Section 1500.180  Awnings and Canopies

a)         Awnings and Canopies at Main Tracks.  Awnings and canopies spanning main tracks or supported at the sides of main tracks shall have clearances as follows:  Beginning at a point in the centerline of track 21½ feet above the top of rail; the vertical clearance line shall extend thence horizontally each way to points 8 feet from the centerline of track; from which points the horizontal clearance lines shall extend vertically downward to points level with the base of rail.

b)         Awnings and Canopies at Subsidiary Passenger Tracks.  Awnings and canopies spanning subsidiary passenger tracks or supported at the sides of such tracks shall have clearances as follows:  Beginning at a point in the centerline of track at such a height above the top of rail as will be most practicable for the height of cars handled on such tracks, the vertical clearance line shall extend thence horizontally each way to points 7½ feet from the centerline of track, from which points the horizontal clearance line shall extend vertically downward to points level with the base of rail.

c)         Awnings and Canopies at Subsidiary Freight Tracks.

1)         Except as otherwise specified, awnings and canopies spanning subsidiary freight tracks or supported at the sides of such tracks shall have clearances as follows:  Beginning at a point in the centerline of track 21½ feet above the top of rail; thence horizontally 4 feet to a point; thence diagonally to a point 15 feet above the top of rail and 8 feet laterally distant from the centerline of track; thence vertically downward to a point level with the base of rail.

2)         Awnings and canopies at freight houses and freight loading platforms may be constructed with vertical clearances of not less than 15 feet provided the edges of such awnings or canopies do not extend closer than 5½ feet to the centerline of track.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 20360, effective December 15, 2005)