(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brother-
 hood of Railroad Signalmen on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company:






OPINION OF BOARD: In this case Claimant seeks the removal of a 45
 day record suspension assessed against his dis
 cipline record following an investigation in which he was found in
 violation of certain Carrier safety rules, while moving an on-track
 crane on August 9, 1971. On that date the crane on which Claimant
 and another employe were riding was derailed.

 In handling on the property, the appeal from record discipline was premised on the contention th the Claimant was charged with no specific rule violation. Further, petitioner also maintained that no responsibility for violation was shown to be attributable to Claimant. In furtherance of its procedural objections, Petitioner relied the Agreement.

 In cases too numerous to require citation we have held that under rules similar to that here involved, notice of the type given by the Carrier herein is sufficient. Moreover, analysis of the record shows that testimony taken at the investigation substantially supports a finding of culpa



FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the



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

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








                ,'~y Order of Third Division


ATTEST: (~//
        11111,11J I

        Executive Secretary


Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 25th day of October. 1974.