposition prior to boarding. DO
NOT ABUSE THE USE OF THE HOT SEAT YARDMASTER'S TELEPHONE
NUMBER. Telephone calls to check train status or available yard tracks are non-
productive and will not be permitted. General Track Bulletins, Train Profiles, Clearances
etc., are to be obtained from Dispatchers, NOT Yardmasters. If a crew is in need of a
wheel report they can generate their own wheel by selecting #8 Yard Inquiries, then #9
Work Order Print, then #1, input train symbol and select enter. On next screen identify
the printer to print wheel to and press enter to generate report.
Crews going on duty at Murray Yard for a train at Argentine Yard MUST contact the
outside Trainmaster at 551-4496. If unavailable, call the Terminal Manager at 551-
4404.These crews must also contact the Lead Driver at 8-551-2833 within 5" of their on
duty time to ensure a van has been sent to Murray to get them. They will record the van
ID in their trip reports. If they have not departed Murray within 30" of the on duty time,
crew will contact the Trainmaster Planner at 8-551-4732. If unable to contact the
Planner, contact the Terminal Manager at 8-551-4404 or 8-551-3946.
* * * EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY * * *
All transfer crews delivering trains to Argentine will report to Murray Bowl
Yardmaster for instructions immediately arriving Argentine. Any coordination of work
by a Murray assigned transfer at Argentine yard will be communicated through the
Murray Bowl Yardmaster and when contacted the yardmaster will inform the transfer job
which company officer to report to at Argentine for further instructions.
All yard crews at Murray and 19th Street are hereby instructed to contact the Bowl
Yardmaster prior to on duty time reaching 9 hours to advise work left and estimated tie
up time.
All yard cews at Murray and 19th Street are hereby instructed to contact the Bowl or
Hump Yardmaster with adequate time in advance regarding handling their meal period
without incurring penalty.
12. FUEL ON "G" "X" SYMBOL TRAINS (St. Joseph Crews)
St. Joseph, MO Crews called for grain trains departing St. Joseph destined for Kansas
City, MO. MUST report fuel readings to the Yardmaster in Kansas City, MO. if readings
are (or will be) below 3000 gallons arriving Kansas City, MO.
13. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DEFECTS
All trains arriving North Kansas City's Murray Terminal must adhere to the following:
Any FRA defects on the lead locomotive or locomotives in the consist that will
require replacement or service at Murray must be reported as soon as possible to the
Murray Bowl Tower, but no later than the following locations:
Ft. Scott Subdivision - 30th St. - MP 2.2
St. Joseph Subdivision - Leavenworth - MP 23.9
Brookfield Subdivision - Birmingham - MP 216.2
14. SETTING OUT BAD ORDER CARS
All originating trains departing North Kansas City Terminal MUST contact the
yardmaster to ascertain any bad orders to be set out of their outbound train prior to
departing.
15. HANDBRAKES - MURRAY YARD
Unless otherwise instructed, all trains left unattended with locomotives attached in
Murray Yard must have hand brakes applied on all locomotives plus three (3) hand
brakes applied on cars. All tracks in Murray Yard containing cars without locomotives
attached will have three (3) handbrakes applied.
16. SECURING UNITS IN THE DSF - MURRAY YARD
The following practice will be used when tying down units in the DSF - Murray yard:
* One (1) hand brake will be tied on the controlling unit. (Exception: if the DSF
personnel are physically on the unit Crew can be relieved of this duty.)
* When leaving the DSF all units must be handled complying with Air Brake and
Train Handling Rules 102.12 (d) (when handling one or more locomotive consist. Units
must be MU'ED or Train Lined.)
17. HOSTLER/PILOT LOG REPORTS AND DP CHECK LIST
Until further notice, all Pilot Jobs will be required to complete the Hostler Log
Report. This report MUST be turned into the "Hostler/Pilot" log box located in the
Switchman's Computer room each day, prior to end of your shift. Blank copies of this
report are available through the Trainmaster
18. CHECKING OUT/IN VEHICLES AT MURRAY YARD
Effective immediately, the following process for checking out and returning yard
vehicles will apply to all employees driving any yard vehicles within the Murray
Terminal Complex.
Before driving the vehicle, the driver MUST complete vehicle inspection form and
make note of any exceptions including damage to the vehicle. All drivers will be held
responsible for returning vehicles in the same condition as when they were in when
checked out.
Crew Haulers must fax completed vehicle inspection form/ driver log to (816) 472-
2491.
Utility vehicle specific forms are in place for inspection of Kubota's. NOTE: checking
of oil requires job safety briefing with trainmaster. Tying back the doors is prohibited
account increased damage to hinges and risk of door breakage.
19. DRIVING VEHICLES BETWEEN TRACKS
In an effort to prevent any headlight meets while driving between Yard tracks, the
following will apply:
Any employee that is going to drive between any yard tracks within Murray Yard
MUST transmit road channel 66 the following information:
1. Track number that is being driven along the side of.
2. Side of track that is being driven (i.e., East or West). For this purpose, use the
airport side of the yard as the West side.
3. Craft of service (i.e., Crew Haller, Car Dept., Utility Man).
EXAMPLE: "Crew Hauler northbound, West side of Departure One, out".
20. PARKING LOT, NORTH KANSAS CITY TERMINAL
Parking spaces up against Building #4, north of the tower, are designated as company
vehicle, office personnel, and short term (less than 2 hour) parking only. Other parking is
on a first come, first serve basis and any vehicles that will not move within 48 hours are
to use the overflow parking located on the south end of the yard off of 12th Street. It is
not permissible to park any vehicles along the railroad tracks in the Terminal parking lot.
Any vehicles that are in violation may be towed at the owner's expense.
Motorcycle parking is not allowed in walkway areas underneath overhangs.
21. PERSONAL VEHICLES
Personal vehicles will not be used for company business at North Kansas City. When
arriving at designated on duty point, any transportation required to get to and from a work
site is provided by the company.
22. FAMILIARIZATION TRIPS - ARGENTINE/MURRAY YARDS
All train service employees exercising seniority into Argentine or Murray Yards
without previous familiarization or familiarity within the yards must complete a
minimum of six (6) familiarization trips when bumping into yard service. Before
assuming the conditions of assignments, employees are required to meet with the
transportation officer responsible for the area. Any consideration for reducing the
number of familiarization trips will be decided at that meeting. Employees will be
compensated for this meeting which will include a review of personal records, review of
division policies and circulars and a completion of a territory specific quiz.
For Argentine Yard contact Don Mai at 551-4276 and for Murray Yard contact Jim
Tylick at 472-2410.
Any deviation from these requirements will be at the discretion of the transportation
officer responsible for the area which the employee is exercising seniority. Unless
otherwise provided, there are no Agreements in place that require payment for
familiarization trips for ground service employees.
23. LAYOFF APPROVAL
Any employee with an on duty reporting location at North Kansas City Terminal who
has requested an advanced layoff request that is more than 36 hours out and has been
denied either through TSS or the VRU, and would like to have the request reconsidered,
must comply with the following process:
Call Murray Yard Trainmaster at 816-472-2302.
Employees denied an immediate lay off must also call the Murray Yard Trainmaster.
24. LAYING OFF FAMILY EMERGENCY (FEM)
In reference to System General Notice for all subdivisions concerning responsibility and
use of FEM Code:
Once granted authorization for layoff Code "FEM", employees MUST contact
Terminal Manager at 472-2410 within the next 24 hours to provide reason for mark off
under FEM Code.
25. CREW SYSTEM INFORMATION
Automation of the daily mark bid system in the Kansas City Yard has eliminated the
need to fax written requests to Crew Support when laying in for holidays. Designated
holidays in CSC will no longer utilize paper lay in request to mark the board.
If you desire to lay in on a designated holiday, please place a "daily" bid into the
system listing the laid in positions as top priorities for mark. The jobs will be marked in
seniority order thus lay in requests honored in seniority order.
26. EMPLOYEES REQUESTING TO BE HELD OVER
All TYE employees at Kansas City (Argentine and Murray Yards) requesting to be
held over must comply with the following instructions and process:
Employees requesting to be held over to work at either of these two yards MUST call
EXT 551-4708 by 1000, 1800 and 0200 in order to be considered to work the following
shift.
* You must give your Name, Employee Number, job currently working, On-Duty time,
seniority date and BN or SF prior rights.
* Please speak clearly and slowly.
* DO NOT call Crew Tech with this information or request for hold over work. Crew
Tech WILL NOT take the request.
* The Trainmaster at your work location will notify those individuals that are being held
over and where they will be used.
* Employees that are being held over are expected to protect the jobs they are placed on.
* Special circumstances will be handled by Assistant Superintendent.
27. CLAIMING DIFFERENCE IN EARNING WHEN MOVED FROM
CONVENTIONAL HELPER ASSIGNMENT TO A REMOTE VACANCY.
Kansas City Yard Employees that are moved from regular assigned conventional
helper to fill remote vacancies will be compensated any difference in earnings between
regular assignment and remote assignment worked.
Please utilize CA code 76 and provide the following information in order to facilitate
timely payment:
* Date of outbound
* Station Number
* Train ID worked (the position employee actually worked-remote)
* Train ID reg. outbound (regular assignment, either assigned -BB or marked to DM).
* The name of employee that protected the regular assignment
28. KCS NOTIFICATION AT MURRAY YARD AND AS&B BRIDGE
Any crew delivering to the KCS must contact Knoche Tower on Channel 10, on two
separate occasions to announce their presence and intent to deliver. First notification will
be made when they begin to pull out of a Murray yard track starting movement toward
the diamond, and the second notification will be made when they enter the AS&B
Bridge. These notifications will provide the KCS tower proper time to make
arrangements for yard crews to be clear of the area and help prevent crossings from being
blocked between the AS&B Bridge and Knoche Yard. If at any time either transmission
fails, contact Murray bowl tower to relay information via phone to provide the proper
notification.
29. MURRAY YARD SOUTH REPEATER
The Murray Yard South (MYD S) repeater is now in service to aid switching
operations on the south end of Murray Yard. Radio coverage for this repeater extends
across the Hannibal Bridge and into the Gooseneck area. A switchman using a pakset
radio will be able to use the repeater to talk on Channel 66 to a locomotive or base radio
if their pakset has been programmed with the new channel.
Pakset radios must be reporgrammed to utilize the new repeater channel. Radios can
be taken to the KC-Murray Radio Shop or to the KC-Argentine Radio Shop for
reprogramming. KC-Murray Shop hours are 0700-1500, Monday - Friday.
30. Bedford Industrial Complex
Effective 5/6/07 Bedford Industrial Complex will be operated by the KAW River
Railroad and all tracks within the Bedford Industrial Complex are other than main tracks,
and GCOR Rule 6.28 applies to all movements. While operating within the Bedford
Industrial Complex all radio communications will be made on channel 56 – 56 unless
communicating with the KAW RR use channel 80 - 80. The beginning of the KAW
River Bedford Industrial Complex will be identified by the in track derail on the west end
of track 1606 just off the Haywire lead. This derail will be locked in the derailing
position at all times, when not in use, with a BNSF lock.
31. LIGHTENING PROTECTION GUIDELINES
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows: For every 5 seconds from the time of
seeing the lightning flash to hearing the associated thunder, the lightning is one mile
away.
32. EXTRA BOARD ENGINEERS CALLED FOR PILOT JOBS - QUALIFICATION
Extra Board Kansas City Yard Engineers called for pilot jobs need to reject the call if
automated or ask the caller where the pilot is going, to determine if they are qualified at
that time. If not qualified, employees are required to let the caller know they are not
qualified for the pilot job.If uncertain of the pilot moves to be made, contact the MTC at
913-551-2117.
33. HERDER / PILOT POSITIONS - EF CLASS CODE REQUIRED
Employees wishing to step up to Occupation 15 Positions (Herder / Pilot) will need to
have the EF class code. Access the Admin Group via the VRU and they can add this
code to your name. If you are on the No Call list and have this code, it will not consider
you.
34. MF CLAIMS FOR LENEXA ROAD SWITCHERS / LOCALS
When submitting an MF code while assigned to the R NEB4701, L NEB6921 and R
NEB6911, crews must request a reasonable meal period from the dispatcher in sufficient
time before the sixth hour and tenth hour. The MF claim must contain the
dispatchers/supervisors initials or name, time of the request, and time the meal period
was declined.
35. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL
The Kansas City Terminal is defined as all tracks designated in The Greater Kansas
City area Operating and Special Instructions.
36. HEAD END DEVICE TEST STATION
Test station for head end devices has been set up at the North Kansas City Radio
Shop. This station simulates signals transmitted from a rear of train device and is
operational 24 hours per day. Test procedure is as follows:
Test Number: Dial 90000
Check: All Segments lit, Brake pipe pressure is 125 pounds
37. CROSS OVER SWITCHES
In Murray Terminal, cross over switches that come under the requirements of GCOR
8.12 and require the provisions of GCOR 8.12 are marked with "XO" on the switch
targets.
The provision of GCOR 8.2 requiring a switch to be lined for the movement prior to
the movement fouling the adjacent track applies to all switches in the terminal.
38. ETD HANDLING
Unless otherwise instructed, inbound L NEB6911, R NEB456, Y KCM191, Y
KCM142 AND Y KCM344 must remove their ETD upon arrival at Murray and place it
in the ETD Stand outside the Bowl Tower.
39. SIX AXLE RESTRICTION
6 Axle locomotives are restricted from operating from Departure 5 to the 4 Pocket
Track in both directions account switch curvature. This restriction only applies to this
route combination.
August 12, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1029
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES- MURRAY YARD EFFECTIVE MONDAY
AUGUST 15, 2011
SUBDIVISION: ST JOSEPH, MURRAY YARD
THE FOLLOWING YARD JOB ASSIGNMENTS ARE RE-ESTABLISHED
MONDAY AUGUST 15, 2011
Y KCM2471 - General Switch O/D 1530 MURRAY BOWL TOWER
Y KCM536P Late Pilot/Hostler O/D 2330 MURRAY BOWL TOWER
August 10, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1026
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 1022, 1014, 1008 and 947
August 10, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1024
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~FAMILIARIZATION TRIPS - Nebraska Division
CHANGE: Requirements
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 991 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
REVISION to: Hobson Yard - Lincoln familiarization requirements
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Effective immediately, the following familiarization trip requirements are in effect:
All train service employees exercising seniority to the Nebraska Division from another
division are required to contact the Superintendent responsible for that territory.
Intra-divisional seniority moves may also require compliance with instructions contained
within this notice. Contact the operating officers identified below to determine if
familiarization trips are required. (Example: Creston employee exercising seniority to
Lincoln may be required to make familiarization trips.)
Division Officer Contacts:
Murray Yard - Kansas City
Nicole James Terminal Superintendent 816-472-2200
Jim Tylick Terminal Manager 816-472-2410
Hobson Yard - Lincoln
Max Brown Trainmaster/Road Foreman 402-405-3572
Chris Engel Asst. Terminal Superintendent 402-458-4308
Superintendent Operations West
(Hastings, Ravenna, St. Joe, Napier Subdivisions)
Rich Duncan Superintendent Operations 402-458-7634
Superintendent East
(Creston, Ottumwa, Des Moines, Sioux City Subdivisions)
Stan Lehman Superintendent Operations 402-458-7565
Gibson Yard (Gibson Yard, Bayard, Council Bluffs Subdivisions)
Dan Munson Terminal Manager 402-422-5222
Stan Lehman Superintendent Operations 402-458-7565
Train service employees exercising seniority to the Nebraska Division from another
division must become familiar with the physical characteristics of subdivisions and
terminals, methods of operation, Division General Orders, Division General Notices, and
policies. Employees are required to meet with Superintendent or his designee responsible
for the subdivision or terminal in which they will work. The purpose of the meeting is to
review the number of required familiarization trips for each subdivision or terminal, to
establish a time line for completing familiarization trips, to review employee personal
record, to review division policies, procedures and division circulars.
When making familiarization trips, Trainmen are not allowed to perform any type of
service. These trips are for learning the territory and observation only. Deadheading is
not considered a familiarization trip. If an employee is called to deadhead at the away-
from-home terminal, the employee will wait for the next available working trip home.
Lodging will be provided at the away-from-home terminal for trainmen making
familiarization trips. Trainmen making familiarization trips are required to obtain proper
rest between trips.
After exercising seniority, employees will be marked to the familiarization board. After
completing the required number of familiarization trips, the employee will contact the
respective Superintendent. The employee will be required to validate completion of all
required familiarization trips, and the Superintendent will release the employee from the
familiarization board by contacting crew management. On the former BN territory, there
are no UTU agreements that provide compensation for familiarization trips.
The following number of familiarization trips must be completed before being released
from the familiarization board.
Murray Yard, Kansas City, Terminal familiarization requirements:
5 Yard Starts
2 Utility Position Starts
1 Hostler Start
1 KCS Coal or transfer delivery to Knoche Yard
1 Inter-yard transfer to KCK via KCT RR
In addition, if you are RCO qualified and desire to work an RCO assignment or RCO
extra board, you are required to work 2 RCO starts for equipment familiarization and
must be released or certified by RCO trainer.
Hobson Yard - Lincoln familiarization requirements:
Non RCO Qualified (10 Starts)
1 Y-HAV257
1 Y-HAV350
1 Hostler/Pilot
4 Utility Employee
1 Industry Switch Engine (Y-LIN101, YLIN201, YLIN206, YLIN306)
RCO Qualified (10 Starts)
1 Industry switch engine (Y-LIN101 and Y-LIN201)
4 Utility Employee
3 RCO trim job
4 RCO Hump job(Including becoming qualified on the computer) once Hump
familiarization is completed and employee has had a briefing with a company officer,
hump code of HF (Hump Foreman) will be added in the computer to show that employee
is Hump qualified.
Employee must contact Terminal Road Foreman Max Brown (402) 405-3572 and be
governed by his instructions. They must also complete required familiarization forms
from RFE Brown.
Employees who are only qualified on the GE OCU boxes must contact one of the
following R.F.E. in order to conduct a check ride on the Canac OCU box:
Max Brown 402-405-3572
Mike Klatt 402-499-5445
Superintendent Operations West (Hastings, Ravenna, St. Joe, Napier Subdivisions)
MCCONE/MCCOWE
To hold a pool position requires two (2) round trips in the pool to be held:
* McCook to Denver
* McCook to Sterling
* McCook to Lincoln
Extra boards 10/20 require familiarization on all below:
* McCook to Denver - two (2) round trips
* McCook to Sterling - two (2) round trips
* McCook to Lincoln - two (2) round trips
* L-NEB6021/L-NEB6031 - one (1) round trip
* L-COL6131/L-COL6141 - one (1) round trip
* Qualified in Lincoln Yard
To hold a yard position
* Two (2) Yard Starts
Hastings, NE
To hold a trainman position in Hastings requires familiarization on all below:
* Y-HAS1611 - one (1) trip
* Y-HAS2611 - one (1) trip
* R-NEB4311 (Aurora) - two (2) trips
* L-NEB604/L-NEB605 - one (1) round trip
St. Joseph, MO
To hold a trainman position in St. Joe requires familiarization on all below:
* R-NEB4521 - one (1) trip
* L-NEB8531 - one (1) trip
* L-NEB8532 - one (1) trip
* Two (2) yard starts
Kansas City, MO (Road Service)
To hold a pool position requires two (2) round trips in the pool to be held:
* Kansas City to Lincoln
* Kansas City to Omaha
Extra board or low pool requires familiarization on all below:
* Kansas City to Lincoln - two (2) round trips
* Kansas City to Omaha - two (2) round trips
Lincoln
To hold a pool position requires two (2) round trips in pool to be held:
* Lincoln to McCook
* Lincoln to Ravenna
* Lincoln to Sioux City
* Lincoln to Creston
* Lincoln to Kansas City
Extra boards 10/20 or low pools require familiarization on all below:
* Lincoln to Ravenna - one (1) round trip
* Lincoln to Sioux City - two (2) round trips, only one (1) trip is required if you have
worked in TWC territory before.
* Lincoln to Creston - one (1) round trip
* Lincoln to Kansas City - one (1) round trip
* If you are called to go in a direction in which you have not familiarized, notify the
crew office when you take the call.
Superintendent East (Creston, Ottumwa, Des Moines, Sioux City
Subdivisions, Gibson Yard - Omaha, Bayard, Council Bluffs Subdivisions)
Omaha
Extra Board 10 requires familiarization on all below:
* 2 yard starts
* 1 round trip Bayard Sub (L-NEB608-609)
* 1 round trip Council Bluffs (R-NEB410 or R-NEB412)
Creston Subdivision
Creston Road ID pool board 100 Creston to Lincoln or Creston X board 10:
* 1 Round Trip ID Pool Creston to Lincoln
* 1 Round Trip on L-NEB617 & L-NEB618
* 1 Round Trip on L-NEB815 & L-NEB816, OR
1 Yard Start (L-NEB817 or Y-CRI101)
Ottumwa Subdivision
Galesburg Road ID pool board 100 Galesburg to Creston:
* 2 round trips Galesburg to Creston in the ID Pool
* 1 trip into or out of the ISU Coal Facility on either a CLO or a CLC loaded or empty
coal train
Galesburg Extra Board 13 or 24 covering any of the following:
Burlington
* 2 round trips Galesburg to Creston in the ID pool
* 1 trip with the Road Switcher R-NEB468 at Burlington and ensure review of the
instructions for the Iowa Army Facility in the timetable.
* 2 yard starts - Y BUR128 at Burlington to include Dayman and Ethanol plant also to
spot or pull the Kemper Coal Facility - review story book for Kemper as possible close
clearances and dumper requirements.
* 1 round trip on GALBUR
Burlington West
* 2 complete trips to Cargill on L-NEB663 with return on L-NEB664. (Must be
Renegade qualified and VTR registered.)
Burlington to Des Moines
* 2 round trips Burlington to Des Moines on the W-WQMDMO and return on the M-
DMOWQM
July 22, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1020
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LINCOLN TERMINAL YARD CREW SAFETY BRIEFINGS
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
Effective July 25, 2011 there will be a mandatory safety briefing for each yard employee
at the beginning of their shift.
On 1st shift, if your job is on duty at 0655 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 0655.
On 1st shift, if your job is on duty after 0655, the briefing will occur at 0755.
On 2nd shift, if your job is on duty at 1455 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 1455.
On 2nd shift, if your job is on duty after 1455, the briefing will occur at 1555.
On 3rd shift, if your job is on duty at 2255 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 2255.
On 3rd shift, if your job is on duty after 2255, the briefing will occur at 2355.
Also, the hump crews will come on duty at the terminal building in order to participate in
the briefing.
The briefings will take place in the conference room or other designated space.
July 21, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1019
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LINCOLN TERMINAL SWITCH JOB ON-DUTY TIMES
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
Effective July 25, 2011 the following jobs will have different on duty times to help us
have more efficient safety briefings.
LIN1022, LIN2022, AND LIN3022 will come on duty at the terminal building and go to
the crest after the safety briefing.
LIN711U 0652 LIN721U 1452 LIN3061 2249
LIN1032 0654 LIN2011 1453 LIN731U 2252
LIN1022 0655 LIN2032 1454 LIN3012 2253
LIN715U 0752 LIN202 1455 LIN3032 2254
LIN717U 0753 LIN725U 1552 LIN3022 2255
LIN1042 0754 LIN727U 1553 LIN735U 2352
LIN1052 0755 LIN2042 1554 LIN737U 2353
LIN2061 1449 LIN2052 1555 LIN3042 2354
LIN3052 2355
July 20, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1018
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Nebraska Division - Temporary Transfer Information
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 998 and No. 1017 are CANCELLED and re-
issued as follows:
Revision - James Sowards phone number changed to 303-480-6217
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Nebraska Division TY&E employees from the Lincoln, Omaha and Kansas City, MO
zones can apply for temporary positions at the following locations:
* Sterling, CO
* Denver, CO
* La Junta, CO
* Trinidad, CO
* Newton, KS
* Amarillo, TX
* Centralia, IL
* Beardstown, IL
In the event flooding on the Nebraska Division requires implementation of the
Temporary Transfer plan, the following information is provided to assist employees
transferring to these locations:
COLORADO DIVISION LOCATIONS
STERLING, CO
Officer Contacts:
Trainmaster
John Hartwig
970-526-2221
Road Foreman of Engines
James Sowards
303-480-6217
Lodging Facility
Ramada Inn
I 76 and East Hwy 6
Sterling, CO 80751
(970) 522-2625
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DENVER, CO
Officer Contacts:
Trainmaster
On Duty Terminal Trainmaster
303-480-6457
Terminal Manager
303-480-7978
303-480-6447
Road Foreman of Engines
James Sowards
303-480-6217
Senior Trainmaster / Road Foreman of Engines
Sean Hill
303-480-6265
Lodging Facility:
Red Lion
4040 Quebec St
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 321-6666
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LA JUNTA, CO
Officer Contacts:
Trainmaster
Scott Morcom
719-384-3702
Road Foreman of Engines
Blaine Roeder
719-845-4122
Lodging Facility:
Hampton Inn
27800 US Highway 50
La Junta, CO 81050
(719) 384-4444
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TRINIDAD, CO
Officer Contacts:
Trainmaster
Zack Baker
719-845-4121
Road Foreman of Engines
Blaine Roeder
719-845-4122
Lodging Facility:
La Quinta Inn
2833 Toupal Drive
Trinidad, CO 81082
(719) 845-0102
Familiarization Trip Information:
The Colorado Division will have familiarization packets available that will outline the
number of trips required for familiarization. The familiarization packets will be provided
by the Trainmaster and/or Road Foreman of Engines.
Familiarization Trip Information - Colorado Division Employees operating on the Kansas
Division via the La Junta Subdivision:
Conductors will be required to make 1 round trip.
Engineer will be required to make 1 familiarization trip, and 1 with a pilot.
Contacts for location and familiarization:
Jim Jaeb, Trainmaster 620-253-7046
Adam Simon, Trainmaster 620-705-1136
Kevin Gresham, RFE 316-284-3222
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SPRINGFIELD DIVISION LOCATIONS
BEARDSTOWN - CENTRAILIA, IL
Officer Contacts:
Trainmaster
Justin Gee
217-294-5621
Road Foreman of Engines
Shawn Alexander
618-292-6459
Lodging Facilities:
Super 8
9918 Grand Avenue
Beardstown, IL 62618
(217) 323-5858
Americas Best Value Inn
200 East Noleman Street
Centrailia, IL 62801-3245
(618) 533-1300
Familiarization Trip Information:
The Springfield Division will provide information packets that outline the number of
trips required for familiarization. The information packets will be provided by the
Trainmaster and/or Road Foreman of Engines.
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KANSAS DIVISION
AMARILLO, TX
Officer Contacts:
Terminal Superintendent
Jason McBride
806-379-3377
Terminal Manager
Jason Kugler
806-379-3394
Lodging Facility:
Holiday Inn
1911 I-40 East
Amarillo, TX
(806) 372-8741
Familiarization Trip Information:
Coal Loop Run - Amarillo to Trinidad (north), La Junta to Amarillo
(south)
Board 21 Amarillo to Wellington
Board 41 Amarillo to Clovis
Board 61 Amarillo to Wellington
Board 81 Amarillo to Lubbock
Conductors will be required to make 1 round trip.
Engineer will be required to make 1 familiarization trip, and 2 with a pilot.
*** Amarillo will not provide any qualifications in the Yard, Local or Road Switch
service at this time; will call pilot if needed or Trainmaster will assist ***
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NEWTON, KS
Officer Contacts:
Sr. Trainmaster
Jonathon Taylor
316-284-3232
Trainmaster
Jim Antonowich
316-284-3434
Road Foreman of Engines
Kevin Gresham
316-284-3222
Lodging Facility:
Days Inn
105 Manchester / I-135
Newton, KS 67114-US
(316) 283-3330
Familiarization Trip Information:
Board 26, 27, 28 Extra Boards - 1 trip
Newton to Arkansas City
Wellington to Arkansas City
Newton to Superior
Newton to Dodge City
*** Newton will not provide any qualifications in the Yard, Local or Road Switch
service at this time; will call pilot if needed or Trainmaster will assist ***
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COMPENSATION INFORMATION - All Locations:
Compensation information associated with Temporary Transfers is outlined in Crew
Management Notices G919 (Engineers) and G920 (Trainmen).
The following information is provided for Timeslip purposes:
Reporting Bonus Division Crew manager will handle – No employee actions
required.
Mileage Reimbursement Employees submit 1B - Code MR - Division Crew Manager
approves.
Familiarization Trips Employees submit 1B - Code TE - Division Crew Manager
approves.
Per Diem Payments Employees submit 1B - Code PE - Division Crew Manager
approves.
July 20, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1016
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TYE Crews relocating for flood relief duty
SUBDIVISION: ALL
Employees relocating for flood relief who are currently enrolled in instructor led training
(ILT) must contact the Technical Training Center within 48 hours of the new assignment
at 913-319-3990 to reschedule their date. Leave a message clearly stating: name,
employee ID, date and location of original ILT training, current flood relief duty location,
and phone number.
For employees due recertification all attempts will be made to reschedule in another
instructor led class. If instructor led classes are unavailable employees will be assigned
Web Based Training (WBT) prior to expiration date.
For employees not due recertification all attempts will be made to reschedule in another
instructor led class. If instructor led classes are unavailable employees will be assigned
Web Based Training (WBT).
July 15, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1013
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~MANDATORY SAFETY BRIEFINGS
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
Effective July 25, 2011 there will be a mandatory safety briefing for each yard employee
at the beginning of their shift.
On 1st shift, if your job is on duty at 0655 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 0655.
On 1st shift, if your job is on duty after 0655, the briefing will occur at 0755.
On 2nd shift, if your job is on duty at 1455 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 1455.
On 2nd shift, if your job is on duty after 1455, the briefing will occur at 1555.
On 3rd shift, if your job is on duty at 2255 or earlier, the briefing will occur at 2255.
On 3rd shift, if your job is on duty after 2255, the briefing will occur at 2355.
Also, the hump crews will come on duty at the terminal building in order to participate in
the briefing.
The briefings will take place in the conference room or other designated space.
July 13, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1009
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Des Moines Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Des Moines Subdivision
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Subject - Short Turn Service Crews-Tie-up online
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1. All crews called out of Galesburg for short turn around service between Galesburg and
Creston and Galesburg and Des Moines may be tied up on line for rest as instructed.
June 24, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1003
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
ADDITION: Item 6 Hostler Instructions
ADDITION: Item 7 Line 6 Hump/Trim Instructions
DELETION: Item 7 First paragraph under Item 12
ADDITION: Item 34 Preferred Crew Change Locations on the Creston Sub - Sentence
Added
ADDITION: New Item 35 Knuckle Replacement in the Yard
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 961 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. Utility Switchman Vehicle Usage and Inspection Report
2. Crossover Switches
3. RCO OCU Instructions
4. 30-30-30 Expectations
5. Instructions for Outbound Crews
6. Lincoln Terminal Outside Hostler and Pilot
7. Humping/Trim Instructions
8. Setting Out Bad Orders
9. 45 Degree Hand-Throw Switches
10. Protection for Shoving Movements
11. RCO Switching Movements
12. No Meal period Taken
13. Securing / Blue Flagging Inbound Train
14. End of Train Device - Handling Instructions
15. Portable Radio - Emergency Notification
16. Removing DP Locomotives and End of Train Device from Trains
17. Less than 1 Year Combined Seniority
18. Light Engine Moves
19. Vehicle Travel
20. Lightning Protection Guidelines
21. Switchman Instructions
22. Bowl Skate
23. Going In-Between
24. TYE Employees at the Mechanical Facility
25. Transportation Van Service
26. Yard air in the arrival yard - tracks 721-724
27. Yardmaster Instructions
28. Carling Operator Instructions
29. Industry Instructions
30. Track 732 RCO Zone Definition
31. Away From Home Terminal Crews Tie Up Instructions
32. Authorized Radio Channels At Lincoln
33. Reporting Locomotive Cab Defects
34. Preferred crew change location on the Creston Sub
35. Knuckly Replacement in the Yard
1. UTILITY SWITCHMAN VEHICLE USAGE AND INSPECTION REPORT:
Switchmen assigned to utility assignments are required to perform the following
activities relating to the vehicle they operate:
a. Report to Lincoln Tower Trainmaster's desk at on-duty time to sign out the vehicle,
keys, and credit card. Sign the vehicle, keys, and credit card back in at the end of shift
with the Tower Trainmaster.
b. Conduct inspection of the vehicle at the beginning of the tour of duty using the
"Utility Inspection Report".
Report any vehicle issues to the trainmaster.
2. CROSSOVER SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Terminal, crossover switches that come under the requirements of GCOR
Rule 8.12 and require the provisions of Rule 8.12 are marked with "XO" on the switch
targets.
3. REPORTING FOR DUTY AT LINCOLN TERMINAL (Switch crews, Engineers, on-
duty time for a safety briefing.
Hump and Havelock switch crews - contact the Trainmaster by telephone at 402-430-
9023.
Employees must contact the appropriate Yardmaster within 5 minutes of their on-duty
time, or 5 minutes after their safety briefing with an Operations Officer.
RCO batteries and OCU's are located in the switchman's room. RCO Foreman will
sign OCU's and batteries out in the logbook for their job at the beginning of their
assigned shift. At the end of the shift, the RCO Foreman will return and sign OCU boxes
and batteries back into the tower and document in the log book the appropriate OCU
numbers and battery numbers that were utilized by their crew members. When possible
please use the OCU box that corresponds to the job that you are working.
4. 30-30-30 EXPECTATIONS:
a) First Move - 30 Minutes or Less
Subject only to local supervision job safety briefing, from on-duty time to first wheel
move will be 30 minutes or less.
b) Lunch Period - 30 Minutes
This includes time from wheel stop to wheel start.
c) Last move to Tie Up - 30 Minutes or Less
Crews are required to tie up no more than 30 minutes before their job is scheduled to
go off duty for an 8-hour shift. This is the "appropriate time".
d) These times are the responsibility of the crew for accurate reporting on the tie-up
screen.
e) When reporting times do not use "XX:XX", always use numbers.
5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUTBOUND CREWS:
* At the on-duty time, a crew member must contact the Communication Yardmaster to
ascertain the assignment, status and location of crew's train and/or power to make
arrangements for transportation.
* Once the assignment is established, begin securing appropriate paperwork for duty
assignment.
* If paperwork is not available, immediately notify the Communication Yardmaster
for assistance in securing paperwork.
* Crews will be expected to have their paperwork obtained and reviewed, stretch
exercises, perform initial Safety / Job Briefing and be ready for transport to their train
within fifteen (15) minutes from the on-duty time.
* If a transport van is not available within five (5) minutes from when the Crew is
ready to depart, a crew member must notify the Communication Yardmaster for
transportation.
* Immediately upon boarding, crew is to contact Control Yardmaster as to the status
of their train. (Examples: Blue Flag Protection/Fueling Activities/Power Servicing Issues,
etc.)
6. LINCOLN TERMINAL OUTSIDE HOSTLER AND PILOT:
Effective immediately, all Outside Hostler and Pilot teams will be responsible for
reporting daily activity on the prescribed form, "Hostler Power Move Sheet". Complete
the form in its entirety and use Military Time where required. At the end of the shift,
FAX a completed activity report to: 458-5450 (Command Center). Only one sheet per
Team is necessary. The communication Yardmaster will have blank forms and clipboards
available.
The assignment responsibility is for both the Hostler and Pilot.
If there are questions concerning these instructions, contact a Lincoln Terminal
Trainmaster.
Hostlers and pilots must test their horns when departing from freight pit at the east and
west derails. "Test Horn" signs are located by the derails.
Before a hostler and pilot return to the yard office from the freight pit they must
contact the control yardmaster to ascertain if there are any more power moves that need
to be done from the house.
7. HUMPING/TRIM INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All hump crews must hump in Automatic, unless there is an imminent safety
concern.
2. No more then one (1) load is permitted to be cut off in motion at one time when
humping cars.
Do not hump more than 4 single loads into the same track. If there are 5 or more
loads going to the same track, cut the cars off in a block east of the Crest.
3. Retractable Douty Retarders must be in the "Up" position at all times when loaded
cars are being humped, except when conditions prevent cars from rolling into Bowl as
intended i.e., high winds and extreme cold temperature).
4. Hump crews must fill out the "Protection Provided Workmen in the Lincoln Hump
Yard" form each shift and place the completed form in the timeslip box at the end of
shift.
5. Whenever the hump crew blocks out a track to protect a switch crew in the bowl,
they need to check to verify that there are no cars foul of the west end of the track. If a
car is within 1 car length of the fouling point, the hump crew needs to the switch crew
that the west car is close to the fouling point.
6. Trim crews, along with current duties must know that whenever a switch crew is
working in a bowl track and potentially could make a movement that would foul the west
end of the bowl track, they need to notify the hump crew so that the hump crew can
protect the track. Whenever a hump crew is working in a bowl track and potentially
could make movement that would foul the east end, they need to notify the switch crew
of the movement. This is so hump and switch crews are aware of the risks involved with
cars fouling both ends of the bowl.
When a switch crew blocks out a track and the west end of the track is within 50 feet
of the fouling point, the hump crew must notify the switch crew of the close clearance.
7. Hump crews are allowed to protect shoves in the bowl with the hump crest cameras.
Whenever a hump crew is shoving a bowl track, they must verify that there will not be
any movement over the east switch connected to the hump lead before initiating the
shove.
8. At the end of each shift, Hump Crews will block all Bowl Tracks and forward
control to the Hump Yardmaster where notation must be made on proper form until
control is released to the next shift.
9. All IH loads will be shoved to a joint in the bowl. Ensure that they are not foul of
any track when you cut away.
10. Crew must verify that empty IH cars are clear of the fouling point before allowing
any more cars to progress down the same lead.
11. Before initiating movement from any of the Receiving Tracks, Eastward to the
Hump Crest, the RCO Operator in control of the movement must notify the Hump
Foreman in order to provide protection on the West End of the Receiving Yard via the
camera at the West End (Cushman). The Hump Foreman will inform the RCO Operator
of the direction of the movement.
12. At the completion of your hump shift complete a "Hump" Production Report" and
fax it to 402-458-5450.
When securing cars on trains in the departure, when possible tie all handbrakes at the
west end of the track. Check with the hump yardmaster to ascertain the total tonnage of
the train to determine how many handbrakes to apply.
9. 45 DEGREE HAND-THROW SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Yard, 45 degree hand-throw switches will be equipped with "S" hook
keepers to be placed in the hole provided on the handle latching device. Hooks MUST be
in place to insure that the handle is properly latched.
10. PROTECTION FOR SHOVING MOVEMENT:
When providing protection for movements being shoved into or out of Departure and
Arrival Tracks, Switchmen MUST ascertain from the Freight Lead Carman that there are
no carmen working in that particular area before making these shoves.
RCO switch jobs that shove a cut of cars into the east end of the Departure Yard are
not to use a utility employee to protect the movement until the movement reaches the
Bells Crossing. At that point, the utility employee can protect the shove into the
Departure Yard.
At night, utility employees must use amber light or other provided lighting device
provided by trainmaster on the rear car of the shove.
When protecting shoves by radio signals, part of the initial briefing before initiating the
shove must state whether or not the known potential obstructions (TERMSDXO) are
lined or not for the movement. Also, as the shove approaches a potential obstruction the
employee protecting the shove must brief the RCO operator, engineer, or hostler that the
shove is approaching the switch, crossover, or derail, and if it is lined for movement.
11. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS:
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with provisions of ABTH Rule
103.11, the following instructions apply to RCO switching movements within the Lincoln
Terminal:
* Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons DO NOT need air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater MUST have 5 cars with air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater MUST have 10 cars with air lined and cut in.
These additions DO NOT apply to Hump Engines.
12. NO MEAL PERIOD TAKEN:
a) Meal Periods must be entered in the tie-up screen in accordance with the times the
meal period was taken.
b) Lincoln Terminal crews must contact their Yardmaster one hour before receiving a
late meal. This includes all switch crews, hostlers, and utility employees. Late meals
must be pre-approved by the Trainmaster PRIOR to them taking place.
c) All claims for late lunch not receiving approval from the Trainmaster on duty will
be denied. The claim must include the Trainmaster's name and time approved.
13. SECURING / BLUE FLAGGING INBOUND TRAIN
Inbound trains at Lincoln must give a stop time to the Control Yardmaster after their
train is properly secured and headlight is extinguished. Head light extinguished is the
signal to the car and the diesel departments that the train crew has finished moving the
train and the train can be blue flagged. The headlight is to be extinguished as soon as the
train is secured. DO NOT wait for van transportation to extinguish the headlight for this
could delay the inspection of the train.
When required to spot your DP locomotive for fueling and then pull forward,
extinguish the headlight when your train is stopped to indicate to the Diesel Department
that is is safe to blue flag the train. Once fueling is complete on the DP locomotive and
the blue flag is dropped, pull forward as instructed and give stop time when headlight is
extinguished and train is secured.
14. END OF TRAIN DEVICE - HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
All TYE employees handling and end-of-train device (EOT), must report to the
appropriate Lead Carman via radio channel #66, the location where the device has been
left. This also applies if an EOT device has been added to train. Include the train symbol
or track location.
15. PORTABLE RADIO - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION:
There is a 911 radio system programmed into ALL radio channels used in Lincoln
Terminal. To activate the emergency call, with the transition button on your radio
compressed, Dial 911 on your radio keypad. This initiates an emergency call to the
Control Tower so they can call Lancaster County emergency responders and activate the
Terminal Emergency Response protocol.
16. REMOVING LOCOMOTIVES AND EOT'S FROM TRAINS:
When adding or removing DP locomotives(s) or EOT's from trains, Hostler / Pilot or
Switch Crews are required to ascertain from the Control Yardmaster that there is not blue
flag protection on the train or if there is another crew on the train before adding or
removing locomotive(s).
Immediately before tying power on to trains in the departure, arrival, receiving, and
local yard, ascertain from the Control and Hump Yardmaster that no crews are on or in
between equipment. If the power is not tied on within 15 minutes of the original
permission time, contact the yardmaster again to make sure conditions have not changed.
Yardmasters are not to authorize movement on a track when automatic blue
flags/derails are engaged on the F, South or Coal Tracks.
17. LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMBINED SENIORITY:
Employees called on a job with less than 1 year combined seniority in Lincoln
Terminal. If you need training, please contact Asst. Terminal Superintendent Rich
Duncan at 402-458-4308.
18. LIGHT ENGINE MOVES
In Lincoln Terminal, any light engine move approaching (defined as 20 cars or closer)
an item listed in Rule 6.28 (TERMS) needs to have a person on the point of the move.
This applies when running long hood forward.
19. VEHICLE TRAVEL:
Vehicle travel is PROHIBITED between Local Yard Lead and Arrival 1.
Vehicle travel is also PROHIBITED between Dept 1 and Dept 2 as well as between
Dept 3 and Dept 4 Tracks unless both tracks are known to be clear.
NO vehicle travel is allowed between any tracks when there is train movement on the
adjacent track.
20. LIGHTNING PROTECTION GUIDELINES:
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows:
For every 5 seconds from the time of seeing the lightning flash to hearing the associated
thunder, the lightning is one (1) mile away.
21. SWITCHMAN INSTRUCTIONS:
Switchmen are responsible for verifying cars in switch lists and telling the Hump
Yardmaster when there is an exception to the list.
22. BOWL SKATE:
The first Utility Switchman on duty each shift will inspect the east end of all Bowl
Tracks for proper skate placement at the beginning of each shift under the direction of the
Hump Yardmaster.
When re-skating the Bowl Tracks, leave two (2) cars with hand brakes applied and two
(2) skates on track as close to the skate placement marks as possible.
Bowl tracks 808, 809, 817, 820, 822, and 823 must have three (3) cars with hand
brakes applied.
Trim crews are responsible for proper skate placement and securement of equipment.
23. GOING IN-BETWEEN - AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
TY&E employees are not to go in-between light power while within the confines of the
Mechanical Facility
It is ok to go between cars on the North and South Pig Tracks.
24. TYE EMPLOYEES AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
Whenever TYE employees move locomotives within the mechanical facility, they
must get permission from the Freight Pit foreman before moving locomotives.
25. TRANSPORTATION VAN SERVICE - LINCOLN TERMINAL:
If you need bus transportation in Lincoln Terminal, contact the Communications
Yardmaster at 402-458-4337, or on AAR Channel #35.
Away-from-home terminal crews are required to contact the Communications
Yardmaster 30 minutes before they go on duty at Lincoln, if they need transportation
from the hotel to the Yard Office.
All inbound away-from-home terminal crews are required to tie up at the Yard Office
prior to being transported to the hotel.
26. YARD AIR IN THE ARRIVAL YARD TRACKS 721-724:
Terminating trains in the Arrival Yard must spot the lead or rear car to yard air. If you
are unable to spot to yard air, contact the Freight Lead Carman on Channel #83.
27. YARDMASTER INSTRUCTIONS - EFFECTIVE August 1, 2010.
All yardmasters are required to be familiar with and comply with their Best Way Roles
and Responsibilities.
CONTROL YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
HUMP YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Hump Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Rips - Report when they were pulled and/or spotted.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
COMMUNICATION YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report industry work completed and work to be done.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
28. CARLING OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
1. Complete the "Carling Operator End of Shift Report".
29. INDUSTRY INSTRUCTIONS
1. When spotting the State Penitentiary do not ride cars into the spur (track 626).
30. TRACK 732 RCO ZONE DEFINITION
1. RCO Zone definition for Track 732: When a zone is active on Track 732 it will
extend from the west clearance point on 732 to the road crossing at the hump crest.
31. AWAY FROM HOME TERMINAL CREWS TIE UP INSTRUCTIONS
1. All AFHT crews must tie up at the terminal complex and not at the hotel unless
given approval by the Terminal Manager or Manager Corridor Operations (MCO).
32. AUTHORIZED RADIO CHANNELS AT LINCOLN
Switch 1 AAR 1717 HAV259
Switch 2 AAR 2525 LIN101 LIN306
Switch 3 AAR 3131 LIN103, 203, 303
Switch 4 AAR 6363 LIN104, 204, 304
Switch 5 AAR 8181 LIN 105, 205, 305
Hump AAR 4040 LIN 102, 202, 302
Hostler AAR 4646
Mechanical AAR 8383
Lincoln Yard AAR 6666
Utility AAR 7070 LIN206
AAR 5454
MOW AAR 8888
Havelock AAR 1818
Bus Channel AAR 3535
33. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DEFECTS
All trains arriving Lincoln Terminal must adhere to the following:
any FRA defects on the lead locomotive or locomotives in the consist that will require
replacement or service at Lincoln must be reported as soon as possible to the Diesel
Tower Foreman on Channel 83, but no later than the following locations:
Creston Subdivision - Greenwood MP 41.1
St. Joseph Subdivision - Hickman MP 193.1
Ravenna Subdivision - Pleasant Dale MP 14.6
Hastings Subdivision - Berks MP 76.6
34. PREFERRED CREW CHANGE LOCATION ON THE CRESTON SUB
When possible change crews at 14th Street MP 58.6 vs. at "N" Street or 44th Street.
Unless approved by a Lincoln Terminal Manager do not block the following crossing on
the Hastings Sub for a crew change: "A" Street MP 60.9, Folsom Street MP 61.5, South
Street MP 61.8, and Van Dorn Street MP 62.2.
35. Knuckle Replacement in the Yard.
When it is discovered that there is a knuckle that needs to be replaced on a car in the yard
the following process will apply:
1. The employee that discovers the knuckle will contact his or her direct supervisor
to communicate the exception.
2. The supervisor will communicate the exception to the mechanical car and
operating department.
3. A joint decision will be made by the operating officer, mechanical foreman,
employee, and yardmaster as to the best practice to change the knuckle.
There will be times when the knuckle must be changed out by TY&E mployees in the
yard. When making the joint decision on the location consider moving the car to a
location where it can be blue flagged so the mechanical carman can replace the knuckle.
June 22, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 1002
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TY&E INSTRUCTIONS
CHANGE: ITEM 16 - Hours of Service and FRA Requirements – Tie up Instructions for
Hours of Service Crews
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 894 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. Sioux City Fuel Reading Instructions
2. Electronic Daily Locomotive Inspections
3. Isolating Locomotives in Local and Road Switcher Service
4. Conductor Wheel Report Instructions
5. Train Activity Delay Reports, Conductor Instructions
6. Complete and Submit required documents when ending tour of duty
7. Deadhead and Combined Service Instructions
8. Brakemen Arriving at the Away-From-Home Terminal
9. Danger zones - Coupling / Uncoupling within Zones
10. Customer Service Telephone Number Changes
11. Penalty Switching at St. Joseph Yard
12. Coupling to cars with End-of-Train Device (ETD) Attached
13. Contacting Service Support
14. Replacing Batteries in EOT Devices
15. Contract Transportation Providers
16. Hours of Service and FRA Requirements
17. TY&E Lay-Off Policy Revision
18. TY&E Compensation Systems Time Ticket Instructions (Yard Movement Time
Initiative)
19. Instructions for TY&E Employees Retiring
20. Crew Van Briefing Instructions
21. Tie Up Instructions
22. Signal Awareness Form - Lincoln to Sioux City
23. Laying off Sickness in Family (SIF)
24. Bereavement Leave and Death in Family (DIF)
25. Short Turnaround Service
26. Crews Call to Deadhead (New Item)
1. SIOUX CITY FUEL READING INSTRUCTIONS:
Before departing Sioux City Terminal, all Locomotive Engineers are required to verify
the fuel readings on both sides of all locomotives in the locomotive consist. Fuel
readings MUST be reported to the Sioux City Dispatcher before departing Sioux City
Terminal.
2. ELECTRONIC DAILY LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTIONS:
When engineers' tie-up on the TSS screens for payroll purposes, there are additional
screens requesting completion of Daily Locomotive Inspections. It is still necessary for
engineers to complete FRA Rule 229.21 Daily and Mid Trip Inspection Form (Cab
Card). It will not be necessary however, for engineers to complete, send and return
paperwork for locomotive exceptions. All other instructions contained in ABTH Rule
101.0, Locomotive Air Brakes and Inspection are still applicable.
If there are any questions concerning Electronic Daily Inspection reporting, contact the
appropriate Road Foreman of Engines.
3. ISOLATING LOCOMOTIVES IN LOCAL AND ROAD SWITCHER SERVICE
When trailing locomotives operating in Local and Road Switcher service are not
needed to maintain track speed, trailing locomotives MUST be isolated to conserve fuel.
When isolating trailing locomotives in Local or Road Switcher service, the provisions of
ABTH Rule 106.1.6 (Isolated Locomotives) must be complied with.
4. CONDUCTOR WHEEL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS
The following instructions pertain to Wheel Reports when in Unit Train Operations (C,
E, G, X Symbol Trains):
Update Wheel Reports will not be generated at each crew change location for Unit
Train Operations. Conductors are responsible for leaving original Wheel Reports on the
Conductor's Desk in the controlling lead locomotive at the final terminal or intermediate
location (if the train is secured en route) for the next Conductor to use. If cars are set out
or picked up between the originating and terminating terminals of the train. Conductors
are responsible for documenting this information on the Wheel Report and reporting the
information via Renegade or VTR (Voice Train Reporting). When applicable, briefing
between the inbound and outbound crews will include proper verification of axle count.
5. TRAIN ACTIVITY DELAY REPORTS, CONDUCTOR INSTRUCTIONS
All Lincoln Based train crews operating on the St. Joseph and Napier Subdivisions
must FAX a copy of complete Train Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of
duty to Trainmaster J.N. (John) Bakulski at 402-458-4323.
All train crews on the Sioux City Subdivision must FAX a copy of completed Train
Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of duty to Division Trainmaster L.A.
Lococo at 402-458-4390.
Note on the Train Activity Delay Report any delays at the UP Railroad Crossing at
Fremont, NE.
All train crews operating on the Creston Subdivision must FAX a copy of completed
Train Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of duty to Division Trainmaster
M.J. Hobelman at 402-458-7472.
6. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WHEN ENDING TOUR
OF DUTY
Conductors are required to submit the following documents when tying up at the end
of each tour of duty at the designated Home Terminal location.
* Copy of Conductor Activity Delay Report
* Submit Time Ticket to TY&E Compensation Systems
* Complete copy of Signal Awareness Form
* All Track Warrants reported CLEAR or made VOID
Containers for the following Subdivisions are labeled and located in the inbound
Trainmen's Room at Hobson Yard for required Documents.
* St. Joseph/Napier
* Creston
* Sioux City
* Hastings
* Ravenna
Conductors are responsible for placing the required documents into proper Subdivision
container at the end of their tour of duty.
7. DEADHEAD AND COMBINED SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
When called on duty at the following Terminals, this General Notice will serve as
notification to all TY&E crews to combine their Service and Deadhead when transported
to intermediate locations for trains:
McCook, Hastings , Crete, Wymore, Ravenna, Lincoln, Creston, St. Joseph,
Omaha, Fremont
When called On Duty at the following Terminals to perform service on the Nebraska
Division, this General notice will serve as notification to all TY&E Crews to combine
their Service and Deadhead when transported to intermediate locations for trains:
Galesburg, Kansas City
When TY&E crews are instructed to exchange trains en route and are required to
deadhead between points to exchange trains, crews are instructed to combine service and
deadhead, unless otherwise instructed.
8. BRAKEMEN ARRIVING AT THE AWAY-FROM-HOME TERMINAL:
When arriving at the Away-From-Home Terminal after performing service on a pool
turn, brakemen are required to call the Nebraska Division MCO at 817-234-6081
responsible for the brakeman's Home Terminal. The MCO will determine whether to
deadhead the brakeman to his Home Terminal or for the brakeman to remain at the
Away-From-Home Terminal to assist another crew.
9. DANGER ZONES - COUPLING / UNCOUPLING WITHIN ZONES
Markings (Orange Cones) have been placed indicating DANGER Zones (length of
track designated from Clearance point and marked by orange cones) in classification
tracks at the following locations on the Nebraska Division:
Burlington Creston Ottumwa St. Joseph
Hastings McCook Omaha Murray yard-North Kansas City
Lincoln (Hobson Yard & Havelock)
If cars are between the marker and the clearance point, the following will apply:
* If possible, shove the track to clear the danger zone,
OR
* If total car length requires cars to foul the Danger Zone, secure track to ensure
movement will not foul lead or adjacent tracks.
When coupling tracks with car or cars in the Danger Zone, sufficient hand brakes must
be applied to ensure that during the uncoupling process the lead or adjacent tracks will
not be fouled. In the event track is full and the possibility that the lead or adjacent track
could be fouled during the coupling process, precautions MUST be taken to protect the
lead and adjacent tracks.
10. CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE NUMBER CHANGES
The following telephone numbers are to be used when contacting Customer Service in
Fort Worth:
Company Line 593-7610 External Line 800-549-4601
11. PENALTY SWITCHING AT ST. JOSEPH YARD
Penalty switching in St. Joseph Yard requires Trainmaster or Road Foreman approval.
12. COUPLING TO CARS WITH END-OF-TRAIN DEVICE (ETD) ATTACHED
Except in Helper Service, coupling to a car that has an ETD attached is prohibited.
Coupling may be made if ETD is at the opposite end of car or cars to be coupled into.
13. CONTACTING SERVICE SUPPORT
Effective immediately, TY&E crews will be required to enter their seven (7) digit
employee number when calling the Service Support Center in Ft. Worth to report
completed work. The use of the seven digit employee number will ensure the proper
routing of the call to the correct Service Support Representative having the train on their
work task list.
In an effort to report work as "real time" as possible, all TY&E crews are required to
comply with the provisions of the System Special Instructions No. 6 - Work Order
Instructions for Reporting Work. Instructions for reporting work promptly notify Service
Support of any setouts, pickups or supplemental work completed when departing the
station where the work was performed.
14. REPLACING BATTERIES IN EOT DEVICES
The FRA granted BNSF a waiver on blue-flag protection when changing a battery on
an end-of-train telemetry device. The conditions of the waiver permit train, yard and
utility employees to replace batteries on the EOT when the EOT is in place on the rear of
the train the employees are assigned to without blue-flag protection. The waiver is
applicable under the following conditions:
* This applies only to BNSF employees
* Battery change-out can be performed by train, yard and utility employees only on
the equipment they have been assigned to.
If the battery change-out requires the use of tools, blue- signal protection is required
before the procedure can be carried out.
15. CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS
The following requirements are in effect for any company contracted to transport
BNSF employees when approaching highway/rail grade crossings:
WITHIN YARD FACILITIES
Maintain a rate of speed that will permit the driver to stop within 50 feet, but not less
than 15 feet from the nearest rail of any crossing, and will not proceed until the driver of
the vehicle first looks in each direction. Additionally, the driver is required to listen to
ascertain whether trains or other on-track equipment is approaching the crossing to
determine if the crossing is safe in order to proceed. This requirement does not take
precedence over traffic control devices. For example, stop signs that requires a vehicle to
stop before proceeding over the crossing.
OUTSIDE OF YARD FACILITIES
If a crossing is not equipped with automatic warning devices, such as warning lights,
gates, bells or any combination thereof, the driver will stop within 50 feet, but not less
than 15 feet from the nearest rail of any crossing and will not proceed until the driver first
looks in each direction. Additionally, the driver is required to listen to ascertain whether
trains or other on-track equipment is approaching the crossing to determine if the
crossing is safe in order to proceed.
After the drive has taken these steps to ensure safe movement over railroad crossings,
the driver may proceed across the tracks.
If any violations are observed, report the incident to immediate supervisors.
16. HOURS OF SERVICE AND FRA REQUIREMENTS
This Notice applies to all Nebraska home based terminal crews regardless of the tie-up
location and all adjacent Division crews tying up on the Nebraska Division.
Road train crews who are under pay for more than twelve (12) hours on any
continuous trip or tour of duty MUST fax a completed copy of Delay Report for that tour
of duty to the Nebraska Division General Manager's Office at: 402-458-7723 and to the
Chief Dispatcher in the NOC-FTW at: 817-234-1538.
Crews on any trains expiring ONLINE under the Hours of Service MUST fax a copy
of Delay Report to the Chief Dispatcher at: 817-234-6048.
FRA REQUIREMENTS
Employees MUST complete the Hours of Service Record for each trip or tour of duty.
The total time on duty under the Hours of Service may not be the same as the total time
on duty under pay.
The employee or ranking employee on the crew MUST record the time on duty and
sign the Hours of Service Record.
The following are instructions on how to complete the FRA Hours of Duty Record
portion of the Time Ticket:
* NAME: Include the name of each employee performing duty covered by the Hours
of Service.
* PLACE: Indicate the Hours of Service on duty and off duty location for each
employee.
* DATE: Record the on-duty date.
* START TIME FOR HOURS OF SERVICE RECORD: Enter the time Hours of
Service duty began.
* STOP TIME FOR HOURS OF SERVICE DUTY ENDED: Enter the time Hours of
Service duty ended. NOTE: This may not be the same as the ending time under pay or
the tie-up time.
* TOTAL TIME ON DUTY FOR HOURS OF SERVICE ONLY: Enter the total time
crew members are on duty under the Hours of Service including time:
-Engaged in movement of a train
-Deadheading to a duty assignment
-Less than 4 hours of rest at the designated terminal
-Rest at a location that is not a designated terminal
-Engaged in other service (commingled service)
* CONSECUTIVE HOURS OFF DUTY PRIOR TO GOING ON DUTY: Enter the
actual hours of off duty time for each crew member.
* TIME SPENT IN TRANSPORTATION: Enter the time in transportation from the
end of Hours of Service Duty location to the point of final release (tie-up location) and
include:
-Beginning Time
-Ending Time
-Mode of Transportation (NOTE: Time spent in transportation to the point of final
release is "limbo" time and neither are Hours of Service on duty nor rest time.
* WAS HOURS OF SERVICE VIOLATED: If total time on duty as indicated in
section (6) is greater than 12 hours, mark the YES box. If total time on duty as indicated
in section (6) is less than 12 hours, mark the NO box.
* SIGNATURE AND DATE: Enter signature of Conductor, Engineer or ranking
crew member and date completed.
* LEAVE COMPLETED FORMS: At the designated location at the employee's
Home Terminal.
TIE-UP INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOURS OF SERVICE CREWS
Employees under the Hours of Service are instructed to tie-up using the QUICK TIE
feature within 15 minutes of arrival at the Tie-Up Terminal. The 15 minute time period
begins when the van transporting the Hours of Service crew arrives at the Yard Office at
the crew's Tie-Up Terminal. Employees will be permitted to commit that tour duty's time
ticket but will not be permitted to commit any outstanding time tickets at that time.
Employees will be permitted to commit any outstanding time tickets at that time.
Employees exceeding the Hours of Service will have to commit outstanding time tickets
during their next tour of duty.
17. TY&E LAY-OFF POLICY REVISION
Under the guidelines of BNSF's System Lay-Off Policy, second paragraph stating,
"Employees who become ill while subject to call must promptly notify Crew
Management and not wait to lay-off until called for Service" is removed in its entirety.
Therefore the following applies: Employees will not be allowed to Lay-Off on Call
(LOC). Any lay-off request must be done in advance of being called for service.
Employees must observe their assigned working days or calling hours and must not
absent themselves from duty either excessively or without permission from the proper
authority.
Failure to accept a call for service is a violation of GCOR 1.13 (Reporting and
Complying with Instructions) and GCOR 1.15 (Duty- Reporting Absence).
In the event of an extreme emergency, employees MUST be prepared to provide all
necessary documentation substantiating their inability to accept the call for service and be
able to completely explain why advance notification of the lay-off was not possible.
18. TY&E COMPENSATION SYSTEMS TIME TICKET INSTRUCTIONS (YARD
MOVEMENT TIME INITIATIVE)
All yard crew members will be required to fill out a "pop-up" box at end of tie-up,
reporting the following information:
* The time of the first movement when the shift began
* Time time of the last movement before meal period (IF NO MEAL PERIOD,
ENGER XXXX).
* The time of the first movement after meal period (IF NO MEAL PERIOD, ENTER
XXXX).
* The time of the last movement made before off duty time.
If there are multiple crew members on the same time ticket, use the same times for the
other crew members if they are the same. This information is stored electronically and
will not appear on the printed time ticket.
Actual copy of screen print will appear as follows:
- Please input the following times for: EMPLOYEE A, B,
- Yard Engine began first move of shift at: _____________
- Yard Engine finished last move before meal period:_____________
- Yard Engine began first move after meal period: _____________
All TY&E employees are required to tie-up in the TSS System when completing each
trip, shift worked or tour of duty. Computer terminals are provided to accommodate the
tie-up process at off duty locations. In the event the computer system is down, an
equipment failure occurs at the tie-up location, or there is not tie-up computer station, tie-
up can be completed via the tie-up recorder reached through the VRU - Option 8 - Option
1. In all other instances, tie-up is to be done through the computer terminals at the
completion of each tour of duty to ensure accuracy, completeness and timely processing
of time tickets. Failure to commit time tickets may result in delay of payment.
19. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TY&E EMPLOYEES RETIRING
Effective immediately, Nebraska Division TY&E employees retiring from service are
required to FAX a message to Nebraska Division Director of Administration G.D. Wright
at 402-458-7769 containing the following information:
* Employee Name
* Employee Number
* Effective Date of Retirement
This information will be forwarded to TY&E Compensation Systems. Upon receiving
notification of an employee's effective retiring date. TY&E Compensation Systems will
calculate compensation for outstanding vacation and personal leave days due to the
retiring employee.
20. CREW VAN BRIEFING INSTRUCTIONS
- If possible, road vehicles will stay on paved roads.
- Crew Vans are not permitted to drive between Yard tracks.
- During any vehicle backup movement, a crew member will be on the ground to
provide protection.
21. TIE UP INSTRUCTIONS (New Item)
All TY&E Employees arriving at their tie up terminal are required to tie up
immediately. In most cases, employee tie ups will be completed within 15 minutes after
the employee's arrival at the Yard Office at the Tie Up Terminal. If the tie up is not
completed within 15 minutes of the employee's arrival at the Yard Office, employees are
required to explain in the tie up comments why it took longer than 15 minutes to tie up.
22. SIGNAL AWARENESS FORM - LINCOLN TO SIOUX CITY
Lincoln to Sioux City Signal Awareness Form, dated 10-01-2008 or later is the ONLY
authorized form to be used on Sioux City Subdivision.
23. LAYING OFF SICKNESS IN FAMILY (SIF)
Laying off sickness in family (SIF) is limited to immediate family, which includes:
spouse, child or employee's parent.
24. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AND DEATH IN FAMILY (DIF)
Train, yard and engine employees who unfortunately suffer the loss of a family
member covered by our Bereavement Pay agreements can use the layoff code DIF (Death
in Family) in Crew Support System to mark off. Family members who are covered by all
the Bereavement Pay agreements include: brother, sister, parent, child, spouse and
spouse's parents. Based on the location and craft of your current assignment, additional
family members covered can include grandchildren, half and step brothers and sisters,
step-children and legally adopted children. You should refer to the agreement covering
your area or you can find a listing in the Labor Relations' website under the TY&E Comp
Systems link.
The Bereavement Pay agreements provide for three day's pay at the agreed to pay rate.
The employee need not have stood for work on one or more of the days to receive
payment and all three days qualified for bereavement pay will not count as an absence
under the Attendance Guidelines.
BNSF understands a person may lose a family member not covered by the
Bereavement Pay agreements. The DIF code should not be used for immediate layoffs.
Just be sure to maintain any documentation that explains the absence in the event you are
required to provide the information to your supervisor. Your supervisor can also help
schedule additional time off through use of alternate codes such as LOP (Layoff
Personal) or PLD (Personal Leave Day).
People claiming bereavement leave should use CA Code 05 on a special claim and fax
the obituary notice with the special claim ticket number to 785-676-5186 or 8-676-5186.
Qualifying Bereavement relationship information regarding specific UTU and BLET
agreements is provided as follows:
UTU: Brother, Sister, Parent, Child, Spouse, Spouses's Parents
BLET: Brother, Sister, parent, Child, Grandchild, Spouse, Spouse's Parents, Half-
Brother, Half-Sister, Step- Brother, Brother, Step-Sister, Step-Parent, Step- Child, Legal
Adopted Child.
25. SHORT TURNAROUND SERVICE
TYE Crews performing Short Turn Around Service will tie up at the originating
terminal unless instructed by the Manager Corridor Operations (MCO) or Dispatcher to
deadhead to their home terminal.
26. CREWS CALLED TO DEADHEAD
Rested crews called to deadhead will report at their on-duty location prepared for
work. A member of each crew will contact one of the following NOC staff members
(Chief Dispatcher 817-234-6031, MCO 817-234-6081 or Dispatcher for the assigned
territory) prior to departing the terminal. If the crew member is unable to contact the
NOC staff within 15 minutes of reporting for duty, the on-duty supervisor for that
location will be contacted.
June 15, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 999
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT:~ Cancellation Notice
SUBDIVISION: All
Nebraska Division General Notices 979, 989 and 996 are cancelled.
June 02, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 995
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES - MURRAY YARD EFFECTIVE
MONDAY JUNE 6,2011
SUBDIVISION: MURRAY YARD
Establish as Y KCM147 o/d at 0730 Sunday - Saturday, on duty location Murray Bowl
Tower, General switch
Y KCM144 abolished
Y KCM191 o/d 0700 Monday - Friday, on duty location Murray Bowl Tower, abolish
Saturday and Sunday service
Y-KCM344 o/d 2300 Sunday - Friday, on duty location Murray Bowl Tower.
May 31, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 992
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NOTICE OF JOB CHANGES - MURRAY YARD EFFECTIVE
MONDAY JUNE 6,2011
SUBDIVISION: MURRAY YARD
Establish as Y KCM147 o/d at 0730 Sunday - Saturday, on duty location Murray Bowl
Tower, General transfer
Y KCM144 abolished
Y KCM191 o/d 0700 Monday - Friday, on duty location Murray Bowl Tower, abolish
Saturday and Sunday service
Y-KCM344 o/d 2300 Sunday - Friday, on duty location Murray Bowl Tower.
May 26, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 990
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Leave of Absence - Return To Work - TY&E Employees
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 843 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
EXPLANATION: Revision to fax and phone numbers for military leaves.
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Employees are responsible for covering absences from work through their Supervisor.
Employees must request a formal Leave of Absence (LOA) for any absence from work
10 or more calendar days in duration, unless union agreement differs. Leaves must be
covered by completing an Electronic Form. Engaging in outside employment or business
during the term of your leave is not permitted unless special written authority is granted.
Requests for these leaves must be completed electronically:
1. Medical Leave (for illness and off duty injuries)
2. On Duty Injury Medical Leave
3. Military Leave for Global War on Terror
4. National Guard, Drill, State Emergency Leave
5. Military Service (Other than GWOT), Enlistment, Misc. Military Training Leave
6. Miscellaneous Leaves: Personal; Amtrak; Education; Government; Union Duty
Whenever possible, employees should complete their own Electronic LOA form. You
may contact your Supervisor, Director of Administration (DOA) or designated Leave
Administrator to submit an electronic form on your behalf. You may also choose to
complete a Leave of Absence form. The completed Leave of Absence form must be
turned in to your immediate Supervisor, Director of Administration, or designated Leave
Administrator. Once the completed form is received, the form will be submitted
electronically. Copies of the Leave of Absence Forms are available in the BNSF
Corporate Forms drawer under Human Resources or by going to this link:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/corpsupport/FORMS
The Nebraska Division designated Leave of Absence Administrator is:
Greg Wright Director Administration Lincoln, NE
Office Phone: 402-458-7596
Office FAX: 402-458-7769
Employees requesting a Medical Leave of Absence can also contact the following
individuals:
HOBSON YARD Employees - Lincoln, NE
Deb Rademacker Administrative Associate
Office Phone: 402-458-7730
FAX: 402-458-7748
MURRAY YARD Employees - North Kansas City, MO
Resa Gutierrez Administrative Associate
Office Phone: 816-472-2385
FAX: 816-472-2491
NEBRASKA DIVISION Employees - Division Office - Lincoln, NE
Diana Pueppke Administrative Associate
Office Phone: 402-458-7766
FAX: 402-458-7723
TO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC FORM, NAVIGATE TO THE BNSF INTRANET
EMPLOYEE PORTAL:
-Select "Employee" tab
-Find the "Work Overview" channel
-Select "Submit Form for Myself"
-Select the appropriate leave of absence form, the select "Edit"
-Complete the required fields
-"If Medical LOA or On-Duty Injury, click on links within the form, print out required
return to work forms and view craft specific agreement language
-Select "Check and Send"
-Push F8 key on keyboard to display print icon
-Print your leave request form
-Select "Send"
You should receive a new screen indicating "Data Sent"
MEDICAL LEAVES FOR ILLNESS, OFF-DUTY AND ON-DUTY INJURY
MEDICAL LEAVES:
Time on medical leave will count toward any unused FMLA leave.
MEDICAL PROVIDER STATEMENT:
Employees must provide a medical provider statement on the provider's letterhead to
their Supervisor, DOA or leave administrator prior to the effective date of the leave or as
soon as possible if leave is due to a medical emergency. If you are confined to a hospital,
you must present a physician's statement upon release from the hospital to support the
period of confinement and additional required time off.
The statement should indicate the inability to perform service, the begin date of
illness/injury and the estimated duration of the leave. For illness or off-duty injuries, the
medical provider statement should NOT include medical information in order to protect
employee's privacy. Physician statements that do not include an estimated return date
will limit the medical leave granted to a maximum of 30 days.
RETURNING TO WORK FOLLOWING AN ILLNESS OR OFF-DUTY INJURY:
Depending upon the duration of the leave and the type of illness, one of two forms must
be completed prior to returning to work. There is a link to the Return to Work process
document and the required forms within the electronic LOA form. This paperwork
should be printed when the LOA form is initially submitted. These forms are also
available by:
* Going to this link:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/hr/medical/pdf/RTW.pdf
* BNSF Intranet site: select the "Departments" tab, then "Medical" in the "Forms"
channel, click on "Return to work"
* Obtain the forms from your supervisor or leave administrator
1) Medical Status Form:
Employees returning to work following an illness or injury meeting one or more of the
following criteria must complete a Medical Status Form to have their condition reviewed
to ensure they are able to perform their job duties safety:
* Diabetes with Insulin Injection
* Fractures
* Hospitalization
* Heart Disease or any heart surgery or procedure
* Loss of Consciousness
* Major Surgery (in-patient or out-patient)
* Seizure
* Stroke
* Sleep Apnea / Sleep disorder
* Absence greater than 30 days
* Work Restrictions
* Other condition deemed necessary by MEH Dept or their designees
Employees can obtain a Medical Status Form from their supervisor, Field Manager MEH,
Director of Administration or designated leave administrator. You must complete
sections I & II and ensure that your Health Care provider completes section III of the
form. The completed form should be faxed directly to the fax number located at the top
and bottom of the form. Do not send this form to the BNSF leave administrator. This
form can only be processed by faxing it to the number indicated on the form.
2) Return to work for medical conditions not requiring Medical Review Form:
If the medical condition does not fall under any of the above conditions, you will be
required to complete and sign the "Return to Work for Medical Conditions not Requiring
Medical Review" form. This form should be returned to your supervisor, Director of
Administration or designated leave administrator.
RETURNING TO WORK FOLLOWING AN ON-DUTY MEDICAL LEAVE:
Employees must work with the appropriate Field Manager MEH. The Field Manager
MEH will communicate that you have been cleared to return to work through the Fitness
for Duty Recommendation process.
MILITARY LEAVES FOR GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR:
In order to properly process a Global War on Terror Military Leave, a copy of your
orders and a recent leave and earnings statement (LES) must be faxed to 817-352-7453 or
emailed to MilitaryLeaves@bnsf.com. Eligibility for paid (make whole pay) or unpaid
leave will be determined by BNSF's Military Leave Administrator (MLA). You also
have the option to contact the MLA directly at 817-352-2034, as the MLA can submit the
electronic leave of absence form on your behalf. You will be asked for other important
information to be included on the form. You will be given the opportunity to choose to
extend or cancel health & welfare coverage while on military leave. Should your military
orders be extended beyond the original end date, it is imperative that you contact the
MLA providing updated orders and LEW. Otherwise your pay and benefit choices will
expire.
ALL OTHER MILITARY AND NATIONAL GUARD LEAVES:
Per BNSF policy, employees may be eligible for up to 15 days of make- whole pay
during a calendar year. To receive this pay, the employee must fax a copy of their orders
and leave and earnings statement (LES) to 785-676-5186.
LEAVE EXTENSIONS:
Employees are expected to mark up for duty by the LOA end date. If for any reason you
are unable to report for duty, you must request a leave extension. In the case of medical
leave extensions, a new physician statement is required to support the need for the
extension. Extension requests must be made in time to permit action by the supervisor
prior to the expiration of the leave.
FAILURE TO REPORT FOR DUTY BY END DATE OF LOA:
FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE FORMER SLSF:
Failure to report for duty on or before the expiration date of the leave of absence, unless
application for extension has been approved, will be considered absent without authority
and can be grounds for termination. If you are absent without leave in excess of 30 days,
forfeiture of all seniority will occur in concurrence with schedule rule.
FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE FORMER CB&Q:
Failure to report for duty on or before the expiration date of the leave of absence, unless
application for extension has been approved, will be considered absent without authority
and can be grounds for termination.
Any questions pertaining to the Leave of Absence process should be directed to your
immediate Supervisor or Director of Administration - Greg Wright: (402) 458-7596.
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE:
Employees are eligible for Family/Medical Leave if they have 12 months of employment
with BNSF and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 months immediately
preceding the start of the leave.
Employees requesting a leave under Family/Medical Leave Act (FMLA) must complete a
Notice of Intent to take Paid/Unpaid FMLA form and the treating physician must
complete the Certification of Health Care Provider Form. These forms, along with
detailed instructions and FAQ's are available via the following options:
* BNSF Intranet site. Select the "Employee" tab, then under the "Life Events" channel,
click on the appropriate FMLA Application.
* Fax on Demand. Call 800-850-6709 or company phone 298-2115. Follow the
prompts and when requested, enter the form #13053.
* Call the Benefits Processing Team at 800-234-1283 or company line 8-593-6400 and
request that forms be sent.
* Obtain the forms from your supervisor or leave administrator.
The completed form should be faxed to the BNSF Benefits Processing Team at the fax
number at the bottom of the form and a copy of the form should be provided to your
supervisor. The fully completed Certification of Health Care Provider form must be
faxed to the number at the bottom of the form and should come directly from the
physician's office. This form must be received within 15 days of your request for leave.
This form needs to be completed in its entirety. Especially necessary are the anticipated
frequency and duration of leave. A close estimate is acceptable.
Eligible employees seeking to use FMLA, please note that advance notice of your need
for leave is expected when the need for leave is foreseeable. However, when the need for
leave is unforeseeable, you must provide notice as soon as practicable. In such instances,
it will generally be considered practicable for you to provide notice of the need for leave
within the time and in accordance with the applicable procedures and policies for
requesting time away from work. Failure to provide the required notice may result in
denial of FMLA leave.
You will receive a written notification indicating whether the leave has been granted or
denied. Please feel free to contact the BNSF Benefits Department at 800-234-1283 or
company phone 8-593-6400 if you have any questions.
May 11, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 983
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AMENDED - Council Bluffs Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Council Bluffs Subdivision
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice Nos. 882 and 981 are CANCELLED and re-issued as
follows:
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ISLAND PARK LOOP - Switching Instructions
Unit trains delivering to Bunge Loop track must contact Bunge on channel 70-70 for
permission to enter the loop trackage and ensure no others are operating on the loop
before entering. After receiving permission to enter the loop trackage, trains must
proceed keeping to the left, operating round the loop, clockwise, to point 5 car lengths
short of the unloading area. Under no circumstances are BNSF crews to operate trains
through the unloading area. Contact Omaha-Gibson Yardmaster on channel 66-66 if
unable to contact Bunge.
April 25, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 978
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Town Hall Meeting with President & COO Carl Ice
SUBDIVISION: All
There will be a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in the Kansas City area.
Carl Ice will be in attendance, hosted by General Manager, Greg Lawler.
Time: 1300 hours
Location: Marriott Kansas City Overland Park
10800 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 451-8000
From Argentine Yard, take I-635 S continuing south on Metcalf Avenue to 10800
Metcalf Avenue which will be on your right.
April 13, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 977
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Ottumwa Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Ottumwa Subdivision
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 869 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
ADDITION: Item 7 - Burlington Yard-Combination lock on door
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Table of Contents:
1. HPT Calculation - Trains M-WQMDM01 / M-DMOWQM1
2. Dayman - Highway 34 Grade Crossing
3. New London- Idling Locomotives
4. Train Reporting Requirements
5. Creston - Departure time Reporting
6. Albia - Setouts to Track 2510
7. Burlington Yard - Combination lock on door
1. HPT CALCULATION - TRAINS M-WQMDM01 / M-DMOWQM1:
When calculating the required HPT per trailing ton for Trains M-WQMDMO1 and M-
DMOWQM1, horsepower for four (4) axle locomotives must be calculated using 75% of
the maximum horsepower rating for the locomotive. (Example: 2,250 HP will be
assigned to 4 axle locomotives rated at 3000 HP).
2. DAYMAN - HIGHWAY 34 GRADE CROSSING:
Trains and engines using the lead track across the Highway 34 grade crossing into the
Army Ammunition Plant must stop before occupying the crossing to determine that the
manually controlled crossing warning signals have been activated by the security guard at
the gate. Contact the security guard at 319-753-7414 to establish
protection.
3. NEW LONDON - IDLING LOCOMOTIVES:
Locomotives must not be left idling near the west end of the eastward siding.
4. TRAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
1. Crews on eastbound trains must notify Yard Control at Galesburg when their train is
passing Monmouth.
2. Crews on eastbound trains must notify the Ottumwa Dispatcher when their trains are
passing Mt. Pleasant for instructions with regard to MP 209.2 - Movement over the
Burlington Bridge.
3. All trains that operate via the Hannibal Subdivision at Burlington must contact the
Creston Dispatcher when passing Chariton.
5. CRESTON - DEPARTURE TIME REPORTING:
Eastward trains departing Creston must provide their departure time to the dispatcher
on Radio Channel 66.
6. ALBIA - SETOUTS TO TRACK 2510
At Albia, IA when setting out equipment to Track 2510, Interchange to the APNC
Railroad, equipment must be tied down east of the walk way crossing the track at the
Albia High School, across from the Athletic Field.
7. BURLINGTON YARD
A combination lock has been placed on the Yard Office door. The combination is 1 2 3.
April 12, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 976
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED: Nos. 822 and 823.
April 12, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 975
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Transportation Recertification Packets
SUBDIVISION: All
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 940 is CANCELLED.
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In 2011, employees due recertification (Engineers, RCO, Hostler) will no longer receive
recertification packets in the mail. Certified employees will be notified via the TSS tie up
screen of upcoming recertification requirements. These requirements must be completed
at least 2 weeks before license expiration to allow for processing time. Recertification
requirements include hearing, vision exam and motor vehicle forms.
HEARING AND VISION EXAMINATIONS:
CALL LHI (Logistics Health Inc.) at 888-634-1121 to schedule a hearing and vision
exam. You will not need to complete paperwork for your exams. LHI will submit your
information to the scheduled clinic. If you need to cancel your appointment contact LHI
at 888-634-1121 to reschedule.
MOTOR VEHICLE FORMS:
Federal and State motor vehicle forms can be obtained from your Road Foreman or
online (from the BNSF Intranet homepage: Go to Employee Tools, Corporate Forms,
Engineer Certification, and then print the Federal Motor Vehicle Record and State Motor
Vehicle Record). You must provide driver's license information for the past 5 years. It is
the employee's responsibility to have these forms notarized, and cover any associated
costs. Both of these forms must be filled out, notarized and returned to:
BNSF Technical Training Center
Engineer Certification
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210-1299
Fees associated with having these forms notarized will not be reimbursed. If you have a
WA driver's license you will be responsible for obtaining your driver's abstract from
Washington State. Fees associated with obtaining the abstract will not be reimbursed.
If you have any questions concerning any of the requirements for recertification, please
contact Engineer Certification at one of the following company telephone numbers:
(913) 319-2658 (913) 319-3920 (913) 319-3945
NOTE: Motor vehicle forms are no longer available for printing via General Notices due
to issues with dot matrix printers.
Employees may access these forms from a home computer via the BNSF employee
website.
April 07, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 973
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lincoln Terminal - Operations Instructions
REVISION: Item 3 - Reporting for Duty at Lincoln Terminal, now reads: RCO OCU
Instructions
REVISION: Item 32 - Authorized Radio Channels at Lincoln, revisions made to channels
ADDITION: Item 34 - Preferred crew change location on the Creston Sub
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 961 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. Utility Switchman Vehicle Usage and Inspection Report
2. Crossover Switches
3. RCO OCU Instructions
4. 30-30-30 Expectations
5. Instructions for Outbound Crews
6. Lincoln Terminal Outside Hostler and Pilot
7. Humping/Trim Instructions
8. Setting Out Bad Orders
9. 45 Degree Hand-Throw Switches
10. Protection for Shoving Movements
11. RCO Switching Movements
12. No Meal period Taken
13. Securing / Blue Flagging Inbound Train
14. End of Train Device - Handling Instructions
15. Portable Radio - Emergency Notification
16. Removing DP Locomotives and End of Train Device from Trains
17. Less than 1 Year Combined Seniority
18. Light Engine Moves
19. Vehicle Travel
20. Lightning Protection Guidelines
21. Switchman Instructions
22. Bowl Skate
23. Going In-Between
24. TYE Employees at the Mechanical Facility
25. Transportation Van Service
26. Yard air in the arrival yard - tracks 721-724
27. Yardmaster Instructions
28. Carling Operator Instructions
29. Industry Instructions
30. Track 732 RCO Zone Definition
31. Away From Home Terminal Crews Tie Up Instructions
32. Authorized Radio Channels At Lincoln
33. Reporting Locomotive Cab Defects
34. Preferred crew change location on the Creston Sub
1. UTILITY SWITCHMAN VEHICLE USAGE AND INSPECTION REPORT:
Switchmen assigned to utility assignments are required to perform the following
activities relating to the vehicle they operate:
a. Report to Lincoln Tower Trainmaster's desk at on-duty time to sign out the vehicle,
keys, and credit card. Sign the vehicle, keys, and credit card back in at the end of shift
with the Tower Trainmaster.
b. Conduct inspection of the vehicle at the beginning of the tour of duty using the
"Utility Inspection Report".
Report any vehicle issues to the trainmaster.
2. CROSSOVER SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Terminal, crossover switches that come under the requirements of GCOR
Rule 8.12 and require the provisions of Rule 8.12 are marked with "XO" on the switch
targets.
3. REPORTING FOR DUTY AT LINCOLN TERMINAL (Switch crews, Engineers, on-
duty time for a safety briefing.
Hump and Havelock switch crews - contact the Trainmaster by telephone at 402-430-
9023.
Employees must contact the appropriate Yardmaster within 5 minutes of their on-duty
time, or 5 minutes after their safety briefing with an Operations Officer.
RCO batteries and OCU's are located in the switchman's room. RCO Foreman will
sign OCU's and batteries out in the logbook for their job at the beginning of their
assigned shift. At the end of the shift, the RCO Foreman will return and sign OCU boxes
and batteries back into the tower and document in the log book the appropriate OCU
numbers and battery numbers that were utilized by their crew members. When possible
please use the OCU box that corresponds to the job that you are working.
4. 30-30-30 EXPECTATIONS:
a) First Move - 30 Minutes or Less
Subject only to local supervision job safety briefing, from on-duty time to first wheel
move will be 30 minutes or less.
b) Lunch Period - 30 Minutes
This includes time from wheel stop to wheel start.
c) Last move to Tie Up - 30 Minutes or Less
Crews are required to tie up no more than 30 minutes before their job is scheduled to
go off duty for an 8-hour shift. This is the "appropriate time".
d) These times are the responsibility of the crew for accurate reporting on the tie-up
screen.
e) When reporting times do not use "XX:XX", always use numbers.
5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUTBOUND CREWS:
* At the on-duty time, a crew member must contact the Communication Yardmaster to
ascertain the assignment, status and location of crew's train and/or power to make
arrangements for transportation.
* Once the assignment is established, begin securing appropriate paperwork for duty
assignment.
* If paperwork is not available, immediately notify the Communication Yardmaster
for assistance in securing paperwork.
* Crews will be expected to have their paperwork obtained and reviewed, stretch
exercises, perform initial Safety / Job Briefing and be ready for transport to their train
within fifteen (15) minutes from the on-duty time.
* If a transport van is not available within five (5) minutes from when the Crew is
ready to depart, a crew member must notify the Communication Yardmaster for
transportation.
* Immediately upon boarding, crew is to contact Control Yardmaster as to the status
of their train. (Examples: Blue Flag Protection/Fueling Activities/Power Servicing Issues,
etc.)
6. LINCOLN TERMINAL OUTSIDE HOSTLER AND PILOT:
Effective immediately, all Outside Hostler and Pilot teams will be responsible for
reporting daily activity on the prescribed form, "Hostler Power Move Sheet". Complete
the form in its entirety and use Military Time where required. At the end of the shift,
FAX a completed activity report to: 458-5450 (Command Center). Only one sheet per
Team is necessary. The communication Yardmaster will have blank forms and clipboards
available.
The assignment responsibility is for both the Hostler and Pilot.
If there are questions concerning these instructions, contact a Lincoln Terminal
Trainmaster.
Hostlers and pilots must test their horns when departing from freight pit at the east and
west derails. "Test Horn" signs are located by the derails.
7. HUMPING/TRIM INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All hump crews must hump in Automatic, unless there is an imminent safety
concern.
2. No more then one (1) load is permitted to be cut off in motion at one time when
humping cars.
Do not hump more than 4 single loads into the same track. If there are 5 or more
loads going to the same track, cut the cars off in a block east of the Crest.
3. Retractable Douty Retarders must be in the "Up" position at all times when loaded
cars are being humped, except when conditions prevent cars from rolling into Bowl as
intended i.e., high winds and extreme cold temperature).
4. Hump crews must fill out the "Protection Provided Workmen in the Lincoln Hump
Yard" form each shift and place the completed form in the timeslip box at the end of
shift.
5. Whenever the hump crew blocks out a track to protect a switch crew in the bowl,
they need to check to verify that there are no cars foul of the west end of the track. If a
car is within 1 car length of the fouling point, the hump crew needs to the switch crew
that the west car is close to the fouling point.
6. Whenever a switch crew is working in a bowl track and potentially could make a
movement that would foul the west end of the bowl track, they need to notify the hump
crew so that the hump crew can protect the track. Whenever a hump crew is working in a
bowl track and potentially could make movement that would foul the east end, they need
to notify the switch crew of the movement. This is so hump and switch crews are aware
of the risks involved with cars fouling both ends of the bowl.
When a switch crew blocks out a track and the west end of the track is within 50 feet
of the fouling point, the hump crew must notify the switch crew of the close clearance.
7. Hump crews are allowed to protect shoves in the bowl with the hump crest cameras.
Whenever a hump crew is shoving a bowl track, they must verify that there will not be
any movement over the east switch connected to the hump lead before initiating the
shove.
8. At the end of each shift, Hump Crews will block all Bowl Tracks and forward
control to the Hump Yardmaster where notation must be made on proper form until
control is released to the next shift.
9. All IH loads will be shoved to a joint in the bowl. Ensure that they are not foul of
any track when you cut away.
10. Crew must verify that empty IH cars are clear of the fouling point before allowing
any more cars to progress down the same lead.
11. Before initiating movement from any of the Receiving Tracks, Eastward to the
Hump Crest, the RCO Operator in control of the movement must notify the Hump
Foreman in order to provide protection on the West End of the Receiving Yard via the
camera at the West End (Cushman). The Hump Foreman will inform the RCO Operator
of the direction of the movement.
12. At the completion of your hump shift complete a "Hump" Production Report" and
fax it to 402-458-5450.
Trim crews, along with current duties, must know that whenever a switch crew is
working in a bowl track and potentially could make a movement that would foul the west
end of the bowl track, they need to notify the hump crew so that the hump crew can
protect the track. Whenever a hump crew is working in a bowl track and potentially
could make movement that would foul the east end, they need to notify the switch crew
of the movement. This is so hump and switch crews are aware of the risks involved with
cars fouling both ends of the bowl.
When securing cars on trains in the departure, when possible tie all handbrakes at the
west end of the track. Check with the hump yardmaster to ascertain the total tonnage of
the train to determine how many handbrakes to apply.
9. 45 DEGREE HAND-THROW SWITCHES:
In Lincoln Yard, 45 degree hand-throw switches will be equipped with "S" hook
keepers to be placed in the hole provided on the handle latching device. Hooks MUST be
in place to insure that the handle is properly latched.
10. PROTECTION FOR SHOVING MOVEMENT:
When providing protection for movements being shoved into or out of Departure and
Arrival Tracks, Switchmen MUST ascertain from the Freight Lead Carman that there are
no carmen working in that particular area before making these shoves.
RCO switch jobs that shove a cut of cars into the east end of the Departure Yard are
not to use a utility employee to protect the movement until the movement reaches the
Bells Crossing. At that point, the utility employee can protect the shove into the
Departure Yard.
At night, utility employees must use amber light or other provided lighting device
provided by trainmaster on the rear car of the shove.
When protecting shoves by radio signals, part of the initial briefing before initiating the
shove must state whether or not the known potential obstructions (TERMSDXO) are
lined or not for the movement. Also, as the shove approaches a potential obstruction the
employee protecting the shove must brief the RCO operator, engineer, or hostler that the
shove is approaching the switch, crossover, or derail, and if it is lined for movement.
11. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS:
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with provisions of ABTH Rule
103.11, the following instructions apply to RCO switching movements within the Lincoln
Terminal:
* Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons DO NOT need air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater MUST have 5 cars with air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater MUST have 10 cars with air lined and cut
in.
These additions DO NOT apply to Hump Engines.
12. NO MEAL PERIOD TAKEN:
a) Meal Periods must be entered in the tie-up screen in accordance with the times the
meal period was taken.
b) Lincoln Terminal crews must contact their Yardmaster one hour before receiving a
late meal. This includes all switch crews, hostlers, and utility employees. Late meals
must be pre-approved by the Trainmaster PRIOR to them taking place.
c) All claims for late lunch not receiving approval from the Trainmaster on duty will
be denied. The claim must include the Trainmaster's name and time approved.
13. SECURING / BLUE FLAGGING INBOUND TRAIN
Inbound trains at Lincoln must give a stop time to the Control Yardmaster after their
train is properly secured and headlight is extinguished. Head light extinguished is the
signal to the car and the diesel departments that the train crew has finished moving the
train and the train can be blue flagged. The headlight is to be extinguished as soon as the
train is secured. DO NOT wait for van transportation to extinguish the headlight for this
could delay the inspection of the train.
When required to spot your DP locomotive for fueling and then pull forward,
extinguish the headlight when your train is stopped to indicate to the Diesel Department
that is safe to blue flag the train. Once fueling is complete on the DP locomotive and the
blue flag is dropped, pull forward as instructed and give stop time when headlight is
extinguished and train is secured.
14. END OF TRAIN DEVICE - HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
All TYE employees handling and end-of-train device (EOT), must report to the
appropriate Lead Carman via radio channel #66, the location where the device has been
left. This also applies if an EOT device has been added to train. Include the train symbol
or track location.
15. PORTABLE RADIO - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION:
There is a 911 radio system programmed into ALL radio channels used in Lincoln
Terminal. To activate the emergency call, with the transition button on your radio
compressed, Dial 911 on your radio keypad. This initiates an emergency call to the
Control Tower so they can call Lancaster County emergency responders and activate the
Terminal Emergency Response protocol.
16. REMOVING LOCOMOTIVES AND EOT'S FROM TRAINS:
When adding or removing DP locomotives(s) or EOT's from trains, Hostler / Pilot or
Switch Crews are required to ascertain from the Control Yardmaster that there is not blue
flag protection on the train or if there is another crew on the train before adding or
removing locomotive(s).
Immediately before tying power on to trains in the departure, arrival, receiving, and
local yard, ascertain from the Control and Hump Yardmaster that no crews are on or in
between equipment. If the power is not tied on within 15 minutes of the original
permission time, contact the yardmaster again to make sure conditions have not changed.
Yardmasters are not to authorize movement on a track when automatic blue
flags/derails are engaged on the F, South or Coal Tracks.
17. LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMBINED SENIORITY:
Employees called on a job with less than 1 year combined seniority in Lincoln
Terminal. If you need training, please contact Asst. Terminal Superintendent Rich
Duncan at 402-458-4308.
18. LIGHT ENGINE MOVES
In Lincoln Terminal, any light engine move approaching (defined as 20 cars or closer)
an item listed in Rule 6.28 (TERMS) needs to have a person on the point of the move.
This applies when running long hood forward.
19. VEHICLE TRAVEL:
Vehicle travel is PROHIBITED between Local Yard Lead and Arrival 1.
Vehicle travel is also PROHIBITED between Dept 1 and Dept 2 as well as between
Dept 3 and Dept 4 Tracks unless both tracks are known to be clear.
NO vehicle travel is allowed between any tracks when there is train movement on the
adjacent track.
20. LIGHTNING PROTECTION GUIDELINES:
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows:
For every 5 seconds from the time of seeing the lightning flash to hearing the
associated thunder, the lightning is one (1) mile away.
21. SWITCHMAN INSTRUCTIONS:
Switchmen are responsible for verifying cars in switch lists and telling the Hump
Yardmaster when there is an exception to the list.
22. BOWL SKATE:
The first Utility Switchman on duty each shift will inspect the east end of all Bowl
Tracks for proper skate placement at the beginning of each shift under the direction of the
Hump Yardmaster.
When re-skating the Bowl Tracks, leave two (2) cars with hand brakes applied and two
(2) skates on track as close to the skate placement marks as possible.
Bowl tracks 808, 809, 817, 820, 822, and 823 must have three (3) cars with hand
brakes applied.
Trim crews are responsible for proper skate placement and securement of equipment.
23. GOING IN-BETWEEN - AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
TY&E employees are not to go in-between light power while within the confines of the
Mechanical Facility
It is ok to go between cars on the North and South Pig Tracks.
24. TYE EMPLOYEES AT THE MECHANICAL FACILITY:
Whenever TYE employees move locomotives within the mechanical facility, they
must get permission from the Freight Pit foreman before moving locomotives.
25. TRANSPORTATION VAN SERVICE - LINCOLN TERMINAL:
If you need bus transportation in Lincoln Terminal, contact the Communications
Yardmaster at 402-458-4337, or on AAR Channel #35.
Away-from-home terminal crews are required to contact the Communications
Yardmaster 30 minutes before they go on duty at Lincoln, if they need transportation
from the hotel to the Yard Office.
All inbound away-from-home terminal crews are required to tie up at the Yard Office
prior to being transported to the hotel.
26. YARD AIR IN THE ARRIVAL YARD TRACKS 721-724:
Terminating trains in the Arrival Yard must spot the lead or rear car to yard air. If you
are unable to spot to yard air, contact the Freight Lead Carman on Channel #83.
27. YARDMASTER INSTRUCTIONS - EFFECTIVE August 1, 2010.
All yardmasters are required to be familiar with and comply with their Best Way Roles
and Responsibilities.
CONTROL YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
HUMP YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Hump Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Rips - Report when they were pulled and/or spotted.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
COMMUNICATION YARDMASTER
1. Complete the "Control Yardmaster End of Shift Report".
2. Report industry work completed and work to be done.
3. Report any arbitrary payments with the approving officer name.
28. CARLING OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
1. Complete the "Carling Operator End of Shift Report".
29. INDUSTRY INSTRUCTIONS
1. When spotting the State Penitentiary do not ride cars into the spur (track 626).
30. TRACK 732 RCO ZONE DEFINITION
1. RCO Zone definition for Track 732: When a zone is active on Track 732 it will
extend from the west clearance point on 732 to the road crossing at the hump crest.
31. AWAY FROM HOME TERMINAL CREWS TIE UP INSTRUCTIONS
1. All AFHT crews must tie up at the terminal complex and not at the hotel unless
given approval by the Terminal Manager or Manager Corridor Operations (MCO).
32. AUTHORIZED RADIO CHANNELS AT LINCOLN
Switch 1 AAR 1717 HAV259
Switch 2 AAR 2525 LIN101 LIN306
Switch 3 AAR 3131 LIN103, 203, 303
Switch 4 AAR 6363 LIN104, 204, 304
Switch 5 AAR 8181 LIN 105, 205, 305
Hump AAR 4040 LIN 102, 202, 302
Hostler AAR 4646
Mechanical AAR 8383
Lincoln Yard AAR 6666
Utility AAR 7070 LIN206
AAR 5454
MOW AAR 8888
Havelock AAR 1818 HAV150, HAV 257
Bus Channel AAR 3535
33. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DEFECTS
All trains arriving Lincoln Terminal must adhere to the following:
any FRA defects on the lead locomotive or locomotives in the consist that will require
replacement or service at Lincoln must be reported as soon as possible to the Diesel
Tower Foreman on Channel 83, but no later than the following locations:
Creston Subdivision - Greenwood MP 41.1
St. Joseph Subdivision - Hickman MP 193.1
Ravenna Subdivision - Pleasant Dale MP 14.6
Hastings Subdivision - Berks MP 76.6
34. PREFERRED CREW CHANGE LOCATION ON THE CRESTON SUB
When possible change crews at 14th Street MP 58.6 vs. at "N" Street or 44th Street
April 04, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 972
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~BNSF GUIDELINES FOR TY&E EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE
NOTE: This is a re-issue of System General Notice No. 408 placed in effect October
10, 2006.
BNSF TYE employees are key members of our community, and have a legitimate
expectation of reasonable opportunity to be off from work. And, along with all other
members of our community, BNSF TYE people share certain responsibilities to the
community as a whole. One of these basic responsibilities is to be "full-time"
employees. These guidelines cover all TYE employees, in both assigned and unassigned
service, and Yardmasters.
Employees in 5-day assigned service should not layoff more than one day each month
and employees in 6-day assigned service should not layoff more than two weekdays and
one weekend day each month. These layoff thresholds are in addition to regular assigned
rest days. Employees in unassigned service, 7-day assigned service, and mixed service
should not layoff more than twenty-five percent of weekdays and weekends, measured
separately (for employees in mixed service this includes any rest days observed). Note:
All layoff thresholds assume the employee remains marked up the entire period;
additional time off may reduce the threshold (consult with your supervisor for
clarification).
Local members of the BNSF transportation management team are specifically
empowered to apply these Guidelines considering all relevant information. Managers
should never act in a rigid or "wooden" manner, and in every case should use "common
sense." We also invite and encourage local union leaders to give their input in the
application of these Guidelines in individual cases, and, generally, to be "part of the
process."
BNSF provides for and encourages each employee who knows in advance of a need to be
off to request a pre-approved layoff. However, pre-approved does not excuse the
employee from complying with attendance requirements. Those types of layoffs that
count toward attendance, such as layoff personal, will continue to count toward the
employee's attendance record even if pre-approved. More specific principles for applying
these Guidelines follow:
* Each employee's compliance with the Guidelines' standard of "full-time" employment
will be measured on a "rolling" three-month basis, to accommodate individual employees'
needs to "bunch" days off.
* Violations during subsequent months will result in an attendance violation if the total
days off in the following one or two months exceeds the threshold for the three-month
period.
* An employee's continuous fulfillment of the Guidelines' "full-time" standard for any
twelve months restarts the employee's progression of discipline for Attendance
Guidelines violations. However, attendance violations will not be "cleared" from an
employees record.
* The company's basic measurement of full-time status considers events such as jury
duty, engineer recertification, foot of board, layoff union or company business, and all
other time an employee is not marked off to be the same as on-duty time.
* Periods of vacation, personal leave, lay off miles, etc., are considered as "excluded"
time. Excluded events will affect an employee's threshold for allowable off time, but
does not count as an attendance layoff. Note that an attendance layoff (such as LOS,
LOP, etc.) may not be altered simply because an employee chooses to claim a PLD or
single day vacation after the fact.
* We encourage any employee identified as failing to maintain full-time status under
these Guidelines to seek the involvement of his/her local chairman and to contact his/her
supervisor to discuss options available at BNSF (e.g., LOA, MLOA, FMLA, etc).
* Meeting the criteria of the Attendance Guidelines does not necessarily preclude the
company from challenging an employee's full-time attendance requirement based on
some other reasonable standard.
March 15, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 970
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~ENGINEER REPORT OF TRAIN EVENTS
BREAK-IN-TWO / STALL REPORTS
Amended: Incorrect Notice cancelled. Should have been 958 instead of 758.
Deletion of Item 5 (Type of Event) still stands.
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notices, No. 969 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Engineers operating on the Nebraska Division who experience any of the following
incidents are required to hand deliver or fax completed form titled "Engineer Report of
Train Events" dated 1-24-07, to their respective Road Foreman of Engines and
Superintendent Operating Practices.
1. Engineer Induced Emergency
2. Conductor Induced Emergency
3. Alerter Penalty Application
4. Heavy Reductions (A reduction of 20 psi or greater while moving at a speed greater
than 20 MPH)
These instructions do not relieve Engineers from reporting emergency applications of the
brakes by any source to the train dispatcher.
USE FORM - NEXT PAGE
FAX ON COMPANY LINE TO Superintendent Opr. Practices and to Division Road
Foreman of Engines per Nebraska General Notice
Locomotive Engineer Report of Train Events
ALL ENGINE INDUCED EMERGENCIES, CONDUCTOR VALVE EMERGENCIES,
ALERTER PENALTIES
R.F.E.____________________
File No.__________________
Date:_____________
Subd:___________
MP:_______
Date:_________________
Time:___________
Delay:___________
Train Symbol:_____________
Timetable Direction:________
Nearest Station:____________
Locomotive Nos.___________
Loads:________
Empties:_________
Tons:________
Train Length:_________
Engineer:_________________
Conductor:________________
Use space below to report events. Add Reason, MP Location and time of event for
Engineer Induced Emergency, Conductor Valve Emergency, Near Miss, Block Signal
Drop, place in emergency undesired emergency, etc.
EIE's
CVE's
ALERTER PENALTIES
HEAVY REDUCTION
FULL SERVICE
All emergencies must be reported to the dispatcher, in accordance with ABTH Rule
103.8.4 and Nebraska Division General Notice.
(1-24-07)
BREAK-IN-TWO / STALL REPORTS
1. When a train has stopped for an emergency application for any reason, the crew must
notify the dispatcher immediately.
2. As soon as the reason for the emergency has been determined, the dispatcher must be
informed of the milepost location, car number(s) and location in train and type of
coupler.
3. Engineer must complete a Train Separation Report (Form OPE15181) for any break-
in-two regardless of cause, and upon arrival at the terminal fax this report along with a
copy of the Train Delay Report to the fax number listed below for the appropriate
subdivisions.
In addition, call the appropriate Road Foreman of Engines to discuss the break-in-two or
leave a message at the telephone number listed below explaining the break-in-two with
the following information:
Name
Date and time of incident
Train ID
Engine consist (Lead to Rear) w/number of units working on line
Train makeup: Loads / Empties / Tonnage / Length
Car number and location in train
Knuckle or Draw bar
Pertentage of old break
What happened (surging, wheel slip, b/o engine, etc.)
Description of what was happening prior to separation or stall (including throttle
position, weather, condition of rail, such as: wet, dry, frost, snow, etc.)
ENGINEERS WORKING THE FOLLOWING POOL ASSIGNMENTS AND
SUBDIVISIONS
FAX …ROAD FOREMAN
LINCRI / CRILIN 8-782-1932 Jared Knutstrom
Creston /Subdivision 8-782-1932
LINRAV 8-458-7631 J R Bales
Ravenna / Bellwood Subdivisions 8-458-7304
LINMCC / MCCLIN 8-460-2301 Kevin Nevill
Hastings / Giltner Subdivisions 8-460-2301
GALCRI / CRIGAL 8-345-6266 Dustin Henry
Ottumwa / Des Moines Subdivisions 8-345-6139
LINCOLN BASED ENGINEERS
LINKCM / LINSIO 8-458-7325 Mike Klatt
St Joseph / Napier / Sioux City Subdivisions 8-458-7325
KANSAS CITY BASED ENGINEERS
KCMLIN 8-472-2316 Archie Carter
St. Joseph / Napier Subdivisions 8-472-2485
Kansas City Terminal
Fort Scott Sub to Lenexa
Supt. Operating Practices Mike Harvey
All Subdivisions 8-458-7515 8-458-7755
February 28, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 966
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~BNSF Guidelines for TYE and Yardmaster Attendance
SUBDIVISION: All
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2011, BNSF TYE employees and yardmasters are key
members of our community, and have a legitimate expectation of reasonable opportunity
to be off from work. And, along with all other members of our community, BNSF TYE
employees and yardmasters share certain responsibilities to the community as a whole.
One of these basic responsibilities is to be "full-time" employees.
I. SPECIFIC PRINCIPLES FOR APPLYING THESE GUIDELINES:
1. Each employee's compliance will be measured on a "rolling" three- month basis to
better accommodate periods of intermittent illness. The three-month rolling basis applies
regardless if the employee has been in active service for the full three months.
2. Employees in 5-day assigned service have a maximum threshold of one day per
month. Employees in 6-day assigned service have a maximum threshold of two
weekdays and one weekend day each month.
3. For employees in unassigned and mixed service, there is a maximum threshold of
twenty-five percent of weekdays and weekends, measured separately. For employees in
mixed service, this includes any rest days observed (25% less the total of all rest days
equals final threshold).
4. All maximum layoff thresholds outlined above assume the employee remains marked
up the entire period; additional time off (excluded time) will reduce your threshold
(consult with your supervisor or training documents for clarification).
5. Events such as jury duty, engineer recertification, foot of board, layoff union or
company business, are counted the same as on duty time; therefore, these events will not
affect an employee's threshold and will not count as an attendance layoff.
6. National Guard, Drill, Training, State Emergencies will also count the same as on
duty time; however, employees must provide their a copy of their orders for this time to
be counted as available.
7. Periods of vacation, personal leave, medical leave, time on the bump board, etc., are
considered as "excluded" time for the purpose of determining the maximum threshold.
Excluded events will affect an employee's threshold, but do not count as an attendance
layoff.
8. Attendance layoffs such as LOS, LOP, FEM, etc., may not be altered at a later date
simply because an employee chooses to claim a PLD or single day vacation after the fact.
9. Any layoff touching a weekend day will be considered a weekend day, with a 30'
grace period (except in the case of assigned yard jobs in which the start of the assignment
drives the determination of weekend vs. weekday).
10. Following discipline for a period, violations in subsequent months will result in an
attendance violation if the total days off in the following one or two months exceeds the
maximum threshold for the three-month period.
ll. We encourage any employee identified as failing to maintain full- time status under
these Guidelines to seek the involvement of his/ her local chairman and to contact his/her
supervisor to discuss options available at BNSF (e.g., LOA, MLOA, FMLA, etc.).
12. Meeting the criteria of the lay off thresholds under the Attendance Guidelines does
not preclude the company from challenging an employee's full-time status requirement
based on some other reasonable standard.
Local members of the BNSF transportation management team are specifically
empowered to apply these Guidelines considering all relevant information. Managers
should never act in a rigid or "wooden" manner and in every case should use "common
sense." We also invite and encourage local union leaders to give their input in the
application of these Guidelines in individual cases, and, generally, to be "part of the
process."
BNSF provides for and encourages each employee to know in advance of a need to be off
to request a pre-approved layoff. However, pre-approved does not excuse the employee
from complying with attendance requirements. Those types of layoffs that count toward
attendance, such as layoff personal, will continue to count toward the employee's
attendance record even if pre-approved.
II. DISCIPLINE HANDLING (INCLUDING PROGRESSION AND THE
APPLICABLE REVIEW PERIOD) FOR ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
VIOLATIONS:
A. Progression
When en employee violates TYE Attendance Guidelines the following discipline
matrix applies:
ATTENDANCE GUIDELINE RECORD RESULT
First Violation Formal Reprimand
Second Violation 10 Day Record Suspension
Third Violation 20 Day Record Suspension
Fourth Violation Employee may be Dismissed
In addition to the discipline matrix above, dismissal may occur if an employee has
either (1) three active Attendance Guidelines violations and an active Level S violation,
or (2) five rule violations of any kind in a 12-month period (which may include any
combination of Standard, Serious and Attendance Guidelines violations).
B. Review Period
The TYE Attendance Guidelines review period is an "active" review period and
requires an employee work a period of time which exceeds a complete 12 month period
without another Attendance Guidelines discipline incident before the prior Attendance
Guideline violation is considered "inactive". However, attendance violations will not be
"cleared" from an employee's record.
Example: Assume an employee commits an Attendance Guidelines violation for the
three month rolling period of January, February, and March 2010 and receives a formal
reprimand. If the employee commits an Attendance Guidelines violation for the three
month rolling period of January, February, March 2011, he/she did not work a period of
time which exceeded a complete 12 month period under the Attendance Guidelines
Policy. As a result, the formal reprimand of January, February, March 2010 remains
"active". As such the discipline to be assessed for the January, February, March 2011
Attendance Guidelines violation would be a 10-day record suspension.
By contrast, in the example above, assume that the second Attendance Guidelines
violation occurred not in January, February, March 2011, but rather in the three month
rolling period of February, March, April 2011. Under this scenario, the employee did
work a period of time which exceeded a complete 12 month period without an
Attendance Guidelines violation, and as a result, the formal reprimand of January,
February, March 2010 is now "inactive". As such, the proper discipline to be assessed
for the February, March, April 2011 violation would be a formal reprimand.
February 24, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 965
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notice is CANCELLED: No. 956
February 02, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 958
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~ENGINEER REPORT OF TRAIN EVENTS, BREAK-IN-TWO / STALL
REPORTS
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notices, No. 722 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
Engineers operating on the Nebraska Division who experience any of the following
incidents are required to hand deliver or fax completed form titled "Engineer Report of
Train Events" dated 1-24-07, to their respective Road Foreman of Engines and
Superintendent Operating Practices.
1. Engineer Induced Emergency
2. Conductor Induced Emergency
3. Alerter Penalty Application
4. Heavy Reductions (A reduction of 20 psi or greater while moving at a speed greater
than 20 MPH)
5. Full Service Application
These instructions do not relieve Engineers from reporting emergency applications of the
brakes by any source to the train dispatcher.
USE FORM - NEXT PAGE
FAX ON COMPANY LINE TO Superintendent Opr. Practices and to Division Road
Foreman of Engines per Nebraska General Notice
Locomotive Engineer Report of Train Events
ALL ENGINE INDUCED EMERGENCIES, CONDUCTOR VALVE EMERGENCIES,
ALERTER PENALTIES
R.F.E.________
File No._______
Date:_____________
Subd:___________
MP:_______
Date:_____________
Time:___________
Delay:___________
Train Symbol:______
Timetable Direction:_
Nearest Station:_____
Locomotive Nos.____
Loads:________
Empties:_________
Tons:________
Train Length:_______
Engineer:__________
Conductor:_________
Use space below to report events. Add Reason, MP Location and time of event for
Engineer Induced Emergency, Conductor Valve Emergency, Near Miss, Block Signal
Drop, place in emergency undesired emergency, etc.
EIE's
_________________________
CVE's
___________________________
ALERTER PENALTIES
___________________________
HEAVY REDUCTION
___________________________
FULL SERVICE
___________________________
All emergencies must be reported to the dispatcher, in accordance with ABTH Rule
103.8.4 and Nebraska Division General Notice. (1-24-07)
BREAK-IN-TWO / STALL REPORTS
1. When a train has stopped for an emergency application for any reason, the crew must
notify the dispatcher immediately.
2. As soon as the reason for the emergency has been determined, the dispatcher must be
informed of the milepost location, car number(s) and location in train and type of coupler.
3. Engineer must complete a Train Separation Report (Form OPE15181) for any break-
in-two regardless of cause, and upon arrival at the terminal fax this report along with a
copy of the Train Delay Report to the fax number listed below for the appropriate
subdivisions.
In addition, call the appropriate Road Foreman of Engines to discuss the break-in-two or
leave a message at the telephone number listed below explaining the break-in-two with
the following information:
Name
Date and time of incident
Train ID
Engine consist (Lead to Rear) w/number of units working on line
Train makeup: Loads / Empties / Tonnage / Length
Car number and location in train
Knuckle or Draw bar
Pertentage of old break
What happened (surging, wheel slip, b/o engine, etc.)
Description of what was happening prior to separation or stall (including throttle
position, weather, condition of rail, such as: wet, dry, frost, snow, etc.)
ENGINEERS WORKING THE FOLLOWING POOL ASSIGNMENTS AND
SUBDIVISIONS
FAX ROAD FOREMAN
LINCRI / CRILIN 8-782-1932 Jared Knutstrom
Creston /Subdivision 8-782-1932
LINRAV 8-458-7631 J R Bales
Ravenna / Bellwood Subdivisions 8-458-7304
LINMCC / MCCLIN 8-460-2301 Kevin Nevill
Hastings / Giltner Subdivisions 8-460-2301
GALCRI / CRIGAL 8-345-6266 Dustin Henry
Ottumwa / Des Moines Subdivisions 8-345-6139
LINCOLN BASED ENGINEERS
LINKCM / LINSIO 8-458-7325 Mike Klatt
St Joseph / Napier / Sioux City Subdivisions 8-458-7325
KANSAS CITY BASED ENGINEERS
KCMLIN 8-472-2316 Archie Carter
St. Joseph / Napier Subdivisions 8-472-2485
Kansas City Terminal
Fort Scott Sub to Lenexa
Supt. Operating Practices Mike Harvey
All Subdivisions 8-458-7515 8-458-7755
January 27, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 955
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS NOT QUALIFIED OR NO LONGER
FAMILIARIZED ON A TERRITORY
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 752 is CANCELLED and REISSUED as follows:
=======================
Explanation: REVISION - Updates made to Road Foreman names
=======================
Locomotive engineers that bid to a territory, that are forced to a territory or hold a
position on the Engineer's Extra Board that results in not meeting the requirements
outlined in System Special Instruction Item 49-3-b - Engineer Responsibilities and
Certification, Route Familiarization, must immediately contact the Road Foreman of
Engines (RFE) for that specific territory and be governed by the following instructions:
1. RFE and engineer will identify territories where engineer does not meet the
familiarization requirements.
2. RFE and engineer will determine the number of familiarization trips that will be
required over each territory.
3. Engineers will be responsible for notifying the crew office that they will be making
qualifying trips over a territory.
4. At the HOME terminal the engineer must notify the crew office and mark up for the
1st available non-deadheading trip on the territory they are qualifying over. At home
terminal engineer may take a maximum of 12 hours rest between qualifying trips.
5. At away from home terminal, engineers must notify crew office and mark up for 1st
available non-deadheading trip on the territory they are qualifying over. At away from
home terminal engineer must mark up after 10 hours rest.
6. Engineers must ensure that they are listed on the call sheet as a Code 31 "Qualifying
Engineer" and will be paid one day at the Engineer's Guaranteed Extra Board rate for
each qualifying trip they make.
7. Engineer must notify the RFE via Voice Mail after each qualifying trip is complete
and include the number of trips remaining to qualify over the territory.
Road Foreman of Engines and their territories are as follows:
Archie Carter..................................(816) 472-2485
St. Joe Subdivision (Kansas City based engineers)
St. Joe Yard
Napier Subdivision (Kansas City based engineers)
Murray Yard
Kevin Nevill...................................(402) 460-2301
Hastings Subdivision
McCook
Wymore Subdivision
Giltner Subdivision
Lester Subdivision
Beatrice Subdivision
Mike Klatt.....................................(402) 458-7325
St. Joe Subdivision (Lincoln based engineers)
Napier Subdivision (Lincoln based engineers)
Nebraska City
Sioux City Subdivision
J R Bales......................................(402) 458-7304
Ravenna Subdivision
Bellwood Subdivision
Jared Knutstrom................................(641) 782-1932
Omaha Subdivision
Omaha Yard
Creston Subdivision
Creston Yard
Napier Subdivision (Omaha based engineers)
Dustin Henry...................................(309) 345-6139
Ottumwa Subdivision (Galesburg to West Switch, Creston)
Des Moines Subdivision
January 18, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 953
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Crew Support / Crew Management Organization
SUBDIVISION: All
Nebraska Division General Notice Nos. 945 and 951 are canceled.
To All Concerned,
Recent changes in Crew Support / Crew Management Organization have re-aligned the
contacts for some transaction types. This notice is to define the role and responsibility of
each Center.
Topeka Crew Support
The Topeka Crew Support Center is managing the administrative (job postings,
assignments, displacements, etc.) and crew calling (initiating and completing the call for
duty) function primarily with the use of automation. If you have questions about the way
you were called, the way a job was posted or assigned, the way a displacement was
handled, or any administrative function of the Crew Calling process, please access the
VRU and connect directly to an agent on duty for resolution.
Ft Worth (and Regional Operating Center) Crew Management
Division Crew Managers in all 4 Operating Centers (Ft Worth, Spring, Kansas City and
San Bernardino) will be managing the manpower supply and utilization of Train, Yard
and Engine Employees (TYE). If you have a question about the way a pool or board is
staffed or regulated, crew planning or any operational function of the Crew Management
process, please contact the appropriate Division Crew Manager for assistance:
Telephone Numbers for Division Crew Managers (DCM):
Division DCM Telephone Number
North Operations
Northwest Kappi Scheibe (817) 352-2880
Montana Pat Akins (817) 352-2881
Twin Cities Jennifer Martin (817) 352-2882
Central Operations
Colorado Sara Gossum (817) 352-2883
Powder River Eric Preston (817) 352-2884
Nebraska Louis Torre (817) 352-2885
Springfield Ed Hundley (817) 352-2886
South Operations
Chicago Chris Kunce (817) 352-2887
Texas Theresa Chavez (817) 352-2889
Southwest Jeff Mayfield (817) 352-2890
Kansas Kenny Theerman (913) 551-2342
Gulf Marilyn Graybill (713) 847-3171
California Jeff Gold (909) 386-4480
January 14, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 952
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LINCOLN TERMINAL SNOW REMOVAL SCHEDULE
SUBDIVISION: RAVENNA
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL WILL BEGIN IN THE EAST AND WEST PARKING
LOTS OF THE LINCOLN TERMINAL BEGINNING TUESDAY, JANUARY 18,2011
AT 0900 HOURS UNTIL SECTION 1 HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
SECTION 2 WILL BE PLOWED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
BEGINNING AT 0900 HOURS UNTIL COMPLETED AND SECTION 3 WILL BE
PLOWED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 AT 0900 HOURS UNTIL
COMPLETED.
A MAP AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SNOW/ICE REMOVAL SCHEDULE
HAVE BEEN COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AS WELL AS POSTED ON EVERY EXIT.
PLEASE CONTACT AN ON DUTY TRAINMASTER OR ADMIN ASSISTANT, DEB
RADEMACKER IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION OR A COPY OF THE
SCHEDULE.
IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE WEST PARKING LOT DURING
PLOWING, YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE NEW NORTH LOT
ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE TERMINAL BUILDING.
IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE EAST PARKING LOT DURING
PLOWING, IT WILL BE TOWED TO A SPACE FURTHER EAST OF THE
TERMINAL PARKING LOT.
YOUR ASSISTANCE DURING THE SNOW REMOVAL IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
January 12, 2011
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 950
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2011 Mobile Hearing Van Schedule - Nebraska Division
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Shown below is the schedule for the Mobile Medical Hearing Van for various locations
on the Nebraska division through March, 2011. All craft employees are required to go:
Albia / Ottumwa - Terminal Mon - Mar 7 0700-1030
1200-1530
Aurora, Ne - Terminal Thur - Mar 10 0700-1030
1200-1530
Burlington, IA - Terminal Fri - Feb 18 0700-1030
1200-1530
Creston, IA - Terminal Wed - Feb 9 0700-1030
1200-1530
Hastings, NE - Terminal Wed - Mar 9 0700-1030
1200-1530
Kansas City, MO - Terminal Mon - Jan 31 0700-1030
1200-1530
Tue - Feb 1 0700-1030
1200-1530
Lincoln, NE - Terminal Mon - Feb 14 0700-1030
1200-1530
Tue - Feb 15 0900-1230
1400-1730
Wed - Feb 16 1100-1430
1600-1930
Thur - Feb 17 1900-2230
Fri - Feb 18 0000-0330
Tue - Feb 22 0800-1130
1300-1630
Wed - Feb 23 0700-1030
1200-1530
Thur - Feb 24 0700-1030
1200-1530
McCook, NE - Terminal Tue - Mar 15 0900-1230
1400-1730
Wed - Mar 16 0700-1030
1200-1530
Omaha, NE - Terminal Mon - Mar 14 0700-1030
1200-1530
Tue - Mar 15 0400-0730
0900-1230
Red Oak, IA - Terminal Thur - Feb 10 0700-1030
1200-1530
St. Joseph, MO - Terminal Wed - Feb 2 0700-1030
1200-1530
Thur - Feb 3 0400-0730
0900-1230
Examinetics, Inc. will be providing engineer certification testing via mobile medical vans
to the locations listed above. Participation is mandatory for those crews that have been
called to duty during the days the van is at the terminal. However, other TEY crews not
on duty may voluntarily participate.
All TEY employees called to duty during the scheduled van time will be called 30
minutes in advance to allow enough time to obtain their testing. If you miss the van and
need to become re-certified, the existing network of clinics will still be available for
certification services.
Prior to arrival for testing, please ensure that you do not subject yourself to noisy
activities such as working with power tools, firing guns, or listening to loud music.
The following list defines the required testing for your craft:
WORK GROUP HEARING RESPIRATOR VISION BLOOD ASSIGNED
TESTING TESTING TESTING PRESSURE COORDINATOR
TESTING
----------------------------
Exempt/Clerical V/N N/A N/A V/N Dir. of Admin/
Safety Mgr
Train Crews/ R/R 2 V/N R2 V/N Dir. of Admin/
Safety Mgr
Intermodal Hubs R V/N N/A V/N Dir. of Admin/
Safety Mgr.
N/A - not applicable
R - required for entire work group
R 2 - required for certified employees
V/N - voluntary/as needed
December 20, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 946
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2011 Networked Simulator Training for Kansas City Based Crews
SUBDIVISION: All
All Kansas City based TY&E employees that are scheduled to attend networked
simulator training in 2011 will be required to report to the BNSF Technical Training
Center, Room 6, located in the ITC Building on the campus of Johnson County
Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas 66210.
Entrance to the ITC Building is located on the southwest corner of the JCCC campus near
the BNSF caboose. Public parking will be available.
Start time will be 0745 hours, CST.
Directions to BNSF Room 6 will be posted throughout the BNSF Technical Training
Center.
If additional directions to BNSF Room 6 are necessary, call 2642 using the white
telephone in the BNSF Training Center hallways.
December 16, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 942
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2010 Nebraska Division Christmas Holiday Job Annulments -
LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS, SWITCH TENDERS, YARDMASTERS, CREW
HAULER AND CLERICAL POSITIONS
SUBDIVISION: All
The following Nebraska Division assignments will be ANNULLED on FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 24, 2010:
LOCALS / ROAD SWITCHERS:
R-NEB4291-I1 Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4281-I1 Crete Road Switch (Tu-Th 08:00)
R-NEB4251-I1 Fremont Road Switch
R-NEB4561-I1 Kearney Local
R-NEB4701-I1 Lenexa Switcher
R-NEB6911-I1 Lenexa Hauler
L-NEB69211-I1/2/3 Spring Hill Local@Moss
R-NEB4521-I1 St Joe to Atchison Turn
YARD ASSIGNMENTS:
Y-HAS1611-F1 Interchange
Y-HAS3611-G1 General
Y-KCM1441-I1 10th St Mill
Y-KCM1911-I1 19th St Industry
Y-KCM3441-I1 10th St Mill
Y-KCM536P Middle Pilot
Y-KCM836J Middle Hostler
Y-LIN1012G-1/2/3 Industry
Y-LIN727U Utility
Y-LIN737U Utility
Y-OMA1011-G1 Industry
Y-OMA2011-F1 UP Transfer
Y-OMA3031-G1 General
Y-SJO2011-F1 General
SWITCH TENDERS:
W-BURBUR1 Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
W-BURBUR2 Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
W-OSCOSC1 Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
CLERICAL - Kansas City
Admin 1st Shift
The following Nebraska Division assignments will be ANNULLED on SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 25, 2010:
LOCALS / ROAD SWITCHERS:
L-NEB69211-I1/2/3 Spring Hill Local @ Moss
R-NEB4121-I2 Island Park Job
YARD ASSIGNMENTS:
Y-CRI1011-I1 Industry
Y-HAS1611-F1 Interchange
Y-HAS2611-I2 Industry
Y-KCM1911-I1 19th St Industry
Y-KCM536P Middle Pilot
Y-KCM836J Middle Hostler
Y-LIN1011-F2 Industry
Y-LIN813J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN516P Pilot
Y-LIN816J Hostler
Y-LIN10521-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN717U Utility
Y-LIN821J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN526P Pilot
Y-LIN826J Hostler (422J annulled)
Y-LIN727U Utility
Y-LIN737U Utility
Y-OMA2011-F1 UP Transfer
Y-SJO1011-G1 General
Y-SJO2011-F1 General
SWITCH TENDERS:
No annullments
CLERICAL - Kansas City
Admin lst Shift
December 14, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 941
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
BNSF ENGINEERS JOB BID FORM
Date Submitted___________
This form is to be used for bidding on positions in the Kansas City Yard It will not be
kept on file as a standing bid and will be destroyed when positions are assigned. Bids
must be received no later than 2359 Hours CST on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, and
will be awarded Wednesday, December 29, 2010, to be effective 0001 Tuesday, January
04, 2011. Filling in your job selections on this form does not take the place of your
Permanent Bid Sheet required for Daily Mark.
PRINT NAME:_______________
SIGNATURE:________________
SENIORITY DATE:___________
FORMER ROAD (circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former ATSF Bid/Bump Agreement.
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former BN Daily Mark Up Agreement.
__ I desire any additional rest days available in accordance with the calculation for the
total number of restday days before being assigned to KCM 31 (extra board), seniority
permitting.
Please fill in the blanks below in your order of preference:
If bidding on the engineer extra board enter "KCM 31" as 1 of your choices.
1._______________
42._______________
BNSF ENGINEERS REST DAYS BID FORM
This form is to be used for bidding on rest day allocations in the Kansas City
Consolidated Yard. ONLY engineers who elect to and are awarded a position under the
Daily Mark Up Agreement will be required to fill out this form. This form will be kept
on file and will be used when positions are assigned. The total number of sets of rest
days will be figured according to the formula set forth in Section 5 Para. B of the
Implementing Agreement. "Additional rest days will be awarded to those checking Box 3
when unable to secure a job through the assignment process for daily markup."
PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW YOUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR
REST DAYS
1.________ SAT-SUN 5._________ WED-THUR
2.________ SUN-MON 6._________ TUE-WED
3.________ FRI-SAT 7._________ MON-TUE
4.________ THUR-FRI
Signature_______________
BNSF Engineers Job Bid Form:
Per the BNSF Kansas City Yard Consolidation Agreement, the attached bid forms are to
be submitted to the Crew Support Center, Topeka, KS, for the quarterly assignments.
Bids will be accepted until 2359 CST Tuesday, December 28, 2010. Assignments will be
awarded Wednesday, December 29, 2010 and will become effective 0001, Tuesday,
January 04, 2011.
Fax your bid to Crew Support, Topeka at 8-676-2957 or Bell Line (785) 676-2957. After
faxing, you must call the VRU and select Admin Group to verify fax has been received.
You are required to give a dated copy of this bid to the appropriate BLE Local Chairman.
Jobs will be awarded per the Order of Selection List as provided in the implementing
agreement. You are encouraged to submit a generous number of choices in order to
allow for the selection of a job that your seniority will allow. You will also have the
option to designate the position you are assigned as being handled under the former
Burlington Northern Daily Mark Up Agreement or under the former Santa Fe Bid/Bump
Agreement. If no designation is made, the job will be handled under the former Santa Fe
Bid/Bump Agreement. In addition, if a position is awarded to you under the Daily Mark
Up Agreement, you must fill out the attached rest day bid form.
Luis Torre
Crew Manager
Nebraska Division
1ST SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1111 0630 TT TRANSFER WAIVER
KCM 1112 0700 TT TRANSFER 2
KCM 1116 0630 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR WAIVER
KCM 1122 0730 TT INDUSTRY
KCM 1131 0630 TUR/TRLR
KCM 1132 0759 TT AUTO
KCM 1441 0700 10th ST MILL
KCM 1461 0630 MURRAY TRANSFER
KCM 1511 0700 CF PILOTWAIVER
KCM 1512 0730 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 1513 0759 CF PILOT
KCM 1911 0700 19TH ST INDUSTRY
KCM 4561 0700 KEARNEY TURN
2ND SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1211 1430 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1212 1500 TT TRANSFERWAIVER
KCM 1213 1530 TT TRANSFERWAIVER
KCM 1216 1430 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1231 1430 TUR TRLRWAIVER
KCM 1232 1559 TUR TRLR
KCM 1521 1500 CF PILOT
KCM 1522 1530 CF PILOT
KCM 1523 1559 CF PILOT WAIVER
KCM 2461 1430 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
KCM 2471 1530 MURRAY GEN SWT
3RD SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1311 2230 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1312 2300 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1316 2230 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1331 2230 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1332 2359 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1333 2300 W/B ARGENTINE
KCM 1343 2330 murray (new 10/10)
KCM 1531 2300 CF PILOT
KCM 1532 2330 CF PILOT
KCM 1533 2359 CF PILOT
KCM 313E 2330 ARGENTINE TT
KCM 344E 2300 10TH ST MILL
KCM 346E 2230 MURRAY TFR/TRAMP
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF JOBS SHOWING THE REST DAYS AND
EXPLANATION FOR REST DAY OR RSIA DAYS IF THE JOBS GO (BID BUMP)
DURING SADIE HAWKINS:
KCM 1111 is a waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1112 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1116 is a waiver list job with rest day Saturday
KCM 1131 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1421 is a 5 day job already
KCM 1461 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1441 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1911 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1511 is a waiver job with rest day Sunday
KCM 1122 is already 5 day job
KCM 1512 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1132 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1513 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1211 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1212 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1216 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1231 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2461 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1521 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1213 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2471 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1522 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1523 is waiver list job with rest day Tuesday
KCM 1232 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1311 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1316 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1331 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 346E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 344E is 6 day job with rest day Saturday and RSIA day Sunday
KCM 1312 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Th/Fr
KCM 1333 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1531 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 1532 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 313E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1332 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1533 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1343 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
December 14, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 939
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2011 Required Training for TY&E Employees
SUBDIVISION: All
Nebraska Division General Notices Nos. 816, 907 and 919 are cancelled.
**UNITED STATES BASED EMPLOYEES**
***ENGINEERS, HOSTLERS, and RCOs will be referred to as CERTIFIED
EMPLOYEES throughout this notice****
** Some individuals due RCO recertification will not be required to recertify. Only those
individuals who are notified via the paperless timekeeping system will be required to
recertify. An RCO who is not notified, but wishes to maintain his/her certification, must
contact their RFE or local supervisor for instructions prior to the expiration of his/her
license.
TYE Employees in the following status are EXCLUDED from the 2011 Required TYE
Recurring Training:
* FURLOUGHED
* PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* STUDENT (NEW HIRE) CONDUCTORS
-TWO YEAR CYCLE-
Employees alternate each year between "Year A" and "Year B" required training. Year A
training are non-rules topics delivered through Web Based Training (WBT). Year B
includes GCOR, safety, air brake and train handling (ABTH), and rules examination.
Employees selected their choice of method of Year B instruction and examination; either
WBT or instructor-led.
-NOTIFICATION TO ATTEND-
TYE employees due Year A or Year B training in 2011 will consider this General Notice
as notification to attend the required recurring training.
Employees will be notified of their required recurring training dates for 2011 on Dec. 15,
2010 via the paperless timekeeping system. Recurring training dates will be scheduled
beginning January 17, 2011 onward. The WBT system will be available January 17,
2011.
Most ENGINEERS due Year A training will be scheduled a Network Simulator
(NETSIM) training session. The paperless timekeeping system will notify these
employees of this required training. A separate section in this notice titled NETWORK
SIMULATORS will detail the requirements for those individuals who are notified to
attend a NETSIM training session.
-DUE DATE REQUIREMENTS-
Employees should receive a scheduled recurring training (Year A or Year B) due date via
the paperless timekeeping system by DECEMBER 15, 2010. If an employee does not
receive a due date, they MUST CONTACT their Manager of Field Training (MFT) to
resolve the problem. Any rescheduling issues (vacation, personal leave, etc.) should be
resolved by contacting the MFT. A complete list of the MFT's can be found at the end
of this General Notice. If an employee's scheduled training date conflicts with their
assigned vacation, they must immediately contact their MFT to be rescheduled for the
same type of training delivery. Non-vacation conflicts will typically result in
rescheduling to WBT.
Certified employees due recertification in 2011 that do not receive a 2011 training date or
the date scheduled is beyond the date of license expiration, MUST CONTACT their MFT
and RFE. A new date in advance of license expiration will be assigned.
The requirement to recertify is NOT waived because a certified employee might be
working in a non-certified capacity. The certified employee must recertify unless directed
otherwise by local supervision.
-RECERTIFICATION-
Separate from training requirements: Certified employees will continue to have federal
certification requirements (including Hearing and Vision and Motor Vehicle Check). The
necessary forms and complete instructions will be delivered in a separate General Notice
pertaining to recertification.
Certification Exam- To meet federal requirements some certified employees may be
required to take a 50 question open book rules exam in addition to the Year A program.
(NOTE: This will only be required if the employee has not satisfactorily completed a
knowledge (rules) exam in the 366 days prior to their license expiration date) Employees
required to take this exam will receive notification via the paperless timekeeping system.
ALL TYE EMPLOYEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR WBT TRAINING DUE
DATES COULD CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL APPEAR IN THE
NOTIFICATION SCREEN OF THE PAPERLESS TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.
-YEAR A TRAINING-
Employees assigned to Year A training will receive approximately 4 hours of WBT
training that addresses safety, security and policies as follows:
Securing Americas Railroads
Hearing Conservation
Hours of Service
Positive Train Control
Chemicals in the Workplace
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Exam- 20 questions, open book, (take missed questions until score
of 100% is achieved)
In most cases, locomotive engineers assigned to "Year A" will also receive training via
BNSF's Network Simulator (NETSIM) system.
-YEAR B TRAINING-
Employees assigned to Year B will receive training that addresses GCOR, ABTH and
Safety and a rules examination. Employees chose either the instructor led or WBT
delivery method for this training and examination. If no selection was made, the
employee was assigned to WBT training. The employee's selected delivery method is
displayed via TSS; if the assignment is not displayed, the employee must notify the
division's Manager of Field Training to correct the problem.
Instructor-Led Training Option
Training for Year B employees who chose the Instructor-Led Training option will
normally be conducted at the home terminal and facilitated by the division manager of
field training (MFT). Employees will be notified of the exact location of their assigned
ILT class via the paperless timekeeping system. The training will be conducted as
follows:
Morning Session (approximately 4 hours):
High Interest Items
49 CFR 218 Subpart F Training
Rule Book Navigation
Scenario Based Training
Afternoon Session:
Rules Exam - 50 questions, open book. Required passing scores as
follows:
Certified------------90%
Non-Certified------80%
Non-Promoted----70%
Employees will tie up immediately after taking the exam.
Employees who miss their assigned instructor-led training date may be subject to
discipline and will be required to complete training via WBT prior to Nov 30, 2011 or
their license expiration date (if certified), whichever is sooner. Employees who do not
successfully complete required training prior to Nov 30, 2011 or their license expiration
date, whichever is sooner, will be held from service until the requirement is met.
Employees who do not pass the rules exam on the first attempt will be handled as
follows:
Second attempt- the employee will immediately re-take only the questions missed on the
first attempt. If the second attempt does not result in a passing score, the MFT will notify
the TTC and the employee will be required to complete subsequent attempts via WBT but
no sooner than 12 hours after the second attempt.
Third and subsequent attempts- Entire exam must be re-taken (50 questions) via WBT.
Employees will need to contact the Help Desk (8-593-HELP) for enrollment. If the third
(or subsequent) attempt does not result in a passing score, the employee will be held from
service for seven (7) days to receive remediation and re-examination. To begin the
remediation process, the employee will notify their supervisor within 12 hours of the
failed third (or subsequent) attempt.
WBT Option
Training for Year B employees who chose WBT or did not make a choice of training
method by October 30, 2010 were scheduled for WBT training. The WBT training will
take approximately 4 hours prior to the exam. Training will consist of:
Safety Rules
General Code of Operating Rules
Air Brake and Train Handling
49 CFR 218 Subpart F
Rules Exam - 50 question, open book. Required passing scores as
follows:
Certified------------90%
Non-Certified------80%
Non-Promoted-----70%
Return to Work----90%
Return to Work Non-Promoted----80%
EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL AN EXAM(S) WILL BE HELD FROM SERVICE UNTIL
THE EXAM(S) ARE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Employees who do not pass the rules exam on the first attempt will be handled as
follows:
Second attempt- Employees who fail to obtain the minimum passing score on their first
attempt will receive on screen instructions to immediately re-take only the questions
missed on the first attempt. If the second attempt does not result in a passing score, the
employee will need to contact the contact the Help Desk (8-593-HELP) to be enrolled for
the third attempt but no sooner than 12 hours after the 2nd attempt.
Third and subsequent attempts- Entire exam must be re-taken (50 questions) via WBT.
Employees will need to contact the Help Desk (8-593-HELP) for enrollment. If the third
(or subsequent) attempt does not result in a passing score, the employee will be held from
service for seven (7) days to receive remediation and re-examination. To begin the
remediation process, the employee will notify their supervisor within 12 hours of the
failed third (or subsequent) attempt.
-ALL SEATTLE BASED EMPLOYEES- will also be enrolled in the required Canadian
Qualification for U.S. Based Employees (training and examination) via WBT.
-RULES REVIEW AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS-
All TYE employees identified as due for Year A or Year B training must complete all
required training modules and exams within their assigned training program prior to Nov
30, 2011 or their license expiration date, whichever is sooner. EMPLOYEES WHO DO
NOT COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING AND/OR EXAMS BY THESE DATES
WILL BE HELD FROM SERVICE UNTIL THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
-OPEN BOOK TESTING-
Employees will be required to use BNSF issued rule books and instructions during exams
in both Year A and Year B (ILT and WBT) training. Employees are responsible for
bringing a BNSF issued rule book(s) to their training/testing session and to ensure such
books are up to date. There WILL NOT be time available during the training session for
the printing or updating of rule books. Materials other than BNSF issued books and
instructions will not be allowed during testing.
-TEST MONITORING (PROCTORING)-
Employees completing Year B, Certification, or Return to Work examinations must be
proctored. AutoProctor is the primary method of proctoring; it is available 24 hrs every
day and instructions for use can be found on the WBT screen. Should AutoProctor not be
available, an employee must complete all required training modules then contact their
supervisor to proctor the exam (In either case, employees will be required to show their
BNSF photo ID or driver's license.) Once an exam is started, it must be completed before
the employee logs off the WBT. Partial completion of an exam may result in a failure
being logged for that attempt. Employees should ensure they have ample time to
complete the exam before beginning.
-NETWORK SIMULATORS-
Engineers due Year A training in 2011 will normally be assigned a NETSIM training
session. When the paperless timekeeping system notifies an employee of their due date
for 2011 TYE Rules Training, the system will specify if an engineer is due to attend
training at a WBT workstation or on a NETSIM located at or near the employee's work
location. If you are assigned to a NETSIM location, YOU MUST REPORT TO THE
NETSIM ON YOUR DESIGNATED DUE DATE AT ***0745 CENTRAL TIME***
-CREW SUPPORT NOTIFICATION-
Employees who complete the 2011 TYE Recurring Training Program on their due date
must input an immediate layoff request. If the layoff request is placed in denied or
pending status, the employee must contact their supervisor for approval. Employees who
are not allowed to layoff for their exam on their due date because of crew shortage issues
must immediately contact their MFT to reschedule, ensuring that they do not work in any
certified position if their certification has expired. After completing 2011 TYE Recurring
Training, the employee must note on their special claim, the name of the field officer who
would not authorize attendance on the initial due date.
-HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS-
Employees' training time will count toward hours of service but will not count as a start
as defined by RSIA start calculation. For details, employees can consult the hours-of-
service rules.
-COMPENSATION-
Employees will be paid for the time they spend in training in both years, as outlined in
applicable labor agreements. United Transportation Union (UTU) employees will be
eligible for an incentive payment for WBT only (both Year A and Year B) if they
successfully complete their WBT training prior to their scheduled date. A UTU employee
who misses his or her assigned training date will not be eligible to receive an incentive
payment.
-COMPUTER NETWORK PROBLEMS
Employees who cannot complete required modules and exams because of technical
problems with WBT computers or network MUST request a TROUBLE TICKET
number from the HELP DESK (8-593-4357) at the time of the problem. This ticket
number is required in the comment section of the employee's special claim. If the
problem cannot be corrected on a particular WBT workstation, every effort should be
made to complete the program on another available WBT workstation at that location on
the same day.
-MANAGERS OF FIELD TRAINING DIRECTORY-
California David Carr 386-4119
Chicago Greg Sims 579-5078
Colorado Neal Payton 480-6295
Gulf Tommie Edwards 847-3261
Kansas Randy Walsh 551-4426
Montana David Frisinger 256-4049
Nebraska Denny Gengler 458-7303
Northwest Dennis Roberts 782-3309
Powder River Dusty Bellew 662-2334
Southwest Colleen Martinez 864-5141
Springfield David Stafford 829-0325
Texas Wayne Bernhardt 352-2908
Twin Cities Dennis Roberts 782-3309
-MATERIALS TO REVIEW-
Employees must have a current copy of and be familiar with their rule books. One
objective of 2011 training is to increase the employee's ability to use these resources.
Employee's rule books will be used throughout the training and testing with focus areas
as follows:
U.S. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAIL
-Part II Required Documentation
-Part III Inspection
-Part IV Placards and Markings
-Part V Switching
-Part VI Train Placement
-Train Placement Chart
-Switching Chart
-Glossary
SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
-Items: 8D, 48
GCOR ABTH SAFETY
1.10 100.10 S-13.1.1
5.4 100.11 S-13.1.3
5.6 100.15 S-13.1.5
5.8 101.2
6.4 101.6
6.5 102.1
6.6 102.12
6.23 102.13
7.1 103.7
8.12 103.8
9.9 104.14
9.10 105.6
9.11 106.2
9.12 106.3
10.3
15.2
December 02, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 938
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Deadheading Policy
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Effective December 1, 2010, BNSF will permit deadheading on all locomotives equipped
with a North American Cab and an operable climate control system with the exception of
the locomotives listed below. This notice replaces previous instructions regarding
deadheading by train. Crews may deadhead on the first through fourth trailing units,
where those units are equipped with a North American Cab (enter-through-the- nose cab).
Orientation of the trailing units may be either short-hood or long-hood forward.
Deadheading must be done with the windows and doors closed and in locomotives with
operable climate control systems. If a crew boards a locomotive for deadheading, and
locomotive in the first five units of the consist that does have an operable air
conditioner/heater. If none of the first five units in the consist have an operable air
conditioner/ heater, the crew must notify the Dispatcher, Trainmaster or Yardmaster to
discuss an alternate means of transportation.
Other units without enter-through-the-nose cabs (i.e., SD-40, etc.) may be placed at any
position in the locomotive consist, but may not be used for deadheading, except in
situations where road or weather conditions restrict transportation by crew van.
The following North American Cab locomotives are not suitable for lead or deadhead
service:
ROAD NUMBER SERIES LOCOMOTIVE MODEL RAIL CARRIER
9330 - 9399 SD70ACE BNSF
2649 - 2778 SD70M-2 NORFOLK SOUTHERN
4831 - 4850 SD70ACE CSX
8309 - 8620 SD70ACE UP
3997 - 3999 SD70ACE KCS
4030 - 4099 SD70ACE KCS
8600 - 8629 SD70ACE KCS
4300 - 4315 SD70ACE MRL
100 - 103 SD70M-2 FEC
8000 - 8024 SD70M-2 CN
November 30, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 935
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Work Order Reporting
SUBDIVISION: All
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 905 is CANCELLED and REISSUED as follows:
=======================
Several customers across the Nebraska Division handle both single car shipments and
unit trains. If your work order lists cars that will be picked up by a Unit Train, select
"Holding for Unit Train" when performing work order reporting for those cars.
Highlight the cars and select NOT DONE. Then move to "NOT CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITY" for reason, and then select "HOLDING FOR UNIT TRAIN" to
complete the work order. Contact your supervisor with any concerns preventing 100%
compliance.
November 08, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 933
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TY&E Pre-Approved Lay Off System
General Notice No. 908 is cancelled.
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Explanation: BNSF has removed the restrictions on purging with less than 48 hours
notice due to continued feedback from Listening Post sessions on the Pre-Approval
process. Under the heading BNSF Response - Solutions, please note the purging of a pre-
approved day has been modified.
=======================
Effective Sept 8, the current pre-approved lay off system will be enhanced. Any days
previously approved before Sept 8 will be unaffected. Please contact your supervisor for
additional briefing details. There are no changes in pre-approved requested day off entry
method found in TSS.
Concerns heard at Division Listening Post about the pre-approved lay off process:
* Individuals who are on trains and working on the 90th day or when the allocation opens
do not have an opportunity to request premium days.
* Some individuals are unfairly gaming the pre-approval system, taking a large portion of
the allocation.
* Other individuals are unable to use their personal leave days (PLD) and single day
vacation (SDV) due to above issues.
* Employees expressed an overall feeling of distrust on the allocation process, including
a lack of clarity and a lack of local chairman input
BNSF Response - Solutions:
* In the 30-day period between day 90 and day 60, BNSF will accept and hold all
requests for PLD and SDV only. On the 60th day prior to the layoff, BNSF will distribute
the allocation of days according to seniority.
* Requests 60 days in advance and less - employees can be approved up to four unpaid
personal days (identified by layoff code LOP). Employees are still able to request all of
their PLD and SDV days. When calculating LOP days - any portion of a calendar day is
considered one day.
* Once approved, individuals can move an LOP, SDV, or PLD up or back one calendar
day. The employee can request this change of start day within 48 hours of requested start
time.
* As programming becomes available, we will begin a 2011 monthly process for
supervisors, crew manager and local chairmen to review availability and set allocation for
upcoming advance allocation periods
Changes beginning Sept 8th, 2010:
* Starting Sept 8, employees will be allowed to request a single day of vacation or a
personal leave day between 60 and 90 days in advance of the day it would be taken. So,
on Sept 8, an employee could request a day off that they plan for starting Nov 7th. The
employee will be able to check if the request has been approved 60 days in advance or at
0001 Sept 9th. Employees can request as many vacation or personal leave days they have
currently available to them.
Additional Information on the bidding process and sliding process:
Employees can enter a pre-approval layoff request for a single or multiple days. If a
multiple day request is entered, the request cannot be submitted until the whole request is
within the request window. This is not a new enhancement. Likewise, none of the days
will be considered for approval until the entire request is within the approval window as
the program triggers of the last calendar day of the multi-day request. Employees
desiring high demand days off are encouraged to enter their requests one day at a time so
that each day will be considered as it reaches the approval date.
For instance - An employee is making a 3 day request for PLD. All three days have to be
within the 90 day window before the request can be entered into the system.
Likewise - 60 days prior to day 1 of the request, the first day of the request will not be
considered for approval because we can not approve a portion of a 3 day request. All 3
days of the request have to be within the 60 day window for any of it to be considered.
Entering single days at a time eliminates the possibility of an allocation being full before
a multiple day request will be taken into consideration.
Assigned employees cannot slide their requests as they already have assigned rest days.
The slide function was designed for unassigned service where start times are not known
in advance.
November 03, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 932
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2010-2011 Winter Footwear Program
SUBDIVISION: All
WINTER FOOTWEAR REQUIREMENTS
Each employee is responsible for obtaining the appropriate footwear and having it readily
available when icy or snowy conditions exist. Choose the model and type of anti-slip
footwear that is right for your job task and the environment.
Current safety rule S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear states:
S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear
Employees will wear anti-slip winter footwear when working in icy and or snowy
conditions. Only BNSF approved winter footwear may be worn.
To comply with Safety Rule, S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear, "BNSF Approved
Winter Footwear", one the following pieces of footwear must be worn:
1. DueNorth Strap-on Studs.
2. Chet's Snowgear fleece-lined studded high top or Snowgear two buckle studded low
top overshoes (Stock #17 and Stock #13).
3. Chet's Snowgear studded Pac Boot (Stock #411).
4. Chet's Snowgear non-studded Pac Boot (Stock #299) with DueNorth Strap-on Studs.
Obtaining Winter Footwear:
Pac Boots, Chet's studded hightop or studded lowtop overshoes, and DueNorth pullover
cleats may be ordered through Chet's. DueNorth pullover cleats may be ordered through
Hagemeyer as well. Chet's Pac Boot without built-in studs will be shipped with
DueNorth pullover cleats.
The new Chet's Winter Footwear Poster for 2010-2011 is now available. As before,
ordering will be by mail to Chet's Safety Supply using the form available on the Safety
Intranet. Pac Boots can be ordered every 18 months. Chet's Snowgear studded hight-top
and low-top overshoes may be ordered every 12 months. DueNorth Strap-on Studs may
be ordered as needed.
October 29, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 931
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Kansas City Yard Daily Mark Employees - Job Revisions
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Effective Monday, November 1, 2010, the KCM 522H 1530 and KCM 532H 2359 will
be daily mark.
The KCM 536P 15 will no longer be daily mark. Please update your daily mark bids
accordingly.
October 22, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 930
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Napier Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Napier Subdivision
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 866 is CANCELLED and REISSUED as
follows:
ADDITION: Debruce-Phelps, MO - Spotting Instructions
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Table of Contents:
1. Craig - Golden Triangle Ethanol Plant - Spotting Instructions
2. Hamburg - Auxiliary Track
- Position of Derails/Sidings
- Bartlett Grain - Spotting Instructions
3. Phelps - Debruce Grain - Spotting Instructions
1. CRAIG - GOLDEN TRIANGLE ETHANOL PLANT - SPOTTING
INSTRUCTIONS:
At Golden Triangle Ethanol Plant, tank cars spot to Track 7202. The length of the
track is 587 feet. Covered hoppers spot to Track 7203. The length of the track is 733
feet.
2. HAMBURG - AUXILIARY TRACK:
The Auxiliary Track is adjacent to the Hamburg Siding, and is 3,610 feet long.
- POSITION OF DERAILS/SIDING
Three (3) derails have been installed on the siding at Hamburg:
1 on the West end of the siding, and 2 on the East end of the siding.
These derails must be locked in the non-derailing position unless protecting men,
equipment, cars, or unattended locomotives.
BARTLETT GRAIN - SPOTTING INSTRUCTIONS
Shuttle grain trains for Bartlett Grain will be spotted as follows:
*The empty grain train will pull into the Hamburg siding through the Auxiliary Track,
and back on to the Hamburg Siding spotting the first (West) car under the I-29 Overpass.
No more than 27 cars can be placed West of the clearance point on the Auxiliary Track.
* Handbrakes will be applied on the cars at the West end of the siding.
* The power will be cut off and tied down on the east end of the siding between the
derails.
* The ETD will be removed and plced on the lead engine.
* The outbound train will be made upon the siding.
Note: An access road runs parallel to the siding and Auxiliary Track from Washington
Street to the East end of the siding and the Wye at Hamburg without the permission of
Bartlett Grain when a shuttle train is present.
3. PHELPS - DEBRUCE GRAIN - SPOTTING INSTRUCTIONS
> Pull train completely onto Loop Track
> Insure switches are lined and locked for operation on Loop Track
> Insure derails are lined and locked in the derailing position
> Spot lead locomotive clear of crossing at loadout shed as indicated
> Tie handbrakes on all locomotives and first three (3) cars
> For reporting purposes, tracks are numbered as follows:
Loop Track 6803
Stub 6802
Runaround 6801
NOTE: Track map printout for Debruce Grain can be picked up at:
Lincoln Terminal, Omaha-Gibson Yard, and Murray Yard- Kansas City.
October 21, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 929
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Hotel CheckINN Card Process
Priority Focus - TYE Employee Check In - Check Out Process - IML Lodging Facility -
Ravenna, NE.
SUBDIVISION: All
A new process was implemented in March, 2009 that requires a CheckINN Card when
using BNSF approved lodging. The BNSF approved lodging facility at Ravenna,
Nebraska is owned and operated by Intermotel Leasing Incorporated (IML). As part of
the lodging process at IML, BNSF employees are required to do the following in
conjunction with staying at the facility:
1. Employees must use their CheckInn card to check in and out of the lodging facility.
The use of the CheckINN card is a requirement.
2. Employees checking in must provide their CheckINN card upon arrival at the lodging
facility and sign the registrar.
3. Employees checking out must present their CheckINN card, notify the desk clerk they
are checking out, and return their room keys.
October 21, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 928
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Hotel CheckINN Card for Scheduled Employees
NOTE: This is a re-issue of the General Notice pertaining to the Hotel CheckINN Card
for Scheduled Employees.
SUBDIVISION: All
Scheduled employees within Train, Yard and Engine (TY&E), Maintenance of Way
(MOW), Telecommunications, Signal and Mechanical will have a new lodging
administrator effective March 10, 2009. The new provider is Corporate Lodging
Consultants, Inc. (CLC) and they will replace the current supplier, Intermotel Leasing
(IML).
A new process is being implemented that will require a CheckINN card when using
BNSF approved lodging. The CheckINN cards were mailed in early February, 2009 to
employee's homes. These cards are only to be used for business purposes while staying
at a BNSF approved hotel. The CheckINN cards will become effective on the Nebraska
Division on March 10, 2009.
Please review the CheckINN card for accuracy and call Corporate Lodging Consultants
Inc. (CLC) at 877-598-BNSF (2673) to report any incorrect information. If the
CheckINN card is lost or stolen, please contact CLC immediately at the number above.
Scheduled employees must use the CheckINN card to check in and out of a hotel. The
CheckINN card is valid for only the hotel room rate and taxes. Incidental charges such as
room service, movies, and other hotel expenses cannot be charged to the card. Use of the
CheckINN card for non-business purposes will be reported to BNSF for handling.
Since this involves a new supplier and procedure, some questions will arise. Here are
some of the most commonly asked questions:
Q. What if I forget my CheckINN card?
A. The hotel will contact CLC to verify the employee's employment status and will allow
the employee to check-in for one stay. If the hotel does not match against Timekeeping
or Payroll records, the stay will be flagged as an exception and sent to BNSF Travel for
further research.
Q. What if I receive my CheckINN card and it has an error on it.
How fast will I receive a corrected card?
A. A new card will be ordered within 48 hours and sent to the employee's home address.
The process could take up to 10 days.
Q. What if I accidentally use my CheckINN card for personal business. Is there a way I
can pay back for personal charges?
A. Card usage implies a business travel expense. The employee should notify his/her
supervisor of the error immediately and arrange to pay for the erroneous expense.
Q. With this new lodging administrator, will the hotels change?
A. All efforts are being made to ensure the current hotels will continue to be used.
However, some hotels currently being utilized may decline to do business with BNSF due
to contractual issues.
Q. When can I start using my CheckINN card?
A. On the Nebraska Division, March 10, 2009.
Q. What information will be required of me if I have to reorder a card?
A. You will be required to verify your name, employee ID and home address when
reordering.
Q. What if I am working in the field and want to have my new card sent to my work
address instead of home address?
A. You will be required to inform CLC of the new address that you want to have the card
sent to when reordering and explain the discrepancy of address. The explanation will be
denoted in the files for future reference.
Q. When can I start making reservations with CLC for stays on March 10, and beyond?
A. MOW Foremen and Assistant Foremen may begin making lodging reservations for
stays for March 10, 2009 and beyond effective immediately. TYE and TTC employees
will not be required to make reservations.
Q. Will all hotels require the CheckINN card at check-in and check-out?
A. Yes. Hotels under contract with CLC will require the CheckINN card at check-in and
check-out. The front desk clerk will swipe the card or contact CLC via phone to verify
the reservation at check-in and require the employee's signature. The employee is
responsible for verifying that the reservation dates are correct. All hotels will require the
employee to check-out.
Q. What if the hotel front desk is not attended when I check-in or check-out?
A. The hotel will have a sign-in sheet at the front desk and the employee will be required
to print their name, provide their employee ID, the date of the time-in or time-out, and
sign their name. When leaving the hotel, please leave the key at the front desk.
Q. What information can be extracted from the card's magnetic strip if I lose the card or it
is stolen?
A. The only information on the card is the employee's name as it appears in the HR file
and the employee ID.
Q. Will the card have a PIN?
A. No, the card will not have a PIN.
Q. How will I cancel a reservation with CLC?
A. Call 877-598-BNSF (2673) and provide your name, employee ID number, Gang ID
number, name of Foreman, or Asst. Foreman that made the reservation, the hotel and
work location and the date of cancelled lodging.
Q. When do I need to cancel a lodging reservation to ensure that BNSF is not charged for
a no-show charge?
A. Reservations should be cancelled before 1600 hours hotel location time on the date of
the reservation.
Q. Will I be held responsible for no-show charges if I forget to cancel my lodging
reservation?
A. Per Engineering Instructions 21.4.2, MOW employees will be held responsible for no-
show charges incurred due to failure to cancel their room by the deadline.
Q. What are my responsibilities when checking into a CLC hotel?
A. Employees must provide their CheckINN card upon arrival, verify the dates of the
reservation, verify single or double room occupancy per the employee's prevailing union
agreement, and sign the hotel registrar.
Q. What are my responsibilities when checking our of a CLC hotel?
A. At check-out, employees must notify the desk clerk and present the CheckINN card,
pay for incidental expenses, return the room key and notify the desk clerk of any
complaints, safety or sanitary issues.
October 15, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 927
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Nebraska Division Utility Reporting Instructions
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 888 is CANCELLED and REISSUED as follows:
AMENDED Item 1-CLC/CLO-(ISU Generating Station-Isugensta, IA) - Additional info
to the 8th instruction.
=======================
Table of Contents:
1. CLC/CLO - (ISU Generating Station - ISUGENSTA, IA)
2. COA - (ADM - Columbus, NE)
3. HAW - (Hastings Utilities - Halloran)
4. KEB - (ISU Power Plant - Kemper)
5. SAI - (Iatan - KCPL Generating Station, Sadler)
1. CLC/CLO - (ISU GENERATING STATION - ISUGENSTA, IA)
Trains destined to the ISU Generating Station must contact the plant unloading
operator on Radio Channel 39 when approaching the ISU Switch to advise the plant of
their approximate arrival time at the dumper. If there is not sufficient time to spot the
train for unloading after arrival at the plant, notify the unloading operator where the train
will be left.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to the ISU Generating Station:
1st - Call ISU Tower when entering Plant.
2nd - When at Loop Track switch, by gate, go straight on east leg of loop, stop the train
within 200 feet of the dumper entrance and wait for instructions from ISU Tower.
3rd - Obtain verbal permission from the dumper operator before proceeding beyond
crossing and entering the dumper. Do not enter the dumper when the red light is on or
until you have received the green light on the dumper building.
4th - Pull mirrors and visors in on all engines (including DP's).
5th - When advised by ISU Tower, enter building, not exceeding 2 MPH into building,
spotting head three cars as instructed.
6th - ISU will allow you to unlink, detach and secure the DP power on the loop track.
After the train has emptied, out bound crew will re-attach the rear engine to the rear end
of the train, re-link and depart ISU with engines operating as DP consist.
7th - Pump up the air and activate slow speed operation.
8th - ISU will hook-up their equipment and release you from the train upon validation
that everything is properly working.
* Reporting arrival of train
Arrival location
* Upon released from train by ISU Tower after all work associated with DP power is
completed.
* Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "2234" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "2234" through the VTR giving the first
and last car initial and number on the train.
- If you were the inbound crew on a loaded train, give the outbound train ID when
reporting your pickup.
* To report using the outbound train ID, the VTR system will state the inbound train ID,
and ask if this ID is correct. Answer "NO" and give the outbound train ID when
prompted.
* Do not exceed 5 MPH on the lead entering the plant between the Main 1 switch and
the Loop Track switch.
* Do not exceed 10 MPH on tracks within the ISU Generating Station facility.
* Do not exceed 3 MPH when moving across the rotary dumper.
* When spotting, coupling, or uncoupling unit trains, follow instructions from ISU
Generating Station personnel. Locomotives are not permitted inside the unloading station
at the ISU Generating Station.
2. COA - (ADM - COLUMBUS, NE)
Trains destined to ADM must contact the plant operator on Radio Channel 39 when
approaching Bellwood to advise the plant of their approximate arrival time at the plant.
An ADM employee will meet the train at the plant entrance; board the locomotive,
staying with the crew until arrival at the hand-off location.
Inbound crew deliving the loaded coal train to ADM, Columbus, NE
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Crew completes hand-off to ADM unloading crew -- or --
* Crew arrives at hand-off location and ties the train down.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "3995" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "3995" through the VTR giving the first
and last car initial and number on the train.
3. HAW - (HASTINGS UTILITIES - HALLORAN)
Trains destined to Hastings Utilities will switch the inbound coal train to the South Loop
tracks at TSO Halloran.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to Hastings Utilities.
* Spotting the unit to the South Loop tracks at Hastings Utilities
- Spot 40 to the Inside Track
- Spot 40 to the Middle Track
- Spot the balance to the Outside Track
* Reporting arrival of train onto TSO Halloran Track 7428
- Arrival location
* Train has been switched within the tracks at Halloran and made available to Hastings
Utilities.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "7428" through the VTR. All cars should show on
Track 7428.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track at MP 151.5
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from TSO Halloran Track "7428" through the VTR
giving the first and last car initial and number on the train.
4. KEB - (ISU POWER PLANT - KEMPER)
Trains destined to ISU Power Plant will switch the inbound coal train to tracks as listed
below. There are signs to indicate the spotting position on Track 137 and 138. Upon
completion of switching, crew will contact the dump shed utility crew at 608-252-3194.
Lead locomotive: West North Track 135
1st 25 cars: South River Track 136
2nd 25 cars: North River Track 133
3rd 25 cars: Middle South Track 137
4th 25 cars: West South Track 138
5th 25 cars: Middle North Track 134
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to Kemper:
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Train is in place and made available to the dump shed utility crew - or --
* Made available to ISU Power Plant, if utility crew unable to take the train.
- Reporting method
* Report entire train arrival as a "setout" to Track "133" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the train is made and has been given clearance to depart to Burlington Station
Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "133" through the VTR giving the first and
last car initial and number on the train.
5. SAI - (IATAN - KCPL GENERATING STATION, SADLER)
Trains arriving at the main track switch for Iatan will contact the plant unloading operator
on Radio Channel No. 66 and advise them of the approximate arrival time of the train at
the dumper. If there is not sufficient time to spot the train for unloading after arrival at
the plant, notify the plant unloading operator and advise them where the train will be left.
Locomotives are prohibited from operating on portions of the Repair Track and the Fly
Ash Track. Signs have been posted by Iatan personnel at the entrance to the prohibited
areas. The normal position of the Storage Track switch is lined for the Outbound Track.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to the Iatan Power Plant:
1st - Stop the train within 200 feet of the dumper entrance.
2nd - Pull down visors on all locomotives, including any DP units, and remove the ETD
from the last car before entering the dumper.
3rd - Obtain verbal permission from the dumper operator before proceeding entering the
dumper. Do not enter the dumper when the red or blue warning lights are on.
4th - When spotting, coupling, or uncoupling unit trains, follow instructions from Iatan
Generating Station personnel.
5th - BNSF crews will spot 3 to 13 cars before turning over the train to the plant operator.
6th - When the final car is spotted and the plant has control, set the DP unit to idle, set up
the train for slow speed operation using the slowest speed setting possible, leave the
generator field switch on, place the reverser in the forward position and the throttle in
Run 1, isolate the engines, and release the brakes.
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Train is in place and made available to the dump shed utility crew - or --
* Made available to Iatan Plant Utility Crew, if utility crew unable to take the train.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "6835" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew: Picking up train, must get permission from the dump operator to leave,
ensuring the indexing arm is clear. Attach the ETD, if necessary, and release any
handbrakes.
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track at MP 34.81.
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "6835" through the VTR giving the first
and last car initial and number on the train.
- If you were the inbound crew on a loaded train, give the outbound train ID when
reporting your pickup.
* To report using the outbound train ID, the VTR system will state the inbound train ID,
and ask if this ID is correct:
Answer "NO" and give the outbound train ID when prompted.
* The Iatan Plant unloading operator can be contacted on Radio Channel 66.
* Do not exceed 10 MPH on tracks within the Iatan Generating facility.
* Do not exceed 2 MPH when moving across the rotary dumper.
All Power Plants - Bad orders should be reported using the voice train reporting (VTR)
and notification of the Mechanical Desk. The Mechanical Desk can be contacted using
the VTR by staying online after reporting the bad order and responding "NO" when
asked, "Have you notified the Mechanical Desk?".
October 11, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 926
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lincoln Shuttle Assignments - Instructions for properly claiming pay for
shuttle assignment conductor vacancies
ADDITION: Instructions for entering Route Code
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 923 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
Lincoln Low Pool and Extra Board conductors called for the Lincoln Shuttle assignments
must submit a code FE on their working ticket. Use the following verbiage in the
narrative line: Low Pool or Extra Board conductor protecting Lincoln Shuttle
assignment, allow Lincoln Shuttle trip rate.
If employees perform familiarization trips on Lincoln Shuttle Assignments they are
required to input a Special Claim using Option 1B under Code TE. In addition,
employees are required to explain in the comments section of the timeslip they are due
the Lincoln Shuttle trip rate as outlined in the Lincoln Shuttle Agreement.
The Route Code for the Lincoln Shuttle Assignments is Route Code 90.
October 08, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 925
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Kansas City Yard Daily Mark Employees - KCM 536P & KCM 1343
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Effective Monday, October 11, 2010, the KCM 536P pilot/hostler job will go on duty at
2359 and the KCM 1343 conventional general switch will go on duty at 2330. Please
adjust daily mark bid sheets accordingly.
October 07, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 923
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lincoln Shuttle Assignments - Instructions for properly claiming pay for
shuttle assignment conductor vacancies
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Lincoln Low Pool and Extra Board conductors called for the Lincoln Shuttle assignments
must submit a code FE on their working ticket. Use the following verbiage in the
narrative line: Low Pool or Extra Board conductor protecting Lincoln Shuttle
assignment, allow Lincoln Shuttle trip rate.
If employees perform familiarization trips on Lincoln Shuttle Assignments they are
required to input a Special Claim using Option 1B under Code TE. In addition,
employees are required to explain in the comments section of the timeslip they are due
the Lincoln Shuttle trip rate as outlined in the Lincoln Shuttle Agreement.
October 01, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 920
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Trainmen Forced Assignment Provision
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Due to the unique circumstances and conditions existing with Lincoln Terminal and
consistent with mutual understanding between the UTU and Carrier, junior trainmen and
yardmen may bid on conductor and brakemen extra board positions and work in yard
service. Junior trainmen that do not bid on bulletined conductor extra board positions
will be forced to those positions and cannot bid to pools. The qualifying trainmen
seniority roster number subject to force assignment will change based upon senior
trainmen movement to and from the conductor's extra board.
September 28, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 918
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2011 Vacation Qualifications
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
A TY&E employee's permanent assignment as of 0001, October 1, 2010 will determine
their roster qualification for Vacation assignment in the year 2011.
Employees will be allowed to begin entering vacation requests October 15, 2010 through
November 15, 2010. A date of December 20, 2010 is anticipated as a completion date for
the 2011 vacation schedule.
Employees with a service date of 1986, 1994, 2003 or 2009 may be entitled to an
additional week of vacation in 2010.
September 22, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 915
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Crew Desk Consolidation - effective September 28 2010
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 1000, crew calling formerly done on the
Central Desk will be consolidated with workflow moved to the Southwest, Southeast,
East and Mountain Desks.
Workflow adjustments from Central Desk:
MOUNTAIN DESK** (change to Central Desk)
All Lincoln, McCook, Hastings, St Joseph, Omaha calling (pools, locals and yards).
SioCity South and Creston West. Kancity north to Lincoln and Omaha and return.
SOUTHEAST DESK
KC Yard, Ark City to OklCity & rtn. Oklcity, ArkCity and Poncity yard and locals
SOUTHWEST DESK
KC West to Wellington, ArkCity, Newton & Oklcit and return. Newton 3rd rail,
Newton, Wichita and Eldorado yard. Wellington-Amarillo and Wellington Yard.
EAST DESK
Burlington IA, Des Moines and Ottumwa crews
NORTH DESK
No additional work will be added at this time.
** The Mountain Desk will be renamed the Central Desk to reflect the non-mountain
territory.
September 08, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 911
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
BNSF ENGINEERS JOB BID FORM Date Submitted________________
This form is to be used for bidding on positions in the Kansas City Yard It will not be
kept on file as a standing bid and will be destroyed when positions are assigned. Bids
must be received no later than 2359 Hours CST on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and
will be awarded Thursday, September 23, 2010, to be effective 0001 Thursday, October
01, 2010. Filling in your job selections on this form does not take the place of your
Permanent Bid Sheet required for Daily Mark.
PRINT NAME:_______________
SIGNATURE:________________
SENIORITY DATE:___________
FORMER ROAD (circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former ATSF Bid/Bump Agreement.
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former BN Daily Mark Up Agreement.
__ I desire any additional rest days available in accordance with the calculation for the
total number of restday days before being assigned to KCM 31 (extra board), seniority
permitting. .
Please fill in the blanks below in your order of preference:
If bidding on the engineer extra board enter "KCM 31" as 1 of your choices.
1._______________
38._______________
BNSF ENGINEERS REST DAYS BID FORM
This form is to be used for bidding on rest day allocations in the Kansas City
Consolidated Yard. ONLY engineers who elect to and are awarded a position under the
Daily Mark Up Agreement will be required to fill out this form. This form will be kept
on file and will be used when positions are assigned. The total number of sets of rest
days will be figured according to the formula set forth in Section 5
Para. B of the Implementing Agreement.
"Additional rest days will be awarded to those checking Box 3 when unable to secure a
job through the assignment process for daily markup."
PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW YOUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR
REST DAYS
1.________ SAT-SUN 5._________ WED-THUR
2.________ SUN-MON 6._________ TUE-WED
3.________ FRI-SAT 7._________ MON-TUE
4.________ THUR-FRI
Signature_______________________
BNSF Engineers Job Bid Form:
Per the BNSF Kansas City Yard Consolidation Agreement, the attached bid forms are to
be submitted to the Crew Support Center, Topeka, KS, for the quarterly assignments.
Bids will be accepted until 2359 CST Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Assignments
will be awarded Thursday, September 23, 2010 and will become effective 0001,
Thursday, October 01, 2010.
Fax your bid to Crew Support, Topeka at 8-676-2957 or Bell Line (785) 676-2957. After
faxing, you must call the VRU and select Admin Group to verify fax has been received.
You are required to give a dated copy of this bid to the appropriate BLE Local Chairman.
Jobs will be awarded per the Order of Selection List as provided in the implementing
agreement. You are encouraged to submit a generous number of choices in order to
allow for the selection of a job that your seniority will allow. You will also have the
option to designate the position you are assigned as being handled under the former
Burlington Northern Daily Mark Up Agreement or under the former Santa Fe Bid/Bump
Agreement If no designation is made, the job will be handled under the former Santa Fe
Bid/Bump Agreement. In addition, if a position is awarded to you under the Daily Mark
Up Agreement, you must fill out the attached rest day bid form.
Bobbie Smith
Crew Manager
Nebraska Division
1ST SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1111 0630 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1112 0700 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1116 0630 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1122 0730 ARG CF BOWL
KCM 1131 0630 TUR/TRLR
KCM 1132 0759 CON ARG TT AUTO
KCM 1511 0700 CF PILOT
KCM 1512 0730 CF PILOT
KCM 1513 0759 CF PILOT
KCM 1421 0630 MURRAY GEN SWITCH
KCM 1441 0700 10TH ST MILL
KVM 1461 0630 MURRAY TRANSFER
KCM 1911 0700 19TH ST INDUSTRY
KCM 4561 0700 KEARNEY TURN
2ND SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1211 1430 ARG TRANSFER 7DAY
KCM 1212 1500 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1213 1530 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1216 1430 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1231 1430 TUR TRLR
KCM 1232 1559 TUR TRLR
KCM 1521 1500 CF PILOT
KCM 1522 1530 CF PILOT
KCM 1523 1559 CF PILOT
KCM 2461 1430 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
KCM 2471 1530 MURRAY BOWL GEN SWT
3RD SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1311 2230 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1312 2300 CF TRANSFER 2
KCM 1316 2230 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1331 2230 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1332 2359 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1333 2300 W/B ARGENTINE
KCM 1531 2300 CF PILOT
KCM 1532 2330 CF PILOT
KCM 1533 2359 CF PILOT
KCM 313E 2330 ARGENTINE TT
KCM 344E 2300 10TH ST MILL
KCM 346E 2230 MURRAY TFR/TRAMP
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF JOBS SHOWING THE REST DAYS AND
EXPLANATION FOR REST DAY OR RSIA DAYS IF THE JOBS GO (BID BUMP)
DURING SADIE HAWKINS:
KCM 1111 is a waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1112 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1116 is a waiver list job with rest day Saturday
KCM 1131 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1421 is a 5 day job already
KCM 1461 is a 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1441 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1911 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1511 is a waiver job with rest day Sunday
KCM 1122 is already 5 day job
KCM 1512 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1132 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1513 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1211 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1212 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1216 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1231 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2461 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1521 is waiver list job with rest day Monday
KCM 1213 is waiver list job with rest day Sunday
KCM 2471 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1522 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1523 is waiver list job with rest day Tuesday
KCM 1232 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1311 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 1316 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Mo/Tu
KCM 1331 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 346E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Tu/We
KCM 344E is 6 day job with rest day Saturday and RSIA day Sunday
KCM 1312 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Th/Fr
KCM 1333 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1531 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days We/Th
KCM 1532 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Sa/Su
KCM 313E is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
KCM 1332 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Fr/Sa
KCM 1533 is 7 day job with 2 RSIA days Su/Mo
August 20, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 905
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Work Order Reporting
SUBDIVISION: All
Several customers across the Nebraska Division handle both single car shipments and
unit trains. If your work order lists cars that will be picked up by a Unit Train, select
"Holding for Unit Train" when performing work order reporting for those cars.
July 28, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 902
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NORTH KANSAS CITY - MURRAY YARD OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
REVISION Item 18. HOSTLER/PILOT LOG REPORTS AND DP CHECK LIST
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 718 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
1. TRACK CHANGES - MURRAY YARD
The following are long tracks in service in Murray Yard:
Track 110 - 7000 feet
Track 111 - 7300 feet
Track 112 - 6800 feet
Bowl Track 2010 removed permanently. Roadway exists between Track 2009 and
Track 2011.
2. NORTH END - MURRAY YARD
Effective immediately before occupying the North End of Murray Yard and fouling the
coal route / departure lead, Ustick DS MUST be made aware of any moves that will be
made over the Dual Control Switch. DO NOT foul the cones on the North End or
departure one (1) until departing account close clearance at the crossings.
3. CREW CHANGE POINTS - HIGH-LINE - TRACK 199
Effective immediately: any train utilizing Track 199 (High-Line) required to change
crews or park MUST adhere to the following to prevent waiting/walking on the slope of
fill to Track 199. Crews will swap at one of the three designated crew change locations,
designated by staircases,as outlined below:
In the event train is short enough there are three staircases on Track 199 located as
follows:
South Staircase is 2,550 Feet North of Tall Signal at Ustick or 11,774 Feet South of
Block 4.
Middle Staircase is 7,319 Feet South of Block 4 and 7,005 Feet North of Ustick Tall
Signal.
North Staircase is 5,508 Feet South of Block 4 and 8,816 Feet North of Ustick Tall
Signal.
4. EXCEL TUBE - MURRAY YARD
Industry switching
DO NOT GO INTO BUILDING TO PULL CARS
Cars will be located outside building for handling.
5. HANDLING INTERCHANGE MOVES
All yard to yard and interchange moves handled in and out of North Kansas City
Terminal must be handled with air throughout the entire train and proper air test when
required. If unsure on requirements or proper air test, please contact on duty supervisor
for clarification.
6. 10TH STREET YARD - ADM MILLING
The following instructions are in addition to GCOR and TY&E Safety Rules when
switching ADM Milling at 10th Street:
* Watch footing on leads between Tracks 1410-1412-1425 and Track 1414. Be
aware of pulleys and cables in the area.
* Coordinate all work with the working Foreman on day shift or Feed Loader on 3rd
Shift. A red phone is located on the southeast corner of the loading dock with a buzzer
on the wall next to the phone. To contact Working Foreman press buzzer for 3 long
blasts. For Feed Loader press buzzer for 3 long and 2 short blasts. If no answer, press
buzzer for 1 long and 1 short to contact the Second Miller.
* When spotting loaded cars to Tracks 1410 and 1412, all air must be made and
utilized on cars for greater stopping abilities.
* In addition to GCOR 6.5 - When handling cars ahead of engine within the Mill,
protect shove movements by either (1) being on the leading car or (2) being ahead of the
shove move. This is to provide additional protection for employees working in/around
the Mill.
* All cars must be placed on proper spots as requested. If in doubt, contact ADM
Mill representative on duty.
* Be aware of blue light protecting Gooch Track Number One (1431). Blue light is
located approximately 30 feet above the track.
* DO NOT BLOCK emergency fire lanes or exits (i.e., South Elevator East Side of
Head House, southeast of Mill Building or under elevator shed).
ADM strictly enforces a NO-SMOKING POLICY on its property. The only approved
smoking area on ADM property is at the "Smoke Shack" located on the east side of the
south end of the Mill Building, just north of the head house of the elevator. ADM's
property is defined as all areas south of Armour Road to just north of seven (7) lead and
west of the old Con Agra property to the tree line west of the roadway on the west side of
ADM property. THIS IS A NO TOLERANCE POLICY.
7. RCO RADIO CHANNELS - MURRAY YARD
All Remote Control Operators working in Murray Yard must have their Pak sets
programmed for the RCO channels which transmit on Channel 83 and receive on
Channel 59. All locomotives working as a RCO unit must have the radio set to Channel
59 to transmit and Channel 83 to receive. If portable radio is not programmed for the
RCO channels needed for operation at Murray Yard, contact the Radio Shop at 472-2241,
472-2364 or Resa Gutierrez at 472-2385 for handling.
All movements within Murray yard MP 2.7 to MP 4.2 on the St. Joseph Sub will be
governed by the Hot Seat Yardmasters on Channel 66. Movement to enter into or move
from one track to another MUST not be made without the authority of the Hot Seat
Yardmaster. All radio communication within these limits will be made exclusively on
Channel 66 with one exception: the RCO switch engines will continue to operate on
Channel 59 making contact with the Hot Seat Yardmaster when moving from one
location to another within the yard.
8. RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.11, the following instructions will apply for RCO Switching
Movements within Murray Yard - North Kansas City, MO:
* Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons do not need any cars with the air lined and cut
in.
* Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater must have 5 cars with the air lined and cut in.
* Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater must have 10 cars with the air lined and cut
in.
09. YARD ENGINEERS AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATORS - FUEL/WATER
LEVELS
Yard Engineers and Remote Control Operators are required to check fuel/water levels
daily at the beginning of sift and report readings to appropriate supervisors.
10. FT. SCOTT SUBDIVISION
All Northbound trains being held or stopped at Bravo must stop short of Whistle board
at MP 6.2 whether to change crews or being relieved until proceed indication or verbal
authority from control operator is received.
11. CREWS ON DUTY (ROAD/YARD)
All crews going on duty at Murray Yard are expected to conduct Job Safety Briefings
which include but are not limited to: new circulars, review General Track Bulletins, Train
Profiles, Clearances. Crew MUST be prepared to depart the on duty location within
fifteen (15) minutes of on-duty time.
If for any reason or reasons a crew is not able to comply with these instructions, notify
the following Officers immediately stating why the crew cannot proceed to their train.
The contacted Officer will take corrective action when deemed appropriate.
Crews going on duty at Murray Yard or Argentine Yard for trains at Murray will
contact the Hot Seat Yardmaster at 472-2247 for train disposition prior to boarding. DO
NOT ABUSE THE USE OF THE HOT SEAT YARDMASTER'S TELEPHONE
NUMBER. Telephone calls to check train status or available yard tracks are non-
productive and will not be permitted. General Track Bulletins, Train Profiles, Clearances
etc., are to be obtained from Dispatchers, NOT Yardmasters. If a crew is in need of a
wheel report they can generate their own wheel by selecting #8 Yard Inquiries, then #9
Work Order Print, then #1, input train symbol and select enter. On next screen identify
the printer to print wheel to and press enter to generate report.
Crews going on duty at Murray Yard for a train at Argentine Yard MUST contact the
outside Trainmaster at 551-4496. If unavailable, call the Terminal Manager at 551-4404.
* * * * * EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY * * * * *
All transfer crews delivering trains to Argentine will report to Murray Bowl
Yardmaster for instructions immediately arriving Argentine. Any coordination of work
by a Murray assigned transfer at Argentine yard will be communicated through the
Murray Bowl Yardmaster and when contacted the yardmaster will inform the transfer job
which company officer to report to at Argentine for further instructions.
All yard crews at Murray, 19th Street and 10th Street are hereby instructed to contact
the Bowl Yardmaster prior to on duty time reaching 9 hours to advise work left and
estimated tie up time.
12. FUEL ON "G" "X" SYMBOL TRAINS (St. Joseph Crews)
St. Joseph, MO Crews called for grain trains departing St. Joseph destined for Kansas
City, MO. MUST report fuel readings to the Yardmaster in Kansas City, MO. if readings
are (or will be) below 3000 gallons arriving Kansas City, MO.
13. REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DEFECTS
All trains arriving North Kansas City's Murray Terminal must adhere to the following:
Any FRA defects on the lead locomotive or locomotives in the consist that will
require replacement or service at Murray must be reported as soon as possible to the
Murray Bowl Tower, but no later than the following locations:
Ft. Scott Subdivision - 30th St. - MP 2.2
St. Joseph Subdivision - Leavenworth - MP 23.9
Brookfield Subdivision - Birmingham - MP 216.2
14. SETTING OUT BAD ORDER CARS
All originating trains departing North Kansas City Terminal MUST contact the
yardmaster to ascertain any bad orders to be set out of their outbound train prior to
departing.
15. HANDBRAKES - MURRAY YARD
Unless otherwise instructed, all trains left unattended with locomotives attached in
Murray Yard must have hand brakes applied on all locomotives plus three (3) hand
brakes applied on cars. All tracks in Murray Yard containing cars without locomotives
attached will have three (3) handbrakes applied.
16. SECURING UNITS IN THE DSF - MURRAY YARD
The following practice will be used when tying down units in the DSF - Murray yard:
* One (1) hand brake will be tied on the controlling unit. (Exception: if the DSF
personnel are physically on the unit Crew can be relieved of this duty.)
* When leaving the DSF all units must be handled complying with Air Brake and
Train Handling Rules 102.12 (d) (when handling one or more locomotive consist. Units
must be MU'ED or Train Lined.)
17. HOSTLER/PILOT LOG REPORTS AND DP CHECK LIST
Until further notice, all Pilot Jobs will be required to complete the Hostler Log
Report. This report MUST be turned into the "Hostler/Pilot" log box located in the
Switchman's Computer room each day, prior to end of your shift. Blank copies of this
report are available through the Trainmaster
18. CHECKING OUT/IN VEHICLES AT MURRAY YARD
Effective immediately, the following process for checking out and returning yard
vehicles will apply to all employees driving any yard vehicles within the Murray
Terminal Complex.
Before driving the vehicle, the driver MUST complete vehicle inspection form and
make note of any exceptions including
damage to the vehicle. All drivers will be held responsible for returning vehicles in the
same condition as when they were in when check out.
Crew Haulers must fax completed vehicle inspection form/ driver log to (816) 472-
2491.
Utility vehicle specific forms are in place for inspection of Kubota's. NOTE: checking
of oil requires job safety briefing with trainmaster. Tying back the doors in prohibited
account increased damage to hinges and risk of door breakage.
19. DRIVING VEHICLES BETWEEN TRACKS
In an effort to prevent any headlight meets while driving between Yard tracks, the
following will apply:
Any employee that is going to drive between any yard tracks within Murray Yard
MUST transmit road channel 66 the following information:
1. Track number that is being driven along the side of.
2. Side of track that is being driven (i.e., East or West). For this purpose, use the
airport side of the yard as the West side.
3. Craft of service (i.e., Crew Haller, Car Dept., Utility Man).
EXAMPLE: "Crew Hauler northbound, West side of Departure One, out".
20. PARKING LOT, NORTH KANSAS CTIY TERMINAL
Parking spaces up against Building #4, north of the tower, are designated as company
vehicle, office personnel, and short term (less than 2 hour) parking only. Other parking is
on a first come, first serve basis and any vehicles that will not move within 48 hours are
to use the overflow parking located on the south end of the yard off of 12th Street. It is
not permissible to park any vehicles along the railroad tracks in the Terminal parking lot.
Any vehicles that are in violation may be towed at the owner's expense.
Motorcycle parking is not allowed in walkway areas underneath overhangs.
21. PERSONAL VEHICLES
Personal vehicles will not be used for company business at North Kansas City. When
arriving at designated on duty point, any transportation required to get to and from a
work site is provided by the company.
22. FAMILIARIZATION TRIPS - ARGENTINE/MURRAY YARDS
All train service employees exercising seniority into Argentine or Murray Yards
without previous familiarization or familiarity within the yards must complete a
minimum of six (6) familiarization trips when bumping into yard service. Before
assuming the conditions of assignments, employees are required to meet with the
transportation officer responsible for the area. Any consideration for reducing the
number of familiarization trips will be decided at that meeting. Employees will be
compensated for this meeting which will include a review of personal records, review of
division policies and circulars and a completion of a territory specific quiz.
For Argentine Yard contact Don Mai 551-4276 and for Murray Yard contact Nicole
James at 472-2410.
Any deviation from these requirements will be at the discretion of the transportation
officer responsible for the area which the employee is exercising seniority. Unless
otherwise provided, there are no Agreements in place that require payment for
familiarization trips for ground service employees.
23. LAYOFF APPROVAL
Any employee with an on duty reporting location at North Kansas City Terminal who
has requested an advanced layoff request that is more than 36 hours out and has been
denied either through TSS or the VRU, and would like to have the request reconsidered,
must comply with the following process:
Call Murray Yard Trainmaster at 816-472-2302.
Employees denied an immediate lay off must also call the Murray Yard Trainmaster.
24. LAYING OFF FAMILY EMERGENCY (FEM)
In reference to System General Notice for all subdivisions concerning responsibility
and use of FEM Code:
Once granted authorization for layoff Code "FEM", employees MUST contact
Terminal Manager at 472-2410 within the next 24 hours to provide reason for mark off
under FEM Code.
25. CREW SYSTEM INFORMATION
Automation of the daily mark bid system in the Kansas City Yard has eliminated the
need to fax written requests to Crew Support when laying in for holidays. Designated
holidays in CSC will no longer utilize paper lay in request to mark the board.
If you desire to lay in on a designated holiday, please place a "daily" bid into the
system listing the laid in positions as top priorities for mark. The jobs will be marked in
seniority order thus lay in requests honored in seniority order.
26. EMPLOYEES REQUESTING TO BE HELD OVER
All TYE employees at Kansas City (Argentine and Murray Yards) requesting to be
held over must comply with the following instructions and process:
Employees requesting to be held over to work at either of these two yards MUST call
EXT 551-4708 by 1000, 1800 and 0200 in order to be considered to work the following
shift.
* You must give your Name, Employee Number, job currently working, On-Duty
time, seniority date and BN or SF prior rights.
* Please speak clearly and slowly.
* DO NOT call Crew Tech with this information or request for hold over work.
Crew Tech WILL NOT take the request.
* The Trainmaster at your work location will notify those individuals that are being
held over and where they will be used.
* Employees that are being held over are expected to protect the jobs they are placed
on.
* Special circumstances will be handled by Assistant Superintendent.
27. CLAIMING DIFFERENCE IN EARNING WHEN MOVED FROM
CONVENTIONAL HELPER ASSIGNMENT TO A REMOTE VACANCY.
Kansas City Yard Employees that are moved from regular assigned conventional
helper to fill remote vacancies will be compensated any difference in earnings between
regular assignment and remote assignment worked.
Please utilize CA code 76 and provide the following information in order to facilitate
timely payment:
* Date of outbound
* Station Number
* Train ID worked (the position employee actually worked-remote)
* Train ID reg. outbound (regular assignment, either assigned -BB or marked to DM).
* The name of employee that protected the regular assignment
28. KCS NOTIFICATION AT MURRAY YARD AND AS&B BRIDGE
Any crew delivering to the KCS must contact Knoche Tower on Channel 10, on two
separate occasions to announce their presence and intent to deliver. First notification will
be made when they begin to pull out of a Murray yard track starting movement toward
the diamond, and the second notification will be made when they enter the AS&B
Bridge. These notifications will provide the KCS tower proper time to make
arrangements for yard crews to be clear of the area and help prevent crossings from being
blocked between the AS&B Bridge and Knoche Yard. If at any time either transmission
fails, contact Murray bowl tower to relay information via phone to provide the proper
notification.
29. MURRAY YARD SOUTH REPEATER
The Murray Yard South (MYD S) repeater is now in service to aid switching
operations on the south end of Murray Yard. Radio coverage for this repeater extends
across the Hannibal Bridge and into the Gooseneck area. A switchman using a pakset
radio will be able to use the repeater to talk on Channel 66 to a locomotive or base radio
if their pakset has been programmed with the new channel.
Pakset radios must be reporgrammed to utilize the new repeater channel. Radios can
be taken to the KC-Murray Radio Shop or to the KC-Argentine Radio Shop for
reprogramming. KC-Murray Shop hours are 0700-1500, Monday - Friday.
30. Bedford Industrial Complex
Effective 5/6/07 Bedford Industrial Complex will be operated by the KAW River
Railroad and all tracks within the Bedford Industrial Complex are other than main tracks,
and GCOR Rule 6.28 applies to all movements. While operating within the Bedford
Industrial Complex all radio communications will be made on channel 56 – 56 unless
communicating with the KAW RR use channel 80 - 80. The beginning of the KAW
River Bedford Industrial Complex will be identified by the in track derail on the west end
of track 1606 just off the Haywire lead. This derail will be locked in the derailing
position at all times, when not in use, with a BNSF lock.
31. LIGHTENING PROTECTION GUIDELINES
When employees are working outside, work should be suspended whenever lightning
is striking within 3 miles or closer.
NOTE: Calculate lightning distance as follows: For every 5 seconds from the time of
seeing the lightning flash to hearing the associated thunder, the lightning is one mile
away.
32. EXTRA BOARD ENGINEERS CALLED FOR PILOT JOBS - QUALIFICATION
Extra Board Kansas City Yard Engineers called for pilot jobs need to reject the call if
automated or ask the caller where the pilot is going, to determine if they are qualified at
that time. If not qualified, employees are required to let the caller know they are not
qualified for the pilot job.
33. HERDER / PILOT POSITIONS - EF CLASS CODE REQUIRED
Employees wishing to step up to Occupation 15 Positions (Herder / Pilot) will need to
have the EF class code. Access the Admin Group via the VRU and they can add this
code to your name. If you are on the No Call list and have this code, it will not consider
you.
34. MF CLAIMS FOR LENEXA ROAD SWITCHERS / LOCALS
When submitting an MF code while assigned to the R NEB4701, L NEB6921 and R
NEB6911, crews must request a reasonable meal period from the dispatcher in sufficient
time before the sixth hour and tenth hour. The MF claim must contain the
dispatchers/supervisors initials or name, time of the request, and time the meal period
was declined.
35. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL
The Kansas City Terminal is defined as all tracks designated in The Greater Kansas
City area Operating and Special Instructions.
36. HEAD END DEVICE TEST STATION
Test station for head end devices has been set up at the North Kansas City Radio
Shop. This station simulates signals transmitted from a rear of train device and is
operational 24 hours per day. Test procedure is as follows:
Test Number: Dial 90000
Check: All Segments lit, Brake pipe pressure is 125 pounds
37. MURRAY YARD - TRACK IDENTIFICATION
When viewed in an eastward manner, Track 80 is to the right and Track 81 is to the
left.
July 14, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 897
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TY&E INSTRUCTIONS
ADDITION: Item 26 - CREWS CALLED TO DEADHEAD
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 894 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. Sioux City Fuel Reading Instructions
2. Electronic Daily Locomotive Inspections
3. Isolating Locomotives in Local and Road Switcher Service
4. Conductor Wheel Report Instructions
5. Train Activity Delay Reports, Conductor Instructions
6. Complete and Submit required documents when ending tour of duty
7. Deadhead and Combined Service Instructions
8. Brakemen Arriving at the Away-From-Home Terminal
9. Danger zones - Coupling / Uncoupling within Zones
10. Customer Service Telephone Number Changes
11. Penalty Switching at St. Joseph Yard
12. Coupling to cars with End-of-Train Device (ETD) Attached
13. Contacting Service Support
14. Replacing Batteries in EOT Devices
15. Contract Transportation Providers
16. Hours of Service and FRA Requirements
17. TY&E Lay-Off Policy Revision
18. TY&E Compensation Systems Time Ticket Instructions (Yard Movement Time
Initiative)
19. Instructions for TY&E Employees Retiring
20. Crew Van Briefing Instructions
21. Tie Up Instructions
22. Signal Awareness Form - Lincoln to Sioux City
23. Laying off Sickness in Family (SIF)
24. Bereavement Leave and Death in Family (DIF)
25. Short Turnaround Service
26. Crews Call to Deadhead (New Item)
1. SIOUX CITY FUEL READING INSTRUCTIONS:
Before departing Sioux City Terminal, all Locomotive Engineers are required to verify
the fuel readings on both sides of all locomotives in the locomotive consist. Fuel
readings MUST be reported to the Sioux City Dispatcher before departing Sioux City
Terminal.
2. ELECTRONIC DAILY LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTIONS:
When engineers' tie-up on the TSS screens for payroll purposes, there are additional
screens requesting completion of Daily Locomotive Inspections. It is still necessary for
engineers to complete FRA Rule 229.21 Daily and Mid Trip Inspection Form (Cab
Card). It will not be necessary however, for engineers to complete, send and return
paperwork for locomotive exceptions. All other instructions contained in ABTH Rule
101.0, Locomotive Air Brakes and Inspection are still applicable.
If there are any questions concerning Electronic Daily Inspection reporting, contact the
appropriate Road Foreman of Engines.
3. ISOLATING LOCOMOTIVES IN LOCAL AND ROAD SWITCHER SERVICE
When trailing locomotives operating in Local and Road Switcher service are not
needed to maintain track speed, trailing locomotives MUST be isolated to conserve fuel.
When isolating trailing locomotives in Local or Road Switcher service, the provisions of
ABTH Rule 106.1.6 (Isolated Locomotives) must be complied with.
4. CONDUCTOR WHEEL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS
The following instructions pertain to Wheel Reports when in Unit Train Operations (C,
E, G, X Symbol Trains):
Update Wheel Reports will not be generated at each crew change location for Unit
Train Operations. Conductors are responsible for leaving original Wheel Reports on the
Conductor's Desk in the controlling lead locomotive at the final terminal or intermediate
location (if the train is secured en route) for the next Conductor to use. If cars are set out
or picked up between the originating and terminating terminals of the train. Conductors
are responsible for documenting this information on the Wheel Report and reporting the
information via Renegade or VTR (Voice Train Reporting). When applicable, briefing
between the inbound and outbound crews will include proper verification of axle count.
5. TRAIN ACTIVITY DELAY REPORTS, CONDUCTOR INSTRUCTIONS
All Lincoln Based Train crews operating on the St. Joseph and Napier Subdivisions
must FAX a copy of complete Train Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of
duty to Trainmaster J.N. (John) Bakulski at 402-458-4323.
All train crews on the Sioux City Subdivision must FAX a copy of completed Train
Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of duty to Division Trainmaster L.A.
Lococo at 402-458-4390.
Note on the Train Activity Delay Report any delays at the UP Railroad Crossing at
Fremont, NE.
All train crews operating on the Creston Subdivision must FAX a copy of completed
Train Activity Delay Reports at the end of EACH tour of duty to Division Trainmaster
M.J. Hobelman at 402-458-7472.
6. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WHEN ENDING TOUR
OF DUTY
Conductors are required to submit the following documents when tying up at the end
of each tour of duty at the designated Home Terminal location.
* Copy of Conductor Activity Delay Report
* Submit Time Ticket to TY&E Compensation Systems
* Complete copy of Signal Awareness Form
* All Track Warrants reported CLEAR or made VOID
Containers for the following Subdivisions are labeled and located in the inbound
Trainmen's Room at Hobson Yard for required Documents.
* St. Joseph/Napier
* Creston
* Sioux City
* Hastings
* Ravenna
Conductors are responsible for placing the required documents into proper Subdivision
container at the end of their tour of duty.
7. DEADHEAD AND COMBINED SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
When called on duty at the following Terminals, this General Notice will serve as
notification to all TY&E crews to combine their Service and Deadhead when transported
to intermediate locations for trains:
McCook Hastings Crete Wymore
Ravenna Lincoln Creston St. Joseph
Omaha Fremont
When called On Duty at the following Terminals to perform service on the Nebraska
Division, this General notice will serve as notification to all TY&E Crews to combine
their Service and Deadhead when transported to intermediate locations for trains:
Galesburg
Kansas City
When TY&E crews are instructed to exchange trains en route and are required to
deadhead between points to exchange trains, crews are instructed to combine service and
deadhead, unless otherwise instructed.
8. BRAKEMEN ARRIVING AT THE AWAY-FROM-HOME TERMINAL:
When arriving at the Away-From-Home Terminal after performing service on a pool
turn, brakemen are required to call the Nebraska Division MCO at 817-234-6081
responsible for the brakeman's Home Terminal. The MCO will determine whether to
deadhead the brakeman to his Home Terminal or for the brakeman to remain at the
Away-From-Home Terminal to assist another crew.
9. DANGER ZONES - COUPLING / UNCOUPLING WITHIN ZONES
Markings (Orange Cones) have been placed indicating DANGER Zones (length of
track designated from Clearance point and marked by orange cones) in classification
tracks at the following locations on the Nebraska Division:
Burlington Creston Ottumwa St. Joseph
Hastings McCook Omaha Murray yard-North Kansas City
Lincoln (Hobson Yard & Havelock)
If cars are between the marker and the clearance point, the following will apply:
* If possible, shove the track to clear the danger zone,
OR
* If total car length requires cars to foul the Danger Zone, secure track to ensure
movement will not foul lead or adjacent tracks.
When coupling tracks with car or cars in the Danger Zone, sufficient hand brakes must
be applied to ensure that during the uncoupling process the lead or adjacent tracks will
not be fouled. In the event track is full and the possibility that the lead or adjacent track
could be fouled during the coupling process, precautions MUST be taken to protect the
lead and adjacent tracks.
10. CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE NUMBER CHANGES
The following telephone numbers are to be used when contacting Customer Service in
Fort Worth:
Company Line 593-7610 External Line 800-549-4601
11. PENALTY SWITCHING AT ST. JOSEPH YARD
Penalty switching in St. Joseph Yard requires Trainmaster or Road Foreman approval.
12. COUPLING TO CARS WITH END-OF-TRAIN DEVICE (ETD) ATTACHED
Except in Helper Service, coupling to a car that has an ETD attached is prohibited.
Coupling may be made if ETD is at the opposite end of car or cars to be coupled into.
13. CONTACTING SERVICE SUPPORT
Effective immediately, TY&E crews will be required to enter their seven (7) digit
employee number when calling the Service Support Center in Ft. Worth to report
completed work. The use of the seven digit employee number will ensure the proper
routing of the call to the correct Service Support Representative having the train on their
work task list.
In an effort to report work as "real time" as possible, all TY&E crews are required to
comply with the provisions of the System Special Instructions No. 6 - Work Order
Instructions for Reporting Work. Instructions for reporting work promptly notify Service
Support of any setouts, pickups or supplemental work completed when departing the
station where the work was performed.
14. REPLACING BATTERIES IN EOT DEVICES
The FRA granted BNSF a waiver on blue-flag protection when changing a battery on
an end-of-train telemetry device. The conditions of the waiver permit train, yard and
utility employees to replace batteries on the EOT when the EOT is in place on the rear of
the train the employees are assigned to without blue-flag protection. The waiver is
applicable under the following conditions:
* This applies only to BNSF employees
* Battery change-out can be performed by train, yard and utility employees only on
the equipment they have been assigned to.
If the battery change-out requires the use of tools, blue- signal protection is required
before the procedure can be carried out.
15. CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS
The following requirements are in effect for any company contracted to transport
BNSF employees when approaching highway/rail grade crossings:
WITHIN YARD FACILITIES
Maintain a rate of speed that will permit the driver to stop within 50 feet, but not less
than 15 feet from the nearest rail of any crossing, and will not proceed until the driver of
the vehicle first looks in each direction. Additionally, the driver is required to listen to
ascertain whether trains or other on-track equipment is approaching the crossing to
determine if the crossing is safe in order to proceed. This requirement does not take
precedence over traffic control devices. For example, stop signs that requires a vehicle to
stop before proceeding over the crossing.
OUTSIDE OF YARD FACILITIES
If a crossing is not equipped with automatic warning devices, such as warning lights,
gates, bells or any combination thereof, the driver will stop within 50 feet, but not less
than 15 feet from the nearest rail of any crossing and will not proceed until the driver first
looks in each direction. Additionally, the driver is required to listen to ascertain whether
trains or other on-track equipment is approaching the crossing to determine if the
crossing is safe in order to proceed.
After the drive has taken these steps to ensure safe movement over railroad crossings,
the driver may proceed across the tracks. If any violations are observed, report the
incident to immediate supervisors.
16. HOURS OF SERVICE AND FRA REQUIREMENTS
This Notice applies to all Nebraska home based terminal crews regardless of the tie-up
location and all adjacent Division crews tying up on the Nebraska Division.
Road train crews who are under pay for more than twelve (12) hours on any
continuous trip or tour of duty MUST fax a completed copy of Delay Report for that tour
of duty to the Nebraska Division General Manager's Office at: 402-458-7723 and to the
Chief Dispatcher in the NOC-FTW at: 817-234-1538.
Crews on any trains expiring ONLINE under the Hours of Service MUST fax a copy
of Delay Report to the Chief Dispatcher at: 817-234-6048.
FRA REQUIREMENTS
Employees MUST complete the Hours of Service Record for each trip or tour of duty.
The total time on duty under the Hours of Service may not be the same as the total time
on duty under pay.
The employee or ranking employee on the crew MUST record the time on duty and
sign the Hours of Service Record.
The following are instructions on how to complete the FRA Hours of Duty Record
portion of the Time Ticket:
* NAME: Include the name of each employee performing duty covered by the Hours
of Service.
* PLACE: Indicate the Hours of Service on duty and off duty location for each
employee.
* DATE: Record the on-duty date.
* START TIME FOR HOURS OF SERVICE RECORD: Enter the time Hours of
Service duty began.
* STOP TIME FOR HOURS OF SERVICE DUTY ENDED: Enter the time Hours of
Service duty ended. NOTE: This may not be the same as the ending time under pay or
the tie-up time.
* TOTAL TIME ON DUTY FOR HOURS OF SERVICE ONLY: Enter the total time
crew members are on duty under the Hours of Service including time:
-Engaged in movement of a train
-Deadheading to a duty assignment
-Less than 4 hours of rest at the designated terminal
-Rest at a location that is not a designated terminal
-Engaged in other service (commingled service)
* CONSECUTIVE HOURS OFF DUTY PRIOR TO GOING ON DUTY: Enter the
actual hours of off duty time for each crew member.
* TIME SPENT IN TRANSPORTATION: Enter the time in transportation from the
end of Hours of Service Duty location to the point of final release (tie-up location) and
include:
-Beginning Time
-Ending Time
-Mode of Transportation (NOTE: Time spent in transportation to the point of
final release is "limbo" time and neither are Hours of Service on duty nor rest time.
* WAS HOURS OF SERVICE VIOLATED: If total time on duty as indicated in
section (6) is greater than 12 hours, mark the YES box. If total time on duty as indicated
in section (6) is less than 12 hours, mark the NO box.
* SIGNATURE AND DATE: Enter signature of Conductor, Engineer or ranking
crew member and date completed.
* LEAVE COMPLETED FORMS: At the designated location at the employee's
Home Terminal.
TIE-UP INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOURS OF SERVICE CREWS
Employees under the Hours of Service are instructed to tie-up using the QUICK TIE
feature within 15 minutes of arrival at the Tie-Up Terminal. The 15 minute time period
begins when the van transporting the Hours of Service crew arrives at the Yard Office at
the crew's Tie-Up Terminal. Employees will be permitted to commit that tour duty's time
ticket but will not be permitted to commit any outstanding time tickets at that time.
Employeees will be permitted to commit any outstanding time tickets at that time.
Employees exceeding the Hours of Service will have to commit outstanding time tickets
during their next tour of duty.
17. TY&E LAY-OFF POLICY REVISION
Under the guidelines of BNSF's System Lay-Off Policy, second paragraph stating,
"Employees who become ill while subject to call must promptly notify Crew
Management and not wait to lay-off until called for Service" is removed in its entirety.
Therefore the following applies: Employees will not be allowed to Lay-Off on Call
(LOC). Any lay-off request must be done in advance of being called for service.
Employees must observe their assigned working days or calling hours and must not
absent themselves from duty either excessively or without permission from the proper
authority.
Failure to accept a call for service is a violation of GCOR 1.13 (Reporting and
Complying with Instructions) and GCOR 1.15 (Duty- Reporting Absence).
In the event of an extreme emergency, employees MUST be prepared to provide all
necessary documentation substantiating their inability to accept the call for service and be
able to completely explain why advance notification of the lay-off was not possible.
18. TY&E COMPENSATION SYSTEMS TIME TICKET INSTRUCTIONS (YARD
MOVEMENT TIME INITIATIVE)
All yard crew members will be required to fill out a "pop-up" box at end of tie-up,
reporting the following information:
* The time of the first movement when the shift began
* Time time of the last movement before meal period (IF NO MEAL PERIOD,
ENGER XXXX).
* The time of the first movement after meal period (IF NO MEAL PERIOD, ENTER
XXXX).
* The time of the last movement made before off duty time.
If there are multiple crew members on the same time ticket, use the same times for the
other crew members if they are the same. This information is stored electronically and
will not appear on the printed time ticket.
Actual copy of screen print will appear as follows:
- Please input the following times for: EMPLOYEE A, B,
- Yard Engine began first move of shift at: _____________
- Yard Engine finished last move before meal period:_____________
- Yard Engine began first move after meal period: _____________
All TY&E employees are required to tie-up in the TSS System when completing each
trip, shift worked or tour of duty. Computer terminals are provided to accommodate the
tie-up process at off duty locations. In the event the computer system is down, an
equipment failure occurs at the tie-up location, or there is not tie-up computer station, tie-
up can be completed via the tie-up recorder reached through the VRU - Option 8 - Option
1. In all other instances, tie-up is to be done through the computer terminals at the
completion of each tour of duty to ensure accuracy, completeness and timely processing
of time tickets. Failure to commit time tickets may result in delay of payment.
19. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TY&E EMPLOYEES RETIRING
Effective immediately, Nebraska Division TY&E employees retiring from service are
required to FAX a message to Nebraska Division Director of Administration G.D. Wright
at 402-458-7769 containing the following information:
* Employee Name
* Employee Number
* Effective Date of Retirement
This information will be forwarded to TY&E Compensation Systems. Upon receiving
notification of an employee's effective retiring date. TY&E Compensation Systems will
calculate compensation for outstanding vacation and personal leave days due to the
retiring employee.
20. CREW VAN BRIEFING INSTRUCTIONS
- If possible, road vehicles will stay on paved roads.
- Crew Vans are not permitted to drive between Yard tracks.
- During any vehicle backup movement, a crew member will be on the ground to
provide protection.
21. TIE UP INSTRUCTIONS (New Item)
All TY&E Employees arriving at their tie up terminal are required to tie up
immediately. In most cases, employee tie ups will be completed within 15 minutes after
the employee's arrival at the Yard Office at the Tie Up Terminal. If the tie up is not
completed within 15 minutes of the employee's arrival at the Yard Office, employees are
required to explain in the tie up comments why it took longer than 15 minutes to tie up.
22. SIGNAL AWARENESS FORM - LINCOLN TO SIOUX CITY
Lincoln to Sioux City Signal Awareness Form, dated 10-01-2008 or later is the ONLY
authorized form to be used on Sioux City Subdivision.
23. LAYING OFF SICKNESS IN FAMILY (SIF)
Laying off sickness in family (SIF) is limited to immediate family, which includes:
spouse, child or employee's parent.
24. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AND DEATH IN FAMILY (DIF)
Train, yard and engine employees who unfortunately suffer the loss of a family
member covered by our Bereavement Pay agreements can use the layoff code DIF (Death
in Family) in Crew Support System to mark off. Family members who are covered by all
the Bereavement Pay agreements include: brother, sister, parent, child, spouse and
spouse's parents. Based on the location and craft of your current assignment, additional
family members covered can include grandchildren, half and step brothers and sisters,
step-children and legally adopted children. You should refer to the agreement covering
your area or you can find a listing in the Labor Relations' website under the TY&E Comp
Systems link.
The Bereavement Pay agreements provide for three day's pay at the agreed to pay rate.
The employee need not have stood for work on one or more of the days to receive
payment and all three days qualified for bereavement pay will not count as an absence
under the Attendance Guidelines.
BNSF understands a person may lose a family member not covered by the
Bereavement Pay agreements. The DIF code should not be used for immediate layoffs.
Just be sure to maintain any documentation that explains the absence in the event you are
required to provide the information to your supervisor. Your supervisor can also help
schedule additional time off through use of alternate codes such as LOP (Layoff
Personal) or PLD (Personal Leave Day).
People claiming bereavement leave should use CA Code 05 on a special claim and fax
the obituary notice with the special claim ticket number to 785-676-5186 or 8-676-5186.
Qualifying Bereavement relationship information regarding specific UTU and BLET
agreements is provided as follows:
UTU: Brother, Sister, Parent, Child, Spouse, Spouses's Parents
BLET: Brother, Sister, parent, Child, Grandchild, Spouse, Spouse's Parents, Half-
Brother, Half-Sister, Step- Brother, Brother, Step-Sister, Step-Parent, Step- Child, Legal
Adopted Child.
25. SHORT TURNAROUND SERVICE
TYE Crews performing Short Turn Around Service will tie up at the originating
terminal unless instructed by the Manager Corridor Operations (MCO) or Dispatcher to
deadhead to their home terminal.
26. CREWS CALLED TO DEADHEAD
Rested crews called to deadhead will report at their on-duty location prepared for
work. A member of each crew will contact one of the following NOC staff members
(Chief Dispatcher 817-234-6031, MCO 817-234-6081 or Dispatcher for the assigned
territory) prior to departing the terminal. If the crew member is unable to contact the
NOC staff within 15 minutes of reporting for duty, the on-duty supervisor for that
location will be contacted.
July 14, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 896
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TY&E Compensation Systems Instructions
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective June 1, 2010, when called for service other than thru-freight; i.e., when working
in short turnaround service (STAS) /dog catching, work train service or turned short of
the distant terminal, claim the line miles traversed in the Actual Miles Field of your road
ticket. In addition, in the Remarks section of the time slip, use Code FE to further
explain the actual miles traveled and service performed. This will afford the proper
documentation to calculate the mileage and payment due.
If the above information is not provided as to the miles traversed to support the
miles/overtime claimed, the trip ticket will be paid miles for time on duty until the
required information is provided that could adjust the payment.
June 18, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 892
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Process for Release From Outlying Assignment-Extra Board Assignments -
Nebraska Division
=======================
REVISED VERBIAGE - 2nd Paragraph - Crew Support, "tie up" changed to "mark up"
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 879 is CANCELLED and RE-ISSUED as
follows:
-------------------------
Effective June 1, 2010, a change was made in the handling for all "Outside" jobs for
Train, Engine and Yard Employees working extra boards on the Nebraska Division. This
change is being made to enhance the reporting / compensation process for deadhead from
outlying assignments for road and yard employees. These are required changes on both
the Crew Support (Crew Calling) and Compensation Systems sides.
CREW SUPPORT
To comply with the uninterrupted / undisturbed rest provisions of the Rail Safety
Improvement Act, employees who are assigned to outlying positions must mark up prior
to tie up of their regular assignment. This is done to allow release of an extra or not
regularly assigned employee on tie up so that rest will not be interrupted for notification.
Regularly assigned employees who mark up after the off duty time of their regular
assignment will not be allowed to protect that assignment for the following trip or shift.
All employees working outlying assignments must check their personal status at the end
of each trip or shift to determine if they are released on tie up. If you are not released on
tie up, you are being held to protect the service for at least one more trip or shift.
COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
Employees who are released at the end of a trip or shift will not add the deadhead home
to the working ticket or enter an override ticket. A separate deadhead ticket will be
automatically generated when the working ticket is completed. This separate deadhead
ticket is for reporting of deadhead time for compensation and hours of service reporting.
June 14, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 890
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Daily Mark - Purged Next Day Lay-Off Requests
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective immediately, all purged, approved next day lay-off requests occurring after the
Board has been marked for the following day will be considered as unavailable days with
regard to the Attendance Guidelines Policy and will be handled accordingly.
June 09, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 887
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AMENDED St. Joseph Subdivision Operating Instructions
REVISION: Item 9 - Distributive Power Instructions
SUBDIVISION: St. Joseph Subdivision
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 871 is CANCELLED and RE-ISSUED as
follows:
=======================
Table of Contents:
1. Forest City - Locomotive Restrictions
2. Kansas City Terminal - Designation
3. Murray Yard - Head End Device Test Station Instructions
4. Murray Yard- Track Designations
5. Sadler - Reporting Locomotive Defects
6. Falls City - Herzog Setouts
- Position of Switches
- Train Line Position
7. Adams- E Energy Ethanol Plant - Set Out/Pick Up Instructions
8. Firth- Reporting Locomotive Defects
9. Distributive Power Instructions
1. FOREST CITY - LOCOMOTIVE RESTRICTIONS:
Locomotives are not allowed over the scale at the Cargill Elevator Track at Forest City.
2. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL - DESIGNATION:
the Kansas City Terminal is defined as all tracks designated in The Greater Kansas City
Area Operating and Special Instructions.
3. MURRAY YARD - HEAD END DEVICE TEST STATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Test station for head end devices has been set up at the North Kansas City radio shop.
This station simulates signals transmitted from a rear of train device and is operational 24
hours per day. Test procedure is as follows:
Test Number: Dial 9000
Check: All Segments lit
Brake pipe pressure is 125 pounds, MARKER ON, BATTERLY LOW, and STOPPED
are lit
4. MURRAY YARD - TRACK DESIGNATIONS:
When viewed in an Eastward manner, Track 80 is to the right and Track 81 is to the
Left.
5. SADLER - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS:
Engineers on Eastward trains arriving at Sadler, MP 34.8, will contact the Kansas City
Murray Yard Mechanical Tower Lead on BNSF Radio Channel 66 to notify the Bowl
Tower of any engine defects discovered in route to Kansas City.
6. FALLS CITY - HERZOG SETOUTS:
- POSITION OF SWITCHES:
- TRAIN LINE POSITION:
All cars for Herzog will be set out to Track 2. All switches at the East end of Falls
City Yard must be lined and locked toward Track 2.
The top train line of coal train symbol FCN, Lincoln to Falls City via the St. Joseph
Subdivision, will not be cut-in while the train is operating on BNSF property.
7. ADAMS - E ENERGY ETHANOL PLANT - SET OUT/PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS:
E Energy ethanol plant set out and pick up information. Contact control room 402-
988-2519 30 minutes prior to arrival. If unable to contact control room call 402-988-
8161. Tracks 4410 and 4411 are the inbound tracks. Tracks 4412 and 4413 are the
outbound tracks.
8. FIRTH - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS:
Engineers of all trains destined to Lincoln Terminal must report all locomotive defects
that develop in route to the Train Dispatcher prior to passing Firth.
9. DISTRIBUTIVE POWER INSTRUCTIONS:
The use of dynamic brake on Remote DP unit(s) is prohibited between MP 161 and
MP 152 on loaded coal trains operating with Distributive Power.
June 09, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 886
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~IML Lodging facility - Ravenna, Nebraska - Smoke Free
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective June 9, 2010, Ravenna IML Lodging facility will be a "Smoke Free" facility
and will no longer have smoking rooms available.
Concurrent with the opening of the new rooms, IML will be closing the sleeping rooms in
Buildings A, B and C. These rooms had been the only guest rooms on property where
smoking was allowed inside the guest rooms.
Effective with their removal from service on June 9, 2010, the Ravenna IML crew
lodging rooms will be non-smoking. Smoking will be allowed ONLY outdoors.
June 08, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 885
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Business Expense Reporting for TY&E-Conversion to Travel-eX from
Paper
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective July 1, 2010 claims for reimbursement of business expenses, with the exception
of MR (mileage reimbursement claims currently being handled on timeslips and Per
Diem expenses - see below) are to be submitted electronically through the Travel-eX
program. The Travel-eX program can be accessed through your internet connection via
the BNSF Employee Portal from your personal PC or through work enabled PC's with
intranet connection.
After inputting your business expense claim for reimbursement, Travel-eX requires the
printing and faxing of a cover page to complete the processing. Tie-up computers that
have been enabled to print Travel-eX forms are strategically placed at key tie-up
locations and have a florescent orange decal placed on them. Contact your local
supervisor for assistance if you need to print from a non-Travel-eX enabled device.
Instructions concerning access to and use of Travel-eX are available in two ways:
1. On the BNSF Intranet, selecting the tab "Support Services" and then selecting Travel-
eX from the Travel Channel in the employee portal and then choosing the Travel-eX
CBT.
2. From a CBT workstation you can logon and when the main menu appears select
"Other" and you will be presented with the Travel-eX CBT training presentation.
If you have difficulties using the program, Front Line Supervisors can offer assistance as
this is the same program that they have used to claim business expense reimbursement.
You can also obtain assistance by contacting the Travel-eX hotlines at 352-2435 or 1-
866-295-4756.
Payment for business expenses claimed through Travel-eX is included with your regular
pay check.
Expenses claimed on paper expense account forms after July 1, 2010 will be returned and
you will be required to resubmit in Travel-eX for processing.
Those employees entitled to a "Per Diem" expense in accordance with their Collective
Bargaining Agreement should file their request for "Per Diem" reimbursement by
claiming Constructive Code PE on a Special Claims Timeslip and complete their ticket
with information requested on the screen.
Timeslips failing to have the required information will be denied. Use of Constructive
Code PE is only allowed for those who are authorized under their respective agreement to
claim a "per diem" expense.
Process for Receiving a Per Diem Allowance
Train and engine service employees who apply for and are approved to participate in a
formal temporary transfer will be paid a daily lodging and expense allowance (called a
per diem) of $80.00 from the time of leaving the home seniority district until release from
the temporary seniority district.
When the Company elects to provide lodging to a temporarily transferred employee the
daily per diem allowance will be reduced to $40.00.
Effective on July 1, 2010, employees who are eligible to receive a per diem allowance
will be required to submit their requests via the paperless timekeeping system using
option 1B (special claim) and constructive code: PE.
Your request for a per diem allowance should be submitted on the last day of each pay
half requesting all days during the half on one special claim ticket. In requesting
payment of a per diem, you will be required to provide the following information through
a requirements screen:
* Start Date
* Ending Date
* # Days Claimed
* Per Diem Daily Amount
* Reason for Code PE
* Location
* Authorized By
* Comments (optional)
All per diem requests must be submitted no later than 60 days from the date of the
occurrence.
A per diem allowance is a business expense and requires the approval of the employee's
supervisor.
Upon receipt of the employee's request for a per diem allowance through the DAR, the
employee's supervisor will have 7-days from the date of submission to respond. Without
an approval from the employee's supervisor, the per diem allowance will not be paid. If
not approved by the supervisor, the employee will be notified on their associated ticket to
contact their supervisor for further handling and processing of their request.
Temporary Transfer agreements that address per diem allowance may be found on the LR
website under Agreements/Transportation, and for your ready reference, we have
attached copies of the links below:
BLET: http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/laborrelations/pdf/bn_
eng_temp_trnsf_agmt.pdf
UTU: http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/laborrelations/pdf/
agreements/trnsfr_agrmt_022797.pdf
Please note that per diem allowances are only payable under the terms of certain formal,
posted temporary transfer offers where employees apply for and are approved to
participate in a formal temporary transfer.
June 08, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 881
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AMENDED Bellwood Subdivision Operating Instructions
ADDED: Item 3. Columbus - No Smoking Policy
Item 4. Unit Trains - Handling at ADM
Item 5. Train Activity Report-List of Activities to Report
SUBDIVISION: Bellwood Subdivision
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 862 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
Table of Contents:
1. Crew Consist Violations - Station Switching
2. Columbus - Contacting ADM Switch Crew
3. Columbus - No Smoking Policy
4. Unit Trains - Handling at ADM
5. Train Activity Report - List of Activities to Report
1. CREW CONSIST VIOLATIONS - STATION SWITCHING
Any station switching that would result in a violation of the Crew Consist Agreement
(station switching that involves more than a straight pickup or straight setout to or from
the minimum number of tracks) will require Trainmaster or Road Foreman authority prior
to the switching movements being performed. The Trainmaster or Road Foreman will be
contacted through the Chief Dispatcher in order to obtain proper authority to perform the
switching.
2. COLUMBUS - CONTACTING ADM SWITCH CREW
Crews arriving Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will contact the ADM Switch Crew on
Channel No. 39 or by Phone (402) 564-6353 for permission to enter the facility at MP
66.5 and obtain Yarding/Pickup instructions.
3. COLUMBUS - NO SMOKING POLICY
Smoking is prohibited on ADM property at Columbus.
4. UNIT TRAINS - HANDLING AT ADM
All BNSF unit trains will be handled by BNSF crews and will spot as directed by
ADM Columbus personnel.
5. TRAIN ACTIVITY REPORT - LIST OF ACTIVITIES TO REPORT
A. L-NEB8411-XX1 Crews must report the following information:
Arrivals from locations, stopped for meets, setouts, pick-ups, deliveries or work on
line Departure from on-duty location, stopped for meets, setouts, pick-ups, deliveries or
work on line trains operating to ADM Columbus must report arrival departure, and wait
time before yarding train at Columbus, wait time for ADM switch crews to switch out
train, the number of cars, total time spent switching in the plant, and the tracks BNSF
crews switched in the plant, the time the power is on outbound train, the time air test
completed, the time train tied down on line, and the time and location of any crew
changes.
B. Unit trains - List all train activity
C. All crews operating trains on the Bellwood Subdivision must fax a completed copy
of Train Activity Report to Trainmaster Larry Lococo at 402-458-4398 at the end of each
trip.
June 03, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 879
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AMENDED Process for Release From Outlying Assignment – Extra Board
Assignments - Nebraska Division
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 877 is CANCELLED and RE-ISSUED
as follows:
=======================
Effective June 1, 2010, a change was made in the handling for all "Outside" jobs for
Train, Engine and Yard Employees working extra boards on the Nebraska Division. This
change is being made to enhance the reporting / compensation process for deadhead from
outlying assignments for road and yard employees. These are required changes on both
the Crew Support (Crew Calling) and Compensation Systems sides.
CREW SUPPORT
To comply with the uninterrupted / undisturbed rest provisions of the Rail Safety
Improvement Act, employees who are assigned to outlying positions must mark up prior
to tie up of their regular assignment. This is done to allow release of an extra or not
regularly assigned employee on tie up so that rest will not be interrupted for notification.
Regularly assigned employees who tie up after the off duty time of their regular
assignment will not be allowed to protect that assignment for the following trip or shift.
All employees working outlying assignments must check their personal status at the end
of each trip or shift to determine if they are released on tie up. If you are not released on
tie up, you are being held to protect the service for at least one more trip or shift.
COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
Employees who are released at the end of a trip or shift will not add the deadhead home
to the working ticket or enter an override ticket. A separate deadhead ticket will be
automatically generated when the working ticket is completed. This separate deadhead
ticket is for reporting of deadhead time for compensation and hours of service reporting.
May 28, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 878
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AMENDED 2010 Nebraska Division Memorial Day Holiday Annulments
R-NEB4281-I1 deleted off Monday, May 31
Wed-June 2, 2010 Locals & Road Switcher info revised---See added verbiage at bottom
of notice
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
The following Nebraska Division Locals, Road Switchers, Yard Assignments, and
Switch Tenders will be ANNULLED as follows:
MONDAY-MAY 31, 2010:
LOCALS & ROAD SWITCHERS
L-NEB6271-I1 Lincoln to Aurora
R-NEB4311-I1 Aurora Road Switch
L-NEB8151-I1 Red Oak - Shenandoah
R-NEB4291-I1 Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4251-I1 Fremont Road Switch
L-NEB6041-I1 Hastings to Lincoln
R-NEB4561-I1 Kearney Local
R-NEB4701-I1 Lenexa Switcher
L-NEB6021-I2 McCook to Hastings
L-COL6131-I1 McCook to Akron
L-NEB8531-I1 St Joe to Hamburg Turn
R-NEB4521-I1 St Joe to Atchison Turn
YARD ASSIGNMENTS
Y-BUR1281-I1/2 Burlington - Industry
Y-HAS1611-F1 Hastings - Interchange
Y-HAS3611-G1 Hastings - General
Y-KCM1441-I1 Kansas City - 10th St Mill
Y-KCM3441-I1 Kansas City - 10th St Mill
Y-LIN1012G-1/2/3 Lincoln - Industry
Y-LIN2011-I1 Lincoln - Industry / Engineer
Y-MCN3031-I1 McCook - Industry
Y-OMA1011-G1 Omaha - Industry
Y-SJO1011-G1 St Joe - General
SWITCH TENDER
W-OSCOSC1 Creston - Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
The following local assignments will be laid in for the holiday on Monday, May 31st
ONLY. The schedule for the remainder of the holiday week will be adjusted by
removing the flip day and the local will work to the away-from-home terminal on
Tuesday, June 1st, back to the home terminal on Wednesday June 2nd, and then resume
the normal schedule on Thursday, June 3rd:
L-NEB627 / 628 / 629 Lincoln to Aurora with flip on Wednesday
L-NEB604 / 605 / 606 Hastings to Lincoln with flip on Wednesday
L-NEB601 / 602 / 603 McCook to Hastings with flip on Wednesday
L-COL613 / 614 / 615 McCook to Akron with flip on Wednesday
May 25, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 876
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2010 Nebraska Division Memorial Day Holiday Job Annulments
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
The following Nebraska Division Locals, Road Switchers, Yard Assignments, and
Switch Tenders will be ANNULLED as follows:
MONDAY-MAY 31, 2010:
LOCALS & ROAD SWITCHERS
L-NEB6271-I1 Lincoln to Aurora
R-NEB4311-I1 Aurora Road Switch
L-NEB8151-I1 Red Oak - Shenandoah
R-NEB4291-I1 Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4281-I1 Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4251-I1 Fremont Road Switch
L-NEB6041-I1 Hastings to Lincoln
R-NEB4561-I1 Kearney Local
R-NEB4701-I1 Lenexa Switcher
L-NEB6021-I2 McCook to Hastings
L-COL6131-I1 McCook to Akron
L-NEB8531-I1 St Joe to Hamburg Turn
R-NEB4521-I1 St Joe to Atchison Turn
YARD ASSIGNMENTS
Y-BUR1281-I1/2 Burlington - Industry
Y-HAS1611-F1 Hastings - Interchange
Y-HAS3611-G1 Hastings - General
Y-KCM1441-I1 Kansas City - 10th St Mill
Y-KCM3441-I1 Kansas City - 10th St Mill
Y-LIN1012G-1/2/3 Lincoln - Industry
Y-LIN2011-I1 Lincoln - Industry / Engineer
Y-MCN3031-I1 McCook - Industry
Y-OMA1011-G1 Omaha - Industry
Y-SJO1011-G1 St Joe - General
SWITCH TENDER
W-OSCOSC1 Creston - Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
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TUESDAY-JUNE 1, 2010
LOCALS & ROAD SWITCHERS
L-NEB6101-I1 Manning Turn
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WEDNESDAY-JUNE 2, 2010
LOCALS & ROAD SWITCHERS
L-NEB6291-I1 York flip from Lincoln
L-NEB6061-I1 Dorchester flip from Hastings
L-NEB6011-I1 McCook to Holdrege flip
L-COL6151-I1 McCook to Max to McCook
May 12, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 872
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Sioux City Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Sioux City Subdivision
Table of Contents:
1. Fremont- Set Out / Pick Up Instructions
1. FREMONT - SET OUT / PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS
Unless otherwise instructed by the Trainmaster, all setouts and pickups will be made to or
from the Old Pass, Track 198.
May 12, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 871
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~St. Joseph Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: St. Joseph Subdivision
Table of Contents:
1. Forest City - Locomotive Restrictions
2. Kansas City Terminal - Designation
3. Murray Yard - Head End Device Test Station Instructions
4. Murray Yard- Track Designations
5. Sadler - Reporting Locomotive Defects
6. Falls City - Herzog Setouts, Position of Switches, Train Line Position
7. Adams- E Energy Ethanol Plant - Set Out/Pick Up Instructions
8. Firth- Reporting Locomotive Defects
9. Distributive Power Instructions
1. FOREST CITY - LOCOMOTIVE RESTRICTIONS:
Locomotives are not allowed over the scale at the Cargill Elevator Track at Forest
City.
2. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL - DESIGNATION:
The Kansas City Terminal is defined as all tracks designated in The Greater Kansas
City Area Operating and Special Instructions.
3. MURRAY YARD - HEAD END DEVICE TEST STATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Test station for head end devices has been set up at the North Kansas City radio shop.
This station simulates signals transmitted from a rear of train device and is operational 24
hours per day. Test procedure is as follows:
Test Number: Dial 9000
Check: All Segments lit
Brake pipe pressure is 125 pounds
MARKER ON, BATTERLY LOW, and STOPPED are lit
4. MURRAY YARD - TRACK DESIGNATIONS:
When viewed in an Eastward manner, Track 80 is to the right and Track 81 is to the
Left.
5. SADLER - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS:
Engineers on Eastward trains arriving at Sadler, MP 34.8, will contact the Kansas City
Murray Yard Mechanical Tower Lead on BNSF Radio Channel 66 to notify the Bowl
Tower of any engine defects discovered in route to Kansas City.
6. FALLS CITY - HERZOG SETOUTS: - POSITION OF SWITCHES: - TRAIN
LINE POSITION:
All cars for Herzog will be set out to Track 2. All switches at the East end of Falls
City Yard must be lined and locked toward Track 2.
The top train line of coal train symbol FCN, Lincoln to Falls City via the St. Joseph
Subdivision, will not be cut-in while the train is operating on BNSF property.
7. ADAMS - E ENERGY ETHANOL PLANT - SET OUT/PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS:
E Energy ethanol plant set out and pick up information. Contact control room 402-
988-2519 30 minutes prior to arrival. If unable to contact control room call 402-988-
8161. Tracks 4410 and 4411 are the inbound tracks. Tracks 4412 and 4413 are the
outbound tracks.
8. FIRTH - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS:
Engineers of all trains destined to Lincoln Terminal must report all locomotive defects
that develop in route to the Train Dispatcher prior to passing Firth.
9. DISTRIBUTIVE POWER INSTRUCTIONS:
The use of dynamic brake on DP unit(s) is prohibited between MP 161 and MP 152 on
loaded coal trains operating with Distributive Power.
May 12, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 866
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Napier Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Napier Subdivision
Table of Contents:
1. Craig - Golden Triangle Ethanol Plant - Spotting Instructions
2. Hamburg - Auxiliary Track
- Position of Derails/Sidings
- Bartlett Grain - Spotting Instructions
1. CRAIG - GOLDEN TRIANGLE ETHANOL PLANT - SPOTTING
INSTRUCTIONS:
At Golden Triangle Ethanol Plant, tank cars spot to Track 7202. The length of the track
is 587 feet. Covered hoppers spot to Track 7203. The length of the track is 733 feet.
2. HAMBURG - AUXILIARY TRACK:
The Auxiliary Track is adjacent to the Hamburg Siding, and is 3,610 feet long.
- POSITION OF DERAILS/SIDING
Three (3) derails have been installed on the siding at Hamburg: 1 on the West end of the
siding, and 2 on the East end of the siding. These derails must be locked in the
nonderailing position unless protecting men, equipment, cars, or unattended locomotives.
BARTLETT GRAIN - SPOTTING INSTRUCTIONS
Shuttle grain trains for Bartlett Grain will be spotted as follows:
* The empty grain train will pull into the Hamburg siding through the Auxiliary Track,
and back on to the Hamburg Siding spotting the first (West) car under the I-29 Overpass.
No more than 27 cars can be placed West of the clearance point on the Auxiliary Track.
* Handbrakes will be applied on the cars at the West end of the siding.
* The power will be cut off and tied down on the east end of the siding between the
derails.
* The ETD will be removed and placed on the lead engine.
* The outbound train will be made upon the siding.
Note: An access road runs parallel to the siding and Auxiliary Track from Washington
Street to the East end of the siding and the Wye at Hamburg without the permission of
Bartlett Grain when a shuttle train is present.
May 12, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 865
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Hastings Subdivision Operating Instructions
SUBDIVISION: Hastings Subdivision
Table of Contents:
1. Lincoln - General Switching Limits
2. Crete- Reporting Locomotive Defects
3. McCook- Instructions for Yarding Trains
1. LINCOLN - GENERAL SWITCHING LIMITS
Lincoln General Switching Limits extend to MP 5.0 via the freight line and to MP 64.0
via the passenger line. Switch crews are not to shuttle trains via the passenger line.
Switch crews are not to shuttle trains beyond General Switching Limits without the
authority of the Tower Trainmaster. Any related claims without the name of the
authorizing Trainmaster will be declined.
2. CRETE - REPORTING LOCOMOTIVE DEFECTS
Engineers of all trains destined to Lincoln Terminal must report all locomotive defects
that develop in route to the train dispatcher prior to passing Crete.
3. MCCOOK- INSTRUCTIONS FOR YARDING TRAINS
Westward trains must communicate with either the yard foreman or the dispatcher
before passing McCook East and obtain instructions for yarding their train.
Eastward trains must communicate with either the yard foreman or the dispatcher
before passing McCook West and obtain instructions for yarding their train.
May 12, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 861
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Nebraska Division Utility Reporting Instructions
SUBDIVISION: All
Table of Contents:
1. CLC/CLO - (ISU Generating Station - ISUGENSTA, IA)
2. COA - (ADM - Columbus, NE)
3. HAW - (Hastings Utilities - Halloran)
4. KEB - (ISU Power Plant - Kemper)
5. SAI - (Iatan - KCPL Generating Station, Sadler)
1. CLC/CLO - (ISU GENERATING STATION - ISUGENSTA, IA)
Trains destined to the ISU Generating Station must contact the plant unloading
operator on Radio Channel 39 when approaching the ISU Switch to advise the plant of
their approximate arrival time at the dumper. If there is not sufficient time to spot the
train for unloading after arrival at the plant, notify the unloading operator where the train
will be left.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to the ISU Generating Station:
1st - Call ISU Tower when entering Plant.
2nd - When at Loop Track switch, by gate, go straight on east leg of loop, stop the
train within 200 feet of the dumper entrance and wait for instructions from ISU Tower.
3rd - Obtain verbal permission from the dumper operator before proceeding beyond
crossing and entering the dumper. Do not enter the dumper when the red light is on or
until you have received the green light on the dumper building.
4th - Pull mirrors and visors in on all engines (including DP's).
5th - When advised by ISU Tower, enter building, not exceeding 2 MPH into
building, spotting head three cars as instructed.
6th - ISU will allow you to unlink DP power, taking lead unit to rear of train. Pick
up rear engine, remove ETD, take full consist to head of train and tie back on.
7th - Pump up the air and activate slow speed operation.
8th - ISU will hook-up their equipment and release you from the train upon
validation that everything is properly working.
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Upon released from train by ISU Tower
* Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "2234" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "2234" through the VTR giving the
first and last car initial and number on the train.
- If you were the inbound crew on a loaded train, give the outbound train ID when
reporting your pickup.
* To report using the outbound train ID, the VTR system will state the inbound
train ID, and ask if this ID is correct. Answer "NO" and give the outbound train ID when
prompted.
* Do not exceed 5 MPH on the lead entering the plant between the Main 1 switch and
the Loop Track switch.
* Do not exceed 10 MPH on tracks within the ISU Generating Station facility.
* Do not exceed 3 MPH when moving across the rotary dumper.
* When spotting, coupling, or uncoupling unit trains, follow instructions from ISU
Generating Station personnel. Locomotives are not permitted inside the unloading station
at the ISU Generating Station.
2. COA - (ADM - COLUMBUS, NE)
Trains destined to ADM must contact the plant operator on Radio Channel 39 when
approaching Bellwood to advise the plant of their approximate arrival time at the plant.
An ADM employee will meet the train at the plant entrance; board the locomotive,
staying with the crew until arrival at the hand-off location.
Inbound crew deliving the loaded coal train to ADM, Columbus, NE
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Crew completes hand-off to ADM unloading crew -- or --
* Crew arrives at hand-off location and ties the train down.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "3995" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "3995" through the VTR giving the
first and last car initial and number on the train.
3. HAW - (HASTINGS UTILITIES - HALLORAN)
Trains destined to Hastings Utilities will switch the inbound coal train to the South
Loop tracks at TSO Halloran.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to Hastings Utilities.
* Spotting the unit to the South Loop tracks at Hastings Utilities
- Spot 40 to the Inside Track
- Spot 40 to the Middle Track
- Spot the balance to the Outside Track
* Reporting arrival of train onto TSO Halloran Track 7428
- Arrival location
* Train has been switched within the tracks at Halloran and made available to
Hastings Utilities.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "7428" through the VTR. All cars should
show on Track 7428.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track at MP 151.5
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from TSO Halloran Track “7428" through the
VTR giving the first and last car initial and number on the train.
4. KEB - (ISU POWER PLANT - KEMPER)
Trains destined to ISU Power Plant will switch the inbound coal train to tracks as listed
below. There are signs to indicate the spotting position on Track 137 and 138. Upon
completion of switching, crew will contact the dump shed utility crew at 608-252-3194.
Lead locomotive: West North Track 135
1st 25 cars: South River Track 136
2nd 25 cars: North River Track 133
3rd 25 cars: Middle South Track 137
4th 25 cars: West South Track 138
5th 25 cars: Middle North Track 134
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to Kemper:
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Train is in place and made available to the dump shed utility crew - or --
* Made available to ISU Power Plant, if utility crew unable to take the train.
- Reporting method
* Report entire train arrival as a "setout" to Track "133" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew:
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the train is made and has been given clearance to depart to Burlington
Station
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "133" through the VTR giving the
first and last car initial and number on the train.
5. SAI - (IATAN - KCPL GENERATING STATION, SADLER)
Trains arriving at the main track switch for Iatan will contact the plant unloading
operator on Radio Channel No. 66 and advise them of the approximate arrival time of the
train at the dumper. If there is not sufficient time to spot the train for unloading after
arrival at the plant, notify the plant unloading operator and advise them where the train
will be left. Locomotives are prohibited from operating on portions of the Repair Track
and the Fly Ash Track. Signs have been posted by Iatan personnel at the entrance to the
prohibited areas. The normal position of the Storage Track switch is lined for the
Outbound Track.
Inbound crew delivering the loaded coal train to the Iatan Power Plant:
1st - Stop the train within 200 feet of the dumper entrance.
2nd - Pull down visors on all locomotives, including any DP units, and remove the
ETD from the last car before entering the dumper.
3rd - Obtain verbal permission from the dumper operator before proceeding entering
the dumper. Do not enter the dumper when the red or blue warning lights are on.
4th - When spotting, coupling, or uncoupling unit trains, follow instructions from
Iatan Generating Station personnel.
5th - BNSF crews will spot 3 to 13 cars before turning over the train to the plant
operator.
6th - When the final car is spotted and the plant has control, set the DP unit to idle,
set up the train for slow speed operation using the slowest speed setting possible, leave
the generator field switch on, place the reverser in the forward position and the throttle in
Run 1, isolate the engines, and release the brakes.
* Reporting arrival of train
- Arrival location
* Train is in place and made available to the dump shed utility crew - or --
* Made available to Iatan Plant Utility Crew, if utility crew unable to take the
train.
- Reporting method
* Report arrival as a "setout" to Track "6835" through the VTR.
Outbound Crew: Picking up train, must get permission from the dump operator to
leave, ensuring the indexing arm is clear. Attach the ETD, if necessary, and release any
handbrakes.
* Reporting departure of train
- Departure location
* When the wheels of lead locomotive enter the main track at MP 34.81.
- Reporting method
* Report departure as a "pickup" from Track "6835" through the VTR giving the
first and last car initial and number on the train.
- If you were the inbound crew on a loaded train, give the outbound train ID when
reporting your pickup.
* To report using the outbound train ID, the VTR system will state the inbound
train ID, and ask if this ID is correct:
Answer "NO" and give the outbound train ID when prompted.
* The Iatan Plant unloading operator can be contacted on Radio Channel 66.
* Do not exceed 10 MPH on tracks within the Iatan Generating facility.
* Do not exceed 2 MPH when moving across the rotary dumper.
All Power Plants - Bad orders should be reported using the voice train reporting (VTR)
and notification of the Mechanical Desk. The Mechanical Desk can be contacted using
the VTR by staying online after reporting the bad order and responding "NO" when
asked, "Have you notified the Mechanical Desk?".
May 11, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 859
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Compensation Systems Information-Paperless Timekeeping Q&A
SUBDIVISION: All
In September 2009, the Ask Comp Systems Tool was implemented in order for TY&E
employees to ask questions. A question can be submitted from CCTM 15, selecting
Option 7 off the Paperless Timekeeping Main Menu. This can also be done from CCTM
15, using option 2A off the Paperless Timekeeping Main Menu with Select Code "Q"
next to the ticket in question. Using this tool gives you an opportunity to ask questions
and receive answers more efficiently. Some of the most asked questions and answers are
as follows:
Q. If I need to change/correct something on a ticket that has been submitted - or - if I
need to provide more information to support a claim, can I do so by sending in the
adjustment/information using Ask Comp Systems?
A. No. In order to keep a complete and accurate record of your claim, corrections or
adjustments to previously committed tickets are to be submitted on your working ticket.
The "Ask Comp Systems" tool does not attach to working tickets; therefore, it is not the
proper format to change or edit your timeslips. Please submit the additional information
on your next working slip using CA code "IF".
Q. I have submitted a road or yard ticket and the monies do not show on my Option 6. Is
this an error that I need to report with an Ask Comp Systems question?
A. No. All portions of every trip ticket submitted may or may not be processed
immediately when the ticket is committed. Those that require review by a comp
specialist will not show on your Express Pay statement. Upon review, the claim will be
paid or declined as appropriate. Review and correction of trip tickets may take up to 3 - 4
days.
Q. My Code MR for Mileage Reimbursement has not been paid or declined? Will it be
paid?
A. Code MR is an expense item and all business expenses require supervisor approval for
payment. When the Division Officer processes the claim, it will be paid or declined as
appropriate.
If the claim is not processed within 7 days, the claim will be declined. Please contact
your immediate supervisor to discuss this request for mileage reimbursement.
Q. I have a question concerning my paycheck, taxed, deductions, direct deposit, etc. Do I
use Ask Comp Systems?
A. No. All questions concerning paychecks, deductions, etc. should be referred to the
Payroll Department HOTLINE: 1-800-274-6739 or 817-593-HELP (4357), Option 3,
Option 6. Ask Comp Systems is only to be used when making inquiries regarding trip
tickets or special claims or compensation of those tickets.
Q. When is my special claim going to be paid?
A. Division First Line Supervisors and/or Crew Support have seven days in which to
either approve or decline penalty claims in DAR. Compensation Systems has 60 days in
which to respond to penalty claims, making every effort to process all claims as
expeditiously as possible.
Q. Why do I not see the money in my current pay period earnings for vacation/make
whole/guarantee?
A. Make whole, vacation and guarantee tickets do not have money assigned to them until
payroll closing. They will not be included in your Option 6 earnings.
Q. Can I claim a vacation day for a day I laid off and just want the pay?
A. All vacation has to be scheduled in order to pay, it can not be claimed on a special
claim. All vacation scheduling is done by the Crew Support office and they can be
contacted through the Crew Support VRU 676-CREW (2739).
Q. I disagree with how my claim was handled/processed and disagree with the Ask Comp
Systems response. What do I do now?
A. The claim has been handled in accordance with instructions and interpretations on file
for your collective bargaining agreement. If you believe the handling to be incorrect,
please feel free to progress the claim in the usual manner.
Q. Should I use the Ask LR Tool on the Labor Relations website to ask my questions
concerning my trip tickets?
A. No. All questions concerning trip tickets need to be submitted using the Ask Comp
Systems tool as outlined above.
April 30, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 856
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Changes to Pop-Up Windows - Instructions for Filing CA Codes Via
Special Claims
SUBDIVISION: All
In order to ensure that activity time is being properly recorded, beginning May 1, 2010,
when filing the following CA codes via special claim, you will receive a pop-up window
asking you to provide the date and exact begin/end time(s) that you were on property
performing your claim activity. If you are claiming multiple dates for the same pay half
on one individual claim, you will have the ability to provide the date/time(s) for each day
that you were on property.
84 - Physical examination
88 - Attending court
89 - Attending formal investigation
97 - UTU New hire training coordinator
AO - Call and release after on duty
BM - Hammerhead project
CM - Pride program-ACT
CT - CBT Training
DE - Distributive power
DM - Detached meetings
EI - Alternative handling
EM - BLET Mentor
FG - Focus group
LD - Restricted work program - on duty injury
OD - Restricted work program - off duty injury
OL - Grade safety crossing team
OS - Operation stop/lifesaver
SA - Safety summit coordinator
SF - Star One facilitator
SI - SIAP training course
SR - Supervisor relief
ST - Safety participation
SX - SACP
TF - RCO Training facilitator
TO - Other training
TQ - Diversity Participation
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 855
TO ALL CONCERNED,
April 19, 2010
SUBJECT: ~TY&E Mileage Reimbursement Process
SUBDIVISION: All
An employee using his personal vehicle for work-related travel in accordance with IRS
regulations may be eligible for mileage reimbursement. Some examples of when mileage
reimbursement is not normally reimbursable:
* Mileage when riding with another employee is not reimbursable
* Mileage between an employee's home and normal work location is not reimbursable
* Mileage reimbursement for voluntary seniority moves is not reimbursable
Employees requesting Mileage Reimbursement must adhere to the following process and
requirements of the BNSF Travel Policy.
* Physical miles driven may qualify for mileage reimbursement.
* All mileage reimbursement (MR) associated with a working trip must be submitted
on the applicable electronic working road or yard ticket.
* Exceptions to MR being placed on a working ticket would be non working events
such as company sponsored functions. These are to be submitted as a special claim
request using the electronic Timekeeping system Option 1B.
* All current Travel X users may continue submitting their company expenditures as
they have in the past.
When submitting a request for mileage reimbursement you are instructed to include the
following information:
* Beginning location
* Destination
* Date and time of departure
* Date and time of arrival
* Total miles traveled
* Company business reason
* Specific name of authorizing supervisor or if instructed by Crew Support you are to
state such.
All mileage reimbursement requests must be submitted within 60 days from the date of
the occurrence.
Mileage is a business expense and requires the approval of the employee's supervisor.
> Upon receipt of the employee's mileage request, the employee's supervisor will have 7
days from the date of submission to respond.
> All mileage reimbursements require input by the Division Supervisor(s).
> Without an approval from the employee's supervisor, the mileage reimbursement will
not be processed. If not approved by the supervisor, the employee will be notified on
their associated ticket to contact their supervisor for further handling and processing of
their request.
March 29, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 851
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Kansas City Yard Employees - Step-Up Instruction Information
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Effective Friday, March 26, 2010, any employee requesting to step up to Occupation 15
and 18 in the Kansas City Yards will be notified that they have been stepped up to the job
assignment for the day requested. A message will be left if you don't answer. The system
is automated to fill the job by seniority of those with a request.
February 17, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 846
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Cab Condition Claims - and Prompts
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
At former BN locations, claims involving the condition of our locmotive cabs are among
the most frequesntly filed. Both engineers and ground service personnel can file such
claims, and a proven violation results in a two-hour penalty payment. This piece will
address the agreement requirements concerning locomotive cab condition and how to file
a valid, payable cab condition claim (as distinguished from one that is incomplete and
that will be declined as a consequence).
When cabooses were eliminated under the terms of 1982 UTU National Agreement,
Arbitration Board 419 (and corresponding BLE agreements) set forth the features that the
locomotive cab was required to have in road service. Those requirements include
adequate protection from weather elements, a cooling device, water in sealed containers,
a sanitary toilet and, for conductors, an adequately lit writing surface. Those same
requirements apply to a limited number of yard jobs, those meeting both of the following
requirements: the yard job must, 1) be a transfer movement, and, 2) be required to ride
the side of a car in excess of one (1) mile.
First, when a crew member believes that there is a defect relating to the requirements, he
or she must report it to the proper authority at the terminal prior to the start of their trip.
Most often, the situation will then be fixed or resolved. Sometimes the situation isn't
resolved, and then the crew member may submit a claim upon tie-up.
Employees submitting a claim for a violation of these requirements, for a perceived cab
defect, must use constructive code CC - Cab Conditions. An attempt to file such a claim
generates a form that contains several fields, and they all must be completed for the claim
to be considered for payment. The fields (and how they should be filled out) are:
UNIT ID & NUMBER: Lead locomotive number for which you are claiming the CC.
UNIT DEFECT: Enter the defect category: Weather-stripping; Fridge, Desk, Desk Light,
etc.
BOARDING TIME: Specify the time you boarded your unit.
TIME REPORTED: Specify the time you reported the cab defect.
TIME DEPARTED: Specify the time you departed on your train.
REPORTED TO: Specify the person the cab defect was reported to.
DEFECT DESCRIPTION: Describe the defect in detail. Additional information
necessary to comply with your Divisions's Notice may be supported here.
WHO RODE CAR?: Applicable in Yard Service Only - Name of person riding the side
of the car.
TRANSFER SVC Y-N: Applicable in Yard Service Only - Performing transfer service.
BEGIN MILEPOST: Applicable in Yard Service Only - The beginning MP of the
movement.
END MILE POST: Applicable in Yard Service Only - The ending MP of the movement.
ADVERSE CAB COND?: Specify the location of the defect, and, for weather stripping
problems, see the special instructions below.
For defective weather-stripping or defective refrigerator/cooler reports the employee
must also supply the following information:
* Weather stripping = Please specify the location of the defect, what elements existed in
the cab that produced inadequate protection, and the current weather conditions that
caused the claim to be filed. (Provide details in the Adverse Cab Cond field)
* Refrigerator or cooler = Please specify what prevented the device from adequately
cooling drinking water. (Provide details in the Defect Description field)
January 26, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 841
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS - Havelock Terminal
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 624 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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Table of Contents:
1. ADM Havelock Instructions
2. Nebraska Boiler
3. Instructions requiring movement through a shed or covered loading facility
4. Havelock Fire Crossing
5. 30 - 30 - 30 Expectations
6. Switchman Instructions
7. Audible Warning (AW)
1. ADM HAVELOCK INSTRUCTIONS:
Riding cars is prohibited from North Cotner Ave to 50 foot east of #1 switch that is
east of the coal shed. This applies to each track except track A and track B as there are
no close clearance issues on these tracks.
No railroad personnel are allowed in the coal shed.
When you enter the plant, turn on the strobe light that warns ADM personnel that you
are inside their plant. Contact the Meal Supervisor for a job briefing to include the work
to be done and any safety issues.
Whenever possible, do not leave joints in tracks.
DO NOT spot cars within 25 feet of the rail stops on the storage tracks.
When you depart the Plant, turn off the strobe light.
2. NEBRASKA BOILER INSTRUCTIONS:
Switch crews are not to enter the building at Nebraska Boiler at Havelock without
contacting the foreman on duty. The foreman will remain with the crew during the time
the switch crew is working within the facility. Work will cease if there are no Nebraska
Boiler personnel to help direct and guide the crew.
3. INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRING MOVEMENT THROUGH A SHED OR COVERED
LOADING FACILITY:
When switch instructions require movement through a shed or covered loading facility,
riding the side of a car or locomotive is PROHIBITED. When it is necessary to perform
switching duties through or inside a covered facility, the employee directing the
movement MUST be on the ground.
4. HAVELOCK FIRE CROSSING
At Havelock, DO NOT leave cars blocking the fire crossing, north or New 1 and New
2 tracks in order to provide adequate access to the M.O.W. equipment.
5. 30 - 30 - 30 EXPECTATIONS:
a) First Move - 30 Minutes or Less
Subject only to local supervision job safety briefing, from on-duty time to first wheel
move will be 30 minutes or less.
b) Lunch Period - 30 Minutes
This includes time from wheel stop to wheel start.
c) Last move to Tie Up - 30 Minutes or Less
Crews are expected to tie up no more than 30 minutes before their job is scheduled to
go off duty for an 8-hour shift.
d) These times are the responsibility of the crew for accurate reporting on the tie-up
screen.
e) When reporting times, DO NOT use "XX:XX", always use numbers.
6. SWITCHMAN INSTRUCTIONS:
Yard jobs 257, 350 and 150 are required to fill out a train activity delay sheet - BNSF
Form 15417.
Document delays, work completed, first wheel turned, meal period, and last wheel
turned. Fax completed form to 402-458-7832 at the end of your shift - effective February
1, 2010.
7. AUDIBLE WARNING (AW):
Employees working near the mainline at Havelock can request the dispatcher to give
them an audible warning for trains approaching.
When requested, the dispatcher will perform the following steps:
When request to establish Audible Warning (AW) is received from TYE employee, do
the following:
*Notify any train currently within or closely approaching the requested limits that AW
is being established or instruct requestor to call back after the train passes.
*Place restrictive tag to protect the AW limits (tag to read: "AW (eng and/or name)").
*Advise the requesting employee that AW has been established.
*Advise any subsequent movements through the affected area of AW establishment.
Maintain tag and notification to subsequent movements until advised by requesting
employee that AW is no longer needed.
Format for establishing or advising of AW: "AW established on Main Two between
CP568 and CP535, over".
January 18, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 838
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~FRA Hearing Conservation Program Requirements
SUBDIVISION: All
EFFECTIVE FEB 26, 2010 - EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED
HEARING TESTING, AS DIRECTED ON THE PAPERLESS TIMEKEEPING
SYSTEM MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF 49 CFR 227 REQUIREMENTS AND BE
AUTOMATICALLY WITHHELD FROM SERVICE UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS
MET.
All TYE Employees must continue to meet 49 CFR 227 Hearing Conservation Test
requirements at least once every 1095 days. Employees have the option of being tested
more frequently by taking advantage of the Mobile Medical Van when available in their
area.
Depending on timing, certified employees may receive credit for hearing conservation
tests when satisfying certification hearing exam requirements.
When required, TYE Employees are notified to complete this FRA mandated hearing
testing via the paperless timekeeping system at least 60 days prior to the due date.
Hearing testing is the employee's responsibility. Employees may complete their testing
by way of Mobile Medical Van (when available) or by scheduling with the Logistics
Health Incorporated (LHI) toll-free number 888-634-1121 during their off-duty time.
An employee's compliance with the FRA Hearing Conservation Program is determined
by the receipt and processing of properly completed hearing test results. This process
may take up to three days.
January 05, 2010
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 833
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Vacation - Article 3 of the 2009 MOA
SUBDIVISION: All
This is to outline how BNSF will implement Article 3 of the 2009 BLET Agreement, that
is, to schedule the additional week of vacation (for those engineers who qualify) and the
additional week of vacation to float as single days.
For 2010:
For vacation float:
1. BNSF will afford all employees who were assigned a vacation as an engineer the
opportunity to identify an additional week of vacation that they would like to float.
a. BNSF will post a notice on January 2, 2010, that will run to January 15, 2010, for
engineers to advise their Local Chairman if they want to float an additional week of
vacation and to let the Local Chairman know which week that will be.
b. Then, the week of vacation that was vacated will be held for those engineers who
qualify for the sixth week of vacation.
For scheduled weeks of vacation:
2. Turning next to the additional week of vacation (for those engineers with 25 years of
qualifying service and who were assigned a vacation as an engineer), the engineer will be
afforded the opportunity to schedule the additional week of vacation during any week
that is open throughout the year.
a. On January 17, the Local Chairman will post a notice indicating which solid weeks
are available for vacation scheduling.
b. Engineers will be obligated to advise the Local Chairman by January 31 of their
preference for an open week of vacation. No engineer is going to get bumped by a senior
engineer that now has another week for 2010.
c. Local Chairmen will be allowed to schedule vacation up to the maximum vacation
allocation.
d. The engineer will also have the opportunity to float the additional week of vacation
(to a maximum of two weeks of floating vacation).
Local chairmen will assist in implementing these changes in the vacation scheduling that
is under their jurisdiction (or their designee). Crew Support will unlock the system for
their use and maintenance.
December 30, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 830
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Application for Yardmaster Candidates
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective January 1, 2010, we are accepting applications for a pool of Yardmaster
candidates at the following locations:
Amory, MS Amarillo, TX Alliance, NE
Birmingham, AL Blytheville, AR Cicero, IL
Denver, CO Dilworth, MN Enid, OK
Eola, IL Everett, WA Ft. Worth, TX
Galesburg, IL Grand Forks, ND Guernsey, WY
Havre, MT Houston, TX Kansas City
Klamath Falls, OR LaCrosse, WI Lafayette, LA
Lincoln, NE Mandan, ND Memphis, TN
Minneapolis, MN Minot, ND Omaha, NE
Pasco, WA Seattle, WA Sioux City, IA
Spokane, WA Springfield, MO St. Louis, MO
Tacoma, WA Tulsa, OK Vancouver, WA
Wenatchee, WA West Quincy, MO
Although this is a system bulletin, applicants may only apply for positions at their current
location of seniority. Candidates may be subject to passing a yardmaster aptitude exam to
assess qualifications for the position. Candidates will receive training at their location and
also attend the two week mandatory Yardmaster Training Class in Overland Park,
Kansas.
Employees submitting their name for consideration will have their names on file for a six
month period beginning from the effective date of this notice. During this six month
period, when a location has a need for new yardmasters, candidates will be chosen from
the list of names on file. (Note: there will be no requirement for any additional postings
for
candidates during this time period, accordingly anyone interested in yardmaster service
during this period should apply on this notice.) Applications will be accepted for 15 days
from the effective date of this notice.
If interested, please complete the bottom of this notice and fax to the Ft. Worth
Yardmaster Office at 8-593-2989. It is suggested that employees verify with the
yardmaster office (8-593-7680 - Option 2) that their application has been received.
This notice does not intend to supersede any union agreements in place.
Please consider my request to be added to the pool of potential yardmaster candidates:
Name__________________________ Employee number_________________________
Present Craft_____________ Present work location___________________
I am interested in a yardmaster position at __________________(location)
My contact phone number(s)_______________________________________________
Supervisor's name (please print)_________________________________________
December 30, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 829
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~FRA Waiver: Train Ride and OPS Test Handling
SUBDIVISION: All
This General Notice Impacts Certified Transportation Employees Only
In accordance with 49 CFR 240, the FRA requires BNSF to examine the performance
skills (annual ride) and monitor operational performance (qualifying operations test) of
certified employees at least once each calendar year. BNSF applied to the FRA and
received waiver number FRA-2009-0048, dated Oct 13, 2009, which allows BNSF to
forego annual rides and qualifying operations tests for certified employees who are not
currently working in a certified job. The BNSF waiver was based upon new
programming which can automatically prevent certified employees from working
certified jobs if annual FRA requirements are not met.
On January 1, 2010, the waiver and annual restrictions will go into effect, to withhold
certified employees from certified service if the above requirements are not met. This
action will assure BNSF is compliant with FRA requirements and allow certified
employees not working in certified jobs to retain a current license.
Under 49 CFR 240 guidelines, certified employees who do not receive an annual ride or
qualifying operations test in the previous calendar year are no longer qualified for
certified service. These employees are not eligible to work until they receive a train ride
from a DSLE and/or qualifying operations test.
The BNSF waiver allows an exception for certified employees not currently working in a
certified job. Certified employees who do not meet the above annual requirements and
are not working in certified jobs on Dec 31, 2009, will not be restricted from certified
service. These employees will be identified on the BNSF Waiver List. Once a Waiver
List employee returns to certified service, BNSF has 30 days to meet the annual ride
and/or qualifying operations testing requirements.
The BNSF TTC will be responsible for waiver list record keeping. Waiver list employees
who return to certified service and do not receive an annual ride and qualifying
operations test in 30 days will be withheld from certified service until they receive a
qualifying ride and/or qualifying operations test.
December 18, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 826
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2009/2010 Nebraska Division New Year's Holiday Job Annulments -
LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS, SWITCH TENDERS, YARDMASTERS, CREW
HAULER
AND CLERICAL POSITIONS
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Change to Holiday Plan:
Effectively, we will not originate any merchandise/locals for 48 hours (0600 Thursday to
0600 Saturday) for both holiday periods.
No Home Terminal Crews will be called for a 24 hour period beginning Thursday
afternoon, December 24 and December 31.
=======================
The following Nebraska Division LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS and SWITCH
TENDER assignments will be ANNULLED on Tuesday, December 29, 2009:
L-NEB6291-I1 York Flip from Lincoln
M-OMACRI1-A1/A2 Omaha to Creston
L-NEB6061-I1 Dorchester Flip from Hastings
The following Nebraska Division LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS and SWITCH
TENDER assignments will be ANNULLED on Wednesday, December 30, 2009:
L-NEB8171-I1 Creston to Red Oak Flip
M-CRIOMA1-A1 Creston to Omaha
The following Nebraska Division LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS and SWITCH
TENDER assignments will be ANNULLED on Thursday, December 31, 2009:
R-NEB4311-I1 Aurora Road Switch
R-NEB4281-I1 (Tu-Th 09:30) Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4251-I1 Fremont Road Switch
R-NEB4561-I1 Kearney Local
R-NEB4701-I1 Lenexa Switcher
R-NEB6911-I1 Lenexa Hauler
L-NEB69211-I1/2/3 Spring Hill Local @ Moss
L-NEB6021-I2 McCook to Hastings
L-COL6131-I1 McCook to Akron
L-NEB8531-I1 St. Joe to Hamburg Turn
R-NEB4521-I1 St. Joe to Atchison Turn
Y-CRI1011-I1** Industry
Y-HAS1611-F1 Industry
Y-HAS3611-G1 General
Y-KCM1421-C1 General Sw/Transfer
Y-KCM1441-I1 10th ST Mill
Y-KCM1452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM1911-I1 19th ST Industry
Y-KCM518P Early Pilot
Y-KCM818J Early Hostler
Y-KCM710U Utility Man
Y-KCM2452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM2471-F1 Murray General Switch
Y-KCM528P Early Pilot
Y-KCM828J Early Hostler
Y-KCM720U Utility Man
Y-KCM3441-I1 10th St Mill
Y-KCM3452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM538P Early Pilot
Y-KCM838J Early Hostler
Y-KCM730U Utility Man
Y-LIN800J Hostler
Y-LIN500P Pilot
Y-LIN1012G-1/2/3 Industry
Y-LIN813J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN1032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN715U Utility
Y-LIN1042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN10521-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN520P Pilot
Y-LIN820J Hostler
Y-LIN2011I-1 Industry/Engineer
Y-LIN2022-H1 Hump/RCO
Y-LIN821J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN2032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN725U Utility
Y-LIN2042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN2052-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN530P Pilot
Y-LIN830J Hostler
Y-LIN3022-H1 Hump/RCO
Y-LIN831J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN3032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN735U Utility
Y-LIN3042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN3052-B1 Bowl/Pullout
Y-MCN3031-I1 Industry
Y-OMA1011-G1** Industry
Y-OMA1021-G1** General
Y-OMA2021-G1** General
Y-OMA2031-C1** General
Y-OMA735U Utility
Y-OMA3021-G1** General
Y-OMA3031-G1** General
Y-SJO1011-G1 General
W-OSCOSC1 Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
The following Nebraska Division LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS and SWITCH
TENDER assignments will be ANNULLED on Friday, January 1, 2010:
R-NEB4311-I1 Aurora Road Switch
M-OMACRI1-A1/A2 Omaha to Creston
R-NEB4281-I1 (Tu-Th 09:30) Crete Road Switch
R-NEB4251-I1 Fremont Road Switch
R-NEB4561-I1 Kearney local
R-NEB4701-I1 Lenexa Switcher
L-NEB69211-I1/2/3 Spring Hill Local @ Moss
L-NEB6031-I1 Hastings to McCook
L-NEB8161-I1 Shenandoah to Creston Local
L-COL6141-I1 Akron to Mccook
L-NEB8532-I1 St. Joe to Hamburg Turn Relief
R-NEB4521-I1 St. Joe to Atchison Turn
Y-HAS1611-F1 Industry
Y-HAS2611-I2 Interchange
Y-HAS3611-G1 General
Y-KCM1421-C1 General Sw/Transfer
Y-KCM1441-I1 10th St Mill
Y-KCM1452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM1911-I1 19th ST Industry
Y-KCM518P Early Pilot
Y-KCM818J Early Hostler
Y-KCM710U Utility Man
Y-KCM2452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM2471-F1 Murray General Switch
Y-KCM528P Early Pilot
Y-KCM828J Early Hostler
Y-KCM720U Utility Man
Y-KCM3441-I1 10th ST Mill
Y-KCM3452-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-KCM538P Early Pilot
Y-KCM838J Early Hostler
Y-KCM730U Utility Man
Y-LIN800J Hostler
Y-LIN500P Pilot
Y-LIN1012G-1/2/3 Industry
Y-LIN813J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN1032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN715U Utility
Y-LIN1042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN10521-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN520P Pilot
Y-LIN820J Hostler
Y-LIN2011I-1 Industry/Engineer
Y-LIN2022-H1 Hump/RCO
Y-LIN821J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN2032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN725U Utility
Y-LIN2042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN2052-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN530P Pilot
Y-LIN830J Hostler
Y-LIN3022-H1 Hump/RCO
Y-LIN831J Hostler Inside
Y-LIN3032-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN735U Utility
Y-LIN3042-B1 Bowl/Pullout/RCO
Y-LIN3052-B1 Bowl/Pullout
Y-OMA1011-G1** Industry
Y-OMA1021-G1** General
Y-OMA2021-G1** General
Y-OMA2031-C1** General
Y-OMA735U Utility
Y-OMA3021-G1** General
Y-OMA3031-G1** General
Y-SJO1011-G1 General
W-OSCOSC1 Switch Tender Ottumwa Sub
The following Nebraska Division LOCALS, ROAD SWITCHERS and SWITCH
TENDER assignments will be ANNULLED on Saturday, January 2, 2010:
M-CRIOMA1-A1 Creston to Omaha
The following Nebraska Division YARDMASTER and CREW HAULER Positions at
OMAHA, Nebraska are ANNULLED as follows:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
Yardmaster Positions:
OMH6277 - 0600 on duty, (Covered by relief Friday)
OMH6311 - 1400 on duty, (Covered by relief - Thur-Fri)
OMH6281 - 2200 on duty
Crew Hauler Positions:
Contractor Van Annulments - 1st Shift, 2nd Shift, 3rd Shift
JANUARY 1, 2010
Yardmaster Positions:
OMH6277 - 0600 on duty, (Covered by relief Friday)
OMH6311 - 1400 on duty, (Covered by relief - Thur-Fri)
Crew Hauler Positions:
Contractor Van Annulments - 1st Shift, 2nd Shift, 3rd Shift
The following Nebraska Division YARDMASTER and CREW HAULER Positions at
KANSAS CITY, Missouri are ANNULLED as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 2009
Yardmaster Positions:
KSM6419 - 1st Hotseat
KSM6521 - 1st Turner
KSM6416 - 2nd Hotseat
KSM6424 - 2nd Turner
KSM6417 - 3rd Hotseat
KSM6050 - 3rd Turner
Crew Haulers / Clerical:
Contractor Van Annulments - 1st Shift, 2nd Shift, 3rd Shift
Admin - 1st Shift
The following Nebraska Division YARDMASTER and CREW HAULER Positions at
KANSAS CITY, Missouri are ANNULLED as follows:
JANUARY 1, 2010
Yardmaster Positions:
KSM6419 - 1st Hotseat
KSM6521 - 1st Turner
KSM6416 - 2nd Hotseat
KSM6424 - 2nd Turner
KSM417 - 3rd Hotseat
KSM6230 - 3rd Turner
Crew Haulers / Clerical:
Contractor Van Annulments - 1st Shift, 2nd Shift, 3rd Shift
Admin - 1st Shift
The following Nebraska Division CREW HAULER Positions at LINCOLN,
Nebraska are ANNULLED as follows:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2009
Contractor Van Annulments:
1st Shift - 2
2nd Shift - 2
3rd Shift - 2
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010
1st Shift - 2
2nd Shift - 2
3rd Shift - 2
December 16, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 820
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SADIE HAWKINS - Kansas City Consolidated Yard Engineers
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
BNSF ENGINEERS JOB BID FORM Date Submitted________________
This form is to be used for bidding on positions in the Kansas City Yard It will not be
kept on file as a standing bid and will be destroyed when positions are assigned. Bids
must be received no later than 2359 Hours CST on Monday, December 28, 2009, and will
be awarded Tuesday, December 29, 2009, to be effective 0001 Sunday, January 03, 2010.
Filling in your job selections on this form does not take the place of your Permanent Bid
Sheet required for Daily Mark.
PRINT NAME:_________________ SIGNATURE:____________
SENIORITY DATE:____________________
FORMER ROAD (circle one) ATSF BN CB&Q SLSF
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former ATSF Bid/Bump Agreement.
__ I desire my selection to be dedicated to the former BN Daily Mark Up Agreement.
__ I desire any additional rest days available in accordance with the calculation for the
total number of restday days before being assigned to KCM 31 (extra board), seniority
permitting. .
Please fill in the blanks below in your order of preference:
If bidding on the engineer extra board enter "KCM 31" as 1 of your choices.
1._______________ 15.______________ 29._______________
42._______________
BNSF ENGINEERS REST DAYS BID FORM
This form is to be used for bidding on rest day allocations in the Kansas City
Consolidated Yard. ONLY engineers who elect to and are awarded a position under the
Daily Mark Up Agreement will be required to fill out this form. This form will be kept
on file and will be used when positions are assigned. The total number of sets of rest
days will be figured according to the formula set forth in Section 5 Para. B of the
Implementing Agreement.
"Additional rest days will be awarded to those checking Box 3 when unable to secure a
job through the assignment process for daily markup."
PLEASE FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW YOUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR
REST DAYS
1.________ SAT-SUN 5._________ WED-THUR
2.________ SUN-MON 6._________ TUE-WED
3.________ FRI-SAT 7._________ MON-TUE
4.________ THUR-FRI
Signature__________
BNSF Engineers Job Bid Form:
Per the BNSF Kansas City Yard Consolidation Agreement, the attached bid forms are to
be submitted to the Crew Support Center, Topeka, KS, for the quarterly assignments.
Bids will be accepted until 2359 CST Monday, December 28, 2009. Assignments will be
awarded Tuesday, December 29, 2009 and will become effective 0001, Sunday, January
03, 2010.
Fax your bid to Crew Support, Topeka at 8-676-2957 or Bell Line (785) 676-2957. After
faxing, you must call the VRU and select Admin Group to verify fax has been received.
You are required to give a dated copy of this bid to the appropriate BLE Local Chairman.
Jobs will be awarded per the Order of Selection List as provided in the implementing
agreement. You are encouraged to submit a generous number of choices in order to
allow for the selection of a job that your seniority will allow. You will also have the
option to designate the position you are assigned as being handled under the former
Burlington Northern Daily Mark Up Agreement or under the former Santa Fe Bid/Bump
Agreement. If no designation is made, the job will be handled under the former Santa Fe
Bid/Bump Agreement. In addition, if a position is awarded to you under the Daily Mark
Up Agreement, you must fill out the attached rest day bid form.
Bobbie Smith
Crew Manager
Nebraska Division
1ST SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1111 0630 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1112 0700 TT TRANSFER
KCM 1116 0630 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1122 0730 ARG CF BOWL
KCM 1131 0630 TUR/TRLR
KCM 1132 0759 CON ARG TT AUTO
KCM 1511 0700 CF PILOT
KCM 1512 0730 CF PILOT
KCM 1513 0759 CF PILOT
KCM 1421 0630 MURRAY GEN SWITCH
KCM 1441 0700 10TH ST MILL
KVM 1461 0630 MURRAY TRANSFER
KCM 1911 0700 19TH ST INDUSTRY
KCM 4561 0700 KEARNEY TURN
2ND SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1211 1430 ARG TRANSFER 7DAY
KCM 1212 1500 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1213 1530 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1216 1430 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1231 1430 TUR TRLR
KCM 1232 1559 TUR TRLR
KCM 1521 1500 CF PILOT
KCM 1522 1530 CF PILOT
KCM 1523 1559 CF PILOT
KCM 2461 1430 MURRAY BOWL TRANSFER
KCM 2471 1530 MURRAY BOWL GEN SWT
3RD SHIFT
JOB # TIME DESCRIPTION
KCM 1311 2230 CF TRANSFER
KCM 1312 2300 CF TRANSFER 2
KCM 1316 2230 ARGENTINE W/B TRLR
KCM 1331 2230 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1332 2359 TURNER TRLR
KCM 1333 2300 W/B ARGENTINE
KCM 1531 2300 CF PILOT
KCM 1532 2330 CF PILOT
KCM 1533 2359 CF PILOT
KCM 313E 2330 ARGENTINE TT
KCM 344E 2300 10TH ST MILL
KCM 346E 2230 MURRAY TFR/TRAMP
December 16, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 818
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2010 Simulator Training - KC Based (Nebraska Divn) Employees
SUBDIVISION: All
All Kansas City based (Nebraska Division) employees that are scheduled to attend
network simulator training in 2010 will be required to report to the BNSF Technical
Training Center Room 6 located in the ITC Building on the campus of Johnson County
Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas 66210.
Entrance to the ITC building is located on the southwest corner of the JCCC campus near
the BNSF caboose. Public parking will be available. Start time will be 0745 Hours CST.
Directions to BNSF Room 6 will be posted throughout the BNSF Technical Training
Center.
If additional directions to BNSF Room 6 are necessary, call 2642 using the white
telephones in the BNSF Training Center hallways.
December 04, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 814
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Attention Kansas City Yard Employees
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective Monday, December 7, 2009, all those with a request to step up to occupation 15
and 18, where the senior with the request is automatically stepped up will need to verify
once the yards are filled if you have been stepped up or not. Kansas City yards have been
automated and the system will automatically step the senior with a request up to the job.
Therefore, it is the employee's responsibility to check to see what job you are working for
the day if you have a request to step up.
November 25, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 812
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Layoff Codes for Military Service - TY&E Employees
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
There are two distinct layoff codes which apply to Military Service. It is important that
you use the appropriate layoff code to distinguish between these two types of Military
Service, as these codes ultimately drive benefit and pay eligibility.
Code Purpose
---- ------------------
NGD This code should only be used for National Guard, Drill, or State Emergencies
(called up by Governor or other state official).
NOTE: NGD leaves greater than 10 days should be covered by a leave of absence.
Please contact your supervisor to complete this process.
MLV This code should be used for all other Military Service such as the Global War
on Terror (Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Nobel Eagle and Operation Enduring
Freedom), enlistment into the military, or any other military service or training (other
than National Guard).
NOTE: Military leaves greater than 10 days should also be covered by a leave of
absence.
Employees activated for the Global War on Terror are encouraged to contact
BNSF's Military Leave Administrator to determine if you qualify for make-whole pay
while in military service. BNSF's Military Leave Administrator can be reached at 817-
352-1378.
Benefit Coverage:
On the leave of absence form you will be given the opportunity to elect extended benefit
coverage for leaves that extend beyond your "furlough- like" coverage. "Furlough-like"
coverage is a continuation of benefits for four (4) months following the last month of
work. Employees are not required to make a contribution for months 2-4.
Employees who elect extended coverage will be responsible for the monthly
contribution. The contribution will be deducted from any make- whole payments you
receive from BNSF while on leave; otherwise, you will be required to pay these
contributions upon your return by payroll deduction.
November 13, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 809
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~ILT Rules Training
SUBDIVISION: All
Denny Gengler, Manager of Field Training, will be conducting rules training at the
following locations:
Monday-November 16 Lincoln Yard Office-Conference Room 0800 - 1500 hours
Tuesday-November 17 Creston, IA-Yard Office 1200 - 1600 hours
Wednesday-November 18 Creston IA-Yard Office 0800-1200 hours
Thursday-November 19 No. Kansas City-Murray Yard Office 0800-1500 hours
This training is voluntary, and employees will not be compensated for attending.
Please bring your Rule Books.
October 30, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 806
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~RCO Recertification - KC Consolidate Yard
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
To ensure adequate manpower to work RCO assignments and protect temporary
vacancies, the following changes have been made as it relates to those who have been
through RCO training and those who have not.
1) Anyone with a seniority date prior to September 22, 1995, may if they so desire let
their RCO license lapse. (Not participate in the recertification process). Any RCO
operator whose seniority is prior to September 22, 1995 who wishes to maintain his/her
certification must contact their RFE or local supervisor for instructions prior to the
expiration of his/her license.
2) Anyone with a seniority date post September 22, 1995, will be required to keep their
RCO license current or recertify. Those employees with a post September 22, 1995
seniority date who have let their license lapse will be notified via paperless timekeeping
system as to when they need to start the recertification process. The process will include
hearing and vision testing, driver's license check requirements, CBT testing and a check
ride. Upon notification of the need to recertify employee will have 45 days to complete
the process.
3) Anyone with a seniority date of January 1, 2004, or after working in the Kansas City
Consolidated yards will be required to go through RCO training and certification at the
first available opportunity.
TYE employees in the following status are EXCLUDED from RCO recertification until
returning back into active status.
* FURLOUGHED
* PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
October 30, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 805
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Required TYE Recurring Training
SUBDIVISION: All
UNITED STATES BASED EMPLOYEES
In 2010, all TYE employees will move to a two-year cycle to meet recurring training
requirements. Employees will alternate each year between "Year A" and "Year B"
required training. Additionally, all exams will be "open book". Year A training will be
non-rules topics delivered through Computer Based Training (CBT). Year B will include
GCOR, safety, air brake and train handling (ABTH) and rules examination. Employees
can choose their method of Year B instruction and examination; either CBT or instructor-
led.
On Nov. 1, 2009 employees will be assigned Year A or Year B through the paperless
timekeeping system (in the Transportation Support System, or TSS). Employees assigned
to "Year B" will have 30 days (until Dec 1, 2009) to choose instructor-led classes or CBT
for their rules training. This selection will be made from the notification screen.
In order to move all TYE employees to a two year cycle, the population was divided
according to class of service. Assignments for non-certified employees were based on
date of last rules exam while assignments for certified employees were based on
expiration dates.
All 2010 Transportation TYE training will begin on Jan 18, 2010.
YEAR A TRAINING -
Employees assigned to Year A training will receive approximately 4 hours of CBT
training that addresses safety, security and policies as follows:
Securing America's Railroads
Hearing Conservation
Human Resources
Safety Topics
Chemicals in the Workplace
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Exam - 20 questions, open book
Where possible, locomotive engineers assigned to "Year A" will also receive training via
BNSF's Network Simulator (NETSIM) system.
YEAR B TRAINING -
Employees assigned to Year B will receive training that addresses GCOR, ABTH and
Safety and a rules examination. Employees will choose either the instructor led or CBT
delivery method for this training and examination. This choice can be modified in
subsequent years.
Instructor-Led Training Option
Training for Year B employees who choose the Instructor-Led Training Option via the
paperless timekeeping system in TSS (Nov 1 - Dec 1, 2009) will normally be conducted
at the home terminal and facilitated by the division manager of field training (MFT). The
training will be conducted as follows:
Morning Session (approximately 4 hours):
High Interest Items
Scenario Based Training
49 CFR 218 Subpart F Training
Afternoon Session:
Rules Exam - 50 questions, open book
CBT Option
Training for Year B employees who choose CBT or do not make a choice of training
method between Nov 1 and Dec 1, 2009 will be scheduled for CBT training. The CBT
training will take approximately 4 hours prior to the exam. Training will consist of:
Safety Rules CBT
General Code of Operating Rules CBT
Air Brake and Train Handling CBT
49 CFR 218 Subpart F CBT
Rules Exam - 50 question, open book (same exam as instructor-led training)
SKILLS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION -
Year A- Where possible, locomotive engineers assigned to Year A will receive training
via BNSF's Network Simulator (NETSIM) system. Successful completion of this
training will satisfy the requirements of a skills performance evaluation.
Year B- Locomotive engineers in Year B will normally receive their skills performance
evaluation from a Road Foreman of Engines.
FEDERAL CERTIFICATION (Engineer, RCO, Hostler)
Non-training certification requirements will be handled separately. Certified employees
will be alerted via the paperless timekeeping system when their hearing/vision and
state/national driver's license checks are required. (These items must be completed every
three years). Certified employees will have three months to complete these necessary
events to maintain their certification.
To meet federal requirements, some certified employees may be required to take a 50
question open book rules exam in addition to the Year A program. (NOTE: This will
only be required if the employee has not satisfactorily completed a knowledge (rules)
exam in the 366 days prior to their license expiration date).
OTHER INFORMATION
Employees who miss their assigned instructor-led training date will be required to
complete training via CBT prior to Nov 30, 2010.
United Transportation Union (UTU) employees will be eligible for an incentive payment
for CBT only (both Year A and Year B) if they successfully complete their CBT training
prior to their scheduled date. A UTU employee who misses his or her assigned training
date will not be eligible to receive an incentive payment.
Employees will be paid for the time they spend in training in both years, as outlined in
applicable labor agreements. Employees' training time will count toward hours of service
but will not count as a start as defined by RSIA start calculation. For details, employees
can consult the hours-of-service rules.
Employees will be notified of their training dates for 2010 on Dec. 15, 2009 via TSS. If
an employee's scheduled vacation conflicts with assigned training dates, the employee
should contact his or her division's field training manager (MFT) to determine alternate
training dates.
CANADA BASED EMPLOYEES
TRAINING
In 2010, all BNSF employees in Canada will move to a two year training cycle. Every
other year, employees in Canada will receive training that addresses safety, rules,
security, and policies such as but not limited to the following:
* CROR
* ABTH
* HAZMAT
* RR SECURITY
Employees will continue to receive notification of required training and due dates via the
paperless time keeping system (in the Transportation Support System, or TSS)
Employees will be paid for the time they spend in training, as outlined in applicable labor
agreements. Employees' training time will count toward hours of service. For details,
employees can consult the hours-of-service rules.
ENGINEER LICENSES
Separate from training requirements, qualified Locomotive Engineers will be issued a
BNSF Locomotive Engineer license every 6 years. This card will include last issue date
and expiration date along with the employee's specific information. The date of the
annual ride will be recorded by the RFE on the back of card. Upon completion of training
requirements, all TYE employees will receive a joint CROR /HAZ-TDG Card as required
by Transport Canada. Both cards will be issued by the TTC and mailed to the employee
at their address on file.
September 14, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 797
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~KANCMO Yard Employees - Step Up to Occupations 15 & 18
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Effective immediately, the senior yardman on the shift with a letter to step up to
occupations 15 and 18 will be automatically moved to the vacancies. They will be called
and notified of the job they are working. If you want to be stepped up to these
occupations, you need to have your request codes RQ UW for 18 and EF for 15. If you
are not interested in being stepped up, you will need to have the code removed from your
name by calling the Admin Group. There will no longer be a choice if you have the
request codes on your name and you are the senior helper on that shift with a vacancy,
you will be automatically stepped up to the vacancy. The no call list does not prevent
you from being stepped up to the vacancy, if you have the request codes.
September 03, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 793
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Lenexa Local/Road Switcher Information
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 761 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
Effective Thursday, September 3, 2009, all Local and Yard crews going on duty at
Lenexa are expected to conduct their Job Safety Briefing, read/review the required newly
issued circulars, gather and review their GTB's, Train Profile, etc.,to be prepared to
depart crew on-duty location within (45) minutes of their on-duty time. Missing crew
members must be reported to the Trainmaster at that time to allow for filling of
assignments as necessary.
The following jobs must complete the appropriate job requirement sheet, comply with the
instructions listed on the sheet, and provide full explanations that clearly identifies all
barriers that prevented the listed requirements from being met:
RNEB470, RNEB474, RNEB691, LNEB692
The following jobs are required to use the Hammerhead/Renegade device to report work
completed:
RNEB470, RNEB474, RNEB691, LNEB692
Initial upload must be done prior to working in the field and final download must be done
prior to finishing shift. If crew is not familiar with operation of the device, Conductor is
instructed to notify the Trainmaster.
July 15, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 781
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Hours of Service Requirements Beginning July 15, 2009
SUBDIVISION: All
Nebraska Division General Notice Nos. 778 and 780 are cancelled
=======================
Explanation: Updated item 5 and 6.
=======================
All TY&E employees must contact their supervisors between June 19 and July 12 2009,
for an instructional briefing on new hours of service (HOS) requirements of the Rail
Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) and a new TSS tie-up process.
The tie-up process, known as Express Tie-up, takes effect in TSS on July 15, 2009.
What you need to know before July 15:
1) RSIA changes several HOS rules for Transportation employees, including the addition
of monthly caps for limbo hours and total HOS.
2) Employees must be sure they accurately report their relieved and released times.
Because of the monthly caps on limbo and total duty time, employee data entry errors
that overstate hours could restrict an employee's ability to be called to work later in the
month. Likewise, data entry errors that understate hours worked could result in HOS
violations.
3) Depending on the circumstances, BNSF and/or FRA can hold employees personally
accountable for any reporting errors.
4) Employees are required to tie up immediately following their tour of duty.
* TY&E employees must tie up in the TSSCREW system within 30 minutes of their
actual release time. Release times cannot be estimated, and the time reported cannot be
more than 30 minutes in advance of the current time shown on the computer.
- Beginning June 15, employees keying in a released time more than 30 minutes in the
future will receive a warning screen: "Due to RSIA reporting requirements, after July 15,
2009, you will no longer be able to enter a released time more than 30 minutes in the
future.
* BNSF is allowed to pre-populate some fields in the tie-up screen if the information is
known to be factually accurate for the specific employee. Because rest periods, relieved
and released times are used to calculate the employee's status against RSIA caps, the
employee must verify all information during the tie-up process. Tie-up information will
impact BNSF's ability to return an employee to his or her assignment, and so delayed or
inaccurate information could negatively affect the employee's income.
* If an employee begins, or is in the process of, tying up at or after 11 hours and 55
minutes of a tour of duty, the employee will automatically be redirected to a "Quick Tie-
Up" screen. A "Quick Tie-Up" bypasses the FRA Interview screen and allows an
employee to enter only basic tie-up information.
- Basic payroll information will be automatically applied to the ticket, with the option
of adding more CA codes after completing the "Quick Tie-up" process. The additional
FRA interview screen can only be accessed during the employee's next tour of duty.
* If crews do not have access to the TSS computer system, they must access the VRU
and follow instructions. Crews will need to supply the train symbol, relieved time,
released time and arrival to final terminal.
5) Employees are required to report all mandatory service immediately upon completion
through CCTM option 15 option 2.
* Accurate start and stop times are required. If the employee does not have computer
access, he or she must access the VRU and report the service time with accurate
beginning and ending times. Time spent in mandatory service (as defined further below)
goes towards the monthly 276-hour cap, on on-duty time, deadhead travel, and other
mandatory service.
* Employees must use proper lay off codes before commencing mandatory service as
employees may stand for a call. The employee must mark up immediately following the
completion of the mandatory service.
* Mandatory service must not be performed without obtaining full rest under the Hours
of Service provisions of the RSIA both prior to and after covered service. Exceptions
must be approved by a BNSF officer. If the covered service portion of a tour of duty and
mandatory service commingle for greater than 12 total hours an Hours of Service
violation has taken place. The employee is responsible to track and report his or her
Hours of Service time in order to prevent such violations from occurring, in accordance
with this General Notice and GCOR 1.17.
Mandatory service typically includes:
- Alternative handling as a principal. It does not include participation as a union
representative.
- Investigations as a principal or company witness. It does not include participation as a
union representative.
- Required rules exams scheduled by BNSF.
Note: CBT rules exams for which the employee has flexibility in scheduling are not
mandatory service for purposes of the 276-hour cap and so would not be entered via
CCTM. BUT employees must be aware using the CBT during their off duty time would
still commingle with a tour of duty if employee is not fully rested before and after.
Employees must not commingle service without permission from a BNSF officer.
- Non-covered yardmaster service. Covered service employees protecting non-covered
yardmaster service are required to have 10 hours off before and after this duty before
returning to covered service.
- Travel to a terminal other than the employee's home terminal to complete mandatory
service. The employee must report the travel time to the other terminal, the time
performing the duty, and the travel time back to the home terminal. This time will be
calculated towards the 276-hour cap and 10 hours of undisturbed rest is required prior to
next tour of duty.
- Activities necessary for an employee to maintain the status of prepared and qualified to
perform service as a TY&E employee. To qualify, the activity must be mandatory and
include a requirement to complete immediately or to report at an assigned time and place
to complete, without any discretion in scheduling on the part of the employee.
Mandatory service does not include:
- Participation in site safety meetings, local chairmen meetings, and other "voluntary"
meetings - These activities are defined as voluntary even though by agreement the BNSF
will compensate the employee. Voluntary activities would not require employee to be
rested before the meeting or after the meeting. This voluntary service time will not count
towards the 276-hour cap and would not be logged in CCTM. The supervisor and
employee should use common sense in allowing the employee to obtain proper rest
before performing covered service.
- Note: When mandatory services are entered into TSS (CCTM option 15 then option 2)
and commingle with a tour of duty, the employee must enter a "Y" (yes) in the
"Commingled" field of the FRA interview screen (BNSF will assist by pre-populating
some fields of the FRA interview screen as reported through CCTM option 15 and option
2). Additional information fields will be shown and must be accurately completed.
6) Smart Rest - BLET Agreement Ratification
* Only employees working as engineers in unassigned pool freight service, including
extra boards, can request the use of the Smart Rest provision of the BLET agreement in
order to avoid a start on a 5th or 6th consecutive calendar day.
* Engineers must request Smart Rest when tying up at the home terminal at the end of
the start on 4th or 5th consecutive calendar day. The field "SM RQ" has been added to
the Express Tie-Up function, and the employee makes the request by adding an "X" to
this field. The request is irrevocable.
* Engineers using this provision will be automatically available for duty at 0001 of the
next following calendar day. If his or her assigned turn or position has worked to the top
of board then the turn or position will be held first out pending his or her availability for
duty of 0001. Any associated run around penalties for use of this provision will not be
applicable.
Scenario 1:
Engineer is called for duty at 1500 on a 4th consecutive calendar day and released from
duty at 0300 on the 5th consecutive calendar day. The engineer would be allowed to
request smart rest upon tie-up at 0300 on the 5th calendar day. The engineer would be
available for duty at 0001 on the 6th calendar day. The engineer's turn will continue to
rotate up on the board based on positioning from the previous trip, but the engineer will
not stand for an on duty call earlier than 0001 on the 6th day. This would allow the
engineer to break his or her consecutive cycle by not having a start on the 5th consecutive
calendar day.
Tour of Duty: 12 hours
Undisturbed Rest Period: 10 hours from 0300 to 1300 on the fifth day.
Smart Rest Period: 11 hours and 1 minute from 1300 on the 5th day until 0001 on the 6th
day.
Scenario 2:
Engineer is called for duty at 0500 on a 5th consecutive calendar day and released from
duty at 1300 on the 5th consecutive calendar day. The engineer would be allowed to
request smart rest upon tie up at 1300 on the 5th calendar day. The engineer would not be
available for duty until 0001 of the 7th calendar day. The engineer's turn will continue to
rotate up on the board based on positioning from the previous trip, but the engineer will
not stand for an on duty call earlier than 0001 on the 7th day. This would allow the
engineer to break his or her consecutive cycle by not having a start on the 6th consecutive
calendar day.
Tour of duty: 12 hours
Undisturbed Rest Period: 10 hours from 1300 until 2300 on the 5th calendar day.
Smart Rest Period: 25 hours and 1 minute from 2300 on the 5th calendar day to 0001 on
the 7th calendar day.
7) Other changes to TSSCREW Screens
* BNSF has changed several TSSCREW screens to reflect the new Hours of Service
Rules under the Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) and ratification of the applicable
agreements by the BLET. The RSIA changes have impacted the guidelines for when an
employee must be available to be called for duty.
* After July 16, the current "Rested" field on TSSCREW screens will be replaced with
"Available for Duty". The TSS System will convert all information regarding the time
and date when an employee can be on duty in the "Available for Duty" field -- including
undisturbed rest time, unavailable time and Smart Rest time where applicable (engineers
in unassigned pool or extra board service only). The "Available for Duty" time is
reflected in CCPLAN for crew planning purposes.
* In cases where an extra board protects multiple lead times, the "Available for Duty"
field will start with an "E" and will display the earliest possible on-duty time based on the
various call times.
July 15, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 779
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TSSCREW Counters / Deadheads and Consecutive Starts - Railroad Safety
Improvement Act (RSIA)
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
A pre-implementation change in the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA)
interpretations of RSIA will result in some display changes for monthly caps relative to
consecutive starts, monthly 276 hour and monthly limbo restrictions.
FRA has advised that all "counters" will reset at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2009.
Due to this interpretation, all consecutive starts counters will reset to "O" at 12:01 a.m. on
Thursday, July 16, 2009.
The interpretation also calls for resetting the 276 monthly hours and the monthly limbo
cap to "0" at the same time. While these counters will be reset in the background to
prevent restricting anyone due to reaching these monthly caps, the counters will continue
to display hours accumulated since 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2009. This is to continue
gathering data to better understand the effects of these 2 restrictions.
Employees will not be restricted in July 2009 due to monthly 276 hour or limbo caps
unless the 276 hours or limbo time is actually earned after 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July
16, 2009 prior to the end of the month.
Also, there has been a change in FRA's interpretation regarding the counting of deadhead
starts.
If called for a deadhead after receiving a full statutory off-duty period, and all time
consumed during the deadhead does not include any covered service, and there is a
statutory off-duty period following the deadhead (in other words, the deadhead is
separate and apart from any covered service and can not commingle), the deadhead will
not count as a start toward the consecutive starts count.
There is one exception - when the deadhead occurs on the seventh day following 6
consecutive starts, that particular deadhead will count as a consecutive start requiring 72
hours of unavailable time on tie up.
Any questions regarding computation of monthly caps or undisturbed rest requirements
should be directed to your Division Crew Manager.
July 07, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 775
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~BNSF Policies
SUBDIVISION: All
Employees are required to be familiar with and be governed by BNSF Policies including
but not limited to, the BNSF Policy on the use of Alcohol and Drugs, the BNSF Policy
for Employee Performance Accountability (PEPA), the BNSF Policy on Violence in the
Workplace and the BNSF Workplace Harassment Policy.
Current versions of these and other BNSF Policies may be obtained on the BNSF
Website (through Employee.BNSF.COM) and navigating to the "Policies" Tab under
"Quicklinks".
The Policy on the use of Alcohol and Drugs may be found at:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/corpsupport/hr_pol/100_01.pdf
The Policy for Employee Performance Accountability may be found at:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/laborrelations/pdf/agreements/
Discipline/pepa.pdf.
The BNSF Policy on Violence in the Workplace may be found at:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/corpsupport/hr_pol/090_04.pdf.
The BNSF Workplace Harassment Policy may be found at:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/corpsupport/hr_pol/090_02.pdf.
If you need further assistance in obtaining copies of the above policies, contact your
supervisor or Director of Administration.
June 19, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 769
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Hours of Service Requirements Beginning July 15, 2009
SUBDIVISION: All
All TY&E employees must contact their supervisors between June 19 and July 12 2009,
for an instructional briefing on new hours-of service (HOS) requirements of the Rail
Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) and a new TSS tie-up process.
The tie-up process, known as Express Tie-up, takes effect in TSS on July 15, 2009.
What you need to know before July 15:
1) RSIA changes several HOS rules for Transportation employees, including the addition
of monthly caps for limbo hours and total HOS.
2) Employees must be sure they accurately report their relieved and released times.
Because of the monthly caps on limbo and total duty time, employee data entry errors
that overstate hours could restrict an employee's ability to be called to work later in the
month. Likewise, data entry errors that understate hours worked could result in HOS
violations.
3) Depending on the circumstances, BNSF and/or FRA can hold employees personally
accountable for any reporting errors.
4) Employees are required to tie up immediately following their tour of duty.
* TY&E employees must tie up in the TSSCREW system within 30 minutes of their
actual release time. Release times cannot be estimated, and the time reported cannot be
more than 30 minutes in advance of the current time shown on the computer.
- Beginning June 15, employees keying in a released time more than 30 minutes in the
future will receive a warning screen: "Due to RSIA reporting requirements, after July 15,
2009, you will no longer be able to enter a released time more than 30 minutes in the
future.
* BNSF is allowed to pre-populate some fields in the tie-up screen if the information is
known to be factually accurate for the specific employee. Because rest periods, relieved
and released times are used to calculate the employee's status against RSIA caps, the
employee must verify all information during the tie-up process. Tie-up information will
impact BNSF's ability to return an employee to his or her assignment, and so delayed or
inaccurate information could negatively affect the employee's income.
* If an employee begins, or is in the process of, tying up at or after 11 hours and 55
minutes of a tour of duty, the employee will automatically be redirected to a "Quick Tie-
Up" screen. A "Quick Tie-Up" bypasses the FRA Interview screen and allows an
employee to enter only basic tie-up information.
- Basic payroll information will be automatically applied to the ticket, with the option of
adding more CA codes after completing the "Quick Tie-up" process. The additional FRA
interview screen can only be accessed during the employee's next tour of duty.
* If crews do not have access to the TSS computer system, they must access the VRU and
follow instructions. Crews will need to supply the train symbol, relieved time, released
time and arrival to final terminal.
5) Employees are required to report all "other" mandatory service immediately upon
completion through CCTM option 15. Accurate start and stop times are required. If the
employee does not have computer access, he or she must access the VRU and report the
activity with accurate beginning and ending times. Mandatory service time goes towards
the monthly 276 hour total duty time cap.
Other mandatory service typically includes:
- Alternative handling as a principal. It does not include participation as a union
representative.
- Required rules exams.
- Investigations as a principal or company witness. It does not include participation as a
union representative.
- Site safety team participation when required as part of assigned duties. It does not
include voluntary safety team participation.
- "Other" service at the behest of the BNSF. "Other" services must be approved by a
BNSF officer before entry into TSS or VRU.
About Express Tie-Up:
BNSF has modified the TSS screens to make it easier for employees to tie up at the end
of each tour of duty and to more accurately track their status against the monthly caps for
total HOS and limbo time under RSIA.
- A single tie-up process applies for all types of TY&E service, including road, local,
yard and switch service.
- A simplified process automatically assigns pay for most categories.
- A single tie-up screen captures most important information and the total number of
screens access for tie up is reduced. A few additional screens address other FRA HOS
reporting questions, but the main tie up occurs on one screen.
June 05, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 766
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Changes in TSSCREW Screen Views in Preparation for RSIA
Implementation
SUBDIVISION: All
The Railway Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) goes into effect on Thursday, July 16,
2009. In preparation for the implementation of the below "counters" found in RSIA,
several new items will begin appearing on some of your screens in the TSSCREW
System. These counters will not influence or be used to determine rest under the current
law.
The counters are identified within these screens as:
* "276 Time": Total number of monthly hours spent on duty, waiting for or in deadhead
transportation and any mandatory service (service that fulfills a condition for
employment, e.g. rules training);
* "Strt Cnt": Total number of consecutive starts in consecutive days;
* "Limbo": All time over 12 consecutive hours spent waiting for or in deadhead
transportation, including a Quick Tie;
* "SCLi": A compressed display of all three counts in to three columns: starts, the 276
hour cap and limbo.
Between now and July 16, these fields are undergoing testing and you're invited to also
compare your work record against these fields. If you have questions or would like an
interpretation on RSIA, please feel free to use any of the below resources at your
convenience:
* Questions on how the counters work: Please contact the TSSCrew Help Desk at (785)
676-2828 between the hours of 0800 and 1600 Central Time, Monday through Friday.
Outside of those hours, leave a message and your call will be returned.
* Interpretations on RSIA: Visit the Labor Relations Website and click on "Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008" (left-hand listing). Here you will find the FAQ's, a copy of the
Act and you can use ASKLR for answers to your questions.
You will see updates on RSIA on BNSF TV, BNSF news and additional training material
will be available after the Federal Railroad Administration issues answers to some
outstanding interpretative issues. Between June 15 and July 12 there will also be
mandatory briefings covering all provisions of RSIA and changes in the tie up processes.
April 28, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 755
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~KCK/KCS FAMILIARIZATION
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 753 is CANCELLED and REISSUED as follows:
=======================
Explanation: REVISED: Subject: KN Familiarization should be changed to read
KCK/KCS Familiarization
=======================
Any engineers called for service on trains destined to the KCS Yard in Kansas City, MO.,
or BNSF Argentine Yard in Kansas City, KS. off the St. Joseph Subdivision, are required
to notify the Kansas City Murray Yard Trainmaster at 816-472-2302 before departing
your initial terminal if they are not route qualified/familiarized to the KCS or BNSF
Argentine Yard and train is destined to one of these locations, so a pilot can be arranged.
Any engineer on boards 31, 57 or Kansas City low short engineer pool 501 pool are to be
route qualified/familiarized to the KCS and BNSF Argentine Yards.
Any engineer entering service in any of those pools or on either extra board, and is not
route familiarized to the KCS and BNSF Argentine Yard must also call Road Foreman
Carter at 816-472-2485 within 24 hours of making their move to those positions to make
arrangements to get route familiarized.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
April 21, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 750
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CLAIMING MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
SUBDIVISION: All
An employee using his personal vehicle for work-related travel in accordance with IRS
regulations may be eligible for mileage reimbursement. Some examples of when mileage
reimbursement is not normally reimbursable follow:
* Mileage when riding with another employee is not reimbursable
* Mileage between an employee's home and normal work location is not reimbursable
* Mileage reimbursement for voluntary seniority moves is not reimbursable
Effective on April 16, 2009, each employee requesting Mileage Reimbursement must
adhere to the following process and requirements of the BNSF Travel Policy.
* All mileage reimbursement (MR) associated with a working trip must be submitted
on the applicable electronic working ticket.
* Exceptions to MR being placed on a working ticket would be non working events
such as company sponsored functions. These are not to be submitted as a special request
using the electronic Timekeeping system.
* All current Travel X users may continue submitting their company expenditures as
they have in the past.
When submitting a request for mileage reimbursement you are instructed to include the
following information:
* Beginning location
* Destination
* Date and time of departure
* Date and time of arrival
* Total miles traveled
* Company business reason
* Specific name of authorizing supervisor or if instructed by Crew Support you are to
state such.
All mileage reimbursement requests must be submitted within 60 days from the date of
the occurrence.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
April 09, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 749
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~ETD Handling
SUBDIVISION: Hastings Subdivision, Giltner Subdivision, Lester Subdivision and
Wymore Subdivision
When spotting grain trains to any facility on the Hastings, Giltner, Lester or Wymore
Subdivisions, all ETD's must return with the power consist and be properly stowed at the
designated location in the Lincoln, Hastings or McCook Yards. All grain train
originations will require an ETD to be brought out with the outbound power. If the
inbound power consist remains at the loading facility to serve as the outbound power
when the train is released, crews are instructed to notify the Dispatcher that the ETD will
remain with the power.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
April 01, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 747
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NEW General Switching Limits - Creston, Iowa
SUBDIVISION: Creston & Ottumwa Subdivisions
Effective April 1, 2009, new General Switching Limits are established at Creston, Iowa
as follows:
West General Switching Limits MP 395.2 (Creston Subdivision)
East General Switching Limits MP 387.0 (Ottumwa Subdivision)
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
March 19, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 740
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: MOBILE HEARING VAN SCHEDULE - Nebraska Division - APRIL 2009
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Shown below is the schedule for the Mobile Medical Hearing Van for various locations
on Nebraska Division during the month of April, 2009. All craft employees are required
to go:
Wednesday-April 1, 2009 0700-1030 - Fremont, NE - Terminal*
0700-1030 - St. Joseph, NE - Terminal*
Friday-April 3, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Saturday-April 4, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Monday-April 6, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - LINCOLN, NE - Terminal*
Tuesday-April 7, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Wednesday-April 8, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Thursday-April 9, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Friday-April 10, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Monday-April 13, 2009 0700-1030 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Lincoln, NE - Terminal*
Tuesday-April 14, 2009 0700-1030 - Aurora, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Aurora, NE - Terminal*
Wednesday-April 15, 2009 0700-1030 - Hastings, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - Hastings, NE - Terminal*
Thursday-April 16, 2009 0700-1030 - Hastings, NE - Terminal*
Tuesday-April 21, 2009 0700-1030 - McCook, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - McCook, NE - Terminal*
Wednesday-April 22, 2009 0700-1030 - McCook, NE - Terminal*
1200-1530 - McCook, NE - Terminal*
Thursday - April 23, 209 0700-1030 - McCook, NE - Terminal*
* Check with your supervisor for exact location
ALL TYE employees should receive a hearing test.
Engineers whose certification is expiring in 2009 may get hearing and vision recertified
on the van.
ALL ENGINEERING employees are required to be respirator fit-tested and receive a
hearing test.
TELECOM, ELECTRICAL and SIGNAL employees only need a hearing test.
ALL MECHANICAL employees should also receive a hearing test.
NOTE: As long as employees are wearing their hearing protection throughout the day,
they can get a hearing test at any time during their shift or at end of shift.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
March 13, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 739
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~AutoProctor Requirements
SUBDIVISION: All
Policy Author: Larry Wright
If you have questions: 319-2635
BNSF Policy for Proctoring Examinations
Specific federal, state and/or railroad mandated examinations require that testing be
conducted without assistance or open reference to other materials which might aid an
individual with a test.
Computer Based Training (CBT) test proctoring can be performed using the following
methods:
* AutoProctor
* A company officer
AutoProctor Process
CBT desktops are equipped with a web camera and an ID card scanner which allows for
an employee to be "AutoProctored" on a 24/7 basis. Detailed AutoProctor instructions
are shown on the computer screen following sign in. First time use of the AutoProctor
feature will require the employee to scan an approved photo ID* card. The employee
will be required to verify that a successful scan of the ID card has taken place along with
a representative image capture by the web camera prior to starting the examination.
*An "approved photo ID" is an identification card issued by BNSF, federal or appropriate
state agency. The identification card must display a recent enough image of the card
holder that a designated person can identify the participant by the image displayed on the
card.
All information captured by the AutoProctor process is managed and stored in
accordance with the BNSF Video Monitoring Policy and retained in accordance with the
BNSF Records retention policy. Employee validations and record keeping will be
managed at the BNSF Technical Training Center (TTC) in Overland Park, Kansas.
AutoProctor Examination Requirements
For an examination to be considered valid, the participant must adhere to the following
prohibitions which are provided to each employee during the start-up process:
1. Wearing a hat of any sort or size.
2. Wearing sunglasses.
3. Use or display of cellular phone or conventional phone.
4. Presence of any other person in any web cam capture.
5. An empty seat. Breaks may only be taken between examinations, not during.
6. Any documents visible in the web cam capture when "Closed Book" session is
displayed within a yellow banner at the top of the screen.
*The employee will be prompted and it is the employee's responsibility to verify that the
ID scan and camera image are clear and are a fair likeness of the employee.
Failure to comply with any of the above will result in determination of an invalid test
which will have to be re-administered by a company officer.
When AutoProctor is not used, the supervisor is responsible for proctoring a CBT test;
however, any company officer can be designated as a proctor.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
March 06, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 735
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~New Hotel CheckINN Card for Scheduled Employees
SUBDIVISION: All
Scheduled employees within Train, Yard and Engine (TY&E), Maintenance of Way
(MOW), Telecommunications, Signal and Mechanical will have a new lodging
administrator effective March 10, 2009. The new provider is Corporate Lodging
Consultants, Inc. (CLC) and they will replace the current supplier, Intermotel Leasing
(IML).
A new process is being implemented that will require a CheckINN card when using
BNSF approved lodging. The CheckINN cards were mailed in early February to
employee's homes. These cards are only to be used for business purposes while staying
at a BNSF approved hotel. The CheckINN cards will become effective on the Nebraska
Division on March 10, 2009.
Please review the CheckINN card for accuracy and call Corporate Lodging Consultants
Inc. (CLC) at 877-598-BNSF (2673) to report any incorrect information. If the
CheckINN card is lost or stolen, please please contact CLC immediately at the number
above.
Scheduled employees must use the CheckINN card to check in and out of a hotel. The
CheckINN card is valid for only the hotel room rate and taxes. Incidental charges such as
room service, movies, and other hotel expenses cannot be charged to the card. Use of
theCheckINN card for non-business purposes will be reported to BNSF for handling.
Since this involves a new supplier and procedure, some questions will arise. Here are
some of the most commonly asked questions:
Q. What if I forget my CheckINN card?
A. The hotel will contact CLC to verify the employee's employment status and will allow
the employee to check-in for one stay. If the hotel does not match against Timekeeping
or Payroll records, the stay will be flagged as an exception and sent to BNSF Travel for
further research.
Q. What if I receive my CheckINN card and it has an error on it.
How fast will I receive a corrected card?
A. A new card will be ordered within 48 hours and sent to the employee's home address.
The process could take up to 10 days.
Q. What if I accidentally use my CheckINN card for personal business. Is there a way I
can pay back for personal charges?
A. Card usage implies a business travel expense. The employee should notify his/her
supervisor of the error immediately and arrange to pay for the erroneous expense.
Q. With this new lodging administrator, will the hotels change?
A. All efforts are being made to ensure the current hotels will continue to be used.
However, some hotels currently being utilized may decline to do business with BNSF due
to contractual issues.
Q. When can I start using my CheckINN card?
A. On the Nebraska Division, March 10, 2009.
Q. What information will be required of me if I have to reorder a card?
A. You will be required to verify your name, employee ID and home address when
reordering.
Q. What if I am working in the field and want to have my new card sent to my work
address instead of home address?
A. You will be required to inform CLC of the new address that you want to have the card
sent to when reordering and explain the discrepancy of address. The explanation will be
denoted in the files for future reference.
Q. When can I start making reservations with CLC for stays on March 10, and beyond?
A. MOW foreman and assistant foreman may begin making lodging reservations for
stays for March 10, 2009 and beyond effectively immediately. TYE and TTC employees
will not be required to make reservations.
Q. Will all hotels require the CheckINN card at check-in and check-out?
A. Yes, hotels under contract with CLC will require the CheckINN card at check-in and
check-out. The front desk clerk will swipe the card or contact CLC via phone to verify
the reservation at check-in and require the employee's signature. The employee is
responsible for verifying that the reservation dates are correct. All hotels will require the
employee to check-out.
Q. What if the hotel front desk is not attended when I check-in or check-out?
A. The hotel will have a sign-in sheet at the front desk and the employee will be required
to print their name, provide their employee ID, the date of the time-in or time-out, and
sign their name. When leaving the hotel, please leave the key at the front desk.
Q. What information can be extracted from the card's magnetic strip if I lose the card or it
is stolen?
A. The only information on the card is the employee's name as it appears in the HR file
and the employee ID.
Q. Will the card have a PIN?
A. No, the card will not have a PIN.
Q. How will I cancel a reservation with CLC?
A. Call 877-598-BNSF (2673) and provide your name, employee ID number, Gang ID
number, name of foreman or asst. foreman that made the reservation, the hotel and work
location and the date of cancelled lodging.
Q. When do I need to cancel a lodging reservation to ensure that BNSF is not charged for
a no-show charge?
A. Reservations should be cancelled before 1600 Hours hotel location time on the date of
the reservation.
Q. Will I be held responsible for no-show charges if I forget to cancel my lodging
reservation?
Q. Per Engineering Instructions 21.4.2, MOW employees will be held responsible for no-
show charges incurred due to failure to cancel their room by the deadline.
Q. What are my responsibilities when checking into a CLC hotel?
A. Employees must provide their CheckINN card upon arrival, verify the dates of the
reservation, verify single or double room occupancy per the employee's prevailing union
agreement, and sign the hotel registrar.
Q. What are my responsibilities when checking out of a CLC hotel?
A. At check-out, employees must notify the desk clerk and present the CheckINN card,
pay for incidental expenses, return the room key and notify the desk clerk of any
complaints, safety or sanitary issues.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
March 04, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 732
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Familiarization Handling Standardization
SUBDIVISION: All
In order to achieve a standardized process, all TY&E employees that are making
familiarization trips will be shown on the respective outbound crew board. TYE
Compensations will manage the trip ticket regarding whether payment for familiarization
is warranted or not, and see compensated accordingly.
TY&E employees who are in training (after the fifth week of New Hire training), or are
familiarizing, are required to place themselves in TSSCREW in order to be called. In the
TYE Display Status Screen, select Option 6 and then Option 2. Elect to make a
"Temporary" bump and enter the appropriate information in the column "Bumping a Job
Only." This must be accomplished prior to calling time for the position where you are
training.
Upon completion of the tour of duty, the trainee can remove themselves from the
temporary by using the same screen and selecting the "Clear Temporary Assignment"
option.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
March 02, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 731
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~KANSAS CITY DAILY MARK EMPLOYEES
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following daily mark assignments will be established in KANCMO. Please update
daily mark bids accordingly:
KCM R104 Effective 3/4/2009
KCM 311A Effective 3/4/2009
KCM 313A Effective 3/3/2009
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
February 27, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 729
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Detached Payment Codes
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
In an effort to better account for Detached Service, there will be some changes to the
claim codes used. Effective March 1, 2009, the miscellaneous bucket (code DP) is being
eliminated. The following CA Codes will be used for Detached Service:
Event Code to Claim
Asst. Training Coordinator (not provided by agreement) 97
Yard Mentor (not provided by agreement) TE
- When Comp Sys modifies their coding it will change to TO
Hostler Trainer (not provided by agreement) TE
- When Comp Sys modified their coding it will change to TO
Safety Marathon ST
Safety Feeds ST
Storybooks DM
Local Chairman Meeting DM
Terminal / Site Safety Meeting
Enhanced Safety Training ST
Health Fair ST
Hammerhead / Renegade BM
Lineup Project / Best Way DM
United Way FG
ETMS Project (Engineer Mentoring) EM
Suburban / Sounder Training TE
Yard Audit ST
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
February 12, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 721
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Operations Tests
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Following is a list of Operations test numbers and the title of each test number:
Test
Number Description
------ -----------
101 On / Off Equipment
102 In Between / End of Equipment
103 Minimum Seperation of 50 Feet Between Equipment Before
Working Between
104 Riding the End of a Freight Car
105 Fouling Tracks
106 Running in the Performance of Duties
107 Riding Freight Cars to a Joint
108 Handling Cars Ahead of Engine
201 Movement Prepared to Stop
202 Blue Signal - Trains
203 Dark Signal
204 Block System Rules - Restricted Speed - Stop
205 Block Signal - Stop
206 Automatic Interlocking
207 Banner - Trains
208 Block Signals - Stop & Proceed
209 TWC Authority Limit
301 Blue Signal - Mechanical
303 Lockout/Tagout
314 Ladders, Platforms, and similar equipment
315 Hand Tools - Mechanical
316 Crane Operations/Rigging - Mech Absolute
318 Single Car Air Brake Test
319 Extended Haul Air Brake Test and Inspection
320 Jacking Equipment - Mech Absolute
321 Vehicle Operations - Mech Absolute
322 Locomotive and Car Movement - Mech Absolute
323 Fall Protection - Mech Absolute
350 Track Occupancy - MW Only (Critical Dec)
351 Lock Out/Tag Out - MW Only (Critical Dec)
352 Main Track Switches - MW Only (Critical Dec)
353 Boom Equipped Vehicles and Equipment - MW Only (Critical Dec)
354 Fall Protection - MW Only (Critical Dec)
370 Flag Display & Protection - MW Only
372 Separation Travel - MW Only
374 Stop Equipment - MW Only
375 Mandatory Directive - MW Only
376 Disable Crossing Warning - Signal
377 Specific Instructions - Signal
378 Specific Test Procedures - Signal
379 PPE - MW Only
380 Ladders & Platforms - MW Only
381 Hand Tools - MW Only
382 Rail Adjustments - MW Only
383 On Track Equipment Approaching Crossings - MW Only
401 Telecommunication Specific
601 Speed Requirements
602 Trains/Engines/Cars Left Unattended
603 Radio Usage
604 Alcohol and Drug Observations
605 Utility Employee
606 ETD
607 Signal Awareness/Position of Switch Form
608 Releasing Authority
609 Whistle Signal/Grade Crossing
610 Horsepower Compliance
611 Locomotive Shutdown
612 TWC Meeting Point/Signal in Advance of Control Point Transmission
613 Clear of Limits - Non Signals / DT-ABS
614 Mandatory Directives (TY&E and Dispatcher)
615 Block Signal - Approach Aspect
616 Operating Hand Brakes
617 Operating Switches and Derails
618 Initial Terminal and Road Air Brake Test (Class 1)
619 Transfer Train Movements Test
620 Remote Control Operations Test
RCO-1 Valid Certificate
RCO-2 Setup and Testing
RCO-3 Going Between Equipment
RCO-4 Radios (Packsets)
RCO-5 Shoving Moves
RCO-6 Pitching from one crew member to another
RCO-7 Making Couplings
RCO-8 Remote Control Zones
RCO-9 Moving Motorized Vehicles
RCO-10 Securing Equipment
RCO-11 Locomotive Daily and Mid-Trip Inspections
RCO-12 Locomotive Air Brake Test
RCO-13 Proper Operating Procedures as Trained
RCO-14 Ending Remote Control Operations
621 Roadway Worker Compliance for TY&E Employees
623 Class 1A Brake Test
624 Locomotive Daily Inspection (TY&E and Mechanical)
625 SCBA Instructions
626 Leaving Equipment in the Clear
627 Cellular Phones/Electronic Devices
696 Hazardous Shipments
697 Switch Point Monitoring System
698 Inhalation Hazard Car Handling Instructions
699 All Other Failures
500 Series Train Dispatcher/Control Operation Functions
700 Series BNSF owned Passenger Operations
800 Series Remote Desk Testing
803* TWC Authority Limit
809 Whistle Signal / Grade Crossing
811* Block Signal - Stop
812* Block Signal - Stop & Proceed
815 Block Signal - Approach
819 Signal Awareness / Position of Switch Form
821 Speed Requirement
823 Form 'A' Speed Restriction
824 Restricted Speed
861 TWC Non-Signaled Radio Transmission
862 After Arrival Communication - TWC
863 Signal - Radio Transmission
864 Mandatory Directive - Repeat
866 Radio Usage
868 Shoving Movement - Radio Response
869 Reporting Emergency Brake Application
872 Between Equipment
874 Automatic Warning Devices
876 TWD - Overheated Equipment Inspection
877 Hand Operated Main Track Switch Communication
878 Reporting Clear of Limits / Specific Location
881 Air Brake - Application & Release
885 Separating Train
889 Delayed Departure
899 All Other Failures
* - Indicates test is qualifying test for locomotive engineers under CFR 49, part 240.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
February 09, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 720
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial (Recertification) Rules
Training
SUBDIVISION: All
***ENGINEERS, HOSTLERS, and RCOs will be referred to as CERTIFIED
EMPLOYEES throughout this notice****
TYE Employees DUE 2009 Computer Based Training (CBT) are:
TYE employees who did NOT recertify as Engineer, Hostler, or RCO in 2008.
OR
TYE employees who did NOT complete a CBT Biennial Rules Review in 2008.
OR
TYE employees who are due recertification (Engineer, Hostler, or RCO**) in 2009.
** Some individuals due RCO recertification will not be required to recertify. Only those
individuals who are notified via the paperless timekeeping system will be required to
recertify. An RCO who is not notified, but wishes to maintain his/her certification, must
contact their RFE or local supervisor for instructions prior to the expiration of his/her
license.
TYE Employees in the following status are EXCLUDED from the 2009 CBT Training
requirements:
* FURLOUGHED
* PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* STUDENT ENGINEERS
* EMPLOYEES IN THE 2009 NEW HIRE CONDUCTOR PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION TO ATTEND
TYE employees due Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 will consider this General
Notice as notification to attend the required CBT Training.
Scheduled due dates for required CBT Training will be displayed via the paperless
timekeeping system. CBT training dates will be scheduled beginning February 11, 2009
onward. The CBT system will be available February 09, 2009.
If an employee is scheduled for CBT Training during their vacation, they should contact
the Division Manager of Field Training (MFT) to reschedule.
CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES due Biennial or Triennial training may be scheduled for the
standard CBT training session OR a Network Simulator (NETSIM) training session. The
paperless timekeeping system will notify Certified Employees which session they are
scheduled for.
A separate section in this notice titled NETWORK SIMULATORS will detail the
requirements for those individuals who are notified to attend a NETSIM training session.
DUE DATE REQUIREMENTS
Employees who did not receive CBT rules training in 2008, or Certified Employees who
are due Triennial Training in 2009, should receive a scheduled CBT Training due date
via the paperless timekeeping system by FEBRUARY 9, 2009. If one of these employees
does not receive a due date, they MUST CONTACT their Manager of Field Training
(MFT) to resolve the problem. Any rescheduling issues (vacation, personal leave, etc...)
should be resolved by contacting the MFT for assistance. A complete list of the MFT's
can be found at the end of this General Notice.
Certified employees due recertification in 2009 that do not receive a 2009 training date or
the date scheduled is beyond the date of license expiration, MUST CONTACT their MFT
or RFE. A new date in advance of license expiration will be assigned. (As stated
previously, RCO's may not be required to recertify.) The requirement to recertify is NOT
waived because a certified employee might be working in a non certified capacity. The
certified employee must recertify unless directed otherwise by local supervision.
Receipt of a recertification packet is not required before beginning the re-certification
process.
ALL TYE EMPLOYEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR CBT TRAINING DUE
DATES COULD CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL APPEAR IN THE
NOTIFICATION SCREEN OF THE PAPERLESS TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.
RULES REVIEW AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
All TYE employees identified as due for Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 must
complete all required training modules and exams within their assigned training program.
Failure to complete and pass the exams by scheduled due date will be handled in
accordance with past practice and applicable rules as follows
1) Under former BN collective bargaining agreements, a failure to complete the CBT
training and exams by the due date is considered a test failure. Employees will not be
compensated for completing the examination on a later date. EMPLOYEES WILL BE
REMOVED FROM ALL SERVICE AFTER 3 TEST FAILURES and will remain out of
service until successfully passing the required exams. (If an employee fails an exam once,
and allows more than 30 days to pass before retaking the exam, the employee will be
assessed an additional failure for not having completed the exam within 30 days.)
2) Under former ATSF collective bargaining agreements, a failure to complete the CBT
training and exams on or before the due date is not considered a failure, but a discipline
matter. Investigations may be scheduled accordingly. EMPLOYEES WILL BE
REMOVED FROM ALL SERVICE AFTER 2 TEST FAILURES and will remain out of
service until successfully passing the required exams.
3) If a certified employee (Engineer, Hostler, or RCO) who is completing Triennial CBT
requirements (recertification) fails any of the required examinations (Power Brake Law,
Haz Mat, and Operating Rules), that individual must not operate locomotives or RCO
Equipment, except in student status, until he or she successfully passes all recertification
exams. Certified employees failing their 3rd attempt will not be allowed to retake the
examination until a time period of 7 days from the previous failure has elapsed.
REVIEW MODULES AND EXAMINATIONS
CBT review modules for both the Biennial and Triennial programs are listed under TYE
on the main menu.
Employees are encouraged to access and complete these modules prior to their due date.
All required modules MUST be completed before the employee will be allowed to take
the exams.
Employees completing Biennial, Triennial, or Return to Work examinations must be
proctored. Proctored means a supervisor, or their designee, has positively identified the
employee prior to beginning the exam. In lieu of a supervisor, some locations will utilize
Auto-Proctor; instructions for use will be available via the CBT screen. (In either case,
employees will be required to show their driver's license or BNSF photo ID.) They will
also be advised that the exam must be taken without reference materials except when
authorized by on screen instructions. At locations without Auto-Proctor, all of the
required modules must be completed before an employee asks a supervisor to proctor the
exams.
Additionally, once the series of exams is started, they must be completed before the
employee logs off the CBT.
Partial completion of an exam may result in a failure being logged for that attempt.
Employees should ensure they have ample time to complete the exam before beginning.
Both the Biennial and Triennial CBT programs consist of training modules and exams.
****Scenario based exams have been removed from 2009 TYE Rules and have been
replaced with multiple choice questions*****
THE EXAMS ARE:
Power Brake Law------25 questions
HAZMAT---------------20 questions
GCOR/SSI/Timetable------55 questions
Required passing scores are:
Triennial----------------90%
Biennial-----------------80%
Biennial Non Promoted-------70%
Return to Work---------90%
Return to Work Non Promoted----80%
Employees who fail to obtain the minimum passing score on their first attempt will
receive on screen instructions for retaking the missed questions on the same day.
EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL ANY OF THE TRIENNIL RECERTIFICATION EXAMS
MAY NOT WORK IN ANY CERTIFIED CAPACITY, OTHER THAN IN STUDENT
STATUS UNTIL THEY PASS THE EXAMS.
NETWORK SIMULATORS
Engineers due Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 may be assigned to a NETSIM.
When the paperless timekeeping system notifies an employee of their due date for 2009
TYE Rules Training, the system will specify if an engineer is due to attend training at a
CBT workstation or on a NETSIM located at or near the employee's work location. If you
are assigned to a NETSIM location, YOU MUST REPORT TO THE NETSIM ON OUR
DESIGNATED DUE DATE AT:
****0745 CENTRAL TIME****
CREW SUPPORT NOTIFICATION
Employees who complete the 2009 TYE Rules Program on their due date must input an
immediate layoff request for CBT. If the layoff request is placed in denied or pending
status, the employee must contact their supervisor for approval. Employees who are not
allowed to layoff for their exam on their due date because of crew shortage issues must
immediately contact their MFT to reschedule, ensuring that they do not work in any
certified position if their certification has expired. After completing 2009 CBT TYE
Rules Training, the employee must note on their special claim, the name of the field
officer who would not authorize attendance on the initial due date.
HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Regardless of whether an employee volunteers or is mandated to attend, time spent
completing the 2009 CBT TYE Rules Program will be considered time on duty under the
Hours of Service Act. The modules (not the exams) may be completed one at a time. The
duration of the modules and exams is approximately 8 hours.
Employees who complete the modules and exams between trips or regular assignments
must count time spent on the CBT toward Hours of Service. Employees voluntarily
completing the program prior to their due date must ensure their time spent on this task
doesn't conflict with job responsibilities or Hours of Service requirements.
COMPENSATION
Employees covered by the UTU collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are allowed and
encouraged to complete the CBT program in advance of their due dates. When such
employees fully complete the CBT program and examinations prior to their scheduled
date, they will be paid $200.00. The following Constructive Allowance must be used to
receive the incentive payment for completing the CBT program in advance:
TI - TRAINING INCENTIVE: To be used by employees covered by a UTU CBA who
voluntarily complete the CBT program and examinations prior to their scheduled due
date.
The following Constructive Allowance must be used to receive the normal compensation
due an employee who has completed the CBT program.
CT - TRAINING AGREEMENT:
To be used by employees covered by a UTU CBA who complete training requirements
on or after their due dates. Also to be used by employees covered by a BLE CBA who
complete the 2009 CBT program.
COMPUTER NETWORK PROBLEMS
Employees who cannot complete required modules and exams because of technical
problems with CBT computers or network MUST request a TROUBLE TICKET number
from the HELP DESK (8-593-4357) at the time of the problem. This ticket number is
required in the comment section of the employee's special claim. If the problem cannot be
corrected on a particular CBT workstation, every effort should be made to complete the
program on another available CBT workstation at that location on the same day.
On February 9, 2009, approximately 700 CBT workstations at over 200 locations system
wide will be available for use. For more detailed information or questions, contact local
Directors of Administration or Managers of Field Training at phone numbers listed
below.
DIRECTORS OF ADMINISTRATION
CALIFORNIA-----------ALBERT PEREZ------------------386-4465
LOS ANGELES----------JAN TAYLOR--------------------460-6112
CHICAGO--------------RUTH MCCULLUM-----------------579-5102
COLORADO-------------MELISSA HENDERSON-------------480-6227
GULF-----------------MARY COUEY--------------------847-3595
KANSAS---------------JILL RASMUSSEN----------------551-4426
MONTANA--------------RAY INHOFER-------------------256-4012
NEBRASKA-------------GREG WRIGHT-------------------458-7596
NORTHWEST------------KEN IVERSON-------------------625-6275
POWDER RIVER---------KATHY STRAIGHT----------------685-7460
SOUTHWEST------------SCOTT MEYER-------------------864-4999
SPRINGFIELD----------NEWTON BROWN------------------829-2102
TEXAS----------------ED POULSON--------------------224-7003
TWIN CITIES----------NED PERCIVAL------------------782-3480
MANAGERS OF FIELD TRAINING
CALIFORNIA / LA------DAVE NELSON-------------------386-4119
CHICAGO--------------GREG SIMS---------------------850-5633
COLORADO-------------NEAL PAYTON-------------------480-6295
GULF-----------------MARK SHIVELY-----------------------TBD
KANSAS---------------GEORGE FERRIS-----------------319-3970
MONTANA--------------MICHAEL CINI------------------265-0225
NEBRASKA-------------DENNIS GENGLER----------------458-7303
NORTHWEST------------RICHARD JANES-----------------536-2323
POWDER RIVER---------DUSTY BELLEW------------------865-5330
SOUTHWEST------------JOHN FOX----------------------864-5184
SPRINGFIELD----------RON PERKINS-------------------829-2167
TEXAS----------------WAYNE BERNHARDT---------------352-2908
TWIN CITIES----------DENNIS ROBERTS----------------782-3309
MATERIALS TO REVIEW
U.S. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAIL
-Part II Required Documentation
-Part III Inspection
-Part IV Placards and Markings
-Part V Switching
-Part VI Train Placement
-Train Placement Chart
-Switching Chart
-Glossary
SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Items: 3(D), 8D, 23(G), 43, 48, 49
DIVISION TIMETABLE
There will be 10 territory specific questions that will be included in the GCOR open book
portion of the exam.
GCOR ABTH SAFETY
1.10 100.8 S-13.1.1
1.4.1 100.10 S-13.1.3
1.6.2 100.11 S-13.1.5
1.33 100.19 S-13.6.2
5.6 100.20
5.9.2 101.2
6.4 101.6
6.5 101.14
6.6 102.13.4
6.32 102.15
9.9 103.3
9.10 103.7.6
103.7.7
104.6
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
February 04, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 719
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~DriveCam
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
In an effort to eliminate all injuries and accidents, BNSF plans to install DriveCam driver
safety systems in all crew vans that operate on the Nebraska Division.
Addressing crew van safety is an important part of BNSF's safety effort. In 2008, thirty
six (36) reportable injuries and forty two (42) non- reportable injuries resulted while
employees were riding in, embarking, or disembarking from crew hauling vans.
The DriveCam system is a windshield-mounted video recording device that is activated
by triggering driver events, including:
Sudden Acceleration
Sudden Braking
Swerving
Impact Collisions
The system will record video of activities in front of the vehicle and inside the vehicle for
a period of eight seconds before and four seconds after the triggering event. Installations
will begin during 2009.
DriveCam will review all recorded video and forward the results to BNSF and the
respective contract vendors (Railcrew Express, Renzenberger, Coach USA) providing
service on the Nebraska Division. Drivers will be coached and counseled with regard to
improving overall safety, and drivers that may benefit from additional training will be
identified.
DriveCam is a national company focused on improving driver safety. Companies using
the DriveCam system have experienced thirty (30) to sixty (60) percent reductions in
vehicle accidents. The ninety (90) day DriveCam pilot project on the Texas Division,
which was done between January 21st and April 20th of 2007, resulted in an eighty six
(86) percent reduction of incidents.
If you have any comments or questions about the DriveCam initiative, please contact
your immediate Supervisor.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
January 23, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 714
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Supplement to TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial
(Recertification) Rules Training
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Explanation:
Previous System General Notice titled "Supplement to TYE 2009 Employee
CBT Biennial & Triennial (Recertification) Rules Training" dated January
15, 2009 is cancelled and reissued.
=======================
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 2009 TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS NOTICE.
TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial (Recertification) Rules Training remains
suspended until further notice. 2009 TYE Rules training will be delivered as outlined
below. All TYE Employees will RESUME acceptance of training notifications made by
the paperless timekeeping system. All training notifications are to be considered
instructions to report for training.
Employees who are notified via the paperless timekeeping system to attend NetSim
Biennial or NetSim Triennial training will continue to report to their designated NetSim
location on the scheduled date at 0745 CENTRAL TIME.
Employees due re-certification on or before 2/28/09 will be scheduled to attend Instructor
Led Re-certification Training. Employees who are notified via the paperless timekeeping
system to attend Instructor Led Recertification Training will obtain their designated
training location by calling the scheduling desk at 913-319-3949 or 8-319-3949 company
line. Employees will report to their designated training location on the scheduled date as
instructed by 0700 local time.
Employees who do not meet either of the criteria above will be re-scheduled for CBT
training at a later date. Notification of the re-scheduled dates will be made via the
paperless timekeeping system.
MATERIALS TO REVIEW FOR INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING:
U.S. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAIL
-Part II Required Documentation
-Part III Inspection
-Part IV Placards and Markings
-Part V Switching
-Part VI Train Placement
-Train Placement Chart
-Switching Chart
-Glossary
SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Items: 3(D), 8(D), 23(G), 43, 48
SAFETY RULES
S-13.1.1, S-13.1.3 A, S-13.1.5, S-13.6.2
GCOR ABTH
1.4.1 100.2
1.6.2 100.8.1
1.10 100.10
1.33 100.11
2.14 100.15
5.4.2 101.2
5.4.3 101.6
5.4.5 102.1.1
5.6 102.3
5.8.2 102.13
5.9.2 102.13.4
6.3 104.6
6.4 104.14
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.5
6.6
6.14
6.23
6.27
6.28
6.32.4
9.8
9.9
9.9.1
9.10
9.11
10.3
10.3.3
14.1
14.3
14.3.1
15.2
15.12
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
January 16, 2009
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 713
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Crew System
SUBDIVISION: All
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 619 is cancelled.
=======================
Crew System information is reissued with correction to item 1 under “Important Notes"
=======================
Automation is now available in the TSSCREW system that will allow and require TY&E
employees to perform certain tasks through the use of automation. As defined below, the
use of automation will be required for the following transactions formerly handled
manually in the Topeka Crew Support Center.
For areas where automation is not available to electronically handle transactions, the
Administration Team in the Topeka Crew Center is available to assist with completing
certain transactions. However, where technology is available, the Specialists on duty will
require all TY&E employees to use either the Voice Response Unit (VRU) or the
TSSCREW system, which can be accessed through the Internet.
All conversations with the Topeka Crew Center are recorded. TY&E Employee's use of
company provided telephone lines and equipment constitutes consent to recording.
If difficulties are encountered with telephone or information systems, there is now a
prompt from the VRU voice menu that will transfer you to the TSOC Help Desk.
TY&E Employees have the ability to print Crew Forms (Form 830). This is
accomplished through the TYE Display Status Screen Option 12. If you need to know
the symbol you are called for, the information can be obtained by selecting Option 7
(Last Train Called) or Option 2 (Employee Inquiry).
Also, TYE Employees have the ability to enter a name in the TSSCREW System. The
name entered can be a nickname, but it must comply with Human Resource HR - 90.2,
Workplace Harassment Policy. BNSF does not tolerate verbal or physical conduct by
any employee which harasses, disrupts, or interferes with another's work performance or
which creates an intimidating, offensive, or hostile work environment. If you need
assistance understanding the policy, please contact your immediate Supervisor.
The transactions that require automated handling by TY&E employees are discussed in
the following:
Automated Outbound Calling (AOC)
Automated Outbound Calling for through-freight is in place across the entire BNSF
System. In addition, it is available in most locations for yard, local and roadswitcher
service. At locations where AOC is not in effect, a Specialist will manually call TY&E
employees.
Additionally, Voice Recognition is operational. Details on the use of voice recognition,
as well as ways to disable voice recognition are available on the web. Log on as an
employee at www.bnsf.com. After accessing the Intranet, go to
bnsfweb.bnsf.com/depts/lr/compensation.
Please follow these steps to successfully accept your call through the AOC system:
When you receive an on-duty call from the VRU, you will hear the following message
and menu:
1. "This is BNSF Crew Management attempting to contact JD Doe for an on-duty call. If
this is JD Doe, Press 1."
2. "If you are authorized to accept on-duty calls for JD Doe, Press 2."
3. "If you would like us to wait while JD Doe comes to the phone, Press 3."
4. "If JD Doe is unavailable, Press 4."
5. "If we have reached this number in error, Press 5."
6. "To replay this menu, Press 6."
Before the call information is voiced, you will be required to enter your password. This
is the same password with which you logon to TSS. The VRU will then voice the
assignment for which you are being called, voicing the job number, craft, on duty time,
on duty date and location.
Example: "We have the following on-duty call information:
101, Yard Foreman, on duty at 7 AM on December 16 at Alliance."
After hearing the call information, you will have three options:
1. To ACCEPT the on-duty call, Press 1.
Using this option will immediately notify the crew technician that you have taken your
call.
2. To HEAR the on-duty call again, Press 2.
3. To REJECT the on-duty call and transfer to a crew technician, Press 3.
If this option selected, you will be placed in queue for the Specialist that initiated the call
to duty.
After you have accepted the call, 5 options will be available as follows:
1. To hear the on-duty call, again, Press 1
2. To hear other crew members, Press 2
3. To hear train details, Press 3
4. For final train destination, Press 4
5. To end call, Press 5
In addition, you can again receive your on-duty information by re-accessing the VRU
prior to on-duty time.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1. The VRU will call each of your telephone numbers on file.
2. The auto-calling system will be able to set off any pager and will leave a message on
any cell phone, voice mail or home answering machine. However, some pagers and
phones with call blockers must have parameters adjusted for the automation to work in
some instances. You should notify the crew office any time you do not receive calls in
the proper order with AOC.
3. If you are unable to enter your pin when called by AOC the IVR thinks it is talking to
an answering machine. To let it know you are on the line press the "1" key twice which
will reset the script and allow your PIN. This happens with cell phones that play music
rather than ring as well as in other instances.
4. If it is necessary to return a page, your on-duty call information will be voiced when
you call in to the VRU and you will have the options described above. If you accept your
call via the VRU, it will not be necessary to talk to the crew caller.
5. If you are not qualified on the territory where you are called and require a pilot you
must use option 3 and transfer to the crew technician so pilot service can be provided.
6. Should you have any questions regarding the automated calling system, please call
your Division Crew Manager.
TSS TIE-UP INSTRUCTIONS
End of Trip / Hours of Service Requirements
All train, yard and engine employees are required to tie-up on completion of each trip or
shift worked in the TSSCREW / Paperless Timekeeping System. The task of electronic
tie up is a FRA requirement, and failure to tie up could result in employees being subject
to fine.
The mandatory function of inputting an individual's off-duty time into the TSS computer
system will be the last duty performed before leaving a terminal for home or the away-
from-home lodging facility. The Crew Center will no longer accept tie ups via recorder or
agent unless TSSCREW is not available for use.
All tie-ups must be accomplished through TSS. In the event the system is down or there
is an equipment failure, or you are tying up at a point where there is no TSS access, tie-up
must be accomplished through the tie-up recorder line accessed via the VRU. To
determine the proper option for VRU tie up, listen to the selections on the menu and
make the appropriate selection and follow the prompts.
Automated Transaction Handling
The following transactions have been automated in TSSCREW. It is the responsibility
and requirement of TY&E employees to handle the following transactions electronically,
without the assistance of a Specialist in the Crew Support Center. With the listed
transactions is the initial menu selection in the TSSCREW system. These transactions
can also be performed through the VRU system.
Information Calls to the Crew Support Center
Where automation is available, there should be no calls from TY&E employees to the
Crew Support Center in Topeka, KS. Informational questions that are supported by
automation should be answered by accessing either TSSCREW or the VRU system.
TY&E employees needing to talk to a Crew Specialist should only access them through
the VRU system. TY&E employees are not authorized to use desk "hotline" numbers
that go to specific outbound calling desks. Telephone numbers starting with (785) 676-
63xx should not be dialed by TY&E employees, as these numbers are reserved for train
handling supervisors. Crew Center personnel have been instructed to transfer any
unauthorized person calling hotline numbers to the VRU.
All inbound calls to the Topeka Crew Support Center will be routed to the Administrative
Center. Only calls that require Outbound Specialist assistance will be transferred. These
should be limited to board positioning and exception handling. All other calls will be
handled by the Administrative Specialist, unless automation is available to handle the
transaction. Where automation is available, TY&E employees should utilize the TSS
system or the VRU to determine needed information.
Personal Telephone Maintenance (CCTM Option 24)
This software allows for the management of personal phone numbers, which drive the
Automated Outbound Calling (AOC), as well as the automatic notification process.
Temporary telephone numbers can also be entered through VRU access.
It is the responsibility of TY&E employees to keep valid and working numbers on file at
all times. Failure to have valid and working numbers on file at all times is a violation of
this notice and General Code of Operating Rules - Rule 1.3 - Reporting and Complying
with Instructions.
Vacation Request Entry (CCTM Option 4)
This software allows for entry of yearly vacation requests by TY&E employees.
Lodging Room Maintenance (CCTM Option 24)
This software allows for entry of the motel rooms at lodging facilities that does not have
an attendant. Room numbers may also be entered through the VRU. Account AOC
performing the calling function at Away-from-home terminals, failure to properly
populate the room field at required locations may result in a missed call.
Bid Entry (CCTM Option 18 or 22)
This software allows for the electronic entry of all types of bids, whether for posted and
bulletined positions as well as standing bid, permanent bid, etc.
Work/Rest (CCTM Option 26)
This software allows TY&E employees to manage rest cycles where appropriate. VRU
access is also available for the next rest cycle only. When rest cycles are adjusted due to
board or pool changes, you must again access this software to manage your rest cycle
even when placed back to the same job. Previous selections will not be carried over
when rest cycle days change.
Claiming Vacation Days and Personal Leave Days while on Rest Cycle
Vacation Days
To request payment for vacation days, an Administrative Center Specialist should be
contacted and advised that you are on rest cycle days and wish to claim a vacation day
(s). You may claim either 1, 2 or 3 days, based on the number of days specified by your
agreement that you are actually observing. Notification to the Administrative Team will
provide proper payment on the pay period claimed.
Personal Leave
To request payment for personal leave days, the days should be claimed on the next
working ticket following the rest cycle. This will provide for compensation of the
personal leave days on the pay period of your next working ticket. You may claim either
1, 2 or 3 days, based on the number of days specified by your agreement that you are
actually observing. Please note that some agreements do not allow for the claiming of
non-observed personal leave days except in the instance of claiming during a rest cycle.
Do not generate an immediate or future layoff request, as employees on rest cycle are
already in layoff status. Generating a layoff request while on rest cycle will void your
scheduled rest days and default to a regular PLD layoff.
Any questions regarding compensations should be directed to the appropriate
Compensation Systems personnel.
Advance/Immediate Layoff Requests (CCTM Option 21)
This software allows TY&E employee to enter requests for pre-approved layoffs, up to
90 days in advance.
Once an advance request has been entered and approved, the approved days may be
modified backward from the ending date, as long as the modification does not fall outside
the original request. For example, if 3 days are approved (PLD/LOP), these can be
reduced to 2 days by modifying the request and eliminating the 3rd day, even after the
layoff has occurred.
The start date cannot be modified electronically. If you desire to reduce the number of
days by delaying the start date of an advance request, you must purge your request and
re-enter it with the start date you desire. This modification can not be used to extend
your layoff request beyond the end date of the original request.
Pre-approved layoffs may not start less than 24 hours from the current date and time. All
immediate layoffs must be entered and started at the current time.
This software is designed to make layoff and mark up decisions based on availability
percentages, as well as supply and demand information designated by the Division. If
desired, certain types of layoffs may be routed to an on-duty Supervisor in the field for
handling.
Layoffs that are other than an emergency should always be handled electronically or
through the Field Supervisor, and never require the assistance of a Specialist.
In the event of difficulty with layoff or mark-up transactions, the Administration Team is
available to assist. The agent will only be able to assist after an attempt to use the
software has been made. The Outbound Crew Specialist (Crew Caller) will no longer
have access to handle layoffs and markups made by TY&E employees.
The handling of TYE layoffs and mark ups is the responsibility of TY&E employees to
handle either electronically through TSSCREW or through the Voice Response Unit
(VRU).
Layoff transactions have not been completed until the VRU responds with the voice
message "Your request has been processed successfully."
Displacements (CCTM Option 6)
This software allows TY&E employees to handle temporary and permanent
displacements, as well as provides a method of movement for trainees within the
TSSCREW System.
The software will only work for you if you have a valid displacement, have accepted
notification, are not in a lay off status and are not on duty. An Administrative Specialist
must manually process displacement transactions where agreements require the
displacement to occur while the employee is on duty.
This software is designed to make seniority decisions based on the seniority roster of the
job, incumbent and/or the position. Many different rosters govern positions protected by
TY&E employees, only one of which an individual must possess to occupy.
Displacements via the TSSCREW system is made simpler by utilizing the PF4 and PF10
keys from the displacement screen. These screens provide the positions and jobs eligible
based on agreement and seniority. Place the cursor on the desired job or position, and
then press enter. The system will automatically fill out the displacement screen.
When manually filling out the displacement screen, you need to enter the station, board,
and occupation when displacing to an extra board. When bumping to a pool, yard job or
local you only need the job and occupation code. Attempts to fill in every field will
result in an error message.
In the event of difficulty with displacement transactions, the Administration Team is
available to assist. The agent will only be able to assist after an attempt to use the
software has been made. Agreement allowed displacements that are prevented by the
system require your contact with the Administrative Team to complete the transaction.
The Outbound Crew Specialist (Crew Caller) will no longer have access to
displacements. The handling of TY&E displacements, both temporary and permanent, is
the responsibility of TY&E employees to handle either electronically through TSS or
through the Voice Response Unit (VRU).
When displacing or being assigned to a territory where you are not familiar, you must
contact a local supervisor to determine the training requirements before marking up.
Displacement transactions have not been completed until the VRU responds with the
voice message "Your bump was processed successfully."
TY&E employees who are in training (after the fifth week of training), or are
familiarizing, are required to place themselves in TSSCREW in order to be called. In the
TYE Display Status Screen, select Option 6 and then Option 2. Elect to make a
"Temporary" bump and enter the appropriate information in the column "Bumping A Job
Only." This must be accomplished prior to calling time for the position where you are
training.
Upon completion of the tour of duty, the trainee can remove themselves from the
temporary by using the same screen and selecting the "Clear Temporary Assignment"
option.
Booking Rest (CCTM Option 15)
Employees desiring to book additional rest, must enter the request electronically when
tying up. After tie-up, no requests will be granted, and rest booked electronically cannot
be added or changed by the person booking the rest request.
Crew Calling Information
All telephone access to the Crew Support Center in Topeka, Kansas must be routed
through the Voice Recognition Unit (VRU). TY&E employees should never direct dial
to a hotline or must-answer line in the Center, as Specialists are instructed to not conduct
crew-calling business on these lines keeping them open for other business.
Accessing the VRU:
From Home or Hotel, Call Local access number
(or) (800) 793-4018 (if no local access)
(or) 785-676-CREW
BNSF company phone 8-676-CREW (2739)
VRU Options:
VRU Options vary from station to station. To determine which menu selection is correct
for you, listen to all choices prior to making your decision.
To transfer to a Crew Technician or to their Timekeeping Specialist press "0" or say
"agent" from the VRU main menu. Listen to the subsequent Menu options for transfer.
Options will vary by employee location and/or board status and may include; Regular
Working Tickets, Penalty Claims, Guarantee/Make Whole, Vacation and Student Pay.
Page Returns or Priority calls:
Your pager will display a call-back number of 785-676-2739 or 800-793-4018. Respond
by calling your local access or the above VRU numbers and follow the prompt to return a
page or priority call. This method will place you in priority queue to be answered by the
first available agent. Failure to select this option may delay your call from being
handled.
Definitions of Responsibilities for Specialists in the Topeka Crew Center
The Topeka Crew Center has been separated into two groups that handle outbound and
inbound transactions.
Outbound Specialists
Outbound Specialists oversee the automated calling function and handle any exceptions,
such as calls for duty not completing electronically and the manual calling of TY&E
employees at locations not managed by AOC. The menu selection to talk to the Outbound
Specialist has been eliminated except in the case of a pager return or priority call.
Inbound Specialists
Inbound Specialists work in the Administrative Group and oversee automated personnel
management functions in the Crew Center. They are responsible for every transaction
not handled by the Outbound Specialist, as well as helping TY&E employees utilize the
available technology to complete electronic transactions. Inbound Specialists should be
contacted when technology will not perform a transaction that TY&E employees are
initiating.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 29, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 706
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~EMERGENCY WORK FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Employees assigned to the furloughed board will have the ability to indicate whether they
are interested in working in emergency service off the furlough board. Crew Support will
utilize the "No Call" flag located on your employee status screen or through the IVR to
communicate your desire to either be called or not be called for emergency service.
* Setting the "No Call" flag to "Yes" will indicate that you DO NOT want to be called
for work off the furlough board.
* Setting the "No Call" flag to "NO" will indicate that you DO want to be called for
additional work off the furlough board.
This process will allow the furloughed employees to set their preference at their
convenience and change as often as desired. It will also allow Crew Support to only call
those that desire to be called for emergency service.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 18, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 700
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~SIMULATOR TRAINING - RELOCATION OF MURRAY YARD
SIMULATOR
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
The network simulator previously located at Murray Yard, Kansas City, Missouri has
been relocated to the BNSF Technical Training Center in Overland Park, Kansas.
All Kansas City to Lincoln (Nebraska Division) employees that are scheduled to attend
network simulator training in 2009 will be required to report to BNSF Room 6 at the
BNSF Technical Training Center, which is located in the ITC Building on the campus of
Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas
66210.
Entrance to the ITC Building is located on the southwest corner of the JCCC Campus
near the BNSF caboose. Public parking will be available. Start time will be 0745 Hours
CST.
Directions to BNSF Room 6 will be posted throughout the BNSF Technical Training
Center.
If additional directions to BNSF Room 6 are necessary, call 2642 using the white
telephones in the BNSF Training Center hallways.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 17, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 699
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Best Way Line-Up - Updated TSSCREW Views Available
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., the TSSCREW views of the Best
Way Line-Up Initiative will be updated.
Based on feedback from the TYE user group, the November 5, 2008 implementation of
the line-up view will be updated. This change will reduce the number of fields available
for entry and as a result will reduce keystrokes.
Currently, there are fields for extra board, board and pool ID. The extra board and board
field will be combined into one date entry as in the past. The logic behind the view will
automatically take you to the requested board, or to the extra board with the logic for old
view "O" or the current view "C".
A detailed PowerPoint presentation on use of the new views is available on the Labor
Relations website, on the BNSF intranet. When on the Labor Relations page, go to the
bottom of the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the screen. Roll to the bottom and
click on the link also provide the ability to view a different working board without Best
Way Line Up - Detailed Instructions - December 16, 2008.
In addition, the Help Desk established beginning Wednesday, November 5, 2008, is still
available for your questions regarding these changes. When you have questions, please
call company line (785) 676-2828, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central
Time, Monday through Friday. During these hours, a Help Team Member will be in
place to answer your questions. Outside of these hours, please leave a voice mail with
your questions and a representative will get back to you as soon as possible. This change
is one of several for the Best Way Line-Up Initiative that will be implemented over the
next several months. This change is necessary to set up the next software
implementation, which will project pre-approved layoffs and mark-ups - which are not
projected in the current system, thereby improving estimated on duty information.
The next implementation will be vacancy projection - adding pre-approved layoffs and
mark-ups to the known vacancies that are currently projected in the line-up. The roll-out
of this software should start the first part of February and be completely implemented by
the middle of March.
An additional upgrade with this initiative is the ability to "Push" data to a text device.
Users will be able to configure a data screen, which is much like the current telephone
maintenance screen, to define when line-up information should be pushed to employees.
More information will be forthcoming regarding this ability in the near future. Tentively,
the implementation of this push technology should start in the middle of March and be
completed by the end of April.
Thank you for your feedback on the screen views that have facilitated this change.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 17, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 697
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TYE 2009 Employee CBT Biennial & Triennial (Recertification) Rules
Training
SUBDIVISION: All
***ENGINEERS, HOSTLERS, and RCOs will be referred to as CERTIFIED
EMPLOYEES throughout this notice****
TYE Employees DUE 2009 Computer Based Training (CBT) are:
TYE employees who did NOT recertify as Engineer, Hostler, or RCO in 2008.
OR
TYE employees who did NOT complete a CBT Biennial Rules Review in 2008.
OR
TYE employees who are due recertification (Engineer, Hostler, or RCO**) in 2009.
** Some individuals due RCO recertification will not be required to recertify. Only those
individuals who are notified via the paperless timekeeping system will be required to
recertify. An RCO who is not notified, but wishes to maintain their certification, must
contact their RFE or local supervisor for instructions prior to their license expiring.
TYE Employees in the following status are EXCLUDED from the 2009 CBT Training
requirements:
* FURLOUGHED
* PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* STUDENT ENGINEERS
* EMPLOYEES IN THE 2009 NEW HIRE CONDUCTOR PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION TO ATTEND
TYE employees due Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 will consider this General
Notice as notification to attend the required CBT Training.
Scheduled due dates for required CBT Training will be displayed via the paperless
timekeeping system. CBT training dates will be scheduled from January 05, 2009
onward. The CBT system will not be available until January 05, 2009.
If an employee is scheduled for CBT Training during their vacation, they should contact
their local Manager of Field Training (MFT) to have their due date rescheduled.
CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES due Biennial or Triennial training may be scheduled for the
standard CBT training session OR a Network Simulator (NETSIM) training session. The
paperless timekeeping system will notify Certified Employees which session they are
scheduled for.
A separate section in this notice titled NETWORK SIMULATORS will detail the
requirements for those individuals who are notified to attend a NETSIM training session.
DUE DATE REQUIREMENTS
Employees who did not receive CBT rules training in 2008, or Certified Employees who
are due Triennial Training in 2009, should receive a scheduled CBT Training due date
via the paperless timekeeping system by JANUARY 05, 2009. If one of these employees
does not receive a due date, they MUST CONTACT their Manager of Field Training
(MFT) to resolve the problem. Any rescheduling issues (vacation, personal leave, etc...)
should be resolved by contacting the MFT for assistance. A complete list of the MFT's
can be found at the end of this General Notice.
If a certified employee's (Engineer, Hostler, or RCO) scheduled Triennial Training
session is scheduled after their license expires; or they do not receive an assigned due
date in a year that their certification will expire, they MUST CONTACT their MFT or
RFE. A new date in advance of their license expiration will be assigned. (As stated
previously, RCO's may not be required to recertify.)
The requirement to recertify is NOT waived because a certified employee might be
working in a non certified capacity. The certified employee must recertify unless directed
otherwise by local supervision.
Receipt of a recertification packet is not required before beginning the re-certification
process.
ALL TYE EMPLOYEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR CBT TRAINING DUE
DATES MIGHT CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL APPEAR IN THE
NOTIFICATION SCREEN IN THE PAPERLESS TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.
RULES REVIEW AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
All TYE employees identified as due for Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 are
required to COMPLTETE all required CBT training modules and exams.
Failure to complete and pass the exams by scheduled due date will be handled in
accordance with past practice and applicable rules as follows:
1) Under former BN collective bargaining agreements, a failure to complete the CBT
training and exams by the due date is considered a test failure. Employees will not be
compensated for completing the examination on a later date.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE REMOVED FROM ALL SERVICE AFTER 3 TEST
FAILURES,
and will remain out of service until successfully passing the required exam. (If an
employee fails an exam once, and allows more than 30 days to pass before retaking the
exam, the employee will be assessed an additional failure for not having completed the
exam within 30 days.)
2) Under former ATSF collective bargaining agreements, a failure to complete the CBT
training and exams on or before the due date is not considered a failure, but a discipline
matter. Investigations may be scheduled accordingly. EMPLOYEES WILL BE
REMOVED FROM ALL SERVICE AFTER 2 TEST FAILURES and will remain out of
service until successfully passing the required exams.
3) If a certified employee (Engineer, Hostler, or RCO) who is completing Triennial CBT
requirements (recertification) fails any of the required examinations (Power Brake Law,
Haz Mat, and Operating Rules), that individual must not operate locomotives or RCO
equipment, except in student status, until he or she successfully passes all recertification
exams. Certified employees failing their 3rd attempt will not be allowed to retake the
examination until a period of 7 days from the previous failure has elapsed.
REVIEW MODULES AND EXAMINATIONS
There are several CBT review modules in the 2009 TYE Rules Program. CBT review
modules for both the Biennial and Triennial programs are listed under the 2009 TYE
Rules.
Employees are encouraged to access and complete these modules prior to their due date.
All modules MUST be completed before the employee will be allowed to take the exams.
Employees completing Biennial, Triennial, or Return to Work examinations must be
proctored. Proctored means a supervisor, or their designee, has positively identified the
employee prior to beginning the exam. In lieu of a supervisor, some locations will utilize
Auto-Proctor; instructions for use will be available via CBT screen. (In either case,
employees will be required to show their driver's license or BNSF photo ID.) They will
also be advised that the exam must be taken without reference materials except when
authorized by on screen instructions. At locations without Auto-Proctor, all of the
required modules must be completed before an employee requests a supervisor contact
the HELP DESK to authorize enrollment into the exam.
Additionally, once the series of exams is started, they must be completed before the
employee logs off the CBT.
Partial completion of an exam may result in a failure being logged for that attempt.
Employees should ensure they have ample time to complete the exam before beginning.
Both the Biennial and Triennial CBT programs consist of training modules and exams.
The exams are:
Power Brake Law-----25 questions
HAZMAT-------20 questions
GCOR & Timetable-----55 questions
Required passing scores are:
Triennial------90%
Biennial-------80%
Biennial Non Promoted------70%
Return to Work------90%
Return to Work Non Promoted------80%
Employees who fail to obtain the minimum passing score on their first attempt, will
receive on screen instructions for retaking the missed questions on the same day.
EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL ANY OF THE TRIENNIAL RECERTIFICATION EXAMS
MAY NOT WORK IN ANY CERTIFIED CAPACITY, OTHER THAN STUDENT
CERTIFICATION STATUS UNTIL THEY PASS THE Exams.
NETWORK SIMULATORS
Engineers due Biennial or Triennial training in 2009 may be assigned to a NETSIM.
When the paperless timekeeping system notifies an employee of their due date for 2009
TYE Rules Training, the system will specify if an engineer is due to attend training at a
CBT workstation or on a NETSIM located at or near the employee's work location. If you
are assigned to a NETSIM location, YOU MUST REPORT TO THE NETSIM ON
YOUR DESIGNATED DUE DATE AT:
-----0745 CENTRAL TIME-----
CREW SUPPORT NOTIFICATION
Employees who complete the 2009 TYE Rules Program on their due date must input an
immediate layoff request for CBT. If the layoff request is placed in denied or pending
status, the employee must contact their supervisor for approval. Employees who are not
allowed to layoff for their exam on their due date because of crew shortage issues must
immediately contact their MFT to reschedule, ensuring that they do not work in any
certified position if their certification has expired. After completing 2009 CBT TYE
Rules Training, the employee must note on their special claim, the name of the field
officer who would not authorize attendance on the initial due date.
HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Regardless of whether an employee volunteers or is mandated to attend, time spent
completing the 2009 CBT TYE Rules Program will be considered as time on duty under
the Hours of Service Act. The modules (not the exams) may be completed one at a time.
The duration of the modules and exams is approximately 8 hours.
Employees who complete the modules and exams between trips or regular assignments
must count time spent on the CBT towards Hours of Service. Employees voluntarily
completing the program prior to their due date must ensure their time spent on this task
doesn't conflict with job responsibilities or Hours of Service requirements.
COMPENSATION
Employees covered by the UTU collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are allowed and
encouraged to complete the CBT program in advance of their due dates. When such
employees fully complete the CBT program and examinations prior to their scheduled
date, they will be paid $200.00. The following Constructive Allowance must be used to
receive the incentive payment for completing the CBT program in advance:
TI - TRAINING INCENTIVE: To be used by employees covered by a UTU CBA who
voluntarily complete the CBT program and examinations prior to their scheduled due
date.
The following Constructive Allowance must be used to receive the normal compensation
due an employee who has completed the CBT program.
CT - TRAINING AGREEMENT: To be used by employees covered by a UTU CBA who
complete training requirements on or after their due dates. Also to be used by employees
covered by a BLE CBA who complete the 2009 CBT program.
COMPUTER NETWORK PROBLEMS
Employees who cannot complete required modules and exams because of technical
problems with CBT computers or network MUST request a TROUBLE TICKET number
from the HELP DESK (8- 593-4357) at the time of the problem. This ticket number is
required in the comment section of the employee's special claim. If the problem cannot be
corrected on a particular CBT workstation, every effort should be made to complete the
program on another available CBT workstation at that location on the same day.
On January 5, 2009, approximately 700 CBT workstations at over 200 locations system
wide will be available for use. For more detailed information or questions, contact local
Directors of Administration or Managers of Field Training at phone numbers listed
below.
DIRECTORS OF ADMINISTRATION
CALIFORNIA----------------ALBERT PEREZ---------------------386-4465
LOS ANGELES---------------JAN TAYLOR-----------------------460-6112
CHICAGO-------------------RUTH MCCULLUM--------------------579-5102
COLORADO------------------MELISSA HENDERSON----------------480-6227
GULF----------------------MARY COUEY-----------------------847-3595
KANSAS--------------------JILL RASMUSSEN-------------------551-4426
MONTANA-------------------RAY INHOFER----------------------256-4012
NEBRASKA------------------GREG WRIGHT----------------------458-7596
NORTHWEST-----------------KEN IVERSON----------------------625-6275
POWDER RIVER--------------KATHY STRAIGHT-------------------685-7460
SOUTHWEST-----------------SCOTT MEYER----------------------864-4999
SPRINGFIELD---------------NEWTON BROWN---------------------829-2102
TEXAS---------------------ED POULSON-----------------------224-7003
TWIN CITIES---------------NED PERCIVAL---------------------782-3480
MANAGERS OF FIELD TRAINING
CALIFORNIA / LA-----------DAVE NELSON----------------------386-4119
CHICAGO-------------------GREG SIMS------------------------850-5633
COLORADO------------------NEAL PAYTON----------------------480-6295
GULF----------------------TBD------------------------------TBD
KANSAS--------------------GEORGE FERRIS--------------------319-3970
MONTANA-------------------MICHAEL CINI---------------------265-0225
NEBRASKA------------------DENNIS GENGLER-------------------458-7303
NORTHWEST-----------------RICHARD JANES--------------------536-2323
POWDER RIVER--------------DUSTY BELLEW---------------------865-5330
SOUTHWEST-----------------JOHN FOX-------------------------TBD
SPRINGFIELD---------------RON PERKINS----------------------319-2721
TEXAS---------------------WAYNE BERNHARDT------------------TBD
TWIN CITIES---------------DENNIS ROBERTS-------------------782-3309
MATERIALS TO REVIEW
U.S. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAIL
-Part II Required Documentation
-Part III Inspection
-Part IV Placards and Markings
-Part V Switching
-Part VI Train Placement
-Train Placement Chart
-Switching Chart
-Glossary
SYSTEM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Items: 3(D), 23, 43, 48, 49
GCOR ABTH
1.4 100.8
1.6 100.10
1.10 100.11
1.33 100.14
5.4 100.15
5.6 100.19
5.9 100.20
6.4 101.2
6.5 101.6
6.6 102.12
6.27 102.13
6.28 102.15
6.32 103.3
9.1 104.14
9.4 103.7
9.8 104.6
9.9
9.10
9.12
9.16
9.17
10.3
13.1
14.3
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
October 31, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 683
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Best Way Line-Up - New TSSCREW Views Available
SUBDIVISION: All
Effective Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., a portion of the Best Way Line-
Up Project will be available in TSSCREW.
This change will provide an additional "view" in TSSCREW. The view will combine
information previously determined from several areas into one screen; reducing the
amount of time / transactions TYE employees will need to determine projected on duty
times, train symbol and vacancy information. In addition, this new view will create a
foundation for future changes such as displaying future vacations and layoff / mark-up
information. Another feature of the new view is the ability to move directly from board /
pool to board / pool without backing out of the current screen.
The view change for the extra boards will show standing on the extra boards as well as
the projected on duty information on one line, instead of separating the data of employee
standing and vacancy projection. The view change for pool ID's will also increase the
amount of information in each screen, as well as focusing on rest times and will also
provide the ability to view a different working board without leaving the screen.
To access the views, go to the main menu (on log in) and select option 1 as you have in
the past. This will take you to the new "view" screen. One note: You will still have the
ability to view screens in the same manner you have previously by indicating the alpha
"O" option next to the board.
A detailed PowerPoint presentation on use of the new views is available on the Labor
Relations website, on the BNSF intranet. When on the Labor Relations page, go to the
bottom of the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the screen. Roll to the bottom and
click on the link Crew Initiatives. That will take you to the Crew Initiative page. From
there, click on the link Best Way Line-Up - Detailed Instructions - October 24, 2008.
In addition, a Help Desk has been established beginning Wednesday, November 5, 2008,
for your questions regarding these changes. When you have questions, please call
company line (785) 676-2828, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central
Time, Monday through Friday. During these hours, a Help Team will be in place to
answer your questions. Outside of these hours, please leave a voice mail with your
questions and a representative will get back to you as soon as possible.
This change is one of several for the Best Way Line-Up Initiative that will be
implemented over the next several months. This change is necessary to set up the next
software implementation, which will project pre-approved layoffs and mark-ups - which
are not projected in the current system, thereby improving estimated on duty information.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
October 28, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 681
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~24-HOUR EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER FOR FAMILIES
CORRECTION: Engineering-MOW Toll Free Number
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 680 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
The Support Center has established emergency telephone numbers that are staffed 24
hours a day, 7 days per week.
These numbers were established to allow family members a rapid method of contact in
the event of an emergency. After receiving the call, the Support Center will coordinate
with the Network Operations Center and field supervisory personnel to contact the
employee and make the appropriate arrangements to assist the employee to return home
when necessary.
CRAFT DIRECT DIAL TOLL FREE
TY&E (785) 676-2911 (800) 964-9387
Engineering - Maintenance of Way (817) 867-5990 (800) 964-9386
Train Dispatching - Fort Worth/Spring/Kansas City (800) 755-9671 (800) 755-9671
Train Dispatching San Bernardino (909) 386-4911 n/a
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 15, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 678
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: -REMOVING BNSF EMPLOYEE VEHICLES FROM THE EAST
PARKING LOT - CRESTON DEPOT
SUBDIVISION: ~Creston Subdivision
Effective Friday, October 17, 2008, employees are instructed to move all personal
vehicles that are currently parked in the east gravel parking lot at the Creston Depot. All
personal vehicles need to be moved from the parking lot no later than Monday, October
20, 2008. The east parking lot will be graded and smoothed, and it is necessary to
remove all vehicles in order to complete the work. It is anticipated the grading work will
be completed by Wednesday, October 22, 2008.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 09, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 675
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Fuel MVP Program
SUBDIVISION: All
The FUEL MVP Program is being expanded to include the following pools on the
Nebraska Division: Lincoln-McCook, McCook-Lincoln.
Engineers who rank in the top 10% of their crew district for fuel efficiency will receive a
$100 fuel card while those ranking in the top 20% will receive a $50 fuel card. Awards
will be given each month based on fuel efficiency performance for the two previous
months. For example, winners will be announced in November or December based on
data for the two months prior to the award period.
Visit the FUEL MVP website at:
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/operations/mvp/ or write to
MVP.Program@BNSF.com with any questions regarding the program.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 08, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 674
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Operations Testing Escalation Policy
SUBDIVISION: All
Operations Testing Escalation Policy
Policy Statement
To meet internal management oversight and Federal Regulatory requirements, BNSF
conducts operations tests, inspections and transportation group reviews ("audits") to
determine the extent of employee compliance with operating rules, processes and
procedures. Operations Test (OPT) entries are recorded in a centralized database. This
policy provides an employee the ability to elevate an OPT entry in question provided the
escalation occurs in a timely basis. (60 calendar days from entry)
Process
When elevating an OPT entry in question the employee must first contact their immediate
supervisor. If the immediate supervisor is not a participant of the entry in question, he or
she will coordinate review with the supervisor who made the OPT entry.
Escalation of an OPT entry is processed as follows:
1. When elevating an OPT entry in question the challenging employee informs the
supervisor responsible the reasons for this particular entry to be questioned. A joint
review is held with the employee to validate circumstances and accuracy of the entry.
2. If the supervisor responsible for the OPT entry and the employee are not able to
resolve the issue, the employee (may be accompanied by his/her Local Chairman or other
union representative) may request a conference with:
a. Division General Manager (TY&E)
b. General Director Line Maintenance (Engineering)
c. System Shop Superintendent / Superintendent Field Operations (Mechanical)
d. Corridor Superintendent / Chief Dispatcher II (Dispatching)
or their designate according to the employee's group affiliation (TY&E, Engineering,
Mechanical or Dispatching)
3. If the 2nd level review does not result in agreement regarding the OPT entry, the
General Chairman or his/her designate may elevate the issue to:
a. Region Vice President (TY&E)
b. AVP Chief Engineer (Engineering)
c. AVP & Chief Mechanical Officer (Mechanical)
d. General Superintendent Transportation / General Director Transportation
(Dispatching)
or their designate for review according the employee's group affiliation (Transportation,
Engineering, Mechanical, or Dispatching).
If determined a database entry modification is necessary, the responsible front line
supervisor will contact the employee to advise when the modification has been made.
OPT entries that are handled administratively through formal investigation or waiver are
not eligible for further review under this policy. This policy does not change existing
agreements or processes involving discipline or alternative handling.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
October 03, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 672
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER FOR TY&E FAMILIES
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The Crew Support Center has an emergency telephone number that is staffed 24 hours a
day, 7 days per week. The number is: 785-676-2911.
This number was created to allow family members a method of rapidly contacting the
Crew Support Center in the event of an emergency. After receiving the call, the Crew
Support Center will coordinate with the Network Operations Center and field supervisory
personnel to contact the TY&E employee and make the appropriate arrangements to
assist the employee to return home when necessary.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
August 25, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 652
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: 2B PENALTY CLAIMS
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
All Lincoln, Kansas City, Creston, and Ravenna crews assigned to short turn around
service, in addition to faxing / submitting train activity delay reports to already assigned
locations, must also fax delay reports to the number below when a 2B claim is submitted.
If instructed to perform work that generates a 2B claim, obtain the initials of the
instructing employee, title, and time (example: AAA, Ravenna Dspr, 13:30) prior to
departing the initial terminal on a successive trip. Document the provided information
and reason for the 2B claim on the train activity delay report and fax to the number below
for claim approval.
FAX 8-593-7666
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
August 25, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 651
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~TSS TIE-UP INSTRUCTIONS
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 473 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
All train, yard and engine employees are required to tie-up on completion of each trip or
shift worked in the TSSCREW / Paperless Timekeeping System. The task of electronic
tie-up is an FRA requirement and failure to properly tie-up could result in fines being
levied against the railroad, for which the employee may be held accountable.
The mandatory function of inputting an individual's off-duty time into the TSS computer
system will be the last duty performed before leaving a terminal for home or the away-
from-home lodging facility. The Crew Support Center will no longer accept tie-ups via
recorder or agent unless TSSCREW is not available for use.
All tie-ups must be accomplished through TSS. In the event the system is down or there
is an equipment failure, or you are tying up at a point where there is no TSS access, tie-up
must be accomplished through the tie-up recorder line accessed via the VRU. To
determine the proper option for VRU tie-up, listen to the selections on the menu and
make the appropriate selection and follow the prompts.
Employees have the option of performing a quick tie or a full tie-up. Employees who
have exceeded the hours of service must at least perform a quick tie-up on arrival and off-
duty at the destination terminal. Employees who have not exceeded the hours of service
must perform a full tie-up and complete the paperless trip ticket to initiate compensation.
When tying up your paperless ticket, the following trip information must be provided:
1. Arrival time: This field represents the time that the employee/ crew arrived at their
heading in point at the off duty terminal.
2. Relieved time: This field represents the time that the employee/ crew went off duty, or
tied up enroute. If you were relieved enroute or stopped short of your final off-duty
terminal and provided transportation to your off-duty terminal, this time should be
different than your released time.
3. Released time: This field represents the time that train or yard crew went off duty
(completed trip or shift).
When tied up enroute, your relieved time and released times will be different. You will
be required to fill out the Transportation Arrival Time field, with the time that
transportation arrived after being relieved from service.
If you have exceeded the hours of service, you will not be asked to fill out this field until
your next tour of duty, when you report your FRA hours of service information.
If you have questions about these fields, use the PF1 key to get the help window.
When performing a quick tie-up, the following information must be included:
1. Arrival time
2. Relieved time
3. Released time
When providing a full tie-up, the following information must be included:
1. FRA Interview
a. Deadhead: Was any portion of this trip in deadhead service?
b. Commingle: Any carrier mandated "other" (non-covered) service performed for the
carrier that is not separated from covered service by a qualifying statutory 8 or 10 hour of
duty period.
c. Over-12-hours: Were you on duty for more than 12 hours?
2. Departure time
3. # of cars
4. Actual miles run
5. Claims made for arbitrary payments
6. Arrival time
7. Relieved time
8. Released time
9. Any other information necessary to comply with agreement issues, such as run-
rounds, board standings, rest requirements, etc.
10. Any required information concerning required Locomotive Daily Inspection(s)
conducted during tour of duty.
If you perform a quick tie-up account the hours of service have been exceeded, you must
complete your trip ticket at the beginning of your next tour of duty.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
July 21, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 641
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Newly Defined Emergency Layoff Code, FEM, Family Emergency
REVISION TO: Supervisor changes - Nebraska Division at: Lincoln, Lincoln Terminal,
Murray Yard-Kansas City
SUBDIVISION: All
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 587 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
Current layoff code "FEM," Family Emergency, is now defined as a layoff code for an
emergency situation involving an employee or his/her family. An "emergency" under
this code is an unforeseen circumstance that requires immediate action and is of such
seriousness and magnitude that the employee must immediately absent himself/herself
from duty and no other layoff code governs the situation, e.g. DIF, LOS, SIF, etc.
Employees must use the layoff code that most appropriately describes the reason for the
absence and may not use "FEM" as an excuse to be absent from duty for reasons other
than those that can accurately be described as an emergency. Use of code "FEM" will be
closely monitored. Employees utilizing code "FEM" can expect a follow-up from local
supervision. Misuse will result in corrective action against the offender and review of the
code "FEM" as an unrestricted emergency code.
Once granted authorization for layoff code "FEM," the employee must contact his/her
supervisor within the next 24 hours.
The contact list for Nebraska Division Supervisors, by Subdivision and Mile Post
responsibilities, is listed below.
All employees assigned to positions in Hobson Yard at Lincoln, Murray Yard at North
Kansas City, and Gibson Yard at Omaha are required to contact the Terminal Trainmaster
on duty at the time of their "FEM" lay off.
All employees assigned to the Conductor's Extra Board and Brakeman's Extra Board at
Lincoln are required to contact Trainmaster Bob Kipper at Hastings at the time of their
"FEM" lay off.
All employees assigned to the Engineer's Extra Board at Lincoln are required to contact
Road Foreman of Engines Mike Klatt at Lincoln at the time of their "FEM" lay off.
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NEBRASKA DIVISION - Superintendent and Division Trainmaster's Territory
---------------------------
| |Sub- |MP |MP |Work Phone
|Trainmaster |Location|Location|Number |
---------------------------
_______________
|Todd Warnke |Hastings| 158.6 | 289.0 |308-345-5956
|_______________
|Tobin Zerfas |Ravenna | 4.3 | 128.2 |308-452-2732
|______________
Chris M. Engel | |Giltner | 0.4 | 26.4 |
Supt Ops - WEST | |---------------------------
402-458-7634 | |Lester | 0.7, | 37, |
|Robert Kipper| | 36.4X | 37.0X |402-460-2300
| |---------------------------
| |Wymore | 167.0 | 195.3 |
| |---------------------------
| |Hastings| 80.55 | 158.6 |
|______________
| |St. Joe | 97.4 | 206.0 |
|John Bakulski|---------------------------
| |Napier | 97.4 | 173.1 |402-458-7521
| |---------------------------
| |Beatrice| 0.7 | 34.8 |
| |--------|--------|--------|
| |Hastings| 3.9 | 66.9 |
| | | 7.8 | 80.55 |
______________
|Ron Tresnak |St. Joe | 7.9 | 97.4 |816-364-7822
---------------------------
| |Sx City | 0.0, | 102.0 |
| | | 0.0Y | |
| |---------------------------
|Larry Lococo |Bellwood| 27.7X | 29.1X |402-458-4334
| | | 25.5 | 66.5 |
|______________
|David Centz |Ottumwa | 279.4 | 170.5 |641-684-3632
|______________
Allen E. Wolfe | | | 53.0 | 0.0 |
Supt Ops - EAST |Jim Tylick |Creston |------------------402-458-7615
402-458-7755 | | | 475.1 | 393.7 |
|____________
| |Creston | 393.7 | 392.9 |
| ----------------------------
|Joe Owens |Ottumwa | 392.9 | 279.6 |641-782-1930
| ----------------------------
| |Des | 0.0 | 67.8 |
| |Moines | | |
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| |Omaha | 0.0 | 47.0 |
| | | | |
| ----------------------------
Dan Munson |Terminal |Council | 475.0 | 496.2 |
(Term. Mgr.) |Territory |Bluffs | | |
402-422-5222 | ----------------------------
| |Bayard | 483.6 | 384.9 |
GIBSON YARD | | | | |
OMAHA ------------------------------------------------------
|Term.Trainmasters
|________________
|Mike Boehmer |402-422-5267
|Kirk Russell |402-422-5219
|Michael Vincent |402-422-5219
---------------------------
| |Creston | 53.0 | 59.6 |
| ----------------------------
|Terminal |Hastings| 60.4 | 66.9 |
|Territory ----------------------------
| |St. Joe | 206.0 | to end |
| | | | St. Joe|
| | | | Sub |
Mark Athey | ----------------------------
(Term. Supt.) | |Ravenna | 0.0 | 4.3 |
402-458-7514 | | | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------
|Terminal | Terminal
Time Harrisohn |Managers: | Trainmasters:
(Asst.Term.Supt.) |402-458-7567 | 402-458-7553
402-458-4308 |________________|______
|Rich Duncan | Nick Apa
| |
|Mike Hobelman | Alisha Beenblossom
HOBSON YARD | |
LINCOLN |Donnie Stilwell | Brad Devault
| |
|Tim Wright | Keith Gardiner
| |
| | Rick Henderson
| |
| | Dan Ramirez
| |
| | Will Scott
| |
| | Jeff Wetta
|________________|___
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| |Brook- | 216.2 | |
| | field | | |
| |to | | |
| |Maxwell | | |
| ----------------------------------------
|Terminal |Ft.Scott| 16.5 | |
|Territory |to | | |
Danny L. Ray | |Charlie | | |
(Term. Supt.) | ----------------------------------------
816-472-2200 | |St. Joe | 7.9 | |
| |to | | |
MURRAY YARD | |Clark | | |
KANSAS CITY |-----------------------------------------------------
|Term. Mgr. | Term. Trainmasters
|_____________|____
| | Stephen D. Bailey |
| | Tim Caldwell |
| | Ty Christian |
|Nicole Herbst| Mark Hastings |816-472-2302
|816-472-2410 | Steve Miller |
| | John Sherman |
| | Mike Thidemann |
| | |
---------------------------
|ROAD FOREMAN |Subdivision |Work Phone
---------------------------
R. Mark Athey | | |
(Term. Supt.) |Matt Roth |Hobson Yard |402-458-7796
402-458-7514 | | |
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| |St. Joseph |
|Mike Klatt |Napier |402-458-7325
| |Nebraska City |
________________________
| |Hastings |
| |Beatrice |
Chris Engel |Greg Golden |Wymore |402-460-2301
(Supt. Ops.) | |Lester |
402-458-7634 | |Giltner |
_______________________
| |Ravenna |
|Stan Lehman |Bellwood |402-458-7304
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|Chris |Omaha |641-782-1932
Allen Wolfe |Musgrove |Creston |
(Supt. Ops.) | |Sioux City |
402-458-7755 ________________
|Rollie | |
|Paulsgrove |Ottumwa |309-345-6139
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Danny L. Ray |Archie Carter|Murray Yard |816-472-2485
(Term. Supt.) | | |
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APPROVED
C.R. ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
July 01, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 638
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~2008 Nebraska Division July 4th Holiday Job Annulments
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska Division LOCAL Assignments will be ANNULLED on Friday,
July 4, 2008:
L-NEB6021-04 McCook
L-NEB8531-04 St. Joseph
The following Nebraska Division LOCAL Assignments will be ANNULLED on
Saturday, July 5, 2008:
L-NEB6031-05 Hastings
The following Nebraska Division ROAD SWITCHER Assignments will be ANNULLED
on Friday, July 4, 2008:
R-NEB4251-04 Fremont
R-NEB4311-04 Aurora
R-NEB4281-04 Crete
R-NEB4521-04 St. Joseph
R-NEB4561-I1 Kansas City (Kearney Local)
The following Nebraska Division YARD assignments will be ANNULLED on Friday,
July 4, 2008:
Y-HAS2611-04 Hastings
Y-HAS3611-04 Hastings
Y-MCN1011-04 McCook
Y-MCN2031-04 McCook
Y-SJO1011-04 St. Joseph
Y-SJO2011-04 St. Joseph
Y-LIN1012-F1 Lincoln Terminal
Y-KCM1911-I1 Kansas City (19th St Industry)
Y-KSM698 Kansas City (19th St/Industry YM)
Y-KCM2911-G1 Kansas City (19th St Industry)
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
June 30, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO. 637
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Winter Footwear Program
SUBDIVISION: All
In January of 2008, 21 BNSF employees took part in a winter footwear study to compare
current BNSF Enhanced Traction Footwear (ETF) across a variety of winter operating
environments.
The results of this study were that the 'DueNorth'(formerly Get-A-Grip), Chet's studded
boot sole pattern and the Chet's Pac Boot sole pattern performed better than other tested
enhanced traction footwear. Based on these results, for the 2008-2009 winter season,
winter footwear designs and availability of that winter footwear will be standardized on
these results across all locations on BNSF.
Winter Footwear Requirements:
Each employee is responsible for obtaining the appropriate footwear and having it readily
available when icy or snowy conditions exist. Choose the model and type of anti-slip
footwear that is right for your job task and the environment.
Current safety rule S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear states:
S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear
Employees will wear anti slip winter footwear when working in icy and or snowy
conditions. Only BNSF approved winter footwear may be worn.
To comply with Safety Rule, S-21.2.4 Anti-Slip Winter Footwear, "BNSF Approved
Winter Footwear", one the following pieces of footwear must be worn:
1. DueNorth pullover cleats
2. Chet's studded high top or studded low top overshoes (Stock #17 and Stock #13).
3. Chet's supplied Pac Boot with studs built into the boot (Stock #411).
4. Chet's Pac Boot without built-in studs (Stock #299) with DueNorth pullover cleats.
Obtaining Winter Footwear:
Pac boots, Chet's studded high top or studded low top overshoes, and DueNorth pullover
cleats may be ordered through Chet's. DueNorth pullover cleats may be ordered through
Hagemeyer as well. Chet's Pac Boot without built-in studs will be shipped with Due
North pullover cleats.
The new Chet's Winter Footwear Poster for 2008-2009 will be available the week of July
14th. As before, ordering will be by mail to Chet's Safety Supply using the form available
on the Safety Intranet. Pac Boots can be ordered every 18 months. Chet's studded high
top and studded low top overshoes may be ordered every 12 months. DueNorth pullover
cleats may be ordered as needed.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
June 11, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 633
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Trauma Intervention with Authorized Paid Leave
SUBDIVISION: All
Employees distressed following a critical incident may request relief from duty from their
supervisor. Supervisors are responsible for authorizing time off, informing the employee
of program requirements and completing the Supervisor's Report of Injury and
Occupational Illness when needed, as described below. The Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) is responsible for providing trauma intervention services.
Employees may request additional time off beyond the initial uncompleted trip. All
additional time off will be paid at the basic daily rate of pay only if the employee is
participating with EAP trauma intervention services.
The Trauma Intervention Process is outlined as follows:
1. Employee requests relief from duty from their supervisor following a critical incident.
2. The employee will be returned to their home terminal. The employee will be paid for
the balance of trip miles not completed, under applicable collective bargaining
agreements.
3. The supervisor completes the "Employee Instructions" letter, explains the program to
the employee and gives the employee a copy of the letter, and faxes a copy of the letter to
EAP at 817 352-1637 (BNSF line).
4. The supervisor contacts the EAP 24/7 number (800) 383-2327 for the area and gives
the following information:
a. Supervisor name and phone number
b. Location and description of incident
c. Names of crew members
d. Whether the crew was relieved at the scene
5. The supervisor explains the employee that he/she is relieved from the current tour of
duty only (remains marked up). If the employee is unable to report for their next tour of
duty, he or she must contact his or her supervisor.
6. If the employee requests additional time off and, as a result does not work the next
regularly scheduled shift, the supervisor must then contact the On-Duty Injury Care
hotline (888-634-1011) and complete the Web-based Supervisor's Report of Injury and
Occupational Illness. The employee does not need to fill out an Employee Personal
Injury/Occupational Illness Report.
7. When the EAP determines that the employee is medically fit to return to duty, the
EAP will contact the supervisor and confirm the return to duty by sending the supervisor
Fitness for Duty form.
First-line supervisor must inform the Division General Manager of all employees using
this program.
Employees who fail to follow this process will not be compensated for any time off as a
result of a critical incident.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
April 14, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 617
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 592, 599, 608, 609, 612 and 614
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
March 11, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 607
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~MVP Fuel Program Update
SUBDIVISION: Ottumwa, Creston and Ravenna
Now you can be rewarded for saving fuel. BNSF recognizes that locomotive engineers
play a vital role in conserving fuel. To recognize and reward fuel efficient train handling
practices, BNSF has launched the new Fuel MVP Program.
The Fuel MVP program is a fuel savings incentive opportunity for locomotive engineers.
By applying best practices to enhance fuel efficiency, engineers who reach certain
benchmarks will receive a $50 or $100 fuel card for their personal use. Engineers who
rank in the top 10% of their crew district for fuel efficiency will receive a $100 fuel card
while those ranking in the top 20% will receive a $50 fuel card. Awards will be given
each month based on fuel efficiency performance for the two previous months. For
example, winners will be announced in May based on fuel efficiency data for March and
April.
The program is being expanded to include the following Nebraska Division subdivisions:
Ottumwa, Creston and Ravenna. To be eligible for a fuel card, an engineer must complete
a minimum of six through freight runs on an eligible subdivision over a rolling two-
month period. All through train types are eligible for the program. Fuel goals will be
adjusted based on train characteristics.
As locomotive engineers you control one of the most fuel efficient land vehicles on earth
and have a tremendous effect on fuel consumption, emissions, and savings. Now you can
benefit by simply employing efficient train handing practices.
To ensure your success in the program, you should consistently adhere to the fuel saving
practices as outlined in the BNSF Air Brake and Train Handling Rules as well as
maximize opportunities to coast. For example:
- Comply with HPT guidelines (106.1)
- Shut down locomotives in compliance with 106.2 and 106.3 when conditions permit.
- Plan ahead for stops and slow orders. Minimize unnecessary time in higher notches.
- Don't power brake. (103.6.3, Item F. Stretch Braking)
- Limit stretch braking as much as possible. (103.6.3, Item F. Stretch Braking)
- Center reverser when stopped.
- Fully utilize the AESS system.
- Comply with maximum horsepower allowance for empty trains (106.1.4).
- Comply with 100.7 and don't rev engines equipped with electric motor-driven air
compressors to assist in charging train.
- Communicate, communicate, communicate.
- Comply with 106.8 on light engine moves.
To learn more about the Fuel MVP program, you can access the Fuel MVP Web site at
http://bnsfweb.bnsf.com/departments/operations/mvp/. The site offers a program
overview, program questions and answers, best practices, program results and
recognition. Educational tools on fuel efficiency practices are available through CBT and
NetSim modules. Contact your local Road Foreman or write to:
MVP.Program@BNSF.com with questions regarding the program.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
February 01, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 595
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Expansion of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Mandatory Hearing
Conservation Program
To: BNSF Operations Employees
From: Medical and Environmental Health Department (MEH)
From 49 CFR parts 227 and 229:
"FRA is amending its occupational noise standards for railroad employees whose
predominant noise exposure occurs in the locomotive cab FRA expects that this rule will
reduce the likelihood of noise-induced hearing loss for railroad operating employees."
The FRA, in cooperation with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
has broadened its efforts to protect the safety of TYE employees.
BNSF is now responsible to administer a federally-regulated, mandatory hearing
conservation program that includes additional railroad workers who are not currently
subject to the same standards used to qualify locomotive movers.
Hearing tests will be required every third year. However, employees may choose to be
tested on an annual basis on the van when it is available to them. Also, employees can
call a toll free number to schedule exams at home or at tie-up locations.
The toll-free number, 1-888-634-1121 will connect employees to Logistics Health
Incorporated (LHI) who will schedule the exams, process the results, and provide the
information to BNSF and our current Hearing Conservation Program partner,
Examinetics, Inc.
Also; Effective February 1, 2008, BNSF Medical & Environmental Health Department
will oversee the vision/hearing evaluation of engineers and other locomotive movers
requiring certification.
- The most significant change is to the provider network and scheduling processes
- For convenience, the hearing test has been expanded to comply with the new FRA
required hearing program. This eliminates the need for separate exam events.
- Employee still receives a recertification notice from Engineer Certification
- Employees may still use the Mobile Medical Vans based on availability for
recertification
- Obtaining medical certification remains the employee's responsibility
- This process is required by the FRA and not a BNSF-ordered exam
If the Mobile Medical Vans are not available, employees seeking recertification should
contact Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI) who will schedule the exams, process the
results, and provide the information to BNSF. LHI will schedule the exam around
employee's available time, date, and location, with flexibility to schedule at home or tie
up locations.
LHI BNSF Railway Employee Line - 1-888-634-1121
Employees are encouraged to call LHI as soon as possible after receiving the
recertification notice from Overland Park to ensure clinic availability in the location the
employee desires. While the goal is to make the process as convenient as possible, early
notification allows for timely completion of the recertification process.
Locomotive Engineer Certification in Overland Park, Kansas will still handle all other
non-medical elements of the certification processes.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
January 29, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 594
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notice is CANCELLED: No. 33
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
January 11, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 590
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 443, 569, 570, 574, 583, and 584
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
January 08, 2008
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 586
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~UNPAID LEAVES
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Between January 14, 2008 and February 17, 2008, the Nebraska Division will be granting
unpaid leaves (UPL). Time taken for UPL will not be held against individual crew
availability for Attendance Guidelines.
UPL's will be granted for a minimum of seven (7) days and a maximum of (14) days, and
authorized at the discretion of local supervision and the Division Crew Support Manager
based on manpower supplies. The UPL's will be granted in order of receipt with
consideration given to tenure for requests received on the same day for the same week(s)
as follows:
Lincoln, Nebraska. . . . . . . Engineer, Conductor, Brakeman and Switchman
The number of employees allowed to take UPL's will be determined by business
demands, number of vacations, and overall manpower availability at Lincoln, Ne.
In order to utilize this program, submit a UPL request in TSS, requests will be reviewed
daily by Bobbie Smith - Manager Crew Support (Phone: 785-676-2033). Requests must
be made a minimum of one (1) week in advance and all UPL requests must be at least
seven (7) consecutive days in duration beginning on a Monday. ALL TYE
EMPLOYEES LAID OFF UPL WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY MARKED BACK UP
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR LAYOFF.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 20, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 585
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 35, 543, 547, 553, 558, 561, 562, 564 and 566
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
December 04, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 571
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Changes to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Medical
Certification Process of Engineers, Remote Control Operators, and Hostlers
To: BNSF Operations Employees
From: BNSF Medical and Environmental Health Department (MEH)
Engineer, RCO, and Hostler Certification - Changes to FRA Medical Qualification
Process
Everyone who operates a locomotive as designated by 49 CFR Part 240 is required to be
medically qualified in order to comply with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
regulations and maintain certification.
During the implementation of a new FRA Hearing Conservation Program regarding noise
standards for locomotive cab occupants, BNSF is making a change to the medical portion
of the existing certification process with regards to Engineers, Remote Control Operators,
and Hostlers.
In cooperation with the Engineer Certification Department in Overland Park, BNSF
Medical & Environmental Health Department will now oversee the vision/hearing
evaluation of locomotive movers requiring certification. Additional reasons for changing
the process take into consideration the timing of the new FRA regulations, ease of
program management, quality assurance processes, and standardization of provider
services.
Employees seeking recertification will contact Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI) who
will schedule the exams, process the results, and provide the information to BNSF. LHI is
a leading provider of innovative healthcare solutions to the railroad industry. You can
check them out at www.logisticshealth.com.
Engineer Certification in Overland Park, Kansas will still handle all other non-medical
elements of the certification processes.
Current Process:
Employee receives packet from Locomotive Engineer Certification in Overland Park,
Kansas
Employee selects provider from approved list
Employee contacts provider to schedule exam
Clinic processes exam and sends results to Locomotive Engineer Certification in
Overland Park, Kansas
New Process:
Employee receives notification
Employee calls LHI and schedules exam around employee's available time, date, and
location, with flexibility to schedule at home or tie up locations.
Employee Action Required:
Please ensure your current contact information is on file with BNSF so you will receive
the details (like contact information and who to contact if you have problems) in the mail.
Look for these processes to roll out in January of 2008.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
November 01, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 560
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~New Constructive Allowance Code Pop Up Requirements
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Beginning Wednesday, October 31, 2007, there will be twelve new constructive
allowance code requirement pop-ups in the TSS Paperless Tie- Up System. TY&E
employees will now be prompted to supply specific information to expedite evaluation of
the claims for the following CA Codes:
CA Code SD Lapbacks or Side trips (Actual Miles)
CA Code LP Penalty lapbacks or Side Trips (Basic Day)
CA Code HO Hanging onto side of car
CA Code YS Road Crews performing yard switching (former BN)
CA Code Y1 Road Crews performing yard switching on OT (former BN)
CA Code Y2 Road Crews performing penalty yard switching (former BN)
CA Code 62 Incidental work train service
CA Code FT Final terminal switching
CA Code IT Initial terminal switching
CA Code LI Not transporting to Lindenwood (former BN)
CA Code 26 Intermediate Station Switching
CA Code 82 Run thru Arbitraries (former SF)
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Codes SD and LP:
CA Code SD Lapbacks or side trips
CA Code LP Penalty lapbacks or side trips
Miles = miles to be paid
Beginning Location = beginning location for lapback or side trip
Ending Location = ending location for lapback or side trip
Instructed By = who instructed to do lapback or side trip
Reason for SD/LP = reason for lapback or side trip
Comments = 3 lines for any further explanation of lapback or side trip
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Code HO:
CA Code HO Hanging onto side of car
Miles = miles
Car # = car number used to hang onto
Beginning Milepost = beginning milepost for hanging onto side of car
Ending Milepost = ending milepost for hanging onto side of car
Instructed by = who instructed to hang onto side of car
Move Continuous = was the move continuous
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Codes YS, Y1 and Y2.
CA Code YS Road Crews performing yard switching (non penalty)
CA Code Y1 Road Crews performing yard switching on OT (non-penalty on OT)
CA Code Y2 Road Crews performing penalty yard switching (penalty)
Miles = miles to be paid
Location = location of yard switching
Start Time = start time of yard switching
End Time = end time of yard switching
Authorized By = who authorized the yard switching
Comments = 5 lines for any further explanation of yard switching
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Code 62:
CA Code 62 Incidental work train service
Miles = miles to be paid
Start Time = starting time of the work train service
End Time = end time of the work train service
Instructed By = who instructed to do the work train service
Comments = 5 lines for any further explanation of the work train service
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Codes FT and IT:
CA Code FT Final Terminal Switching
CA Code IT Initial Terminal Switching
Miles = miles to be paid
Start Time = start time for terminal switching
End Time = end time for terminal switching
Comments = 5 lines for any further explanation of the terminal switching
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Code LI:
CA Code LI Not transporting to Lindenwood (only from West Quincy to Lindenwood,
MO when on HOS or due to track blockage - BLET & UTU)
Miles = miles to be paid
Comments = 5 lines for any further explanation
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Here are the specific fields the TY&E employees will be prompted to complete and the
field descriptions for CA Codes 26 and 82:
CA Code 26 Switching on the Road (Intermediate road switching former BN - BLET &
UTU)
CA Code 82 Run thru arbitraries E&W, N&S (Intermediate road switching former SF -
BLET & UTU)
Miles = miles to be paid
Location = location for Intermediate switching
Start Time = starting time of intermediate switching
End Time = ending time of intermediate switching
Comments = 5 lines for any further explanation of intermediate switching
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 26, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 559
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notice is CANCELLED: No. 551
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 16, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 557
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notice is CANCELLED: No. 24
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
October 16, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 554
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CANCELLATION NOTICE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
The following Nebraska General Manager Notices are CANCELLED:
Nos. 536, 539, 540, 541, 542, 544, 549 and 550
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
September 21, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 545
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~PICTURE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
All BNSF employees are required to carry their BNSF employee picture identification
card while on company property.
The identification cards will provide Resource Protection Officers and others a way to
easily identify if you are an employee and are authorized to be on company property.
The BNSF ID cards should be kept in your wallet or another safe place that will allow
easy access when requested.
If you have not received your BNSF ID card, contact the following individuals to obtain
one:
Hobson Yard - Lincoln Deb Rademacker 402-458-7730
Murray Yard - Kansas City Christina Cali 816-472-2385
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
June 19, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 518
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~KCT RAILWAY - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ADDITION: Kansas City Terminal - Restriction (St. Louis Ave)
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 513 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
1. KCT General Order No. 5 June 8,2007
The General Code of Operating Rules 5th Edition effective April 3, 2005 and the
Greater Kansas City Area Operating and Special Instructions dated January 1, 2005
govern in all cases except as modified or superseded by General Order.
2. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY (KCT): All KCT trackage
that is signaled is defined as a manual interlocking. At a manual interlocking, employees
will be governed by the instructions of the Train Dispatcher/Control Operator.
3. The following Operating Instructions for Maintenance of Way Employees, Control
Operators, and Train Dispatchers working on Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
property are in effect.
Maintenance of Way employees operating on the Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company will be governed by the BNSF Maintenance of Way Operating Rules (MWOR)
in effect on October 31, 2004 (including revised and added pages in effect October 29,
2006) and the Operating Instructions contained in this document. These Operating
Instructions will supersede any rule with which they conflict within the Maintenance of
Way Operating Rules. Control Operators and Train Dispatchers will be governed by
these supplemental instructions.
4. The KCT tracks where the maximum authorized speed is 15 mph or less, fouling of
track is authorized under CFR 49, part 214.329-Train approach warning provided by
watchmen/lookouts.
5. All BNSF MOW and Signal forces operating on Kansas City Terminal Railway will
operate on Radio channel 2626 unless directed to another channel by Traffic Control.
6. RADIO
ALL TRAINS AND ENGINES operating on tracks dispatched by the Kansas City
Terminal Railway's Traffic CONTROL CENTER WILL MAINTAIN 1 (one) RADIO
SET TO CHANNEL 6060. Trains and engines may contact Traffic Control directly on
6060 without the use of a tone in button. Any train or engine that cannot get channel
6060 on their radio must make arrangements with Traffic Control for an alternate channel
that they can be reached on prior to arrival.
When a train or engine crew are relieved on KCT property (or on trains that will depart
via KCT property) it is the outbound crew's responsibility to notify the Dispatcher at
Traffic Control on Radio Channel 6060 when the train is ready to depart.
7. UNIFORM TIME ACT
The "Uniform Time Act of 1966" (Amended by "Energy Policy Act of 2005") provides
that the standard time of each time zone shall be advanced one hour or back one hour as
follows:
At 0200 on the second Sunday in March, each year, Standard Time is advanced one
hour to 0300, OR
At 0200 on the first Sunday in November, each year, Standard time is set back one
hour to 0100.
Watches and standard clocks must be changed accordingly and time compared as
outlined in GCOR 3.3.
8. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
The Kansas City Terminal Railway Company's section of the Greater Kansas City
Area Operating and Special Instructions, referring to posted speed limits on KCT is
amended to read as follows:
TRK # LOCATION & (MILE POST) SPEED
2&3 Congo (0.0) TO 40
Signals at Campbell St. (MP 6.00)
1&4 Rock Creek Jct. (0.84) to 25
Belmont Ave (2.40)
4 Belmont Ave. (2.40) to signals at Campbell 40
Street (MP 6.00)
1 Southwest Blvd 573 Switch (7.35) to 30
MP 8.85 (BNSF C.P. 27)
2 Signals at Campbell St. (MP 6.00 to 30
BNSF C.P. 27 (MP 8.85)
3&4 Signals at Campbell St (MP 6.00) to BNSF 30
Crossing Interlocking (MP 7.83)
3&4 BN Crossing Interlocking (7.83) to 15
Santa Fe Jct Interlocking (8.00)
3&4 Santa Fe Jct Interlocking (MP 8.0) to Osage 10
and Kansas Ave. (MP 8.61) (to/from Mill St.,
UP-Armourdale, & 18th St. Yards)
70 Penn Avenue Interlocking (7.17) to Old 30
Union Depot Interlocking (9.34)
74 & 75 Southwest Blvd. (7.45) to 30
Terminal Jct. (10.10)
79, 80 ATSF Jct. Interlocking (MP 8.05) through 25
& 81 Old Union Depot Interlocking (10.18)
27, 28 Union Station Tracks 15
29 & 30
Connection between North Chicago Junction (MP 8.12) 10
East End of Kaw River Bridge (MP 8.26)
All connections between KCT tracks of other railroads 15
Except as noted below:
> Union Pacific connection at Rock Creek Jct 25
> Connection between track 75 in the 7th 30
Interlocking (MP 9.3) and UP East Armourdale
C.P. K902
> Connection between track 75 in the Mill Street 30
Interlocking (MP 9.8) and UP East Armourdale
C.P. K903
> Tracks 924 & 926 between Santa Fe Jct & BN 25
Crossing
Diverging routes, all locations , entire length of train, 15
Except as noted below:
> Maximum authorized speed through turnout at East 25
East end of Main 4 (MP 1.0) (935 Switch) at
Rock Creek Jct.
> Maximum authorized speed through crossovers in 40
Independence Avenue Interlocking Plant (MP 2.62)
(between tracks 1, 2, and 3)
> Maximum authorized speed through crossovers in 40
Cleveland Avenue Interlocking Plant (MP 4.13)
(between tracks 2, 3, and 4)
> Maximum authorized speed through crossovers in 30
Grand Ave Interlocking (MP 6.62) (between tracks
1, 2 & 4)
> Maximum authorized speed through crossovers 30
in Penn Ave Interlocking (MP 7.26) (All tracks,
All routes, except Union Station tracks)
> Maximum authorized speed through crossovers in 30
State Line Interlocking Track 74 & 75, MP 8.0
> Maximum authorized speed through turnout in 25
Highline Jct. Interlocking Tracks 74 & 76
MP 8.77
> Maximum authorized speed through crossover in 30
Mill Street Interlocking MP 9.75
No Flags displayed for temporary speed restrictions on KCT Tracks.
9. AMTRACK - Broadway Yard
Tracks 29 and 30 are under the jurisdiction of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation and are to be used exclusively for Amtrak operations.
10. DUAL CONTROL SWITCHES
The following Interlockings are controlled by Traffic Control that have dual-control
switches:
Airline Jct., West Wye KCS RR Switch Locks
Southwest Jct. KCS RR or UP RR Switch Locks
(Depending on Switch Location)
Sheffield KCT Combination Locks
Independence Ave. KCT Combination Locks
7th Street KCT Combination Locks
Cleveland Ave. KCT Combination Locks
Penn Ave. KCT Combination Locks
State Line KCT Combination Locks
Highline Jct. KCT Combination Locks
Grand Ave. KCT Combination Locks
Mill Street KCT Combination Locks
30th Street KCT Combination Locks
11. TRACK RESTRICTIONS
Southward train and engine movements from Track 295 (Kenefick Connection) to
Coopers Lead (Glenn Park Yard) over the 299 switch are prohibited.
Track 1306 in Old Union Depot Interlocking M.P. 9.52 (MW equipment track), is
restricted to four (4) axle locomotives.
12. CLEARANCES
Maximum height permissible on KCT track 70 (Bluff Track) is 20 ft. 0 in.
Bluff track is restricted to bulk commodity trains (coal/grain) unless approved by KCT
Manager.
Maximum height permissible on all other KCT tracks is 21 ft. 0 in.
KCT Dispatcher will be notified of all High/Wide loads and placement in train.
NOTE: The Kansas River Bridge will not clear men on sides of cars. Loads in excess
of 13 ft. 6 in. must be walked across Kansas River Bridge after notifying dispatcher of
same.
John R. Bederman
Director of Transportation
Kansas City Terminal Railway Co
====================== END OF KCT GENERAL ORDERS
KCT General Notice No. 5 June 8,2007
RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT:
Lookout for poor footing and tripping hazards while on KCT property.
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Kansas City Terminal Railway requests that you continue to be alert for unusual
activities or occurrences on or near railroad property and immediately report any
suspicious activity to Traffic Control Dispatchers on radio channel 60-60.
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A lubricator has been installed on the west walkway on track 295 (Connection track
from track 75 to BNSF Ft. Scott sub), lookout for poor footing conditions and tripping
hazards.
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Lookout for poor footing and tripping hazards in the Old Union Depot Interlocking
from KCT MP 9.4 to MP 10.1 on tracks 79, 80, and 81.
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Lookout for poor footing and tripping hazards along the west end of 280 yard (across
from Union Station).
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Lookout for poor footing and tripping hazards along the west side of track 79 between
KCT MP 8.40 to KCT MP 8.50 (Near 23rd St. viaduct) due to Wyoming Street Bridge
demolition.
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Lookout for poor footing and tripping hazards from 500 feet north to 500 feet south of
KCT MP 9.96 (St. Jouis Ave) on both sides of track.
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Robert S. Tatum
Director of Transportation
Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
G C FOX
VP TRANSPORTATION
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 470
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LEAVE OF ABSENCE - RETURN TO WORK
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
1. BNSF MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROCESS
The proper authority for a Leave of Absence or an extension to an existing Leave of
Absence is the Division General Manager or his designated representative. The Medical
Department or their designated representatives may recommend but not authorize a
Leave of Absence.
Employees requesting a medical Leave of Absences should contact the following
individuals:
Hobson Yard Lincoln, NE. Deb Rademacker 403-458-7730
Murray Yard Kansas City, MO Christina Cali 816-472-2385
Nebraska Divn ALL Locations Diana Pueppke 402-458-7766
Any questions pertaining to medical Leave of Absences should be directed to your
immediate Supervisor, or Director Administration G.D. Wright (402) 458-7596).
2. RETURN TO WORK PROCESS - FROM ILLNESS OR INJURY
Employees returning to work following an illness or injury must have their condition
reviewed to ensure they are able to perform their job duties safely. This review is
necessary only if the medical condition meets one of these criteria:
* Diabetes with Insulin Injection
* Fractures
* Hospitalization
* Heart Disease
* Loss of Consciousness
* Major Surgery
* Seizure
* Stroke
* Sleep Apnea
* On-the-Job Injuries
* Absence greater than 30 days
* Work Restrictions
* As deemed necessary by MEH Department or their designees
To initiate the process of returning to work, employee must:
(1) Obtain a Medical Status Form from their Supervisor, Medical Care Manager, or
Director of Administration.
(2) Complete Section II of the Medical Status Form and sign. ALL SECTIONS
MUST BE COMPLETE.
(3) Ensure the Health Care Provider completes Section III of the Medical Status
Form. For Restricted Duty, a FULL DUTY RELEASE DATE must be included. ALL
SECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETE.
NOTE: Medical reports and forms used by providers may be substituted for the
"Health Care Providers" section of the Medical Status Form if they contain essentially the
same information.
(4) FAX (or the Health Care Provider may do so) the completed Medical Status Form
directly to Caresys at 1-866-254-6486 to maintain medical confidentiality. The FAX
number is located at both the top and bottom of the form.
In order to avoid any unnecessary delays, forms must be complete, legible, and FAXed to
CareSys at least seven (7) days prior to the return to full duty date to allow time for
processing forms.
Employees that are released to work with restrictions may be eligible to return to work on
Restricted Duty. Return to work on Restricted Duty is contingent on Supervisors being
able to accommodate the restrictions. CareSys will communicate directly with
Supervisors regarding employees being released to work with restrictions, and the
Supervisors will notify employees if the restrictions can be accommodated. Employees
are only eligible to work two (2) weeks on Restricted Duty prior to their full release date.
IF THE MEDICAL CONDITION DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE
CONDITIONS,
upon providing a full duty release to your Supervisor or Director Administration, you will
be requested to sign a form letter "Return to Work for Medical Conditions Not Requiring
Medical Review"
EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO COVER THEIR ABSENCE THROUGH
THEIR SUPERVISOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING RULES.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
January 26, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 461
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
POLICIES
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has detailed Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policies in effect clearly stating that any type of
discriminatory behavior by any BNSF employee is prohibited and will not be condoned.
"Safety Rules and General Responsibilities for ALL Employees", Rule 1.6 and 1.6.1 deal
specifically with race, discrimination and harassment. In addition to these rules, "Sexual
Harassment" and "Harassment" Policies are found in BNSF's Values package.
Articles, pictures, cartoons or jokes of a racist, sexist infurence are prohibited and fall
within the above mentioned Policies and Rules. Behavior or material of this nature is
forbidden on BNSF property. Employees found in violation of these Policies and Rules
will be disciplined accordingly.
Supervisors must be advised immediately of any inappropriate behavior or material as
described above.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
January 04, 2007
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 453
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~LOCOMOTIVE INFORMATION - Distributed Power Information
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
DISTRIBUTED POWER:
Empty unit trains with DP will be restricted to 10 powered axles on the rear of train.
Trailing remote engine(s) must be isolated.
When multiple engines are utilized as remotes, best practice will be as follows:
Distributed power remote engine next to train will be the engine linked with the lead
distributed power unit.
USE OF ROAD POWER TO SWITCH TRAINS:
To control and limit high in train forces, which may be generated when using a multiple
unit locomotive consist to switch trains, the following instruction applies:
The locomotive consist used for switching is limited to a maximum of sixteen (16)
powered axles or two (2) SD70 MAC locomotives. All remaining locomotives in the
consist in excess of the sixteen (16) powered axles must be isolated.
This restriction does not apply to unit trains with symbols C, G or U.
Due to the inability of the engineer to monitor functions (i.e. tractive effort, amperage,
braking force, wheel slip) the controlling locomotive of a multiple unit consist used for
switching MUST NOT be isolated.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
November 03, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 425
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Homeland Security
SUBDIVISION: All
Maintaining Homeland Security continues to be vitally important. At BNSF, every
employee plays a role in identifying and reporting trespassers as well as suspicious or
unusual persons, circumstances or items on and near rail equipment or property.
By acting as the "eyes and ears" of the railroad, employees can assist BNSF in preventing
criminal or terrorist acts. Any suspicious individuals or activities should be reported as
part of BNSF's On-Guard program to the Resource Operations Call Center (ROCC) at
800-832-5452.
Employees should also realize that, as a result of government security initiatives, they
may encounter individuals identifying themselves as government officials from the
Transportation Security Administration, Federal Railroad Administration or other
agencies. In many cases, the inspector's mission is to assess the level of security
awareness or preparedness at specific rail locations.
In the interest of safety and security, when you encounter these individuals, please ask to
see their identification and credentials unless you know the individual or you see that the
individual is accompanied by a known railway official. You may also call the ROCC at
the number above to verify the inspector's identity and assignment.
Remember, everyone on BNSF property must wear the appropriate personal protective
equipment and follow the safety rules. As always, employees are empowered to intervene
if they observe anyone on railroad property potentially putting themselves at risk.
Other important security measures include the following:
* Employees should always have their BNSF identification cards available.
* Always control computer passwords and properly dispose of sensitive documents,
including train lists with shipper or commodity information.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
November 02, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 423
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~KC-LIN ID POOL HOME TERMINAL CREW MEMBERS POOL
BALANCE
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
Local Memorandum of Agreement between the Labor Organizations and BNSF relative
to Kansas City & Lincoln Interdivisional Service requires crew members to tie up as a
unit at the Away-From-Home-Terminal, and requires the Engineer's tie-up time to be
used as the basis for determining the crew's rest. Crewmembers tying up at the Away-
From-Home-Terminal are required to tie-up consistent with this provision of the
Agreement. Crew members not tying up consistent with this requirement will notify
Lincoln Terminal Manager (458-7567) or Murray Yard On-Duty Trainmaster (472-2302)
why the crew is not tying up as a unit. Proper Pool balance and regulation require
adherence to this provision. Hours of Service discrepancies between crewmembers
should be limited.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
October 24, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 417
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CAB CONDITION REPORTING (CCR) - Update
SUBDIVISION: All
The replaces all previous general notices concerning this topic.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2006, A NEW METHOD FOR REPORTING CAB
CONDITIONS IS AVAILABLE.
Cab Condition Reporting (CCR) is a new voice application which enables a conductor to
directly access the BNSF computer system by MRAS/PBX radio or telephone in order to
report Cab Conditions.
Conductors, who previously reported cab defects, should use this system in lieu of calling
or toning the Mechanical Help Desk to report any Cab conditions not impacting a
Locomotive's lead qualification.
The following cab conditions can be reported either by entering the corresponding
number directly on the keypad or by voicing the defect. Note: If the nature of the defect
disqualifies a locomotive from lead use, the caller should press '0', or voice 'Other'.
1 - Water Cooler
2 - Desk
3 - Light
4 - Cab Seals
5 - Toilet
0 - Other
The following information is required for reporting a cab condition. You will be
prompted for each. Keypad responses are available on all prompts except, 'Station'
* User Id
* Train Id
* Station (station name only , not state)
* Locomotive Initial and Number
* Defect
The reporting should be performed prior to departing your on-duty terminal. Any other
instructions for reporting Cab Conditions locally will remain in effect.
Conductors must inform their Engineers of any cab defects reported using this method so
those defects can be included on the Engineer's Locomotive Daily Inspection Report for
that locomotive, provided one is being made during his/her trip.
In order to use this system, a conductor is required to register his or her voice print prior
to their first use of the system. NOTE: Conductors who have previously registered using
this system for other applications (VTR - Voice Train Reporting for set-outs and/or pick-
ups) need not register again for CCR.
The phone number for registration and to use the system is (company) 593-7670,
(commercial) (817) 593-7670, (Toll Free) 1-800-327-3230. Press '2' for Cab Condition
Reporting (CCR)
Use of MRAS does not relieve a conductor from the requirement to monitor the
dispatcher's radio frequency.
Any telephone can be used. When using a telephone on a train, be governed by Rule 1.10
as amended by Item 14, System Special Instructions.
If you encounter any communications problems when using the MRAS/PBX, please
contact your Trainmaster or local telecom rep at the conclusion of your trip. Provide
them with detail of the problem, your location, and which MRAS/PBX station you were
trying to use when the problem occurred.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
October 10, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 409
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Jury Duty Information - ADDITION OF FAX NUMBER Supporting
Documentation for Jury Duty Claims MUST ALSO BE FAXED to: 8-458-7769 / 402-
458-7769 SUBDIVISION:
All Subdivisions
=======================
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 376 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
=======================
That portion READING:
Supporting Documentation for Jury Duty Claims:
* On the Jury Duty claim, report the date(s) scheduled for Jury Duty, location, time
scheduled to report and time released for each day and the lost trip information.
- A copy of the Jury Duty Notice
- The Court's Reporting Instructions
- A copy of the Court receipt for amount paid while performing
Jury Duty which will be deducted from the lost wage payment.
NOTE: If payment is delayed or there is no payment for that day from the Court, you
must have authorization from your Supervisor for payment of lost wages.
IS CHANGED TO READ:
Supporting Documentation for Jury Duty Claims:
* On the Jury Duty claim, report the date(s) scheduled for Jury Duty, location, time
scheduled to report, and time released for each day and the lost trip information.
* FAX the following documents to Company FAX Number 8-676-5186 /
Outside Line 785-676-5186, AND to Company FAX Number 8-458-7769 /
Outside Line 402-458-7596.
- A copy of the Jury Duty Notice
- The Court's Reporting Instructions
- A copy of the Court receipt for amount paid while performing Jury Duty which will be
deducted from the lost wage payment.
NOTE: If payment is delayed or there is no payment for that day from the Court, you
must have authorization from your Supervisor for payment of lost wages.
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BNSF and the Labor Organizations representing BNSF employees support employees
summoned to perform their civic duties in the form of Jury Duty by providing negotiated
Agreements for compensation for time lost to employees who are summoned for Jury
Duty. The collective bargaining agreements will govern any dispute as to compensation
for Jury Duty. However, the following guidelines are provided to minimize such disputes
and provide for prompt and proper payment of valid Jury Duty claims.
Employees instructed to report for Jury Duty at a specific date and time are authorized to
mark off for Jury Duty to make sure they are rested and available for Jury Duty; but are
also expected to make a reasonable effort to perform their normal duties whenever
reasonably possible.
Employees subject to certain call-in or "stand by" notification procedures used by some
courts will remain marked up except in circumstances where protecting service will
obviously jeopardize such notification.
If there are questions about the ability to protect service, you must consult with a
designated supervisor before marking off and jointly set up a strategy to insure
compliance with the court's instructions and protect your assignment when reasonably
possible.
Employees will be expected to mark up immediately upon release from the courts or, if
on call, immediately after receiving notification they will not have to report to the court.
If an employee is required to physically report at the court, eight hours rest will apply to
your markup time.
Please use the below checklists to validate qualification and provide the proper
documentation with your claim:
Qualifies For Jury Duty Lost Wages:
* Reporting at a specific location and time for jury selection and/or Jury Duty, when an
actual loss of wages occurs.
* Reporting for Jury Duty conflicts with your ability to obtain rest under the Hours of
Service Act before or after the Jury Duty. Please note booking additional rest does not
apply to Jury Duty.
* Extra board personnel who mark off for 24 hours or less, will receive the equivalent of
a day's guarantee if the trip missed is not completed prior to the mark up.
Does Not Qualify For Jury Duty Lost Wages:
Jury Duty that occurs on a rest day or other periods of scheduled or unscheduled time off
when no loss of wages occurs.
* Layoffs when courts are not in session. Examples include weekends and major
holidays.
* Any days over the 60-day maximum. The Agreements provide for a maximum of 60
day's in any calendar year.
* Failure to follow supervisors' recommendations for protecting service, or reporting at
the court without specific instructions to do so.
Supporting Documentation for Jury Duty Claims:
* On the Jury Duty claim, report the date(s) scheduled for Jury Duty, location, time
scheduled to report and time released for each day and the lost trip information.
* Fax the following documents to Company telephone number 8-676-5186 or outside line
785-676-5186.
- A copy of the Jury Duty notice
- The Court's reporting instructions.
- A copy of the Court receipt for amount paid while performing Jury Duty which will be
deducted from the lost wage payment.
* Note: If payment is delayed or there is no payment for that day from the Court, you
must have authorization from your supervisor for payment of lost wages.
It is anticipated that observance of these guidelines will minimize disputes as to pay for
time lost for Jury Duty. In the event of a dispute, BNSF and the appropriate Labor
Organization will work diligently to resolve the matter.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
September 08, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 396
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NEBRASKA DIVISION REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
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Nebraska Division General Notice No. 76 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
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In addition to System Special Instructions #12, dated April 2, 2006, Item 23, the
following will apply:
1. If remote control feature of an RCO operation fails and there is a need to go into
conventional operations, all applicable collective bargaining agreements must be
strictly adhered too. Conventional operation requires an engineer called from the
applicable decision table through Crew Support Center, Topeka.
2. RCO ground employees are not permitted and will not be authorized to operate any
locomotive by any conventional means. Only certified locomotive engineers or hostlers,
while assigned to a conventional locomotive operation, are allowed to operate a
locomotive in conventional mode. If there is a need for any reason to operate the RCO
engine in conventional mode, contact the appropriate authority. Failure to comply with
these instructions may result in formal discipline.
3. Remote Control Operators will conduct operations consistent with accepted operating
practices for ground service personnel in conventional operations. This means that
Remote Control operator(s) may position themselves in a locomotive cab as a ground
service employee normally would during conventional operations. Remote Control
Operators shall work from the ground as a ground service employee normally would in
conventional operations.
4. When working in a locomotive cab, a Remote Control Operator with control over
movement will not receive hand or radio signals directing movement from other crew
members on the ground, except in an emergency. A Remote Control Operator in the
cab should use the "shared" or "pitch and catch" feature on the Remote Control
Transmitter if it is necessary for an RCO on the ground to direct movement.
5. The Remote Control Operator at the coupling is required to be the primary operator
during a coupling operation.
Example 1: A crew of two Remote Control Operators is involved in switching
operations. The operator at a coupling should be the primary operator who will make a
coupling. If the other operator is in control, stop short of coupling and transfer control to
the operator located at coupling.
Example 2: A crew is working with an attached Utility Employee who is assisting in
setting out a block of cars and will be at the location of coupling when the cut of cars are
put back together. Either Remote Control Operator may be the primary operator as
neither are located at the coupling and are receiving signals from the Utility Employee.
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RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS ON THE NEBRASKA DIVISION--that portion
READING:
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.10
IS CHANGED TO READ:
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.11
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RCO SWITCHING MOVEMENTS ON THE NEBRASKA DIVISION
Effective immediately, in addition to complying with the provisions of Air Brake and
Train Handling Rule 103.11, the following instructions will apply for RCO Switching
Movements Within The Nebraska Division:
Switch moves with less than 3,000 tons do not need any cars with the air lined and cut in.
Switch moves with 3,000 tons or greater must have 5 cars with the air lined and cut in.
Switch moves with 6,000 tons or greater must have 10 cars with the air lined and cut in.
These additions do not apply to the Hump Engine.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
August 31, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 392
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NS FAMILIARIZATION
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Any engineer called for service on trains destined to the NS Yard at North Kansas City,
MO., KSC Yard in Kansas City, MO., or BNSF Argentine Yard in Kansas City, KS. from
the St. Joseph Subdivision, are required to notify the Chief Dispatcher at 817-234-6031 if
they are not route familiarized to the NS, KCS or BNSF Argentine Yard and train is
destined to one of these locations, so that a pilot can be arranged.
Prior to passing Napier, all crews requiring pilots are to contact the dispatcher to ensure a
pilot is called so as not to delay the train at Murray Yard. Crews swapped enroute will
also call to confirm the need for a pilot if the swapped engineer is not route familiarized
to the NS.
Any engineer on boards 31, 57 or Kansas City low short engineer pool 501 pool are to be
route familiarized to the NS, KCS and BNSF Argentine Yards.
Any engineer entering service in any of those pools or on either extra board, and is not
route familiarized to the NS, KCS and BNSF Argentine Yard must also call Road
Foreman Carter at 816-472-2485 within 24 hours of making their move to those positions
to make arrangements to get route familiarized.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
August 15, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 384
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Rules Support Information
SUBDIVISION: All
A number of contact points have been established with the goal of providing assistance to
employees when questions or clarifications are needed relating to work practices,
procedures or operating rules. When an employee's first line supervisor can't be
contacted to provide assistance, one of the following contact points may be beneficial:
Operating Rules Suport Line - 817-593-6535 or 800-539-0418
To provide TY&E operating rules support when employees are faced with operating
situations requiring immediate assistance, and employee is unable to contact their
immediate supervisor, the operating rules/audit desk located in the BNSF network
operations center will provide 24 hour operating rule support for TY&E employees.
Yardmaster Information Line - 817-234-1691
This voice mailbox can be used by yardmasters for questions concerning operating rules
and any questions about TSS commands and procedures. Responses will be given by the
next business day.
Engineer Training Assistance Hotline - 913-319-3996
For questions concerning Engineer Training, locomotive equipment or air brake systems.
For Questions concerning Maintenance of Way Operating Rules and other instructions,
call your local Manager of MW Field Training:
Grace Baxter - Texas/Kansas - 405-670-7520
Joey Gutierres - Montana/Powder River - 307-685-7651
Troy Hunter - Chicago/Northwest - 816-472-2354
Bob Marostica - Southwest/California/LA/Northwest - 928-226-3840
Bob May - Kansas/Texas - 913-319-2659
Carl May - Gulf/Texas - 713-249-8674
Royce McConnell - Kansas/Nebraska - 785-435-5069
Eric Powell - Springfield - 417-264-4710
Ancil Shropshire - Southwest/Texas - 806-790-3646
Rich Simmons - Twin Cities - 218-795-7787
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
June 23, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.360
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NEW PROMPT, TSS PAPERLESS TIE-UP SYSTEM, CA CODE CC
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Beginning June 13, 2006, TYE employees will see a new prompt in the TSS Paperless
Tie-Up System upon submitting requests for payment for cab conditions (CA Code CC).
Prior to this change, information was provided in a freeform manner.
Now, TYE employees will be prompted to supply specific information which will enable
TYE Compensation Systems to more quickly evaluate the request and determine
payment.
Here are the specific fields that you will be prompted to complete and the field
descriptions:
UNIT ID & NUMBER = Lead locomotive number for which you are claiming the CC.
UNIT DEFECT = Categorize the defect: Weather-stripping; Fridge, Desk, Desklight, etc.
BOARDING TIME = Specify the time you boarded your unit.
TIME REPORTED = Specify the time you reported the cab defect.
TIME DEPARTED = Specify the time you departed on your train.
REPORTED TO = Specify the person the cab defect was reported to.
DEFECT DESCRIPTION = Describe the defect in detail. Additional information
necessary to comply with your Division Notice may be supported here.
For defective weather-stripping or refrigerator/cooler reports YOU MUST supply the
following information:
> Weather-stripping = Please specify what elements existed in the CAB that resulted in
or produced inadequate protection against weather conditions
> Refrigerator or cooler = Please specify what prevented the device from producing
adequate cool drinking water
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
May 12, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.345
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~NEW GENERAL SWITCHING LIMITS AT LINCOLN
SUBDIVISION: ALL
Effective May 4, 2006, new General Switching Limits were established at Lincoln,
Nebraska as follows:
Ravenna Subdivision: MP 7.0
Hastings Subdivision: Via Freight Line MP 5.0 Via Passenger Line MP 64.0
St. Joseph Subdivision MP 201.0
Creston Subdivision MP 53.0
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
February 01, 2006
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.290
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Make Whole Screen Change - MAKE WHOLE INSTRUCTIONS
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
TO ALL CONCERNED: Nebraska Division General Manager's Notice No. 265 -
Make Whole Screen Change - is CANCELLED and REISSUED as follows:
Effective Monday, November 7, 2005, a new special claims screen for filing a make
whole or loss of earnings type of claim was implemented. Information from TSS crew
work history will be used to expedite the handling of make whole claims.
CLAIMING A MAKE WHOLE
Remote Control Operations (RCO) Trainers, Craft Instructors (when engaged in duties
other than that of the job training of trainees on the Craft Instructor's assignment) and
UTU Conductor New Hire Training Coordinators will be made whole for the assignment
held immediately prior to their selection as RCO Trainer, Craft Instructors, and UTU
Training Coordinators.
When claiming Make Whole, the special claims screen will give you the information
from your crew history concerning the trip that you are being made whole to. This will
include the trip information being claimed for the service that was protected by your turn
or assignment. If the system cannot calculate this information for you, then you must
provide the claimant and protected by details. If unsure of these details, or if you
disagree with what the system has provided for you, or you wish to enter additional
information, you can use the PF4 key to get a free form comment screen to enter your
remarks. Please DO NOT use this key if you agree with the information displayed on the
screen.
BY USING THE PF4 KEY, YOU COULD BE DELAYING THE PROCESS TIME OF
YOUR CLAIM.
If you are a pre - 1985 employee who is claiming a make whole from a post - 1985
employee, the system will prompt you for any pre - 1985 codes that may be due.
Once you have entered the required information for your claim, hit the PF5 key to
commit the claim.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
December 01, 2005
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.274
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~RADIO CHANNEL CHANGE: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
SUBDIVISION: Murray Yard - Kansas City
Effective at 0900, Monday, December 5, 2005, the Norfolk Southern (NS) will begin
using Radio Channel 18 - 18, which will replace Radio Channel 22 - 22.
All employees affected by this change need to have their portable radios updated. The
Radio Shop is open from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
November 18, 2005
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.264
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Revised Instructions for Completing Trip Rate Tickets
SUBDIVISION: All Subdivisions
This notice concerns BLET and UTU Trip Rates that have been implemented on BNSF
crew districts where there is one rate established for a Single Trip and a second rate
established for a Flip Trip.
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SINGLE TRIP RATE: A single trip is when you work or deadhead from your home
terminal to the away-from-home terminal and tie up for lodging at the away-from-home
terminal. A single trip is, also, when after being tied up at the away-from-home terminal,
you work or deadhead from the away-from-home terminal to home terminal. You will be
paid one single trip rate for each single trip, terminal to terminal. To be paid correctly,
you must complete two tickets - one for the single trip from home terminal to away-from-
home terminal, and - one for the single trip from away-from-home terminal to home
terminal.
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FLIP TRIP RATE: A flip trip is when you deadhead one way and work the other, going
to and from the away-from-home terminal without being released for lodging. Put
differently, If NOT taken to the lodging facility, it is a flip trip rate - and IF taken to the
lodging facility it is two trip rates. To be paid correctly for a flip trip - you must claim
Code FR on your working ticket for the flip rate. The pop-up window for the flip trip
will prompt you for the following information:
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> Begin station location of first portion of trip
(use numeric station number**)
> End station location of first portion of trip
(use numeric station number)
> Mode of transportation (codes for type of transport)
> Begin station location of second portion of trip
(use numeric station number)
> End station location of second portion of trip
(use numeric station number)
> Mode of transportation (codes for type of transport)
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** There are system edits in place to edit the station number logic. The information
shown must be correct for the flip rate to be claimed**
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If you work a flip trip and the system has mistakenly generated two tickets for you - a
deadhead ticket and a working ticket - please use Code FE on the deadhead ticket to
advise Compensation Systems to disregard the deadhead ticket. Then complete the
working ticket, using Code FR to record your flip trip.
When tying up a single trip or a flip trip in the TSS paperless system, please ensure that
the actual miles field is correct, based on your service trip. On such trips as recures,
helpers, dogcatches and any other service that is not just terminal to terminal, you need to
briefly explain the route traversed using Code FE.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
August 30, 2005
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO. 236
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: Serious Rule Violations
DIVISION: All Divisions
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Explanation: Handling Cars Ahead of Engine is added as a Deadly Decision and will be
handled as a serious rule violation.
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General Notice No. 227 is cancelled.
BNSF has identified "Deadly Decisions" which have resulted in serious or fatal injuries.
A description of the specific work practices and applicable rules are listed below:
Should you have questions concerning the requirements listed below, please contact your
supervisor.
1. Getting on and off moving equipment.
SAFETY RULE S-13.5
2. Going in between coupled cars or locomotives without proper protection.
SAFETY RULE S-13.1.1
3. Failing to provide a minimum separation of 50 feet between cars or locomotive before
crossing between equipment.
SAFETY RULES S-13.1.11, S-13.2.4, S-13.2.5
4. Riding the end of a freight car.
SAFETY RULE 13.1.5
5. Fouling adjacent track before insuring that there is no movement.
SAFETY RULE S-28.19, GCOR RULE 1.20, MWOR RULE 1.20
6. Running while switching.
SAFETY RULE S-13.2.2
7. Riding freight cars to a joint.
SAFETY RULE S-13.1.5
8. Handling Cars Ahead of Engine
GCOR Rule 6.5, 5.3.7.
Serious Rule Violations (additions to appendix B PEPA Policy)
Failure to follow procedures to safely handle cars ahead of engines
as outlined in GCOR 6.5 and 5.3.7.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
May 11, 2005
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.204
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT:~ Locomotive-Mounted Video Cameras
SUBDIVISION: All
BNSF began taking delivery of production locomotives equipped with forward-facing
video cameras from GE Transportation Rail on March 22. The cameras are being
installed to help provide information on grade-crossing and train/pedestrian accidents.
The railway expects to equip a total of 350 locomotives, including about 100 new
locomotives and 250 retrofits, by the end of 2005. BNSF plans to install the cameras on
lead-qualified locomotives that will operate throughout the system.
One camera will be mounted on each locomotive. The camera is intended to capture the
view of the track ahead as seen by the locomotive engineer. The camera will be mounted
inside the windshield of the cab and will be pointed down the track ahead. It will not
provide a view of any activity inside the locomotive cab. The camera will be mounted on
the locomotive's windshield and will be fixed in position; it will not be able to move from
side to side or up and down. The camera is approximately three inches in diameter and
will be located so as not to interfere with train crew members' vision from the cab.
The camera installation will also include a microphone, placed outside the cab. Its
purpose is to record exterior sounds, such as the locomotive whistle and bell; it is not
intended to capture conversation inside the cab.
The camera will be synchronized with the locomotive event recorder. The camera will
provide color video at 15 frames per second, compared with 30 frames per second for
standard broadcast video.
Each camera will record at least 70 hours' information, given normal locomotive
operating conditions. Recorded audio and video can be downloaded by BNSF and used
for such purposes as confirming the operation of grade crossing warning devices and
motorist behavior.
BNSF installed cameras on six GE Dash 9 locomotives as part of an initial
implementation in August 2004. The first six cameras helped BNSF determine
specifications and requirements for locomotive-mounted video cameras.
Similar cameras have been in use on Norfolk Southern for several years. NS now has this
equipment on about 1,000 locomotives. Other railroads, including Class I railroads and
shortlines, are also either using or testing on-board cameras.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
April 21, 2005
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.199
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT:~ TRAIN CREW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, UNDESIRED
EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Effective immediately, any time a train experiences an undesired emergency application
(UDE) of the air brakes, or is involved in any type of derailment, the Engineer must
immediately report the speed of the train and the braking conditions at the time of the
UDE or derailment to the Trick Dispatcher.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
November 18, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.148
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~VOICE TRAIN REPORTING
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Nebraska Division General Notice No. 44 is CANCELLED
Voice Train Reporting (VTR) was implemented on the Nebraska Division effective May
10, 2004. VTR is a system which enables a Conductor to directly access the BNSF
computer system by Radio, or telephone in order to report Train Arrivals, Departures,
Setouts, Pickups and Interchange Delivery. Trains currently reporting via Work Order
Reporting (WOR/Hammerhead) and departures at the mines on loaded coal trains are not
required to report using VTR.
Only the MRAS/PBX system is available for radio reporting at this time. Use of MRAS
does not relieve a conductor from the requirements to monitor the dispatcher's radio
frequency. Nebraska Division MRAS numbers are listed at the bottom of this General
Notice.
Any telephone can be used. When using a telephone on a train, be governed by Rule 1.10
as amended by System General Order.
Conductors will use this system in lieu of calling or faxing work to a Service Support
Representative to report Train Arrivals, Departures, Setouts and Pickups both enroute and
at the conclusion of a trip. To report an Interchange Delivery you can say Interchange,
Interchange Delivery or Delivery as a type of work option. The VTR system will prompt
you for the interchange carrier.
Reporting should be accomplished as soon as possible after performance of work.
Conductors spotting unit grain and coal trains must use the VTR system in order to
provide an accurate time and date of actual placement of the train. This process will
ensure the contractural requirements are adequately applied for the spotting of this
equipment.
In order to use this system, a conductor is required to register his or her voice with the
Voice Train Reporting System prior to their first use of the system at the following
numbers:
BNSF Number: 593-7670, outisde line (817) 593-7670 or Toll Free 1-800-327-3230.
Help is available at (817) 593-7600 and a demonstration line can be accessed at (817)
593-7677.
After registration, these same numbers are used to report work events.
Conductors must know the correct track numbers to report by voice. A program is
available that enables a Conductor to display or print track numbers and descriptions by
station or for a subdivision. Using the "BNSF Crew Management - TEY Display Status"
menu, select #8 Yard Inquires" then #15 "Track List by Stn or Sub Div".
If you encounter any communications problems when using the MRAS/PBX, call the
help number at 593-7600 at the conclusion of your trip. Tell the representative what the
problem was, what your location was and which MRAS/PBX station you were trying to
use when the problem occurred. We can correct many communications problems if we
know about them.
NEBRASKA DIVISION MOBILE PBX ACCESS NUMBERS, INSTRUCTIONS
To connect: Set Channel TX/RX, press access code, wait for dial tone, press 8, dial 593-
7670 for Voice Train Reporting.
To disconnect: Press # and number (if any) used to access.
SIOUX CITY TO ASHLAND
STATION TX RX ACCESS
_______ __ __ __
Sioux City 97 34 *1
Walthill 93 37 *1
Winslow 29 68 *1
Ashland 55 60 *1
BAYARD TO COUNCIL BLUFFS
Glenwood 97 34 *1
PACIFIC JCT TO OMAHA
Glenwood 97 34 *1
CRESTON TO LINCOLN
Creston 93 37 *1
Griswold 29 68 *1
Glenwood 97 34 *1
Ashland 55 60 *1
Lincoln 93 37 *1
LINCOLN TO MCCOOK
Lincoln 93 37 *1
Fairmont 97 34 *1
Saronville 93 37 *1
Minden 29 68 *1
Arapahoe 93 37 *1
Culbertson 97 34 *1
CULBERTSON TO IMPERIAL
Culbertson 97 34 *1
HASTINGS TO LESTER
Saronville 93 37 *1
Minden 29 68 *1
CRETE TO BLUE SPRINGS
STATION TX RX ACCESS
______ __ __ ___
Lincoln 93 37 *1
SEWARD TO COLUMBUS
Lincoln 93 37 *1
LINCOLN TO RAVENNA
Lincoln 93 37 *1
Cairo 29 68 *2
KANSAS CITY TO LINCOLN
Kansas City 90 15 *
Easton 97 34 *1
Troy 93 37 *1
Tecumseh 29 68 *1
Lincoln 93 37 *1
OREAPOLIS TO ASHLAND
Glenwood 97 34 *1
Ashland 55 60 *1
NAPIER TO PACIFIC JCT
Glenwood 97 34 *1
Troy 93 37 *1
GALESBURG TO CRESTON
Galesburg 1 93 37 *1
Galesburg 2 79 21 *
Burlington 29 68 *1
Salem 97 34 *1
Ottumwa 93 37 *2
Williamson 29 68 *2
Creston 93 37 *1
ALBIA TO DES MOINES
Ottumwa 93 37 *2
Williamson 29 68 *2
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
November 02, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.142
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~CODE CC CLAIMS - PENALTY CLAIMS
Nebraska Division General Notice 132 is CANCELLED and re-issued as follows:
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
When submitting penalty claims for Runarounds (BD) and Mishandling (MC) on the
Nebraska Division, the following will be required:
Proper CA Code, Date of Occurrence, Location Where Incident Occurred, Board
Numbers, Pools and Extra Boards, All Turn Numbers Involved, Complete Train
Symbols, Detailed Description of Incident
Submit claim on appropriate Division (Example: A McCook west employee should not
submit a claim at Sterling or Denver account Powder River Division).
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Code CC Locomotive Cab Defect Reporting Instructions/Requirements for TY&E
Employees, the following is DELETED:
Effective immediately, the following reporting requirements pertain to Arbitrary Claims
submitted for payment by TY&E employees for Locomotive Cab Defects:
Code CC Locomotive Cab Defect Reporting Instructions/Requirements for TY&E
Employees are as follows:
- Locomotive designation, both alpha & numeric (e.g., ATSF502)
- A brief description of the defect (e.g., excessive air leak causing
unworkable cab environment)
- Location of the defect, if applicable (e.g., air leak from the
conductor side window seal)
- Date and time the defect was reported
- The NAME AND POSITION of the supervisor the defect was reported to
- Action taken by the supervisor contacted (e.g., Trainmaster Williams said to wait until
the unit is inspected)
- Locomotive Cab Report (Form 16465 10-96) must be completed and copies of the
completed form FAXED to 402-458-7503 and to Division Officers as follows:
Trainmaster FAX Number
J. N. (John) Bakulski 402-458-4323
(Lincoln-Kansas City)
R. J. (Ron) Tresnak 816-364-7843
(Kansas City - Lincoln)
(Kansas City - St. Joe - Kansas City)
(St. Joe Locals/Road Switchers)
L. A. (Larry) Lococo 402-458-4390
(Lincoln - Sioux City)
(Sioux City - Lincoln)
(Fremont Road Switcher)
R. P. (Rich) Newhouse 402-458-7667
(Lincoln - Creston)
J. R. (John) Roberts 641-782-1941
(Creston - Lincoln)
(Creston - Galesburg)
(Creston - Omaha)
(Creston Locals)
D. P. (David) Centz 641-684-3606
(Galesburg - Creston)
(Locals/Road Switchers Ottumwa)
W. B. (Wayne) Morgan 308-452-2724
(Lincoln - Ravenna)
(Ravenna - Lincoln)
(Lincoln - Aurora - Lincoln)
(Lincoln - Columbus - Lincoln)
(Aurora Road Switcher)
H. E. (Herb) Beam 308-345-5974
(Lincoln - McCook)
(McCook - Lincoln)
(McCook Locals)
R. W. (Bob) Kipper 402-460-2318
(Superior - Hastings - Lincoln)
(Superior - Hastings - McCook)
(Wymore - Red Cloud - Wymore)
(Lincoln - Wymore - Lincoln)
(Hastings Locals)
W. E. (Bill) Thompson 402-422-5390
(Kansas City - Omaha)
(Omaha - Kansas City)
(Omaha - Creston)
(Omaha Locals)
- Locomotive Cab Reports (Form 16465 10-96) must be retained/distributed as follows:
Original Copy (White) - Initial Conductor
1st Copy (Canary) - Relieving Conductor
2nd Copy (Chartreuse) - Remains With Locomotive
FAX Copy - To Division Officers As Outlined Above
- Crews submitting claims for bad order refrigerators must document when ice and
coolers are provided. This information must be reported on the Conductor Delay Report,
Locomotive Malfunction Report and Timeslip. At Ravenna, Clerks will have coolers
available between the hours of 6 A.M. through 2 P.M. and 3 P.M. through 11 P.M.
- Crews getting on trains at intermediate locations or stations where there are no
Mechanical Department employees available to inspect locomotives must report
locomotive cab defects to the Ft. Worth Mechanical Desk prior to final destination. This
information must be reported on the Conductor Delay Report, Locomotive Malfunction
Report and Timeslip. The time the cab defect was reported to Ft. Worth Mechanical
Desk must be included.
Note: The reporting requirements pertain to the following documents:
- Conductor Delay Report
- Locomotive Engineer Malfunction Report
- Timeslip submitted for payment of the claim
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The following instructions and information requirements pertain to YARD
RUNAROUND (YA) Claims:
Required Information
YA - YARD RUNAROUNDS:
1. Crews departing will document on their timeslip the name of the person authorizing
their departure, and the time their departure was authorized.
2. The identification of the Train Symbol or Deadhead Symbol being runaround.
3. The identification of the Train Symbol or Deadhead Symbol performing the
runaround.
4. The location of the train being runaround at the time the runaround occurs.
5. Identify on duty date and on duty time of all crews involved.
6. Identify actual departure time and actual departure track of all crews involved.
Note: All crews deadheading must get permission to depart from the Communication
Yardmaster before departing terminal. (Yardmaster initials must be noted). This is
necessary to determine if all crews called prior to your on duty time have departed.
Failure to properly document YA Claims and provide the required information will result
in non-payment of the claim.
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ITD - INITIAL TERMINAL DELAY (Code 17)
Initial Terminal Delay (ITD) will be paid as follows:
All time, in excess of one (1) hour fifteen (15) minutes, computed from the crew's on
duty time to the time the train pulls from the Make-up Track where first made up will be
paid as ITD. ITD ceases when the train begins its road trip from the Make-up Track
where first made up. Crews do not continue on ITD if they are required to pick-up at
another location, perform a test(s) at another location(s), delayed due to congestion or
delayed for any other reason, even in a consolidated terminal. Provided that the initial
terminal air test has been completed, departure (Pull Time) from the Make-up Track
where first made up ends ITD. (Note: It is sufficient to pull expecting a roll-by to
complete the air test. However, if a problem is found during roll-by inspection, ITD
continues until a pull is made with a completed test.)
When crews are required to DH in continuous service to pick-up their train at a BNSF
location outside of the terminal, ITD commences upon the arrival time at the outlying
location and ceases upon departure as outlined above.
When receiving a train at a Foreign Yard, the time crews depart for the Foreign Yard
determines departure times for ITD. ITD ceases when the crew departs in the van
enroute to the Foreign Yard.
ITD is a duplicate time payment and is not payable to post October 31, 1985 employees.
Required Information
____________________
Code 17 - Initial Terminal Delay
1. On Duty Crews are required to report to the Communication Yardmaster (via
telephone or in person) within ten (10) minutes of when they are on duty and ready to
depart.
2. Identify Train Symbol, On Duty Date and On Duty Time of crew claiming ITD.
3. Identify the Yard Track and Departure Time (Pull Time) when the crew begins its
Road Trip from the Yard Track where first made up.
4. Identify the time a crew departs in a van enroute to a Foreign Yard.
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FTD - FINAL TERMINAL DELAY (Code 14)
All time, in excess of one (1) hour (60 minutes), computed from the time the engine
reaches switch, or the signal governing movement over the switch, used in entering the
final terminal yard where the train is to be left or yarded, until the crew is relieved from
duty, will be paid as FTD, unless a train is deliberately delayed between the last siding or
station and the switch or signal. The time held/delayed between the last siding or station
and the switch or signal used in entering the final terminal yard will be added to any time
calculated as FTD.
FTD is a duplicate time payment and is not payable to post October 31, 1985 employees.
Required Information
____________________
Code 14 - Final Terminal Delay
1. Identify Train Symbol, On Duty Date and On Duty Time of crew claiming FTD.
2. Identify the Track where the train will be yarded of left.
3. Identify arrival time at the switch entering the track where the train will be yarded or
left.
4. If the train is held out of the final terminal, document the reason the train was held out
on the timeslip.
5. If the train is delivered to a Foreign Railroad, identify arrival time at the switch
entering the track where the train will be yarded or left on the Foreign Railroad.
6. Identify Off Duty Date and Off Duty Time.
Failure to properly document FTD Claims and provide the required information will
result in non-payment of the claim.
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PLACE / REMOVE ETD (Code 34)
In terminals where Carmen are employed for the purpose of Placing, Removing and
Testing Rear of Train Devices, TY&E employees will not replace, remove or handle rear
of train devices without first obtaining
authorization from the Trainmaster or Yardmaster in charge.
The following applies on former BN Territories:
No Penalty: Road and Yard crews can remove an ETD from inbound trains if the carman
had not already performed an inbound inspection on said train and if the road or yard
crew switched, added or reduced cars from said train. Road or Yard crews may handle an
ETD on an outbound train if the crew performs the air-test (provided Carmen did not
previously work the train or are not expected to work the train prior to departure).
Road Crews and Yard Crews can handle an ETD in connection with their own
assignment without penalty (provided Carmen do no work on the train that would have
made them responsible for handling the ETD).
Penalty: If Carmen perform the inbound train inspection before the Road or Yard crew
removes the ETD in order to switch, add or reduce cars from the involved train, all
ground crew members of the road or yard train crew are due the 2-hour penalty. The
same penalty would apply to all ground crew members if the road or yard crew installed
the ETD and the Carmen performed the outbound air test. Only one penalty is due per
shift or tour of duty if warranted.
Required Information: Road or Yard Crews must furnish the following information to
validate
and ETD claim.
1. Identify the person (officer) instructing the crew to handle the ETD.
2. Identify the ETD Number, location, date and time when ETD was handled.
3. Identify the Car Number, Train Symbol and Track Number on which the ETD was
handled.
4. Identify the Job or Position the employee making the claim was assigned.
Failure to properly document ETD (Code 34) Claims and failure to provide the required
information will result in non-payment of the claim.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
July 23, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.86
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~GROUND SERVICE EMPLOYEES, COMBINED SENIORITY
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
Effective immediately, whenever Ground Service employees that have less than one (1)
year combined seniority are called to work together as a crew, the crew is required to
have an interview and job briefing with the On Duty Trainmaster during their tour of
duty. The Senior crew member is responsible for contacting the On Duty Trainmaster
immediately at the beginning of the tour of duty. In situations where it is unknown who
the On Duty Trainmaster is, the Senior crew member must contact the Yardmaster or
Dispatcher to determine who the On Duty Trainmaster is for the territory. If the Senior
crew member is unable to contact the On Duty Trainmaster, the crew must conduct their
own Safety Briefing and begin working after notifying the Yardmaster or Dispatcher that
their attempt to contact the On Duty Trainmaster was unsuccessful. If necessary, the
Yardmaster or Dispatcher will contact the On Duty Trainmaster and advise them an
interview and job briefing with the crew is required based on their combined seniority
being less than one (1) year.
This requirement applies to Ground Service employees working in the same craft. For
example, Switch Crews consisting of a Switch Foreman and Helper that have less than
one (1) year combined seniority are required to have the interview and job briefing.
Local Crews, Road Switchers or Thru Freight Crews consisting of a Conductor and
Brakeman that have less than one (1) year combined seniority are required to have the
interview and job briefing with the On Duty Trainmaster.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
May 17, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
SYSTEM GENERAL NOTICE NO.53
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Positive Protection for Resource Protection Team Members
SUBDIVISION: All
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This replaces all General Notices previously issued with this subject.
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Objective: This policy statement will provide guidance in the safest, most efficient and
effective method for Resource Protection Team members to perform their duties on or
around trains, rail cars, locomotives, and other rail equipment while on main tracks and
other than main tracks.
Scope: This policy applies to all Resource Protection Team members and contract
security officers under contract to or employed by the Resource Protection Team.
Definitions:
Positive Protection - A formal set of procedures intended to provide protection to
Resource Protection Team members from the unexpected movement of trains,
locomotives, rail cars or rail equipment while performing work on, between or around
trains, locomotives, rail cars or rail equipment on main track or other than main track.
Going Between - Any team member breaking the invisible plane between a rail car or
locomotive coupled to a locomotive or other rail equipment to work at the end of the rail
car, locomotive or equipment. Going between includes reaching in to apply a hand
brake, climbing over; inspecting the angle cock, hand brake or undercarriage; removing
persons from under, inside or on rail cars, locomotives or rail equipment; opening or
closing doors; removing or replacing seals, cables, bolts or locks. When any of the above
occurs the invisible plane has been broken and this policy applies.
Employee In Charge Of Crews - Those individuals who are authorized by virtue of their
expertise, and position of leadership to approve, certify, or sanction the movement of
trains, locomotives and rail equipment. This includes but is not limited to yardmasters,
assistant trainmasters, trainmasters, conductors, job foreman, and train dispatchers.
Although engineers are not considered as "in charge" they should be contacted to insure
that equipment will not be moved, when appropriate.
Policy:
Resource Protection Team members and contract security officers must, from time to
time, climb on, go between, work on or around trains, rail cars, locomotives or other rail
equipment on the main track or other than the main track. Due to the nature of risks
involved when performing work around tracks it is important that rules and policies
associated with these tasks are strictly adhered to. The risks associated with getting on
and off trains, going between, or crossing over equipment can be greatly reduced by the
strict compliance with rules and policies designed to protect team members. However
RPT members must be aware that having all of the proper safeguards in place does not
guarantee that the equipment will not be unexpectedly moved. RPT members must be
alert and attentive when performing duties on main tracks or other than main tracks.
Good common sense and a healthy respect for large, heavy, moving equipment are
extremely important. However, safety rules and this policy will provide uniform
safeguards intended to maximize protection for team members while performing work on
the main track or other than the main track.
Application:
All Resource Protection Team members who must perform work on or around tracks, rail
cars, locomotives or rail equipment attached to locomotives must be familiar with and
strictly adhere to the following rules when on the main track or other than the main track:
1. Any RPT member when required to go between or work on equipment attached to a
locomotive must notify by company radio the engineer and all other crew members who
could effect movement of the equipment and receive an acknowledgement that an RPT
Member is going between or working on the equipment.
2. Radio communication is the prescribed method to be used to notify and verify that a
RPT member is going between or working on the equipment. Hand and whistle signals
should not be used when radio communication is available.
3. Any RPT member going between or working on the equipment must wait until all
movement of the equipment has stopped, the slack action has adjusted, and the engineer
and others who could effect the movement of the equipment have acknowledged that they
understand that an RPT member is going between or working on the equipment.
4. Any RPT member going between or working on the equipment, which may be coupled
into or moved, must first communicate with the Employee in Charge of Crews (yard
master, trainmaster, assistant trainmaster, others) to insure the equipment will not be
coupled into or moved, and receive an acknowledgement from that person that they know
of no anticipated movement of the equipment. The RPT member must notify the same
person when they are clear of the equipment.
5. When stepping out from between rail cars or locomotives, RPT members must watch
for equipment moving on adjacent tracks or vehicles and machinery moving on the
toepath, walkway or roadway.
6. All RPT members must be aware that having all of the proper safeguards in place does
not guarantee that the equipment will not be moved unexpectedly. Therefore RPT
members must be alert and attentive when performing duties on main tracks, other than
main tracks and in rail yards.
7. RPT members must not go between uncoupled rail cars or locomotives when clearance
between them is less than 50 feet, unless positive protection is provided.
8. All violations of this policy or near misses must be reported to the appropriate
person(s) immediately.
APPROVED:
C R ICE
EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & COO
April 26, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.34
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Closing Doors on Railcars
SUBDIVISION: All
Due to increase security requirements especially at international borders, boxcar doors,
both plug-type and sliding-type, are to be closed by facility (customer) unloading or
loading the railcar.
Employees whose duties involve coupling to or moving these cars need to ensure that the
facility meets these requirements.
If facility (customer) is not available to close and secure the doors, and if the car is safe to
move (non-plug type door) contact Service Support at 8-593-7610 or 1-800-549-4601
with the car number and location.
For Hammerhead users, the "Car Comment" function may be used as means of
notification by providing the car number, location and stating it was an open door.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
April 26, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.32
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: BNSF ~CLERICAL WORK ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY
CLERICAL ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
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As members of the BNSF community, we all share an obligation to each other to fulfill
basic conditions of employment. One of these conditions is regular, punctual attendance
at work. The reason is that absenteeism and lateness are costly and disruptive to the
company, our customers and other employees. When unplanned absences become too
frequent, our community suffers.
BNSF is committed to managing attendance-related issues consistently and fairly on a
case-by-case basis. Generally, absenteeism is excessive when an individual's incidents of
absenteeism affect the performance of his/her work group. An incident of absenteeism
means any non-recognized absence from work including tardiness and leaving work
early. Absences due to medical leave, vacation, recognized holidays, bereavement leave,
military leave, personal leave and jury duty are not considered "incidents" in the
evaluation of employee absenteeism.
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When it becomes apparent that an employee has been excessively absent, the employee
will receive counseling from his or her supervisor. During the counseling session, the
supervisor will review the employee's attendance record, and discuss with the employee
the need for him or her to improve attendance. The meeting will be followed up with a
memo documenting the discussion and the supervisor's expectations regarding the
employee's attendance.
Should the employee fail to improve, a second meeting with the supervisor will be held.
The employee will be informed that should his or her attendance not improve, he or she
will be subject to formal discipline. In addition, the employee will be advised that a
meeting with the local Employee Assistance Manager will be scheduled. This meeting
will also be followed with a memo documenting the discussion.
NOTE: Meeting with an Employee Assistance Manager is voluntary. However, once
an appointment has been made for an employee, if he or she chooses not to attend, the
employee has the responsibility to cancel or reschedule.
Because all information passed between the employee and the Employee Assistance
Manager is confidential, once the supervisor makes a formal referral, the only
information the supervisor may obtain from Employee Assistance is:
Whether the employee kept appointments with the Employee Assistance Manager.
Whether the employee cooperated.
Whether the employee will be out of service for a protracted period of time.
Subsequent failure to achieve regular, punctual attendance by the employee will result in
progressive discipline, administered in accordance with the current Burlington Northern
and Santa Fe Policy for Employee Performance Accountability.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
April 26, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.31
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Pack Set Radio Warning
SUBDIVISION: ALL
Description of Warning
Kenwood pack set radio model TK270, reportedly, has been switching channels without
the operator's awareness. Apparently, something inherent in the design of the radio
is leading to this problem. The TK270's radio channel selector knob, on the top part of
the pack set, is so sensitive that, when it's brushed with clothing or the radio is being
slipped into a pocket, the knob may turn causing the channel to be changed.
Preventive Measures
| If you use this model of radio, immediately contact your supervisor and notify him/her
that you have this type of radio. Your supervisor should provide direction about
modification, repair or replacement.
| Until adjustments can be made, whenever you use this radio, double check the channel
before passing signals. Compliance with radio rules (for instance, regarding repeated car
length signals and stopping in half the distance) will help assure safety. However, when
close to completing the joint or spot, stop the move and make sure the channel is stable
before continuing.
| When monitoring the radio, check it frequently to make sure the channel has not
changed.
These steps are TEMPORARY and should not be considered a permanent fix for this
situation. Please contact your supervisor as soon as possible if you have a TK270.
Supervisors: To correct the configuration of the radio:
1. Have your local BNSF telecommunications technician deactivate the current channel
selector knob (on top of radio).
2. Have the radio set up to change channels using the up and down arrow keys on the
front of the radio.
3. For more information on available corrective measures, contact Bob Leedham,
Communications, Kansas City at 551-4615 (company line) between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Central Time, Monday through Friday.
REMEMBER - All BNSF employees are empowered to work safely. If you think a
condition is unsafe, protect it, report it, assist in correcting it, or use your expertise to
provide a better and safer way.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
April 26, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.23
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~Locomotive Toilets and Sewage Treatment Systems
SUBDIVISION: All
Inca locomotive cab toilets must be manually purged through the diesel shops sewage
treatment systems. Microphor chlorinated toilet systems are not manually purged but
treat human waste and toilet paper through the use of filters, bacteria, and chlorine
tablets.
The Environmental and Mechanical Departments at BNSF must clean, maintain, and
environmentally ensure that the sewage treatment systems across the railroad are
functioning properly. They request the following from all employees that use these
locomotive cab toilet systems:
MICROPHOR TOILET SYSTEMS - It is extremely important that only human waste
and toilet paper go into these toilet systems. Anything else corrupts the entire toilet
system and turns into extra and unnecessary work for the diesel shop forces. They have
to dismantle the entire Microphor System, clean, disinfect, and reinstall it back into the
cab of the locomotive.
INCA AND OTHER CHEMICALLY TREATED STORAGE TOILETS - While these
locomotive toilet systems are not as sensitive as the Microphor Systems, it is important to
note that only human waste and toilet paper should go into these toilets. Tossing trash
items into these types of toilets, such as plastic water bottles, pop cans, Teri Towels (or
similar brands of reinforced towels), causes the sanitary sewage lift station motors at the
diesel shops to seize and eventually burn up when contents of these toilets are purged by
the diesel shop personnel. In turn, employees from the Water Service Department have
to either repair or replace these motors by removing all of this trash from the lift station
units to service the problem.
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
April 26, 2004
BNSF Railway Co.
NEBRASKA DIVISION
GENERAL NOTICE NO.16
TO ALL CONCERNED,
SUBJECT: ~DEADHEADING POLICY
SUBDIVISION: ALL SUBDIVISIONS
BNSF permits deadheading on certain trailing units on a system-wide basis. This notice
replaces previous instructions regarding deadheading by train. Crews may deadhead on
trailing units, where those units are equipped with enter-through-the-nose cabs. The
locomotive models with such cabs include the GE-8, GE-9, SD-60M, GP-60M, SD-
70MAC, SD-75M, Dash 8-44CW, Dash 9-44CW, AC 4400CW and AC 4400EV. Other
units without enter-through-the-nose cabs (i.e. SD-40 etc.) may be placed at any position
in the locomotive consist, but may not be used for deadheading, except in situations
where road or weather conditions restrict transportation by crew van. Orientation of the
trailing units may be either short-nose- or long-nose-forward. Crews may open or close
windows and vents as necessary to maintain comfort.
The following locomotives are suitable for deadheading. Any newly acquired
locomotives or other locomotives not included in this roster series are also suitable,
provided they meet the locomotive model criteria listed above.
Road Number Series/ Locomotive Model
100 - 162 GP 60M
500 - 582 B40W
600 - 799 Dash 9-44CW
800 - 951 Dash 8-44CW
960 - 1123 Dash 9-44CW
4005 - 4199 Dash 9-44CW
4300 - 4999 Dash 9-44CW
5223 - 5499 Dash 9-44CW
5600 - 5717 AC 4400CW
5718 - 5747 AC 4400EV
8200 - 8275 SD 75M
8276 - 8301 SD 75I
8800 - 8994 SD 70MAC
9200 - 9299 SD 60M
9400 - 9499 SD 70MAC
9504 - 9999 SD 70MAC
B D ANDREW
GENERAL MANAGER
APPROVED:
M D DEALY
V.P. OPERATIONS
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