Wash. Admin. Code § 296-860-20060 - Maintain clearances between tracks
You must comply with the track clearance requirements in Table 5.
Table 5 - Minimum Standard Gauge Track Clearances
| If your track clearance involves: | Then the minimum clearance requirements between centerlines of standard gauge parallel tracks are: |
| Main or passing tracks used for transporting cars, locomotives, motors, or like equipment | 14 feet |
| Any tracks adjacent to main or passing tracks | 15 feet |
| Team, house, or industry tracks | 13 feet |
| Yard tracks | 14 feet |
| Ladder and other tracks | 20 feet |
| Note: | The following illustration will help you understand the track clearance requirements discussed in this section and WAC 296-860-20080 regulating narrow gauge rail operations. |
STANDARD GAUGE TRACK CLEARANCES
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Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-17-106, § 296-860-20060, filed 8/21/02, effective 10/1/02.
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