Hello, I was just wondering what is the real use for theses signs , I have several decals to put on my model kits but what do they really mean??
I know that for a bridge the clearance is for height purposes but you also find these signs on the front or sides of buildings like the McGraw Oil co. kit, they have them on the side of the brick structures.
Thank you and have a nice day [;)]
No clearance signs are used to warn crews where there is not enough space between the cars and an building for a man to be riding the side of a car. This can be any place the clearance are tight. One place this can happen is where a building has flush doors with no loading dock. The siding is placed as close to the building as posible so there is a only small gap to bridge to unload or load cargo.
You may also see no clearance signs on signal masts, on signal bridge supports and on poles adjacent to tall switchstands close to the rails. A photo posted on the forums some time ago confused some viewers because of the camera angle - the NO CLEARANCE sign on a post obscured the high derail sign it was warning about.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
They’re not legible in the photos below, but their placement is evident:
In the last photo, the “R” on the red sign beside the silo track denotes a "R"estriction noted in the Company Rulebook - in this case, it concerns overhead clearances, with violations resulting in immediate dismissal. [swg]
Wayne
I don’t recall seeing any brakemen ride the cars on the dock side-we did this as a precaution and the desire not to be squeeze.
Those signs can be place between 2 sets of industry tracks that is used to load/unload cars on adjacent track.The boxcars was bridged by a dock plate.
Hello everyone, thank you for your qwick replies and for your infos on the subject, thank you Wayne for the very nice detailled photos.
Now I have a better idea on where to put the “No Clearance” signs.