Missouri Division they lived in outfit cars, therefore, under the provisions of the agreement they were not entitled to expenses. The claims are without merit and should be denied as there is no rule to support claims for expenses for these men.

OPINION OF BOARD: Claimants were regularly assigned as a Welder and a Welder's Helper on the Memphis Division of this Carrier. They were used on the Missouri Division from October 14 to 31, 1947. They claim reimbursement for their actual and necessary meal expenses during this period.

The record shows that these employes were furnished with bunk or outfit cars while working on the Missouri Division. The Carrier contends that the bunk or outfit cars constitutes their headquarters and that no liability exists for the payment of expenses by the Carrier. The Organization contends that these employes were moved off their assigned territories and are therefore entitled to expenses under Rules 25 and 26, current Agreement, which provide:

"Rule 25. Employes in temporary or emergency service, except as provided in Rule 21, required by the direction of the management to leave their home station will be allowed actual time for traveling or waiting during the regular working hours. All hours worked will be paid for in accordance with practice at home station. Travel or waiting time during the recognized overtime hours at home station will be paid for at the pro rata rate.

If during the time on the road a man is relieved from duty and is permitted to go to bed for five or more hours, such relief time will not be paid for, provided that in no case shall e be paid for a total of less than eight (8) hours each calendar day, when such irregular service prevents the employe from malting his regular daily hours at home station. Where meals and lodging are not provided by the railroad, actual necessary expenses will be allowed.

Employes will not be allowed time while traveling in the exercise of seniority rights, or between their homes and designated assembling points, or for other personal reasons."

"Rule 26. In emergency cases employes taken off their assigned territory to work elsewhere will be furnished meals and lodging by the railroad if not accompanied by their outfit cars. This rule not to apply to employes customarily carrying their mid-day lunches and not being held away from their assigned territory an unreasonable time beyond the evening meal hour."

The controlling portion of the Agreement is Rule 26. This rule plainly says that employes taken off their assigned territory to work elsewhere will be furnished meals and lodging if not accompanied by their outfit cars. In the present case, claimants were accompanied by their outfit cars. Under the plain words of Rule 26, they were not entitled to expenses.

The contention that Rule 25 is controlling has no merit. This rule deals with temporary or emergency travel service. It covers situations where the employe is directed to leave his home station in temporary or emergency service. It covers time on the road as distinguished from work performed in the usual manner from their regular headquarters.

FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, after giving the parties to this dispute due notice of hearing thereon, and upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds and holds:

That the Carrier and the Employes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employes within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as approved June 21, 1934;

That this Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and

That the Agreement was not violated.

AWARD Claim denied.