North Pool


  • Year: 1980
  • Title: North Pool Agreement M.O.U
  • Summary: This Memorandum of Understanding establishes a bi-directional thru-freight service between Seattle, WA and Wenatchee, WA. This Memorandum defines work limits and area’s of operation, for both the East and North pools. It also limits the number of trips, that crews can be used in STAS service.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Compensation, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, Wenatchee, STAS, Dog Catching, Seattle.
  • Year: 1987
  • Title: North Pool Mileage Regulation
  • Summary: This Agreement defines when the pool should have turns added or cut to it.
    ADD: When Semi-Monthly Earnings are exceed 2400 Mi.
    CUT: When Semi-Monthly Earnings are less than 2200 Mi.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Compensation, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, Wenatchee, STAS, Seattle, Mileage Regulation.
  • Year: 1987 – Late
  • Title: North Pool Mileage Regulation MOU
  • Summary: This Agreement defines when the pool should have turns added or cut to it.
    ADD: When Semi-Monthly Earnings are exceed 2400 Mi.
    CUT: When Semi-Monthly Earnings are less than 2200 Mi.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, Wenatchee, STAS, Seattle, Mileage Regulation, Refine.
  • Year: 2003
  • Title: Vancouver BC Yard Limits
  • Summary:  The document defines a consolidation in yard limits for two yards in Canada, New Westminster and Vancouver. Also included are several side letters and MOUs specifying which side yards, will be included in the switching limits for hours of service relief. Also included are the engineer agreements.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, New West Minister, Vancouver B.C, Yard Limits, STAS, Seattle, Engineer Agreement, Refine.
  • Year: 2005
  • Title: North Pool On-Duty Location
  • Summary:  Defines the new on duty location, total trip miles, & how hours of service relief mileage will be calculated.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, On-Duty, STAS, Seattle, Refine, Dog Catching, Unsigned.
  • Year: 2005
  • Title: North Pool Trip Rate Agreement
  • Summary:  The linked document contains the trip rate agreement along with the supporting documentation of how the trip rate was calculated. Included are side letters explaining how STASand trips turned back short of the final destination should be treated. Overtime extenders are also addressed as follows:
    – Normal Trip: 45 minutes
    – Flip Trip: 35 minutes
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, Trip Rate, STAS, Seattle, Overtime Extenders, Refine.
  • Year: 2015
  • Title: North Pool AFTH & Routes MOU
  • Summary:  In 2015, it was established that continuous headway at the AFHT, would begin after 16 hours. It was also clarified that crews could deliver trains on from Interbay to Vancouver, B.C via either the Bellingham or Sumas subdivision, for the same trip rate, without penalty.
  • Topics: North Pool, Pool Service, Chain Gang, Directional Pool, Thru-Freight, Trip Rate, Route, Continuous Held Away, Seattle, Interbay.