Leo
Work Rules are what made the railroad run and are an insite to everyday opeation
Illinois Commerce Commission Docket No. 20617 was the order for the Lowell and
Southern Railroad to be sold to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy for
$99,147.00 cash for 3.7 miles of line from near Mp 11 on the Streator-Walnut
branch northerly to the unincorporated community of Lowellto serve the
brich-making and pottery plants. Sale excluded locomotives and rolling stock
Dated Dec. 22, 1930
SJH
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From: qutlx1@a...
To: brhslist@Y...
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Work Rules
Bob Daurer and I have been going thru the BRT/UTU Local 6/171 files. Many
items are being scanned for posterity. Heres just a little tid bit. In the
claims file we found this memory. In 1964 Lew Peshia was Condr on one turn of
#85/86(Clyde to LaSalle and return). On the outbound trip on #85 they were
running short on the hog law so Ray Molitor(Chief Dispatcher) had a message
for them at Streator stating"let the Brick Yard work go,do that on 86 tonight
on the return).The brick yd was a side trip down a rickety spur. So that is
what the crew did and timeslipped for 100 miles account run off assigned job
on #86 since the job(86) was not advertised to make a side trip to the Brick
Yard. Only 85 was advertised for the side trip.
Now CJ Miller (Div Supt) rejected the claim as invalid but after much
correspondence back and forth between Ed Regnier(Local Chairman) and Mr
MIller the crew was paid the 100 miles.
I'd like some feed back from the list members: There are literally hundreds
of old claims settlements,vest pocket agreements,nationa/International
agreements,letters of understanding,etc,etc,etc. in these files. Were
scanning examples of what we feel are important and of interest to the BRHS
membership. Is there interest in a future Bulletin article using examples to
explain the work agreements and why and how they were what they were?
We would not take sides one way or the other but rather use the examples to
explain the work agreements and the basis for them. The bulletin would have
many scanned letters from the 20 thru the 60s on Q and BRT/UTU stationary
along with some photos and maps.
Some of the things we envision discussing are work zone
(yard/road),seniority,local agreements(extra list,runaround,step off,etc,etc)
Leo
P.S. no promises as to when it would be done but we dont want to invest the
time if theres little interest.
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