Parties to Dispute:



            Norfolk and Western Railway Company

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Statement of Claim:

      Claim on behalf of Paul Abbott requesting reinstatement -

      with all rights unimpaired and pay for all time lost in -

      connection with his dismissal for fouling a live track

      without positive protection, improper performance of duty

      as a machine operator which resulted indestruction of a

      radar junction box and interruption of the hump operation,

      failure to promptly report the damage to the radar

      junction box, and failure to follow the instructions of

      the foreman.

      [Carrier File MW-ROAN-92-02-LM-005]


Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein-are carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and this board is duly constituted by agreement under Public Law 89-456 and has jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter.

 This award is based on the facts and circumstances of this particular case and shall not serve as a precedent in any other case.

                        AWARD


After thoroughly reviewing and considering the transcript and
 the parties' presentations, the Board finds that the claim
 should be disposed of as follows: B
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