In the Matter of the

REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES

of

INDIANA SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY

Train and Engine Service Employees

29 NMB No. 89

CASE NO. R-6901

CERTIFICATION

September 23, 2002

The services of the National Mediation Board were invoked by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on July 15, 2002, to investigate and determine who may represent for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as provided by Section 2, Ninth, thereof, personnel described as "Train and Engine Service Employees," employees of Indiana Southern Railroad Company.

At the time this application was received, these employees were not represented by any organization or individual.

The Board assigned Investigator Susanna Pequignot to investigate.

FINDINGS

The investigation disclosed that a dispute existed among the craft or class of Train and Engine Service Employees, and by direction of the Board, the Investigator was instructed to conduct an election by secret ballot to determine the employees' representation choice.

The following is the result of the election as reported by Investigator Pequignot who was assigned to count the ballots in this case.

Number of Employees Voting:

BLE	Number of Employees Eligible
Train and Engine Service Employees

13

15

The National Mediation Board further finds that the Carrier and employees in this case are, respectively, a Carrier and employees within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; that this Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and that the interested parties, as well as the Carrier, were given due notice of the Board's investigation.

CERTIFICATION

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Section 2, Ninth, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and based upon its investigation pursuant thereto, the National Mediation Board certifies that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has been duly designated and authorized to represent for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, the craft or class of Train and Engine Service Employees, employees of Indiana Southern Railroad Company, its successors and assigns.

By direction of the NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD.

Benetta M. Mansfield

Chief of Staff