Reglas para mover equipos pesados en cruces ferroviarios

Explicación Simple

Si manejas una máquina pesada cerca de las vías del tren, primero debes detenerte y mirar para asegurarte que no venga un tren. También debes avisar a la compañía del tren antes de cruzar.

Es como cuando te asomas a la calle antes de cruzar, para asegurarte de que no viene un auto. No querrías arriesgarte a ser atropellado.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en construcción y necesita mover una excavadora hacia el otro lado de las vías del tren. Antes de cruzar, Juan se detiene a 20 pies de las vías, mira a ambos lados, y llama a la compañía de trenes para avisar que va a cruzar. Solo cuando está seguro de que no hay trenes, avanza.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-708 – Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossing (1) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, or roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. (2) Notice of any such intended crossing shall be given to a superintendent of such railroad and a reasonable time be given to such railroad to provide proper protection at such crossing. (3) Before making a crossing described in subsection (1) of this section, the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment: (a) Shall first stop the vehicle or equipment not less than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of the railroad; (b) While stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, for on-track equipment, or for signals indicating the approach of a train or on-track equipment; and (c) Shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. (4) Before making a crossing described in subsection (1) of this section, the person moving or operating the vehicle or equipment shall ensure that no warning is being given, whether by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagperson or otherwise, of the immediate approach of a railroad train or on-track equipment.