Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The sounding of a locomotive horn at a private crossing or the failure to sound a locomotive horn at a private crossing is not a basis for a civil action against the railroad company that operated the locomotive, a board of county commissioners, or any local authority, or against the employees or agents of the company, board, or authority.
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.