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include track immediately adjacent to the plant or installation if the plant railroad leases |
the track from the general system railroad and the lease provides for (and actual |
practice entails) the exclusive use of that trackage by the plant railroad and the general |
system railroad for purposes of moving only cars shipped to or from the plant. A plant |
or installation that operates a locomotive to switch or move cars for other entities, even |
if solely within the confines of the plant or installation, rather than for its own purposes |
or industrial practices, will not be considered a plant railroad because the performance |
of such activity makes the operation part of the general railroad system of |
transportation. |
Primary Operating Railroad – the operating railroad that either owns or maintains the |
track through the highway-rail or pathway crossing, unless the crossing is located within |
a private company, port, or dock area. If more than one operating railroad either owns |
or maintains the track through the highway-rail or pathway crossing, or if no operating |
railroad owns or maintains the track through the highway-rail or pathway crossing, then |
the operating railroad that operates the highest number of trains through the crossing is |
the primary operating railroad. In the event that there is only one operating railroad that |
operates one or more trains through a highway-rail or pathway crossing, that operating |
railroad is the primary operating railroad. |
For highway-rail and pathway crossings that are located within a private company, port, |
or dock area, each railroad that owns track leading to the private company, port, or dock |
area will be considered a primary operating railroad as applied to crossings within the |
private company, port, or dock area. |
Private Crossing – a highway-rail or pathway crossing that is not a public crossing. |
Typical types of private crossings include farm crossings, industrial plant crossings, and |
residential access crossings. |
Public Authority – the public entity responsible for traffic control or law enforcement at |
a highway-rail crossing or the public entity that authorized a pathway crossing. |
Public Crossing – a highway-rail or pathway crossing where the approaches are under |
the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel. All |
approaches must be under the jurisdiction of the public authority and no approach may |
be on private property, unless state law or regulation provides otherwise. |
Appendix D-5 |
For purposes of this definition “open to public travel” means that the road or pathway |
section is available (except during scheduled periods, extreme weather or emergency |
conditions) and open to the general public for use without restrictive gates, prohibitive |
signs, or regulation. Restrictions for highway-rail crossings that are based on size, |
weight, or class of registration do not apply. |
In situations where a State has empowered a public agency (such as a State |
Department of Transportation, State Highway Department, Public Utility Commission, |
State Commerce Commission, etc.) to make a determination as to whether crossings |
are public or private, such determinations will govern for Inventory purposes. |
Quiet Zone – a segment of a rail line, within which is situated one or a number of |
consecutive public highway-rail crossings at which locomotive horns are not routinely |
sounded. |
Remote Health Monitoring – an electronic system designed to remotely notify the |
railroad (typically the railroad signal maintainer or a trouble desk) that components of |
the automatic warning system are not functioning as intended. |
Side Lights – a flashing light pair, typically mounted on the signal mast or cantilever |
structure, used to warn vehicular traffic and/or pedestrians approaching from side |
streets, parking lots, driveways or pathways. |
Sidewalk – that portion of a street between the curb line, or lateral line of a roadway, |
and the adjacent property line. Sidewalks also include easements on private property |
that are paved or improved and intended for use by pedestrians. |
Temporary Crossing – a highway-rail or pathway crossing created to serve a specific |
activity for a temporary time period not to exceed six months. Temporary crossings do |
not need an inventory number and do not need to be reported to the Crossing Inventory. |
Through (Thru) Trains – trains whose primary responsibility is to operate over a route |
with defined beginning and end points. |
Appendix E-1 |
APPENDIX E – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |
Q 1. Which types of crossings must be reported to the Crossing Inventory? |
All crossings, Highway-Rail, Pathway (formerly known as Pedestrian) and |
Pedestrian Station, either at-grade and grade-separated, must be reported to the |
Crossing Inventory, with the exception of temporary crossings. Temporary |
crossings are crossings that are created to serve a specific activity for a |
temporary time period not to exceed six months. |
An Inventory Number must be assigned to each crossing that is reported to the |
Crossing Inventory, except for certain crossings that are discussed in more detail |
in the Inventory Guide. |
Q 2. If multiple operating railroads operate through a highway-rail or pathway |
crossing, which operating railroad is responsible for getting the Inventory |
number and filing the Inventory Forms? |
With the exception of highway-rail and pathway crossings where multiple |
railroads or urban rapid transit operators operate trains on separate tracks |
through the same crossing, the primary operating railroad will be responsible for |
requesting the Inventory Number and submitting crossing data (including periodic |
updates) to the Crossing Inventory for a particular highway-rail or pathway |
crossing. |
The primary operating railroad either owns or maintains the track through the |
highway-rail or pathway crossing, unless the crossing is located within a private |
company, port, or dock area. If more than one operating railroad either owns or |
maintains the track through the highway-rail or pathway crossing, or if no |
operating railroad owns or maintains the track through the highway-rail or |
pathway crossing, then the operating railroad that operates the highest number |
of trains through the crossing is the primary operating railroad. In the event that |
there is only one operating railroad that operates one or more trains through a |
highway-rail or pathway crossing, that operating railroad is the primary operating |
railroad. For highway-rail and pathway crossings that are located within a private |
company, port, or dock area, each railroad that owns track leading to the private |
company, port, or dock area will be considered a primary operating railroad as |
applied to crossings within the private company, port, or dock area. |
Please refer to Appendix C for detailed guidance on reporting to the Crossing |
Inventory when multiple railroads or urban rapid transit operators operate trains |
on separate tracks through the same highway-rail or pathway crossing. |
Appendix E-2 |
Q 3. Do I need to get an Inventory Number for a private crossing? |
Yes. Railroads must obtain Inventory numbers for private crossings. |
This includes crossings that are in a plant area owned by a private corporation, in |
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