SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 1049 Award No. 66 Parties to Dispute:

BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES

AND

Norfolk Southern Railway Company Statement of Claim:

Claim on behalf of T. E. Little requesting that he be reinstated to service with his seniority and paid for all time lost as a result of his dismissal from service following investigation held on January 23, 1995, for violation of Rule GR-6 by not reporting to work on January 16, 1995, at the designated time and place.

[Carrier File: MW-BHAM-95-01-LM-011

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: dGArm.oWf s'h4ct- aE ,&s'roefrJ 7- o s~yrdE- wrrff Sal to 2 i7- $' 4N 0 EAr .N G G /31E-,U ~F/~"'~ i~UT 6cZ/Zff O u 7~'~,~yT~. L o3T. '

John . Fletcher

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Richard A. Lau E. N. J bs, Jr.
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Issued at Norfolk, VA on October )160, 1996