Duncan v. Union Pacific Railroad

OPINION

J. ROBERT BULLOCK, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their wrongful death action arising out of a train-automobile collision. We affirm.

Droubay Road is a two-lane thoroughfare running north and south in rural Tooele County. At one point, it intersects the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at approximately a 43-degree angle on the north and a 136-degree angle on the south. Three roadside signs warn oncoming motorists of the crossing, one sign located about 300 feet from the crossing, and two on either side of the road 19 feet from the crossing. There…