INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD COMPANY

CIRCULAR NOTICE NO. 8

TO: ALL T&E EMPLOYEES January 1, 2008

SAFE USE OF CELL PHONE AND LAPTOP ON TRAINS

All crew members are prohibited from using cell phones/laptop computers while on duty except for company business as outlined below.

Locomotive engineers are prohibited from using cell phones/laptop computers while operating the controls of a locomotive. In addition, ALL crew members are prohibited from using cell phones/laptop computers if train is moving on signal indication that requires a reduction in speed or is preparing to stop. (Hammerhead devices and handheld PDA devices (such as Palm Pilots, Sony, etc. ) are to be considered as a laptop computer in the interpretation of this rule.)

If necessary for conductor to report work using a company-supplied cell phone, this must be done while the train is stopped or moving on clear signal indication.

Instructions regarding train movement must not be requested or authorized over an electronic device such as a company-supplied cell phone unless radio communication has failed.

D.D. Kelley

Transportation Superintendent