How does a Railroad communicate effectively with its Neighbors?

Born from a need to communicate with their neighbors, all railroads must publish some form of policy documentation. Usually, these are design manuals, projects manuals, or design criteria.

Prior to LMRS, Tom was the major force behind the creation and adoption of the first such manual for the state department of transportation he worked for. Prior to the setting of these standards, projects were handled inconsistently, and processes “were invented for the first time” each time.

Nobody likes more paperwork, so great care was taken to make any additional requirements sensible, easy, and standardized. In development of the document and its programmatic procedures, a balance was found between meeting the needs of a safety sensitive environment like a railroad, and enabling second and third party improvement projects on, adjacent to, or near managed railroad tracks.

Updates to this manual are available through the sponsoring Agency.