Commercial Category
Category 6C
Table of Contents
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Why maintain rights-of-way?
Federal & State regulation
Certification & licensing
Review questions
Section 2
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
PLANS
Developing a management program
Identifying long-range management goals
Levels of maintenance
Environmental concerns
Equipment selection
Review questions
Section 3
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Plant basics
Vegetation management methods
Cultural practices
Plant succession and vegetation control
Mechanical control methods
Chemical vegetation control
Integrated pest management for rights-of-way
Keeping track of management activities
Review questions
Section 4
HERBICIDES FOR RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT
Selecting a herbicide
Herbicide activity
Adjuvants
Safe handling of chemicals
Review questions
Section 5
EQUIPMENT AND CALIBRATION
Spray system components
Manual sprayers
Power sprayers
Calibration of equipment
Calibrating broadcast boom sprayers
High pressure hydraulic sprayers
Safety conscious maintenance
Review questions
Section 6
RAILROAD MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
Weed control programs
Maintaining bare ground
Control of herbaceous broadleaf plants
Woody plant control
Non-selective chemical control
Specialized applications
Review questions
Section 7
PUBLIC RELATIONS &
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
Interacting with the public
Regulations in the public interest
Maine drift regulations
Protecting sensitive habitats
Everyone's number 1 job
Review questions
Appendix A
COMMON RIGHT-OF-WAY PLANTS
Why identify plants?
Identification mistakes are costly
Using this guide
Use of scientific names
Bare ground weed control
Aggressive or noxious weed problems
Controlling seedlings and young trees
Spray restrictions
Ground covers
Indicator species
Appendix B
SAMPLE APPLICATION RECORD
FORMS
Sprayer calibration log
Pesticide applicator log
Appendix C
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
HERBICIDES
Appendix D
ANSWERS TO REVIEW
QUESTIONS
