Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 610 - RAILROADS
610 ILCS 50/ - Railroad Water Craft Act.

(610 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 46.9)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Water Craft Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(610 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 47)
Sec. 1.

All railroad companies
incorporated under the laws of this state, having a terminus upon any
navigable river bordering on this state, shall have power to own for
their own use any water craft necessary in carrying across such river
any cars, property or passengers transported over their lines, or
transported over any railroad terminating on the opposite side of such
river to be transported over their lines: Provided, that no right shall
exist under this act to condemn any real estate for landing for such
water craft, or for any other purpose. And this act shall only apply to
such railroad companies as own the landing for such water craft:
Provided, also, that nothing in this act shall be held to impair or
affect any right or privilege granted any ferry company incorporated
under the laws of this state; and that all the powers and rights herein
granted said railroad companies shall be subject to whatever rights and
privileges may have heretofore been granted to any ferry company in this
state, and that nothing in this act shall prevent said railroad
companies from being subject, in the use of such water craft, to all
laws of the state regulating ferries now in force or hereafter to be in
force: And, provided, further, that nothing in this act shall be held or
construed to authorize any railroad or railway company doing business
under any charter granted by this state, to consolidate with any
railroad or railway company out of this state, so as to form one
continuous line of railroad, or otherwise to alter, modify or repeal any
provision of any such charter granted by this state; or to impair the
rights of this state as now reserved to it in any such charter.

(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

(610 ILCS 50/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 47.1)
Sec. 1.1.

This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.

(Source: P.A. 84-796.)