Heavy equipment or structures; railroad grade crossings; notice;
procedure
Sec. 40. (a) A person may not operate or move a caterpillar
tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure
weighing more than ten (10) tons and having a normal operating
speed of not more than six (6) miles per hour or a vertical body or
load clearance of less than nine (9) inches above the level surface of
a roadway upon or across tracks at a railroad grade crossing without
first complying with this section.
(b) Notice of an intended crossing under this section shall be
given to a superintendent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall
be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.
(c) Before making a crossing under this section, the person
operating or moving a vehicle or equipment described in subsection
(a) shall first stop the vehicle or equipment not less than ten (10) feet
and not more than fifty (50) feet from the nearest rail or the railway.
While stopped, the person shall listen and look in both directions
along the track for an approaching train and for signals indicating the
approach of a train. The person shall not proceed until the crossing
can be made safely.
(d) A crossing may not be made when warning is given by
automatic signal, crossing gates, a flagman, or otherwise of the
immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 27, 2006