Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 554 - SERVICES TO POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS › Subpart H - EMERGENCIES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS › Section 554.803 - Railroad Derailment Emergency Moves

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Emergency moves of vehicles or loads to railroad derailments
				  may be authorized for movement over State highways during periods when normal
				  permits are restricted, provided:
a)
				There is a loss of life threatened, hazardous materials are involved, a
				mainline or other major line is blocked, and the Department is notified of the
				incident no more than six hours after it has occurred. If more than six hours
				have elapsed before the Department is advised, the situation is not generally
				considered to be of an emergency nature.
b) During normal working hours, the emergency
				services company must obtain a standard permit by contacting 217/785-1477,
				Extension 1, outside of Illinois or 800/252-8636, Extension 1, within Illinois.
				If the incident occurs when the Permit Office is not open, the railroad
				representative and the requested emergency services company must contact the
				Department's Communications Center at 217/782-2937 within six hours after the
				time of occurrence to request the move and provide details. The required
				information that must normally be provided before authorization will be granted
				includes the exact location of the incident, the time of occurrence, the number
				of cars involved, an exact listing of the commodities contained in each car,
				the description of equipment needed, the origin and requested routing of the
				move. If loss of life is threatened or a highway is blocked, the Permit Office
				may waive the immediate need for some of this information.
c) After receipt and verification of the
				required information, the Department representative will check the requested
				routing to ensure it will safely accommodate the load. If the authorization is
				approved, a permit will then be issued by telephone and a Teletype message will
				be sent to the Illinois State Police. The Department's Communications Center
				will also advise the State Emergency Management Agency of the incident and the
				commodities involved. In order to obtain an authorization for movement at night
				or on weekends, the permittee must have received prior Permit Office approval
				of their escort and emergency lighting protection or have approval from the
				Illinois State Police that they will escort the move.
d) That, due to the physical capacity of the
				highways, the proposed moves are 12 feet or less in width, 13 feet 6 inches or
				less in height, and do not exceed the practical maximum weights listed in
				Section
				554.604.
e) That insofar as practicable, all safety
				precautions and operational conditions normally imposed by the Permit Office
				for special movement be observed.
f) If traveling conditions on the involved
				highways are considered hazardous due to weather, the Department will contact
				the Illinois State Police and, if necessary, hold the authorization until the
				highways are sufficiently clear to allow safe movement. While the provision may
				result in some delay, it is the Department's responsibility to ensure the
				presence of these oversize and overweight movements on the highway does not
				unduly endanger other motorists.
g)
				After release of the authorization, the permit fee will be charged to the
				emergency service company's account or be processed for billing.
h) That annual permits are available to move
				oversize or overweight equipment to the sites of train derailments and shall
				include all equipment otherwise eligible to obtain single trip permits under
				normal situations. Annual permits can be used at any time for movement to the
				site of a train derailment. (Section 15-308.1 of the Code)