Extra Pay Days

ARTICLE II: WAGES       

Section 2—Extra Pay Days

Employees paid under this EP arrangement will not be eligible to receive a weekend/holiday differential for that same day, nor will overtime be paid. This is just paid as an extra day in addition to regular earnings. 

Under Article V, Section 2 of the September 1, 2008 Agreement, between Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), the following six (6) days have been designated as Extra Pay Days for through freight engineers who will go on duty between 12:00 A.M., and 11:59 P.M., on the designated days listed below.

Gulf Division

  • February 9, 2025—Super Bowl
  • April 20, 2025—Easter
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • July 3, 2025—Day before Independence Day
  • October 18, 2023—Alabama vs. Tennessee
  • November 29, 2025—Iron Bowl

Great Lakes Division

  • April 20, 2025—Easter
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • May 26, 2025—Memorial Day
  • June 15, 2025—Father’s Day
  • July 4, 2025—Independence Day
  • November 28, 2025—Day after Thanksgiving

Coastal Division

  • February 9, 2025—Super Bowl
  • April 18, 2025—Good Friday
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • June 15, 2025—Father’s Day
  • July 4, 2025—Independence Day
  • November 26, 2025—Day before Thanksgiving

Keystone Division

  • February 9, 2025—Super Bowl
  • April 20, 2025—Easter
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • May 26, 2025—Memorial Day
  • July 4, 2025—Independence Day
  • November 28, 2025—Day after Thanksgiving

Midwest Division

  • February 14, 2025—Valentine’s Day
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • May 26, 2025—Memorial Day
  • July 4, 2025—Independence Day
  • October 31, 2025—Halloween
  • November 28, 2025—Day after Thanksgiving

Blue Ridge Division

  • February 9, 2025—Super Bowl
  • April 19, 2025—Saturday before Easter
  • May 11, 2025—Mother’s Day
  • August 30, 2025—Saturday before Labor Day
  • November 27, 2025—Thanksgiving Day
  • November 29, 2025—Saturday after Thanksgiving