BLET Engineer Rates of Pay

(Effective July 1st, 2025)

Basic Day

Yard Engine:   $366.02 Daily (100 Miles)

Yard Pilot:   $366.02 Daily (100 Miles)

Road Switcher:   $366.02 Daily (100 Miles)

Road Basic Day:   $305.77 (130 Miles)

Guaranteed Road/Yard Extra Board

$5,877.37 per half / $391.82 per day

Layoff deduction

Mon-Thur: $333.05 / Fri-Sun: $450.59

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

Trip Rates

Needles-Barstow:   $484.67

Needles-Bakersfield:   $800.08

Needles-Winslow:   $806.09

Needles-San Bernardino:   $631.97

Needles-Los Angeles:   $901.42

Others Rates

Certification Pay:   $8.50

Instructor Allowance (Code 91):   $50.87

Engineer Familiarization Pay:   $364.87

Rules Class/Engineer Training:   $125.08

One Meal at AFHT (Code 25):   $16.30

Two Meals at the AFHT (Code 07):   $32.60

Third Meal at the AFHT: $16.30

Payment in lieu of Lodging at AFHT (Code 19): $33.92

One Meal and a Lodging at AFHT: $50.22

Two Meals and a Lodging at AFHT (Code 20):   $66.53

Three Meals and a Lodging at AFHT: $82.83