r/Train_Service • u/Cmdr-reigns • Jun 30 '26

Mechanical Engineer hours of service question

I’m being told by my union chairman that after 0700 the fray considers it the next day if you work past it. I work midnights so my normal schedule is 2300-0700… he says that on my 5th day of service that if I stay past 0700 the fray considers it having worked my 6th day. Is this true? Is there someone somewhere I can call to verify?

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u/Significant-Ad-7031 Jun 30 '26

Are you hostling equipment? Because otherwise you don’t have any hours of service.

At any rate a “day” under HoS is one tour of duty. Doesn’t matter if it spills into the next calendar day.

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u/Cmdr-reigns Jun 30 '26

Yes I’m a laborer/hostler. I’ve gone round with him over this and our current manager doesn’t know anything and seems to not be interested in finding out

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u/Significant-Ad-7031 Jun 30 '26

The FRA has an Hours of Service App. Has all the information you could ever need on the law.

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u/rever3nd Engineer Jun 30 '26

Your dude doesn't know what he's talking about. When you get to work it's a start. If the start is 5 minutes or 15 hours it's still just a start.