Texas Transportation Code

§ 191.002 — DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS

TN § 191.002Title 5. RAILROADS · Part Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 191. STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS NEAR RAILROAD OR RAILWAY

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(a)A loading platform, house, fence, or other structure built, and lumber, wood, or other material placed, along a railroad in this state, either on or near the right-of-way of a main line or on or near a spur, switch, or siding of the railroad, shall be built or placed so that the nearest edge of the platform, the wall of the building, or the material is at least 8-1/2 feet from the center of the main line, spur, switch, or siding.

(b)The edge of a roof projection from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 8-1/2 feet horizontally from the center of the track.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.