Guidelines on Projects with Culverts, Drainage Pipes or Conduits

  1. Notes indicate Class V Cooper E-80 culvert is installed across limits of railroad right of way or out to 30 feet from track center.
    Culverts to be installed under a road that is under a railroad underpass may be Class III, subject to approval of the railroad.
  2. Safety end treatments (SETs) included on culverts.
  3. Any conduits (electrical or drainage) rigid metal conduit (RMC).
  4. Conduits (electrical or drainage) installed at least 5 feet below top of rail.
  5. Boring pits located at least 30 feet from track center.
  6. Wet boring not permitted.
  7. Corrugated metal pipe (CMP), precast pipe or precast box is preferred to minimize impact to railroad operations.
  8. Open
    trench construction impacting railroad operations shall not be used
     unless approved by the railroad company.
  9. Minimum concrete cover (with steel reinforcement) on pipe shall be 2 inches.
  10. Dimensions on Exhibit A match pipeline/wireline forms (UPRR only).
  11. Top of pipe at least 5 feet below top of tie and 5 feet below bottom of ditch.
  12. Preemption conduits and wires are treated as part of the preemption related agreement and a separate utility agreement is not needed. Wirelines for loop detectors, electrical lines or traffic signals may require a separate wireline license agreement.
  13. Storm drain lines installed parallel to a track may be included in the road C&M agreement. Any storm drain line that crosses under a railroad track, direct buried, under a road, or under an underpass, must have its own pipeline license agreement.