Tex.
Transp. Code Section 545.254
Vehicles Carrying Explosive Substances or Flammable Liquids
(a)
Before crossing a railroad grade crossing, an operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle’s principal cargo and that is moving at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour:(1)
shall reduce the speed of the vehicle to 20 miles per hour or less before coming within 200 feet of the nearest rail of the railroad;(2)
shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and(3)
may not proceed until the operator determines that the course is clear.(b)
The operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle’s principal cargo, before crossing a railroad grade crossing on a highway in a municipality:(1)
shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;(2)
while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and(3)
may not proceed until the operator determines that the course is clear.(c)
Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply:(1)
if a police officer, crossing flagger, or traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed;(2)
where a railroad flashing signal is installed and does not indicate an approaching train or other on-track equipment;(3)
to an abandoned or exempted grade crossing that is clearly marked by or with the consent of the state, if the markings can be read from the operator’s location;(4)
at a streetcar crossing in a business or residential district of a municipality; or(5)
to a railroad track used exclusively for industrial switching purposes in a business district.(d)
This section does not exempt the operator from compliance with Section 545.251 (Obedience to Signal Indicating Approach of Train or Other On-track Equipment) or 545.252 (All Vehicles to Stop at Certain Railroad Grade Crossings).(e)
An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Source:
Section 545.254 — Vehicles Carrying Explosive Substances or Flammable Liquids, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.254
(accessed Apr. 20, 2024).