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K.S.A. § 8-1551 (2026)

Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment

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8-1551. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment. (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until such driver can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:

(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;

(2) a crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment;

(3) a railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train or other on-track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard; or

(4) an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.

(b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1551; L. 2019, ch. 61, § 3; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1984–2015 · leading case: Stonebarger v. Union Pac. R.R., 76 F. Supp. 3d 1228 (D. Kan. 2015).
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Stonebarger v. Union Pac. R.R., 76 F. Supp. 3d 1228 (D. Kan. 2015). · cites it 4× “Turner violated several aspects of Kansas law when he 1) drove his pickup truck in front of the oncoming train; 2) ignored a railroad crossbuck sign that acted as a yield sign requiring him to stop for an oncoming train and proceeding only when safe to do so; and 3) violated…”
Gaulden v. Burlington N. R.R., 689 P.2d 852 (Kan. 1984). · cites it 2× “43 and closely follows K.S.A. 8-1551. Defendant contends that the application of these instructions to the evidence precluded a finding of zero fault on the part of Jack A.”
K.S.A. § 8-1551(a): 1 case
Stonebarger v. Union Pac. R.R., 76 F. Supp. 3d 1228 (D. Kan. 2015). “Turner violated several aspects of Kansas law when he 1) drove his pickup truck in front of the oncoming train; 2) ignored a railroad crossbuck sign that acted as a yield sign requiring him to stop for an oncoming train and proceeding only when safe to do so; and 3) violated…”
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