Rest Cycle
Opt In/Out
(Voluntary  Boards Only)

• All rest days on voluntary rest cycles will default to "working". Any employee who wishes to observe their rest days will need to change their rest cycle override. The rest days override can be changed on each cycle or by default to observe the rest days.

• Only boards with a voluntary rest cycle can opt out of their scheduled rest days.

• Rest days must be consecutive.

• Requests to opt in/out of rest days must be submitted a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the rest day(s) starting. If you do not opt in/out prior to 24 hours in advance you will be required to observe at least one rest day (24 hours) before you can mark up.

• All request to opt out must be made using TSS (Mainframe Emulator) Option 26. Instructions are listed below.

By default all rest days will be set to working. 

1. Logon to the BNSF Mainframe

2. Option 26 – Rest Cycle Inquiry

3. Option 2 – Override Request Maintenance

4. Enter your logon info

5. Select the days you want to observe by entering “L” in the blank next to the date. Note – if you modify any day you must enter an option for all days in that rest cycle.

6. PF5 to commit the changes