Parties Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
 to and
 Dispute Union Pacific Railroad Company
 (Former Missouri Pacific Railroad Company)

 Statement of Claim: (1) Carrier violated the current working agreement,
        especially Rules 2, 18, 25 and 26, when on Friday, November

        8, 1985, sixteen members of Gangs 5352, 8356 and 8263 who

        were headquartered in the North Little Rock Terminal by

        bulletin were instructed to report to Biddle Yard in the

        Little Rock Terminal, which constituted a change of

        headquarters.

        (2) The sixteen employes involved should now be allowed meal

        allowance of ;9.00 per day, travel time at the pro rata rate

        for forty minutes per day, and mileage of twenty cents a

        mile for twenty miles per day from November 8, 1985, until

        employes are returned to their assignment headquarters.

        Also, that claims be allowed to exercise seniority, if they

        desire to, and that claim be allowed to each until they do

        so.

Findings: This Board has jurisdiction by reason of the Parties
 Agreement January 5, 1979.
 These claims arose when the 16 claimants, who were
 members of Section Gangs 5352, 8356 and 8263, were
 instructed on November 8, 1988 to assemble at Biddle Yard
 (Old Rock Island) some 3 1/2 miles away, to perform work
 there required instead of assembling daily, as formerly, at
 another area within the North Little Rock Terminal.
 The Employees contend that the Claimants are entitled
 to a daily meal allowance, 20 cents per mile, and travel
 time of 40 minutes, until returned to their headquarters
 and, if desired, that they each be allowed to displace
 because of a change in their headquarters. The alleged
 supporting agreement rules cited were 2-Seniority Rights,
 18-Starting Time, 25-Temporary or Emergency Travel Time,
 and 26-Meal and Lodging.
 This is not a case of first impression. Previously,
 our Board, in its Award No. 50, denied a similar claim,
 holding:
                  -2- Award No. 293


"We note that Rule 25 provides that - Employes will not be allowed time while travelling***between their homes and designated assembling points***.

 It is not reasonable to say that the former practice of limiting assembly points to the St. Louis city limits for a gang established to work west of the river (City of St. Louis) is now applicable to the revised gang advertised to cover the entire St. Louis Terminal. In view of the provision of that rule that different assembling points may be designated and its prohibition of time allowance from the employes' home thereto, it appears that the claim is without merit. That determination is confirmed by awards of the Third Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board, No. 4527 and No. 588."

    These claims, as therein, will also be denied.


Award: Claims denied.

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Sol Hammons, Jr. Empl a Member Slfanndn; "Cagier Member

                      Arthur T. Van Wart, Chairman and Neutral Member


                      Issued February 6, 1989.