Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-247 (2026)

Railroads shall erect "railroad crossbuck."

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Every railroad corporation or company or person or persons operating or controlling any railroad track intersecting a public road or street at grade crossings shall erect and maintain at each such crossing the standard sign known as "railroad crossbuck," the design of which has been standardized by the Association of American Railroads and which appears in the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" for the State of Mississippi as adopted by the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Mississippi Transportation Commission and the United States Department of Transportation.

Provided, further, that said railroad crossbuck shall be reflectorized and be placed in the right side of the road or street on both sides of the railroad and shall indicate the number of tracks crossing the road or street in accordance with the aforesaid manual on uniform traffic control devices.

The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Codes, 1930, §§ 6123, 6126; 1942, §§ 7775, 7778; Laws, 1924, ch. 320; Laws, 1974, ch. 525 § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 496, § 64, eff. 7/1/1992.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1978–2013 · leading case: John Brown v. Natl R.R. Passenger Corp., 705 F.3d 531 (5th Cir. 2013).
John Brown v. Natl R.R. Passenger Corp., 705 F.3d 531 (5th Cir. 2013). “1989) (granting directed verdict to the railroad company, reasoning that the company had complied with the statutory crossbuck requirement and that "nothing about [the] crossing .”
Baker v. Canadian Nat'l/Illinois Cent. R.R., 536 F.3d 357 (5th Cir. 2008). “Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-247. 13 . Donald v.”
Irby v. Travis, 935 So. 2d 884 (Miss. 2006). “In addition, Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-247 provides that: Every railroad corporation or company or person or persons operating or controlling any railroad track intersecting a public road or street at grade crossings shall erect and maintain at each such crossing the standard sign…”
Mitcham v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 515 So. 2d 852 (Miss. 1987). “The Scarborough Street crossing, as it existed on April 20, 1981, was marked and posted with a standardized regulatory sign known as a "railroad crossbuck" as is required by Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-247 (1972). This "crossbuck" sign was placed approximately fifteen (15) feet from…”
Sawyer v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 606 So. 2d 1069 (Miss. 1992). “NOTES [1] At trial there were more than a few disputes regarding the facts and as well inferences that may be drawn from the facts. By reason of the jury's verdict, we summarize the facts reasonably consistently with the verdict.”
Baker v. Canadian Nat'l/Illinois Cent. Ry. Co., 397 F. Supp. 2d 803 (S.D. Miss. 2005). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-247. This is the minimum warning required to be given of the presence of a crossing.”
Slay v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co., 511 So. 2d 875 (Miss. 1987). “§ 77-9-225 (1972) (Locomotives to give warning when approaching crossings), or the crossing's maintenance, Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-247 (Supp. 1986) (Railroads should erect "railroad crossbuck").”
Illinois Cent. Gulf R.R. v. Travis, 106 So. 3d 320 (Miss. 2012). “Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-247 (Rev.2009). In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 77-9-247, Travis claims that the MUTCD requires the crossbuck sign to be a minimum of twelve feet from the nearest rail in rural areas.”
Woods v. Amtrak, 982 F. Supp. 409 (N.D. Miss. 1997). “Inadequate Signalization Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-247 requires railroad companies to erect and maintain a standard “railroad crossbuck” at each railroad crossing in the state of Mississippi.”
Levina Pittman Walker, Adm'x of the Est. of Louis Pittman, Deceased v. Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co., a Kentucky Corp., 571 F.2d 866 (5th Cir. 1978). · cites it 2× “In addition, plaintiff asserted that the railroad negligently maintained the intersection in that the “Mississippi Law Stop” sign was placed 35.”
Young v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R.R., 618 F.2d 332 (5th Cir. 1980). “See Miss.Code §§ 77-9-247 to 249 (1972), as amended (1974).”
Arthur Irby v. Mary Travis (Miss. 2003). “In addition, Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-247 provides that: 35 Every railroad corporation or company or person or persons operating or controlling any railroad track intersecting a public road or street at grade crossings shall erect and maintain at each such crossing the standard…”
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