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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.345 (2026)

All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

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The state department of transportation and local authorities within their respective jurisdictions are authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs at those crossings. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
[ 1984 c 7 s 69; 1965 ex.s. c 155 s 47.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2011 · leading case: Owen v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe RR Co., 108 P.3d 1220 (Wash. 2005).
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Owen v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe RR Co., 108 P.3d 1220 (Wash. 2005). “[6] Given our resolution of the substantive issue, we do not reach whether the trial court erred in failing to grant Owen her motion to compel discovery and denying her CR 56(f) motion for a continuance. If further proceedings on these matters are required on remand, we leave it…”
Owen v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R., 153 Wash. 2d 780 (Wash. 2005). “” RCW 46.61.345. Given our resolution of the substantive issue, we do not reach whether the trial court erred in failing to grant Owen her motion to compel discovery and denying her CR 56(f) motion for a continuance.”
Veit v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Corp., 171 Wash. 2d 88 (Wash. 2011). · cites it 9× “¶11 BNSF brought a motion in limine to exclude references to RCW 46.61.345, which requires drivers to stop “within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad” when a “particularly dangerous” railroad crossing has a stop sign.”
Veit Ex Rel. Nelson v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Corp., 249 P.3d 607 (Wash. 2011). · cites it 9× “¶ 11 BNSF brought a motion in limine to exclude references to RCW 46.61.345, which requires drivers to stop "within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad" when a "particularly dangerous" railroad crossing has a stop sign.”
Veit Ex Rel. Nelson v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Corp., 249 P.3d 607 (Wash. 2011). · cites it 9× “¶ 11 BNSF brought a motion in limine to exclude references to RCW 46.61.345, which requires drivers to stop "within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad" when a "particularly dangerous" railroad crossing has a stop sign.”
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