Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property
Chapter 33 - RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES
SAFETY-BRIDGES, TUNNELS, TRESTLES AND SWITCHES
Section 33.41 - Bridge or tunnel warnings
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Common carriers shall install and maintain warnings of the telltale or tapper type at a reasonable distance on each side of bridges, tunnels, or other obstructions over main tracks, main track sidings, yard and switching tracks in accordance with the specifications of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association or existing standard plans of individual railroads.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to locations in territory where, by railroad order or rule, employees are prohibited from climbing on top of moving cars, engines, or other high equipment, or at locations over industrial tracks where points of limited vertical clearances are marked by appropriate warning signs.
(c) As used in this section, the term "points of limited vertical clearance" shall mean points less than 22 feet above the top of the rail.
