SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 355

Parties: THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY

STATEMENT 1. Carrier violated the Agreement between the parties when on
OF CLAIM: October 26, 1957 it required or permitted an Assistant
Trainmaster at east end Bay View Yard to secure permission
for Train No. 6 to make a reverse movement.

2. Carrier shall compensate the senior idle operator in the
amount of a day's pay (8 hours) on that date.

FINDINGS:

An assistant trainmaster cannot be considered a member of a

crew. It was he who made the call.

A sustaining award is in order.

A W A R D

Claim sustained.

/s/ B. N. Kinkead
B. N. Kinkead
Employee Member

/s/ Edward A. Lynch
Edward A. Lynch
Chairman

Dated at Baltimore, Maryland, this 31st day of August 1961.

CASE N0. 78
AWARD N0. 21
ORT FILE BO·5776-33

/s/ T. S. Woods
T. S. Woods
Carrier Member