HB 2259
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: TI DP 7-0-0-0
HB 2259: railroad grade crossing; on-track equipment..
Sponsor: Representative Hernandez C, LD 21
Caucus & COW
Overview
Broadens railroad safety regulation relating to railroad crossings to include other on-track
equipment.
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. Includes other on-track equipment in railroad safety law relating to railroad crossings and
railroad grade crossings. (Sec. 1-3)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 2-3)