ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: TI DP 7-4-0-1

HB2665: railroad grade crossing; on-track equipment

Sponsor: Representative Longdon, LD 5

Caucus & COW

Overview

Includes other on-track equipment into railroad safety statutes mentioning a railroad train.

History

When a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver of the vehicle must stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and may not proceed if any of the following applies:

1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;

2) A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;

3) A railroad train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such a distance and the railroad train is an immediate hazard by reason of its speed or proximity to the crossing;

4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing; or

5) Any other condition exists that makes it unsafe to proceed through the crossing (A.R.S. § 28-851).

Provisions

1. Broadens railroad safety law relating to railroad crossings and railroad grade crossings to include other on-track equipment. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)

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5. HB 2665

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