Don&#039;t confuse this penalty with not being rested due to a late inbound train. In cases where you arrive at your AFHT too late to get eight hours rest, [i][color=red]but your hotel room IS AVAILABLE,[/color][/i] on or less than 30 minutes after your sign off, this penalty would not apply.<br /><br />Both scenarios would require the conductor calling CMS and both scenarios may in some cases necessitate a re-crew, but this penalty only applies if you don&#039;t get a hotel room in a timely manner.