VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 18.140
Railroad’s Train Speed at Grade Crossing
A railroad running a [freight; passenger] train has a duty to approach a crossing at a speed of no
more than [10 mph on an Excepted Track; (10; 15) mph on a Class 1 Track; (25; 30) mph on a Class 2
Track; (40; 60) mph on a Class 3 Track; (60; 80) mph on a Class 4 Track; (80; 90) mph on a Class 5
Track].
If a railroad fails to perform this duty, then it is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
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- civ-2026-04-01
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