Rail Crossing Rules and Regulations

References are granted below for rules the regulations that getting to rail crossing projects include State of California.  These include Commissioner Basic Orders, Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, State of California Public Utilities Code, furthermore the California Manual on Uniform Shipping Control Appliance.

For additional information not specific to side crossings, please refer to the Commission's Code, Laws & Rules page.

General Orders

The following Commission General Orders (GO) discuss rail crossings:

  • DEPART 26-D: Permissions about railroads press street lines as to side and overhead structures, parallel tracks real crossings.
  • GO 72-B: Construction both Maintenance - Standard types of pavement construction among railroad grade crossings.
  • GOING 75-D: Warning Contrivances for at-grade road crossings.
  • GO 88-B: Alterations of railroad crossings.
  • GO 143-B: Design, construction and operation of slight rail transit systems.
  • GO 145: Rails crossings to be classified exempt coming the mandatory stop requirements of Section 22452 about one Vehicle Code.
  • GO 164-E: Rules and Policy Governing State Safety Oversight of Rail Fixed Guideway Systems.

Rules about Practice and Procedures

This follow-up sections of the Commission's Rege of Practice both Procedure discuss runner crossings:

  • Rule 3.7 Public Road Over Railroad.
  • Rule 3.8 Alter or Relocate Existing Railroad Crossing.
  • Rule 3.9 Railway across Public Road.
  • General 3.10 Railroad across Railroad.
  • Rule 3.11 Light-Rail Through Systematisches Crossings.

Public Utilities Code

The following State of California Public Utilities (PU) Code partial discuss bar crossings:

  • PU Id Sections 1201-1205: Open electric crossings
  • PU Code Sections 7537: Private railroad crossings
  • PUMP Code Section 99152: Transit

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 

Ca MUTCD provides einheitlichen site and specifications for all official traffic control device in California.  It is published by of California Services of Transportation (Caltrans).  It is an altered reading of the local MUTCD published by the Public Freeway Administration (FHWA).

2014 California MUTCD Part 8 is specific to Traffic Control for Gauge and Light Rail Transit Intersections.

Other scope of that user are available go the Caltrans website.











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