SPECIAL BOARD OF
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

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STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

 Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:

 1) The Agreement was violated when the Carrier failed to provide transportation from the lodging site to the work site for members of SPG Gang 5XT4 on Tuesday, September 3, 1996 which resulted in said employer being unable to begin work until three arid one-half (3.5) hours after the regularly scheduled starting time (system File SPG-TC-1'7'79j12(96-

 1326)

 2) As a consequence of the violation referred to in Part (1) above, the Claimants* listed below shall each be allowed three and onehalf (3.5) hours' pay at their respective straight time rates.

 Award No. 56 Case No. 56

 This Board, upon the whole record arid all of the evidence, finds and holds as follows:

 1. That the Carrier and the Employee involved in this dispute are, respectively, Carrier and Employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended,; and

      2. That the Board has jurisdiction over this dispute.


OPINION OF

 The parties indicated that they had agreed to settle the instant dispute. As a result, the Award shall indicate that the Claim is dismissed.
 The Claim is dismissed in accordance with the Opinion of the Board.

 Chairman and Neutral Member

 D nald ~kK Barthol~

 Dated

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 Patricia A. Madden Carrier Member