§ 56-412.3. Maintenance of certain roadways by Buchanan County
The Board of Supervisors of Buchanan County is hereby authorized to maintain roadways located within the right-of-way of railroads pursuant to an agreement between Buchanan County and the railroad. However, nothing in this section shall obligate Buchanan County or the railroad to enter into any such agreement, nor shall Buchanan County or the railroad be […]
§ 56-412. When trains shall be stopped before getting to railroad crossing
Whenever railroads cross each other on the same grade in this Commonwealth, the trains shall be brought to a full stop at least fifty feet before getting to the crossing. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable where the crossings of such roads are regulated by derailing switches, or other safety appliances, which […]
§ 56-412.1. Railroad cars obstructing street or road; standing vehicle on railroad track
It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, or any receiver or trustee operating a railroad, to obstruct for a longer period than five minutes the free passage on any street or road by standing cars or trains across the same, except a passenger train while receiving or discharging passengers, but a passway shall be […]
§ 56-412.2. Ordinances conflicting with § 56-412.1
No city, town or county shall adopt any ordinance, order or resolution in conflict with the provisions of § 56-412.1 and all ordinances, orders or resolutions of any city, town or county heretofore adopted in conflict with such section are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. 1958, c. 242.
§ 56-407. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1956, c. 164.
§ 56-408. Signs similar to crossing signs prohibited
No device or sign which is in the form of a railroad crossing signboard shall be erected or permitted to remain on or near any of the public roads of this Commonwealth, except as required by § 56-405.2. Any person who shall erect such a device or sign, as aforesaid, and every sign owner who […]
§ 56-409. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1954, c. 122.
§ 56-411. Removal of brush and trees from right-of-way
Every railway company operating in this Commonwealth shall be required to clear from its right-of-way trees and brush for 100′ on each side of public road crossings at grade when such trees or brush would otherwise obstruct the view of approaching trains. Every railway company violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not […]
§ 56-406.1. Proceedings for installation and maintenance of automatically operated gates, signals and other automatic crossing warning devices
Railroads shall cooperate with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation in furnishing information and technical assistance to enable the Commonwealth to develop plans and project priorities for the elimination of hazardous conditions at any crossing of a public highway which crosses at grade including, but not limited to, […]
§ 56-406.2. Proceeding for fixing cost of maintaining such warning devices at public grade crossings
Whenever any automatically operated gate, signal or other automatic crossing warning device has been or may hereafter be installed at any highway, road or street grade crossing by any railroad company, the Commissioner of Highways or the public road authority may agree with the railroad company involved as to the division of the cost of […]