Form 1 NATIOIuAL RAILROAD AT;~,'r'~T,;T!~ MaRD Award No. 8727
SECOITD DDTI'ION Docket -1To. 8001
2-SI-T-CM-' 79





Parties to Dispute: ( (Carnen)



Dispute: Claim of Emnloyes












Findin7,s:

The Second Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds that

The carrier or carriers and the enpl oye or employes involved in thi s dispute are r espectiv=ah,T carrier and er:Plo-; a Within the rneaninrl of the Rai li~,-ay Labor Act as approved June 21, ..'1--J~ji.

This Division of the Adjustment Boas°d ha.3 jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein.




Daniels to perforitl inspection ;nor;; on f reight cars on Eay 1, 19-76 at Houston.,
Texas. The claim alleeu that a car inspector (Carnan) inspected one side
of the string of frei;;la't ears ;.rlii,le the Car Fore::.-^.,n cerfom:ed the identical
work on the opposite side of ti-ie car.

Carrier alleges that no i us pact on ~:~s involved: that the Car Forew,~.:n merely recorded the repairs needed and cc_,piled a Lwitci list in order t-wt the .~rs could be elac~d on t~e proper trwc'Ks for re^airs. C y,rri er fut°tl:er

allege-, that the cars ho.d prey, i ous..',y been inspected by Car. Inspectors.
Form 1 Page 2

Award I~;o. 8127
Docket No. 8001-T
2-SPr-CM- t 79

Notwithstanding thos-

i 1 <:,,rations, Carrier further avows that:

"Even if the for--,, '·j''re inspecting cars, vhich ',,re deny
in this instant, · . -inspection of cars is not work
exclusively re,-- Il , to i°`emors of the .. . (Cam. en's )
Craft by either r-I-Ice or agreement."

To this the Board dc,-, r-t. arro'e. S"Te have long held that inspection of freight and passenger ca?':~ r i:orr~-=`acted to Car·:en under rules such as Rule 11.7 here governing.- ;-'=coma Division Award i,tos. 3687, 4414, 5632,

5953 and 7594.

The Organization st~.f -.rr I1,at the prior inspection alleged by Carrier was actually a roll-by ir-:.. ,. i ion and the ::=e thoy ouch inspection is then made by the Car Foreman ·a.r r i ' I r : lead inspector. 'the Organization acknowledges that this nraetice has b-.r.r, :~ r:,C-fect for a long period of time.

This Board holds to pertinent -where w i°u1e s.;~ change the clear p:~ov-1si.~.r 361.6, 6438 and 6594,


However, it is notwaS merely

CU?':lr~il~n=~'~ ini't_,, he was actually `lT! S -c=' C t.!, i 1: tiOn. If he was CC::'.i?il ip. required (after inspLect-il'-, for In 8.hi.1~'; ~ e!'Jai r c,


If he vas inmectay; i'o:' r' sufficient eviO.ence to -ii for lack of evidence.


Clain dismissed.

Attest: Executive Secr-v w



ix::v:ious findirs that practice is onlir tr :Lr and s:z:.r~a.F;uous: t':u:.v, a -oract:i_ce cannot



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r; ..I^.._n) t0 detL':.:ni!"1-~- t,ie ::?et:?Gd or location, ~::L1'.'1:1~` E:1'i. a.J_ f ti:1Cti Gu, ~1'y:·e is no v-T.o'! au1.0I'a.
, : L., ~ 'i,hore 't:"'-''...5 a viola' -- onn. -'-here 7.S not
~, iL ;:onelt?lion, and %,Te ,W11. dis---~ss the claim

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~;ATIO11L4h i?A=OA:D ADR7USi7,...~1'?' BOt~F,D
By Order of Second Division

iji.if,tment Board

By

Dated at Chicago, I1Li.no' -.

27th day of Iepte:;ner, 179.