TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER III: ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION SUBCHAPTER c: RAIL CARRIERS PART 1500 MINIMUM CLEARANCES APPLICABLE TO TRACKS, STRUCTURES, FIXTURES AND OTHER APPURTENANCES OF RAILROADS SECTION 1500.200 HIGH FREIGHT PLATFORMS
Section 1500.200 High Freight Platforms
The distance from the centerlines of subsidiary tracks to the faces or edges of high platforms from which freight is handled to or from cars shall not exceed 6 feet 2 inches. The minimum horizontal clearance in the area above the floor of such platforms shall be 28 inches greater than the distance from the centerline of the subsidiary track to the face or edge of the platform. This Section shall not apply when the faces or edges of the platforms have horizontal clearances of 8 feet or more from the centerlines of the tracks.
(Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 20360, effective December 15, 2005) |