Railway employees shall mean those employees of the Municipal Belt Line Division of the Department of Public Utilities employed in positions peculiar to the operation of railroads, and similar positions do not exist in other departments or divisions of the City Government, and shall include but not be limited to the positions commonly known in railroading as Railway Yardmaster, Railway Conductor, Locomotive Engineer, Railway Yard Clerk, Railway Track Maintenance Worker, Locomotive Mechanic, Locomotive Mechanic, Senior, Railway Track Equipment Mechanic-Welder, Railway Shop Worker, Railway Track Inspector, Railway Track Maintenance Supervisor, and Railway Conductor Trainee.
(Ord. 16383, 1959-06-29; amended pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1980-01-29; Ord. 29099, 2026-03-31)
Railway employees shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter except as set forth in Sections 1.24.970 - 1.24.976 and whenever any conflict exists between Sections 1.24.970 - 1.24.976 and other sections of this chapter, the provisions of Sections 1.24.970 - 1.24.976 shall be controlling.
(Ord. 16383, 1959-06-29)
An extra employee or relief employee is a railway employee appointed from the eligible list and whose services are required only intermittently as determined by the Superintendent of the Rail Division. Extra and relief appointments shall be considered permanent appointments, and employees appointed to such positions must be available and ready for work when called. The Human Resources Director shall remove from the eligible list the name of any eligible who fails or refuses to accept a position for extra or relief work. Failure of an employee to report for extra or relief work without good cause shown shall be grounds for dismissal.
(Ord. 16383, 1959-06-29; amended pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1980-01-29; Ord. 28283 Ex. A, 2015-02-24)
The probationary period for railway employees shall be 125 working days actually worked in the classification to which such employee is appointed except Railway Conductors who train for the classification of Locomotive Engineer, the probationary period shall be 45 working days. The probationary period for a Railway Conductor Trainee will be nine months to successfully complete programmatic steps necessary to obtain their Conductor certification, followed by the standard probationary period upon promotion to a permanent Railway Conductor position.
(Ord. 16383, 1959-06-29; Ord. 21589 § 1, 1979-01-09; amended pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1980-01-29; Ord. 29099, 2026-03-31)
Leave of absence for railway employees may be granted by the appointing authority for an aggregate of not to exceed 30 working days in any calendar year upon the oral request of the employee for such reason as the appointing authority may deem sufficient and whenever extra or relief employees are available. Such leaves of absence shall be promptly reported to the Human Resources Director and in the manner prescribed by the Human Resources Director. A railway employee granted a leave of absence for 30 days or more may return to their position prior to the expiration of such leave upon application to the Superintendent of the Rail Division and the remainder of such leave of absence shall thereupon be canceled. In all other respects relating to leave of absence, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
(Ord. 16383, 1959-06-29; amended pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1980-01-29; Ord. 28283 Ex. A, 2015-02-24)
Seniority of incumbent permanent railway employees in the classification of Locomotive Engineer, Railway Conductor, and Railway Conductor Trainee shall be fixed solely by the date of first active employment as an eligible in the positions for which seniority is established, or as otherwise provided for by a collective bargaining agreement.
(Added pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1971-10-18; amended pursuant to Charter § 6.14, 1980-01-29; Ord. 29099, 2026-03-31)