The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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CROSSING HIGHWAYS
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3587)
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§ 3587. Obstructing crossing more than five minutes; penalty; exemption
(a) When a railroad crosses a highway or road required for farm use at rail level, the
company operating such railroad shall not, nor shall its officer, agent, or employees
permit an engine or railroad car, or any portion thereof, to stand on any part of
such highway or road for a longer period than five minutes at any one time, or in
shunting, to obstruct public traffic for a longer period than five minutes at any
one time. A person or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be
fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $5.00.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) any grade crossings now existing or subsequently established over the line of railroad
extending through the city of Rutland between the River Street underpass and the Pine
Street overpass; and
(2) the grade crossing in the town of Norton between the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
and the class 4 town highway known as Gagnon Road (town highway #12). (Amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. June 17, 1994; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. July 1, 2022.)