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Rest Cycle
Opt In/Out
(Voluntary Boards Only)
Pool Board Rest Day Opt In/Out
All rest days on voluntary rest cycles will default to “working”. Any engineer 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, Option 2. Instructions are listed below.
How to Opt In/Out of Rest Days
By default all rest days will be set to working. You can either opt in to individual rest days or can opt in to all rest days by default. Follow the instructions below to opt in to the rest days.
All Rest Days
Logon to the BNSF Mainframe
Option 26 – Rest Cycle Inquiry
Option 2 – Override Request Maintenance
Enter your logon info
Enter “L” in the blank line next to Employee Default in the top right corner. This can only be “L” or left blank. You should not enter “M” as the default for the board is to markup.
PF5 to commit the changes
Individual Rest Days
Logon to the BNSF Mainframe
Option 26 – Rest Cycle Inquiry
Option 2 – Override Request Maintenance
Enter your logon info
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. (Employee Default in the top right corner must be blank to change individual rest days)
PF5 to commit the changes
Opting In All Three (3) Rest Days
Opting Out of Partial Rest Days
Opting In/Out of Rest Days by Default
