Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 74 - Railroads
74-594 - Train, yard, or engine crew; blocking street or highway; liability; exempt.

74-594. Train, yard, or engine crew; blocking street or highway; liability; exempt.
No member of a train crew, yard crew, or engine crew of a railroad shall be held personally responsible or found guilty of violating any state laws or any municipal ordinances regulating or intended to regulate the occupying or blocking of any street, road, or highway crossing-at-grade by trains or passenger or freight cars upon reasonable proof that the occupying or blocking of the street, road, or highway crossing-at-grade was necessary to comply with orders or instructions either written or oral of his or her employer or its officers or supervisory officials. This section shall not relieve the employer or railroad from any responsibility placed upon the employer or railroad by any such state laws or by such municipal ordinances. This section shall be supplemental to any other law.
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Nebraska Revised Statutes

Chapter 74 - Railroads

74-307 - Roads, streams, or canals; crossings; conditions.

74-308 - Real estate; acquisition; damages; procedure.

74-424 - Transferred to section 81-2801.

74-548 - Shipments; weighing; certificates.

74-549 - Shipments; stations without scales; weighing.

74-550 - Shipments; failure to weigh; penalty.

74-592 - Track motor cars; headlights; rear light; windshield; equip.

74-593 - Track motor cars; failure to equip; violation; penalty.

74-594 - Train, yard, or engine crew; blocking street or highway; liability; exempt.

74-595 - Litter; duty to remove.

74-596 - Speed limitation ordinance; requirements for enactment.

74-597 - Railroad accident or unlawful operation; prohibited law enforcement procedures.

74-601 - Fencing; cattle guards.

74-602 - Failure to fence or repair; liability.

74-603 - Fencing; duty; landowner may fence; cost.

74-604 - Failure to fence; injury to livestock; liability.

74-605 - Injured animals; care; violation; penalty.

74-608 - Right-of-way; cover for wildlife; vegetation; exceptions.

74-609 - Right-of-way; vegetation; treatment; charge by county; collection.

74-609.01 - Right-of-way; hunting upon; unlawful; penalty.

74-706 - Transferred to section 74-921.

74-915 - Health and safety of employees; rules and regulations.

74-916 - Drinking water and cups; duty to provide.

74-917 - Rules and regulations; dispute; notice; hearing.

74-918 - Drinking water; toilet facilities; locomotives and waycars; duty to provide; violation; penalty.

74-919 - Margins along tracks; keep free from debris and vegetation; enforcement.

74-921 - Locomotive operators; conductors; intoxication; penalty.

74-1301 - Policy of state.

74-1302 - Railroad transportation safety district; formation; purpose.

74-1303 - District; formation; procedure.

74-1304 - Board of directors; members; appointment; expenses.

74-1305 - District; powers.

74-1306 - Budget; submit to county board; levy; tax.

74-1307 - Bonds; issuance; sinking fund.

74-1308 - Officers; meetings; bond; records; inspection; treasurer; report; violations; penalty.

74-1310 - Department, defined.

74-1311 - Department; determine railroad crossing safety measures needed.

74-1312 - Department; establish priority list for railroad crossing safety improvement.

74-1313 - Priority list; factors to be considered.

74-1314 - Political subdivision; determine need for railroad crossing safety measure; notice to railroad; priority.

74-1315 - Department; utilize federal funds; matching funds; how paid.

74-1316 - Railroad crossing accident; notice to department; when.

74-1317 - Grade Crossing Protection Fund; created; purpose; investment.

74-1318 - Grade Crossing Protection Fund; department; administer; procedure; division of cost; responsibility for protection devices; powers and duties.

74-1319 - Abandoned railroad line; removal of grade crossing protection devices.

74-1320 - Excise tax on railroads transporting freight; rate; collection; report; payment.

74-1321 - Excise tax on railroad transporting freight; similar appropriation; how used.

74-1322 - Failure to file report or pay taxes; violation; penalty.

74-1323 - Railroad car; obstructing view at crossing; violation; penalty.

74-1329 - Act, how cited.

74-1330 - Legislative intent.

74-1331 - Bridges; construction; dimensions; maintenance; violation; penalty.

74-1332 - Crossings; jurisdiction of department.

74-1333 - Crossings; public; maintenance.

74-1334 - Crossings; public; safety regulations; gates and alarms; closure; when.

74-1335 - Crossings; private; railroad; duties.

74-1336 - Crossings; complaints; hearing; order; rules and regulations.

74-1337 - Crossings; public; county board; agreement.

74-1338 - Crossings; public; failure of county board and railroad to agree; power of department.

74-1339 - Crossings; agreement of department; county board or other public authority; powers.

74-1340 - Crossings; department orders; violation; penalty.

74-1341 - Grade crossing safety; responsibility.

74-1342 - Comprehensive public safety program; department; duties.

74-1343 - Assessment process; recommendations; department; duties.

74-1421 - Transferred to section 74-1415.01.

74-1422 - Transferred to section 74-1420.02.

74-1427 - Political subdivision; expend local tax funds; election; procedure.