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Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-51-705. Moving certain equipment--Restrictions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of up to ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch ( 1/2 -) per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or, in any event, of less than nine inches (9-), measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.

(b) Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.

(c) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving a vehicle or equipment described in subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) First stop not less than fifteen feet (15′) nor more than fifty feet (50′) from the nearest rail of the railroad; and

(2) While stopped that person shall listen and look in both directions along the tracks for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.

(d)(1) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car or other on-track equipment.

(2) If a flagger is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction.

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