(a) To give warning of a train's approach, an audible warning device meeting standards prescribed by the Federal Railroad Administration shall be sounded at least one-quarter (¼) mile in advance of each location in Arkansas where a railroad crosses any public road, highway, or street or where any public road, highway, or street crosses any railroad and shall be sounded until the lead locomotive clears the crossing.
(b) Any railroad company failing to warn of the train's approach as required in this section shall be liable upon a finding of a violation for a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each occurrence. The penalty shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 12 - Operation and Maintenance of Railroads
Subchapter 4 - Equipment — Safety Precautions
§ 23-12-402. Locomotives to have headlights of requisite candlepower
§ 23-12-404. Equipment required on track motor cars
§ 23-12-406. Transportation of hazardous materials
§ 23-12-407. Repairs to cars to be done in state — Exceptions
§ 23-12-408. Lights to be placed on switches
§ 23-12-409. Signals and signboards required at tunnels
§ 23-12-410. Audible warning device to be sounded at crossing — Penalty and damages
§ 23-12-411. Warning boards required at crossings — Exception
§ 23-12-412. Stock guards required when railroad passes through enclosure