Impact: Crossing

Method: Open Cut (Variance)

Commodity: Pressurized Pipes (Non-Flammable)

Specifications Highlights Reference

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The Owner must request open cut approval when making application for occupancy. Installations beneath the track by open trench methods
will be permitted only with the approval of the Chief Engineer, Design and Construction. Installations by open cut are not permitted under
mainline tracks, tracks carrying heavy tonnage, or tracks carrying passenger trains. All work involving rails, ties, and other track material will
be performed by railroad employees at the sole expense of the Owner, subject to advance payments by the owner.
Pipe Casing*
Pipe Material Corrugated Steel, RCP, VCP, PCCP, DI, and Steel are permitted
RCP, VCP, PCCP is permitted if Carrier Pipe Pressure is less
page 17 Sec. C) vi) (c)
than 100 psi
Steel
Pipe Size 72" maximum
Wall Thickness See Reference page 15 - Table 2
Material Compliance ASTM and API
Yield Strength 35,000 psi
Joint Type Fully welded only.
RCP, VCP, PCCP
Pipe Size 72" maximum
Material Compliance ASTM C76 (RCP) page 17
ASTM C700 (VCP) page 18
AWWA C300 (PCCP) page 18
Joint Type Tongue and Groove (RCP)
Gasket ASTM C443 (RCP)
Pipe Class Class V (RCP)
Wall Type Wall B or C (RCP)
DI
Material Compliance ANSI A21.51/AWWA C-151 page 15 Sec. C) iii) (b)
Pipe Class Class 56 page 15 Sec. C) iii) (b)
Joint Type Mechanical or push on type joints page 16 Sec. C) iii) (c)
Wall Thickness Reference Table 3 page 16 Sec. C) iii) Table 3
May be used for a casing provided the pressure in the carrier
Corrugated Steel Pipe page 16 Sec. C) iv) (b)
pipe is less than 100 psi.
AREMA Specifications Chapter 1, Part 4 - must be bituminous
Material Compliance page 16 Sec. C) iv) (c)
coated
Wall Thickness Reference Table 4 page 17 Sec. C) iv) Table 4
Carrier
Carrier Pipe Material Steel is not allowed for sewage and other corrosive liquids. page 18 Sec. D) i) (b)
Details
Pipe clearance from top of pipe to
Minimum 5.5 feet page 6 Sec. C) i) (a)
bottom of track
Pipe clearance from bottom of
Minimum 3 feet page 6 Sec. C)
ditch to top of pipe
The trench is to be backfilled with crushed stone with a top
Backfill Material size of the aggregate to be a maximum of 2 inches and to page 28 Sec. A) vi) (e)
have no more than 5% passing the number 200 sieve.

Backfill material must be placed in loose 6 inch lifts and

compacted to at least 95% of its max density with a moisture
Moisture Content content that is no more than 1% greater than or 2% less than page 28 Sec. A) vi) (f)
the optimum moisture as determined in accordance with
current ASTM Designation D-1557 (Modified Proctor).
All backfilled pipes laid either perpendicular or parallel to the
Positive Drainage tracks must be designed so that the backfill material will be page 28 Sec. A) vi) (g)
positively drained.
Blasting Blasting will not be permitted under or on CSXT's right-of-way. page 20 Sec. F)
Emergency shut-off valves shall be installed within 2,000 feet
Shut-off valves page 21 Sec I) i-ii)
on both sides of the crossing.
Pipe casing end Must be sealed in accordance to CSX Requirements page 20 Sec. E)
Structures (e.g. Manholes and
Structures are not allowed within CSX corridor page 22 Sec. K
Storm Inlets)
Pipeline shall not be placed within a culvert, under railroad
Railroad bridges, culverts,
bridges, or closer than 45’ to a portion of any railroad bridge, page 5 Sec B) iii)
structures within 45' of installation
building, or other important structure.

*** This sheet does not replace CSX Transportation Design and Constrution Standard Specifications for Pipeline Occupanies.
Impact: Crossing
Method: Open Cut (Variance)
Commodity: Pressurized Pipes (Non-Flammable)

Y N N/A Submittals Checklist: Comments

Application Form
Engineering Plans (see Plans Checklist)
Engineering Review Fee (Variance Fee)
Geotechnical Report (for carrier and casing pipes 48" or greater)
Letter Requesting Open Cut Variance from Owner
Y N N/A Plans Checklist: Comments
Plan View
Milepost Locations - distance to nearest Milepost
North Arrow
Key Map
CSX Right-of-Way (bold layer and labeled clearly)
Street Names
Railroad Tracks
Proposed Utility
Existing Utility
Existing poles
Distance from proposed utility to centerline of nearest tracks
Distance from proposed structures to centerline of nearest tracks
Distance from face of pit excavation to centerline of adjacent track, measured at right angle
Distance of shut-off valves from centerline of nearest track
Stationing on proposed facility
Stationing at all crossings
Stationing at all manholes and other structures
Matchlines
Vicinity Map
General CSX Notes
Width of CSX Right-of-Way
Angle of all crossings relative to tracks
Profile View
Proposed utility
Existing utilities
Pipe Specifications
Existing grade above proposed utility
Top of tracks
Theoretical Railraod Embankment Line (TREL)
Street crossings
Matchlines
Dimension distance from base of rail to top of pipe
Cross-Sections (Typ.)
Pipe Section/Structure
CSX Right-of-Way
Railroad Tracks
Existing Grade
Proposed utility
Existing utilities
Reference Station
Clearance from base of rails to top of casing pipe
Distance between existing and proposed pipelines

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