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Indiana Code Title 8. Utilities and Transportation § 8-6-7.6-3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 3. (a) A railroad shall provide and maintain within the railroad's right-of-way an unobstructed view in each quadrant of a public rail-highway grade crossing that is under the control of the railroad to the following specifications:

(1) From the centerline of the highway, street, or road:

(A) forty-two (42) inches above the highway, street, or road;  and

(B) twenty (20) feet from the field side of the nearest rail or, if the railroad's right-of-way is less than twenty (20) feet from the field side of the nearest rail, to the limit of the railroad's right-of-way.

(2) From the centerline of the track:

(A) forty-two (42) inches above the track;  and

(B) to the appropriate distance determined under section 4 of this chapter.

If the public rail-highway grade crossing includes multiple tracks, the measurements are taken at a ninety (90) degree angle from the top of the field side of the rail nearest the highway, street, or road.

(b) This chapter does not require a railroad to enter onto property not owned by the railroad to meet the requirements under this chapter.

(c) This section replaces any common law duties imposed on a railroad with respect to sight distances, including methods to verify sight distances.

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