(A) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, power shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour; for this equipment with 18 feet or less distance between two adjacent axles, having a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above a level surface; or for equipment with more than 18 feet between two adjacent axles, having a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of distance between the adjacent axles above a level surface upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.
(B) Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a superintendent of the railroad and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.
(C) Before making the crossing, the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment shall first stop the same not less than 15 feet nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railway, and while so 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 crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagperson or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
(1990 Code, § 28-223)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1203