Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 21-704: (a) Unless a person has complied with this section, he may not drive or move on or across any railroad grade crossing any power shovel, derrick, roller, crawler– type tractor, or other equipment or structure that has: (1) A normal operating speed of 10 miles per hour or less; or (2) A vertical body
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot drive certain slow-moving or low-clearance equipment across railroad grade crossings without notifying the railroad, stopping 15–50 feet from the tracks, looking and listening for trains, and waiting for safe passage or flagman direction.
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