N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1176: Obstructing highway-railroad grade crossings

§ 1176. Obstructing highway-railroad grade crossings. No person shall

drive a vehicle onto the railroad tracks at a highway-railroad grade

crossing unless there is sufficient undercarriage clearance to traverse

the crossing and adequate space on the opposite side of the crossing to

accommodate the vehicle he and/or she is driving, notwithstanding the

indication of any traffic control device which would permit him and/or

her to proceed.