A railroad company shall not permit a train to obstruct vehicular
traffic on a public street or highway for longer than five minutes
at any one time, except the obstruction shall not be considered a
violation under the following circumstances:
A. If the train is continuously
moving in the same direction at not less than 10 miles per hour for
not longer than seven minutes; or
B. If the railroad can show that the incident occurred as a result of
a verifiable accident, mechanical failure or unsafe condition.
A railroad company shall not permit successive train movements
to obstruct vehicular traffic on a public street or highway until
all vehicular traffic previously delayed by such train movements has
been cleared.
A railroad company shall not permit its employees to allow the
activation of active traffic control devices at a railroad grade crossing
for more than two minutes if there is no intention to move a train
or track equipment through the crossing within 20 seconds to 60 seconds
after the activation of the devices.
Each offense under this section shall be a separate violation
punishable by a fine of not more than $500.