66-273. Permitting trains, engines or cars to stand on public highway. Each and every railroad company or any corporation leasing or otherwise operating a railroad in Kansas is hereby prohibited from allowing its trains, engines or cars to stand upon any public road within one half mile of any incorporated or unincorporated city or town, station or flag station, or upon any crossing or street, to exceed ten minutes at any one time without leaving an opening in the traveled portion of the public road, street or crossing of at least thirty feet in width.
History: L. 1897, ch. 169, § 1; L. 1903, ch. 394, § 1; June 1; R.S. 1923, 66-273.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 2 - Duties And Liabilities Of Railroad Companies
66-228 Same; penalty; time within which to restore crossing.
66-229 Same; duty of officers.
66-230 Cattle guards at crossings; duties as to gates.
66-232 Action for damages by fire.
66-233 Action for damages by fire; attorney fee.
66-234 Liability for negligence.
66-273 Permitting trains, engines or cars to stand on public highway.
66-274 Same; penalty; exemption of railroad employees from certain penalties.
66-295 Liability regardless of negligence.
66-296 Recovery upon failure to pay full value of animal upon demand.
66-297 Persons upon whom demand may be made.
66-299 Railroad enclosed with fence.
66-2,120 Failure of locomotive to sound whistle at crossing; penalties; payment to informer.
66-2,121 Railroad-highway crossing signs; specifications.