(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
                  (Southern Pacific Transportation Company


                    STATE.NtENT OF CLA1**1: As shown in Docket No. SG-31667 and not repeated herein.


FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds:

 That the dispute was certified to the Third Division of the Adjustment Board ex parte by the petitioning party; and

 Under date of January 23, 1997, the petitioning party addressed a formal communication to the Arbitration Assistant requesting withdrawal of this case from further consideration by the Division which request is hereby granted.

                        AWARD


      Claim withdrawn.


                      NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                      By Order of Third Division


Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 4th day of March 1997.