N.Y. Railroad Law § 53-c: Obstructing farm and highway crossings

§ 53-c. Obstructing farm and highway crossings. Any officer or

employee of a railroad corporation who shall intentionally obstruct, and

any owner, officer or employee of a railroad corporation who shall

intentionally cause to be obstructed any farm or highway crossing with

any locomotive, train or car for a longer period than five consecutive

minutes is guilty of a violation which shall be punishable by a fine of

not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than

fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Notwithstanding the

foregoing provisions of this section or any local ordinance to the

contrary, no owner, officer or employee of a railroad corporation who

obstructs, or causes to be obstructed, any farm or highway crossing

shall be subject to any civil, criminal or other penalty where such

person has no control over the situation causing the obstruction or

where the locomotive, train or car cannot be moved without endangering

the safety of the passengers, the public or freight.