RULE 19 - EXPENSES AWAY FROM HOME<br /><br />a. When a crew or individual members thereof are released from duty at [color=red]a location other than the designated crew base[/color] of the assignment for more than four hours, each member of the crew so released [color=red]will be provided suitable lodging[/color] at the corporation&#039;s expense and will receive a meal allowance of $5.00. A second allowance of $5.00 will be provided after being held an additional eight hours. Effective November 1, 1994, such meal allowance shall be increased to $6.00.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />See the attached P.L.B. 6312 where the conductor was awarded an eight hour penalty for violation of Rule 19(a) by the Carrier; i.e., Lodging not provided &#039;withing a reasonable period of time&#039; (more than 30 minutes).<br /><br />Also attached are copies of the FRA Hours of Service manual, FRA Operating Practices Technical Bulletin OP-04-28, OP-04-29, the Amtrak Hours of Service manual, and, some notes referring to pertinent passages in the manuals.<br /><br />This penalty would apply if you go to the Away From Home Terminal (AFHT) hotel and the room is not ready for you within 31 minutes of your sign off time.<br /><br />Here is an example of where this may apply:<br /><br />You work the GRR-CHI train. [color=red][i]The train gets in early.[/i][/color] Per bulletin, train 371 arrives in CHI at 911 AM and goes off duty at 926 AM. If you go to the Holiday Inn and there is no room available at 957 AM (31 minutes after your earliest possible sign off time) then you stay on duty until you get a room. 957 AM would be the earliest the hotel would be required to have a room ready for you based on the current bulletined schedule.<br /><br />You work the GRR-CHI train. [color=red][i]The train gets in after the scheduled arrival time.[/i][/color] If you arrive Chicago at 935 AM for example, your off duty would be 950 AM, the hotel would have to have a room for you no later than 1021 AM (31 minutes later). If there is no room available, you stay on duty until a room is available.<br /><br />To validate this claim, the conductor would need to call CMS and advise them what time your room(s) became available so your sign off time can be adjusted accordingly. Your ticked should be noted with this information. Here is the remark CMS placed on a recent ticket: - CMS MODIFIED JOB,CMNT=HOTEL ROOM NOT READY&lt;<br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Create / Correct Penalty Claim<br /><br /><br />Train # Leave blank<br />Time on Duty: 8:00<br />Labor Cat: ?<br /><br />Sample Remark: RULE 19(A). NOT PROVIDED HOTEL ROOM WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. P.L.B. 6312, AWARD NO. 269. GIVEN ROOM KEY AT 1030 AM, 1 HOUR 4 MINUTES AFTER ORIGINAL SIGN OFF. CONDUCTOR NOTIFIED CMS, SIGN OFF TIME CORRECTED.