Reglas para mover equipo pesado en cruces de ferrocarril

Explicación Simple

Si vas a mover maquinaria pesada cerca de las vías del tren, primero debes avisar a la compañía de trenes. Luego, debes detenerte y asegurarte de que no venga ningún tren antes de cruzar.

Es como cuando vas a cruzar una calle muy transitada; primero miras a ambos lados para asegurarte de que no viene ningún coche antes de avanzar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan necesita llevar su bulldozer a la otra lado de un cruce de ferrocarril. Antes de cruzar, Juan llama a la estación de tren y espera un rato. Luego, se detiene a unos 20 pies de las vías, mira y escucha para asegurarse de que no hay trenes, y solo cruza cuando está seguro.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-5-2725. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. (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 ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine inches, 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 such 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 such crossing, the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment shall first stop not less than fifteen feet nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. (d) No such crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his direction. HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 105 SECTION 7.