PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the standards to be followed in the installation, maintenance, inspection and testing of all railroad-highway grade crossing warning systems in Missouri, and in reporting and responding to malfunctions of those systems.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with the agency who filed this rule, and with the Office of the Secretary of State. Any interested person may view this material at either agency’s headquarters or the same will be made available at the Office of the Secretary of State at a cost not to exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The entire text of the rule is printed here. This note refers only to the incorporated by reference material.

1. (1) The Division of Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety incorporates by reference in this rule Part VIII of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (1988 Edition), as published by the Federal Highway Administration. Part VIII, entitled “Traffic Control Systems for Railroads- Highway Grade Crossing” establishes standards for the design, installation and operation of grade crossing warning devices. The Division of Transportation recommends that the standards in Part VIII be applied in the installation of all grade crossing warning systems in Missouri.

2. (2) The division director finds it necessary to incorporate by reference in this rule Part VIII of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (1988 Edition), with the following changes:

   1. (A) The following paragraph is added immediately after paragraph 8B-9 on page 8B-7:

      8B-10 Crossing Inventory Number

The proper DOT/AAR crossing inventory number shall be displayed in a conspicuous location at each grade crossing;

1. (B) The sixth paragraph as contained in paragraph 8C-7 on page 8C-10 is deleted. This paragraph reads as follows: “Two sizes of lenses, 8-inch diameter and 12-inch diameter, are available for flashing light signal units. The larger lens provides somewhat better visibility. In choosing between the sizes of lenses, consideration should be given to the principles stated in section 4B-A for choosing between the 8-inch and 12-inch lenses for use in highway intersection traffic control signals.”;
2. (C) The following paragraph is added immediately after paragraph 8C-7 on page 8C-10: 8C-8 Lens Dimensions

Only 12-inch diameter lenses shall be used on flashing light signal units, unless a specific exemption is granted by the division; and

1. (D) The following supplement to Figure 8- 2 is added immediately after Figure 8-2 on Page 8B-4:

   (9/30/01)* MATT BLUNT

   MATT BLUNT (9/30/01)*

1. (3) After December 9, 1991, whenever one
2. (1) or more adjacent tracks (but fewer than all tracks), are physically removed from a grade crossing, or physically removed, except through a grade crossing, then the railroad(s) responsible for maintaining the grade crossing shall relocate the warning devices to a clearance of not less than twelve feet (12') nor more than twenty feet (20') from the center line of the nearest remaining track, unless otherwise ordered by the division. The railroad(s) shall complete the relocation of the warning devices (whether active or passive) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of actual removal of the track, unless otherwise ordered by the division.
3. (4) The division adopts the requirements governing the safety of highway-rail grade crossing signal systems as adopted by the Federal Railroad Administration and published in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 234—Grade Crossing Signal System Safety, on October 1, 1997, and subsequent final rules published in the Federal Register, except that the division does not adopt the provisions of Appendix A to Part 234— Schedule of Civil Penalties, or any other provision the adoption of which would exceed the statutory authority of this division. These regulations include safety requirements relating to the reporting of signal system malfunctions, responding to such reports, and maintaining, inspecting and testing grade crossing signal systems. AUTHORITY: section 622.027, RSMo Supp. 1997.* Emergency rule filed June 14, 1985, effective July 1, 1985, expired Oct. 28, 1985. Original rule filed Aug. 1, 1985, effective Oct. 29, 1985. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 16, 1986, effective June 30, 1986. Amended: Filed Jan. 5, 1989, effective April 27, 1989. Amended: Filed May 2, 1991, effective Dec. 9, 1991. Amended: Filed June 22, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999.

*Original authority: 622.027, RSMo 1985, amended 1993, 1995.