Sec. 1085.14. Railroad crossings  


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  • No person shall traverse any railroad crossing:
    (a) when an audible or clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a train;
    (b) when a crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a train;
    (c) when a train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
    (d) when an approaching train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing; and
    (e) when a crossing gate is in the process of being opened or closed.
    No person, except a Metro-North employee acting in the course of his duties, may cross Metro- North train tracks other than at a railroad crossing maintained for public use by Metro-North or at a private crossing established pursuant to statute or written agreement with Metro-North.