Texas Transportation Code
§ 545.251 — OBEDIENCE TO SIGNAL INDICATING APPROACH OF TRAIN OR OTHER ON-TRACK EQUIPMENT
TN § 545.251Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. F. SPECIAL STOPS AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)An operator approaching a railroad grade crossing shall stop not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail if:
(1)a clearly visible railroad signal warns of the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;
(2)a crossing gate is lowered, or a flagger warns of the approach or passage of a train or other on-track equipment;
(3)a railroad engine or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from that distance and the engine or other equipment is an immediate hazard because of its speed or proximity to the crossing;
(4)an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible to the operator and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing; or
(5)the operator is required to stop by:
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (S.B. 2129), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.