High Freight Platforms

Section 1500 Section 1500.200  High Freight Platforms The distance from the centerlines of subsidiary tracks to the faces or edges of high platforms from which freight is handled to or from cars shall not exceed 6 feet 2 inches.  The minimum horizontal clearance in the area above the floor of such platforms shall be 28 inches greater than the distance from the centerline of the subsidiary track to the face or edge of the platform.  This Section shall not apply when the faces or edges of the platforms have horizontal clearances of 8 feet or more from the centerlines of the tracks.