I know fencing was used at passenger terminals between the two tracks on a two track mainline
Would it have been used at a freight depot ( no passenger depot ) with a coaling and water tower service and a two track main
I’m not entirely sure of the details of your question, but I think “no” would be the answer. What with another topic referring to “It ain’t prototypical”, I won’t say never, but I’ll go with hardly ever. Now, possibly the freight house could be ENTIRELY fenced–then you have a gate and all.
Passenger stations can have fences because there are people who are entitled to be there (passengers) who are not necessarily competent to be around moving trains. The railroad has a certain obligation to watch out for their safety. There should be no one like that at a freight house, so the need for a fence would be limited.
Opinion only, however.
Ed
Certainly not always – in my home town that had two depots along double-track mainlines, there were no fences anywhere.
Perhaps only in large cities where passengers were more numerous than in a small town.
I sorta figured that
I don’t know how things are elsewhere, but here along the Metra Northwest Line, the commuters leaving the stations walk around like they are immortal. It makes a good deal of sense to install fences to channel those who imagine themselves to be indestructible toward the sidewalks and appropriate crossing areas to keep them from being splattered by an oncoming train.
Once they get on the asphalt, they’re on their own…
A part of my growing up years was spent a couple of blocks from the SP double track main, complete with passenger station and frequent service. It was one of my hangouts. There were no fences.