17- 229 C.M.R. ch. 501, § 02 - DEFINITIONS
A. Height of Freight Car . Height of freight
car is the vertical distance between the top of the rail and the top of the
running board.
B. Width of a
Freight Car . Width of a freight car shall mean twice the distance from the
center line of the car to the extreme outside part thereof.
C. Overhead Clearance . Overhead clearance
shall mean the normal distance from the plane of the tops of the rails to a
structure or obstruction above.
D.
Side Clearance . Side clearance shall mean the distance from the center line of
the track, to a structure or obstruction at the side of the track, parallel to
the plane of the tops of the rails.
Notes
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