Section 408.10026. Derailers, bumper blocks, and clearance signs .  


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  • (1) Where rolling railroad cars on a  spur  track   could  make contact with a railcar being loaded or unloaded, repaired or serviced, or enter a building, work or traffic area, derailers, bumper blocks, a blue flag or blue light, or other equivalent protection shall be used .

    (2) A visible "Close Clearance" sign shall be used to indicate close clearance between a railcar and an adjacent fixed object if the  fixed object is located less than 8 1/2 feet from the center of a straight track and 9 feet from the center of a curved track .

History: 1979 AC.