B08. Attachment 0025- Att T UFC 4-860-03 Railroad Track Maintenance and Safety Standardards Section 3.3 Vege (1).pdf
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This is a technical specification document from UFC 4-860-03 (Unified Facilities Criteria) dated 13 February 2008, addressing vegetation management requirements for federal rail infrastructure.
The document establishes nine vegetation control standards applicable to federal railroad facilities. Vegetation must be managed to prevent growth within ballast sections or obstruction of ballast drainage, maintain adequate visibility at grade crossings and for location markers and signals, preserve drainage functionality, ensure safe train operations, allow proper track inspection, prevent fire hazards to timber structures, prevent interference with personnel movement within 8 feet of the track centerline, and avoid brushing against engines or rolling stock. Where vegetation interferes with track inspection or train operations, train operations shall be restricted until vegetation is removed and a thorough track inspection is completed. Undesirable vegetation removal shall be accomplished through chemical or manual means, with chemical control performed in accordance with service-specific pest management regulations: Army regulations AR 200-5 and TM 5-630, Air Force instruction AFI 32-1053, and Navy instruction OPNAVINST 6250.4. The document permits planting of desirable vegetation such as crown vetch on cut and fill slopes and other roadway locations for erosion prevention, provided such vegetation is controlled to meet the established vegetation standards.
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| Attachment 2 - UFC 4-860-03.pdf | Revision not stated | JB Charleston Railroad Maintenance and Repair IDIQ | |
| W911SA-20-Q-3062 Attachment 10 - UFC 4-860-03 Railroad Track Maintenance and Safety Standards.pdf | Revision not stated | Railroad Inspection & Preventative Maintenance Services at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin | |
| J-1502000-02A_UFC_4-860-03.pdf | Revision not stated | Maintenance and Repair of Track and Rail at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine |
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UFC 4-860-03
13 FEBRUARY 2008
3-3. VEGETATION.
a. Vegetation shall be controlled so that it does not:
(1) Grow within the ballast section or obstruct ballast drainage.
(2) Interfere with adequate visibility (sight distance) at grade crossings.
(3) Obstruct visibility of location markers, switch position indicators, signs, or signals.
(4) Obstruct drainage.
(5) Interfere with the safe operation of trains.
(6) Prevent proper track inspection.
(7) Present a fire hazard to timber structures.
(8) Interfere with personnel walking within 8 feet of the track centerline.
(9) Brush the sides of engine or rolling stock.
b. Vegetation Interference. At locations where vegetation interferes with the effective inspection of the track or train operations, train operations shall be restricted until the vegetation is removed and a thorough track inspection is performed.
c. Vegetation Control. Undesirable vegetation growing within the roadway shall be removed by chemical or manual means. Chemical vegetation control shall be accomplished as prescribed in the following manuals:
(1) Army: AR 200-5, Pest Management Program, and TM 5-630, Natural Resources Land Management.
(2) Air Force: AFI 32-1053, Pest Management Program.
(3) Navy: OPNAVINST 6250.4, Pest Management Program.
d. Desirable Vegetation. Vegetation such as crown vetch may be planted and grown on the slopes of cuts and fills and in other locations within the roadway to prevent erosion.
The growth of desirable vegetation should be controlled to meet the requirements of paragraph 3-3.a.
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