Railroad facilities installed across or within a department right-of-way must comply with 17 AAC 15.301 and with the following codes and standards:

1. (1) standard plans, engineering instructions, and engineering guidelines maintained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation under AS 42.40;
2. (2) where not specifically referenced or applicable under (1) of this section, appropriate portions of the Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-way Association (AREMA), as the Alaska Railroad Corporation determines under AS 42.40;
3. (3) Alaska Traffic Manual, Part 8, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 20.950(1);

4. (4) Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual (for federal-aid highway projects),

   1. (A) Railroad-Highway Projects, 23 C.F.R. 646.200 - 646.220, revised as of April 1, 2020;
   2. (B) Railroad-Highway Insurance Protection Required of Contractors, 23 C.F.R. 646.103 - 646.111, revised as of April 1, 2020;
   3. (C) Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition, revised as of April 1, 2020.

(Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82; am 2/5/2004, Register 169; am 7/15/2009, Register 191; am 11/15/2024, Register 252)