Utah Code § 41-6a-1206

Railroad crossing duties respecting crawler type tractor, power shovel, derrick,
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or other equipment or structure.
(1) A person may not operate or move the following on or across any tracks at a railroad grade
crossing without first complying with this section:
(a) a crawler type tractor;
(b) a power shovel;
(c) a derrick;
(d) a roller; or
(e) any equipment or structure having:
(i) normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour; or
(ii) a vertical body or load clearance of less than:
(A) 1/2 inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles; or
(B) in any event, nine inches measured above the level surface of a roadway.
(2) A person intending to operate or move a vehicle or equipment described in Subsection (1) on or
across railroad tracks at a railroad grade crossing shall give to the railroad:
(a) notice of the person's intended crossing; and
(b) reasonable time to provide proper protection at the railroad grade crossing.
(3) Before making a crossing under this section, a person operating or moving a vehicle or
equipment described in Subsection (1):
(a) shall first stop within 50 feet but not closer than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railway;
(b) while stopped, shall:
(i) look in both directions along the railroad track for:
(A) a sign of an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment; or
(B) a signal indicating the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment; and
(ii) listen for a signal indicating the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment; and
(c) may proceed across the track only when the crossing can be made safely.
(4) A person operating or moving a vehicle or equipment described in Subsection (1) shall obey
all traffic control devices or the directions of a peace officer or other crossing official at the
crossing.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.

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