Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-5-13 - Overhead clearance
Each railroad shall comply with the following provisions regarding the minimum overhead clearance allowed for railroad safety.
(a) Overhead clearance shall be a minimum of
22 feet, six inches, unless excepted in another subsection of this regulation.
(b) In buildings, clearances may
be reduced to 18 feet, for those tracks terminating:
(1) within the building; or
(2) in the immediate plant area, if the
tracks extend through the building. Overhead clearance of doors may be reduced
to 17 feet, no inches.
(c) In tunnels, the minimum clearance shall
be defined by the half-circumference of a circle having a radius of eight feet
and a tangent to a horizontal line 23 feet above the top of the rail at a point
directly over the center line of track.
(d) The clearance under bridges shall be a
minimum of 22 feet.
(e) All other
structures, except as specifically provided in these regulations, shall have a
minimum clearance as defined by starting at the center of the track at the top
of the rail, then eight feet, six inches laterally from the center line of
track, then vertically upward to a point 16 feet above the top of the rail,
then diagonally upward to a point 22 feet, six inches above the top of the rail
and four feet horizontally from the center of track, then horizontally to the
center of the track. Overhead clearance may be reduced if overhead telltales
are maintained for clearance less than 22 feet, six inches. However, any
reduction of clearance below 22 feet, six inches shall be approved by the
commission.
The minimal vertical clearance requirements under all wires, including wires, conductors, and cables over railroad tracks, shall be those specified in K.A.R. 82-12-2.
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