SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 1048

Award NO. 63

Parties to Dispute:

Statement of Claim:

BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES

AND

Norfolk and Western Railway

Claim on behalf of B. L. Prince requesting that he be reinstated to service and paid for time lost, as a result of a August 29, 1994 letter, advising him that he had forfeited all seniority.

[Carrier File: MW-HSNC-94-061

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.

AWARD

After thoroughly reviewing and considering the transcript and the parties' presentations, the Board finds that the claim should be dispo ed of as follows:
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John g)Fletcher

Richard A. Lau
Organization Member

Issued at Norfolk, VA on October A 1996

E. N. J obs, Jr. Carrier Member