Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a person owns fifteen or more acres of land in one body through which a railroad passes, which land is so situated that he cannot use a crossing in a public street, lane, road, or other highway in going from his land on one side of the railroad to that on the other side without great inconvenience, at his request the company or person operating such railroad, at the expense of such company or person shall, within four months after such request, construct a good and sufficient private crossing across such railroad and the lands occupied by the company, between the two pieces of land to enable such landowner to pass with a loaded team and over which he may go at all times when such railroad is not being used at the crossing, or so near to it as to render passing thereat dangerous.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4955 | Tracks; Crossings
Section 4955.01 | Elevated or Surface Track.
Section 4955.02 | Appropriation of Property for Surface Track or Elevated Crossing.
Section 4955.03 | Limitation as to Action for Damages.
Section 4955.04 | Piers or Other Supports in a Public Way.
Section 4955.05 | Submission of Question to Electors.
Section 4955.06 | Longitudinal Occupancy of Way Unlawful.
Section 4955.07 | Track of Uniform Gauge.
Section 4955.08 | Tracks May Be Used in Common.
Section 4955.09 | Obstructing the Laying of a Track.
Section 4955.10 | Railroad Crossings.
Section 4955.11 | Crossings of Trains.
Section 4955.12 | Rules to Be Made and Published.
Section 4955.13 | Failure to Publish Rules - Forfeiture.
Section 4955.14 | Failure to Comply With Rules - Forfeiture.
Section 4955.15 | Trains May Cross Without Stopping.
Section 4955.16 | Mode of Crossing Ordered by Court.
Section 4955.17 | Grade Crossings Avoided if Practicable.
Section 4955.18 | Order of Court.
Section 4955.20 | Highway Crossings and Sidewalks - Maintenance and Repair.
Section 4955.201 | Abandonment of Railroad Track.
Section 4955.21 | Service of Notice.
Section 4955.22 | Failure to Construct or Repair Crossings or Sidewalks - Forfeiture.
Section 4955.23 | Crossings Above Streets.
Section 4955.24 | Construction and Maintenance of Bridge - Forfeiture.
Section 4955.25 | Legislative Authority May Regulate Use of Bridge.
Section 4955.26 | Crossing of Highway to Cemetery.
Section 4955.27 | Private Crossing.
Section 4955.28 | Expense of Private Crossing - Right of Entry.
Section 4955.30 | Freightways May Be Constructed.
Section 4955.31 | Plan Must Be Approved.
Section 4955.32 | Use of Horn or Alternative Audible Warning at Highway or Crossing.
Section 4955.321 | Alternative Audible Warning System.
Section 4955.322 | Immunity From Liability at Private Crossings.
Section 4955.33 | Crossbuck Signs.
Section 4955.34 | Failure to Erect Warning Signs.
Section 4955.35 | Blocking of Frogs.
Section 4955.36 | Removal of Obstructive Vegetation at Crossings.
Section 4955.41 | Railroad Quiet Zones - Definitions.
Section 4955.47 | Railroad Quiet Zones - Railroads and Employees Not Liable for Acts in Compliance.