PARTIES TO THE DISPUTE:
 Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees .
 and
 Burlington Northern, Inc.
 STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

    Claim on behalf of Group 3 Machine Operator R. E. Gardner,

    Centralia, Washington, for earnings of J. C. Parker starting

    July 7, 1977, and continuing while performing service on ballast

    regulator on Seniority District 9124 (BMWE file S-P-152C,

    Carrier's file rIW-84(i) 9/8/77).


OPINION OF BOARD:
 The Record shows that the above claim, docketed for hearing by this Board, was settled by the parties.

 FINDINGS:
 Public Law Board No. 2206, upon the whole record and all of the evidence, finds and holds as follows:
 1. that the Carrier and Employee involved in this dispute are, respectively, Carrier and Employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act;
 2. that the Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and

    3. that the Claim was settled.

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                          Claim dismissed.


_ Dana E. Eischen, ai~man

 F. a. Funk, Employee Member L. . Ha , Carrier Member

 Dated: '133~/(7~