BLET Engineer Rates of Pay

(Effective July 1st, 2024)

Basic Day

Yard Engine:   $351.94 Daily (100 Miles)

Yard Pilot:   $351.94 Daily (100 Miles)

Road Switcher:   $351.94 Daily (100 Miles)

Road Basic Day:   $293.88 (130 Miles)

Guaranteed Road/Yard Extra Board

$5651.32 per half / $376.75 per day

Layoff deduction

Mon-Thur: $320.24 / Fri-Sun: $433.26

*** (L/O figured at 85% Mon-Thur and 115% Fri-Sun) ***

Trip Rates

Needles-Barstow:   $466.38

Needles-Bakersfield:   $769.85

Needles-Winslow:   $775.48

Needles-San Bernardino:   $608.67

Needles-Los Angeles:   $867.06

Others Rates

Certification Pay:   $8.17

Instructor Allowance (Code 91):   $48.91

Engineer Familiarization Pay:   $350.81

Rules Class/Engineer Training:   $125.08

One Meal at AFHT (Code 25):   $15.68

Two Meals at the AFHT (Code 07):   $31.35

Third Meal at the AFHT: $15.00

Payment in lieu of Lodging at AFHT (Code 19): $32.23

One Meal and a Lodging at AFHT: $47.91

Two Meals and a Lodging at AFHT (Code 20):   $63.58

Three Meals and a Lodging at AFHT: $78.58