(Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, ( Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes PARTIES TO DISPUTE: (George P. Baker, Richard C. Bond, Jervis Langdon, Jr., ( and Willard Wirtz, Trustees of the Property of ( Penn Central Transportation Company, Debtor



(a) The Carrier violated the Rules Agreement, effective February 1, 1968, particularly Rule 6-A-1, when it assessed discipline of five days suspension on N. T. Langham, Pennsylvania.

(b) Claimant N. T. Langham's record be cleared of the charges brought against him on September 29, 1970.

(c) Claimant N. T. Langham be compensated for wage loss sustained during the period out of service.



The charge served on Claimant herein is identical (except for the name of the charged employe) as in Award No. 20048. Further, the issues raised and the evidence adduced are substantially identical. Therefor, for reaso we will sustain the instant claim.





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



The claim must be sustained, Carrier having failed to satisfy its burden of proof.

                      A W A R D


Claim sustained with Claimant to be made whole to the extent prescribed in Rule 6-A-1 (h) of the Agreement.

                            NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                            By Order of Third Division


ATTEST:
        Executive Secretary


Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 30th day of November 1973.