New York Laws
RRD - Railroad

17 - Acquisition of Title to Real Property; Additions, Betterments and Facilities. - § 17. Acquisition of title to real property; additions, betterments...

18 - Railroads Through Public Lands. - § 18. Railroads through public lands. The commissioner of general...

19 - Railroads Through Indian Lands. - § 19. Railroads through Indian lands. Any railroad corporation may...

20 - Railroads Through Chautauqua Assembly Grounds. - § 20. Railroads through Chautauqua assembly grounds. No railroad corporation...

21 - Railroads Along Highways. - § 21. Railroads along highways. No railroad corporation shall erect...

22 - Proceedings to Determine Point at Which a New Railroad Shall Intersect One Already Established; Compensation; Duties of Intersecting Roads. - § 22. Proceedings to determine point at which a new...

23 - Highway Exempted. - § 23. Highway exempted. No railroad shall be constructed, maintained...

24 - Change of Route, Grade or Terminus; Abandonment of Line or Portion Thereof. - § 24. Change of route, grade or terminus; abandonment of...

28 - Tunnel Railroads. - § 28. Tunnel railroads. When, according to the route and...

32 - Individual, Joint-Stock Association, or Other Corporation May Lay Down and Maintain Railroad Tracks in Certain Cases. - § 32. Individual, joint-stock association, or other corporation may lay...

34 - Substituted Lines in Certain Cases. - § 34. Substituted lines in certain cases. Where a portion...

Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management

50 - Liability of Corporation to Employees of Contractor. - § 50. Liability of corporation to employees of contractor. An...

51 - Weight of Rail. - § 51. Weight of rail. The rail used in the...

51-A - Clearances. - § 51-a. Clearances. Clearance distance between adjacent tracks and between...

52 - Fences, Farm Crossings and Cattle-Guards. - § 52. Fences, farm crossings and cattle-guards. Every railroad corporation,...

52-A - Fences Along Road Operated by Electric Third Rail. - § 52-a. Fences along road operated by electric third rail....

52-B - Fences Along Right of Way. - § 52-b. Fences along right of way. Notwithstanding the provisions...

52-C - Fences in Queens County. - § 52-c. Fences in Queens county. Notwithstanding the provisions of...

52-D - Debris to Be Cleared. - § 52-d. Debris to be cleared. Every railroad shall maintain...

52-E - Penalties for Littering. - § 52-e. Penalties for littering. 1. No person shall throw,...

53 - Sign Boards, Flagmen and Gates at Crossings. - § 53. Sign boards, flagmen and gates at crossings. 1....

53-A - Warning Signs. - § 53-a. Warning signs. Every municipality or political subdivision, or...

53-B - Ringing Bells and Blowing Whistles at Crossings. - § 53-b. Ringing bells and blowing whistles at crossings. A...

53-C - Obstructing Farm and Highway Crossings. - § 53-c. Obstructing farm and highway crossings. Any officer or...

53-D - Unlawful Propulsion of a Missile at Railroad Trains. - 53-d. Unlawful propulsion of a missile at railroad trains. A...

53-E - Unlawful Interference With a Railroad Train. - § 53-e. Unlawful interference with a railroad train. A person...

53-F - Joint Inspection of Traffic-Control Signals Interconnected With Highway-Rail At-Grade Crossing Warning Systems. - § 53-f. Joint inspection of traffic-control signals interconnected with highway-rail...

54 - Notice of Starting Trains; No Preferences. - § 54. Notice of starting trains; no preferences. Every railroad...

54-A - Communication. - § 54-a. Communication. 1. No class 1 or class 2...

55 - Accommodation of Connecting Roads. - § 55. Accommodation of connecting roads. Every railroad corporation whose...

56 - Locomotives Must Stop at Grade Crossings. - § 56. Locomotives must stop at grade crossings. All trains...

57 - Rates of Fare. - § 57. Rates of fare. Subject to the provisions of...

57-A - . - § 57-a. A steam or electric railroad corporation having a...

58 - Excess Charge When Fare Paid on Cars. - § 58. Excess charge when fare paid on cars. It...

59 - Penalty for Excessive Fare. - § 59. Penalty for excessive fare. Any railroad corporation, which...

60 - Issue and Use of Mileage Books. - § 60. Issue and use of mileage books. Every railroad...

61 - Passenger Refusing to Pay Fare May Be Ejected. - § 61. Passenger refusing to pay fare may be ejected....

61-A - Sounding of Certain Signals on Railroad Cars by Unauthorized Persons. - § 61-a. Sounding of certain signals on railroad cars by...

62 - Sleeping and Parlor Cars. - § 62. Sleeping and parlor cars. Any railroad corporation may...

63 - Persons Employed as Drivers, Conductors, Motormen or Gripmen. - § 63. Persons employed as drivers, conductors, motormen or gripmen....

64 - Injuries to Employees. - § 64. Injuries to employees. In all actions against a...

65 - Conductors and Employees Must Wear Badges. - § 65. Conductors and employees must wear badges. Every conductor...

66 - Checks for Baggage. - § 66. Checks for baggage. A check, made of some...

67 - Penalties for Injuries to Baggage. - § 67. Penalties for injuries to baggage. Any person whose...

68 - Unclaimed Freight and Baggage. - § 68. Unclaimed freight and baggage. Every railroad or other...

69 - Minimum Standards for Track Inspection and Maintenance. - § 69. Minimum standards for track inspection and maintenance. In...

70 - Rights and Liabilities as Common Carriers. - § 70. Rights and liabilities as common carriers. Every railroad...

71 - Duties Imposed. - § 71. Duties imposed. It shall be the duty of...

71-A - Reflective Whistle Signs. - § 71-a. Reflective whistle signs. 1. It shall be the...

72 - Inspection of Locomotives. - § 72. Inspection of locomotives. It shall be the duty...

73 - Inspectors of Locomotives. - § 73. Inspectors of locomotives. Inspectors shall be appointed by...

74 - Care of Steam Locomotives; Steam and Water Cocks; Penalty. - § 74. Care of steam locomotives; steam and water cocks;...

75 - Commissioner of Transportation May Approve Other Safeguards. - § 75. commissioner of transportation may approve other safeguards. The...

76 - Use of Stoves or Furnaces Prohibited; Exceptions. - § 76. Use of stoves or furnaces prohibited; exceptions. It...

76-A - Motor Cars and Equipment. - § 76-a. Motor cars and equipment. 1. It shall be...

76-B - Equipment Required on Motor Vehicles Transporting Railroad Employees; Penalty. - § 76-b. Equipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees;...

77 - Equipment of Engines. - § 77. Equipment of engines. It shall be unlawful for...

77-A - First-Aid Equipment on Locomotives. - § 77-a. First-aid equipment on locomotives. It shall be unlawful...

77-B - Speedometers on Certain Locomotives. - (b) A railroad shall be deemed to be in compliance...

77-C - Sanitary Conditions. - § 77-c. Sanitary conditions. 1. It shall be the duty...

78 - Coal Jimmies and Caboose Cars. - § 78. Coal jimmies and caboose cars. The use of...

78-A - Electric or Battery-Powered Markers. - § 78-a. Electric or battery-powered markers. 1. Any railroad using...

79 - Air-Brakes. - § 79. Air-brakes. It shall be unlawful for any railroad...

80 - Couplers. - § 80. Couplers. It shall be unlawful for any railroad...

81 - Violation of Sections Seventy-Seven, Seventy-Seven-C, Seventy-Eight, Seventy-Nine, and Eighty. - § 81. Violation of sections seventy-seven, seventy-seven-c, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, and...

82 - Canada Thistles to Be Cut. - § 82. Canada thistles to be cut. Every railroad corporation...

83 - Riding on Platform; Walking Along Track. - § 83. Riding on platform; walking along track. No railroad...

83-A - Operation of Motor Vehicles, Snowmobiles, Recreational Vehicles, and Riding of Animals on Railroad Property. - § 83-a. Operation of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, and...

83-B - Trespass Upon Railroad Premises. - § 83-b. Trespass upon railroad premises. 1. Any city with...

84 - Corporations May Establish Ferries. - § 84. Corporations may establish ferries. Any steam railroad corporation,...

85 - Certain Railroads May Cease Operation in Winter. - § 85. Certain railroads may cease operation in winter. The...

86 - Certain Railroads Need Not Be Operated Beyond June, July, August and September. - § 86. Certain railroads need not be operated beyond June,...

87 - Mails. - § 87. Mails. Any railroad corporation shall, when applied to...

88 - When Railroads May Designate Police Officers. - § 88. When railroads may designate police officers. 1. Upon...

89 - New Railroads Across Streets. - § 89. New railroads across streets. All steam surface railroads...

90 - New Streets Across Railroads. - § 90. New streets across railroads. When a new street,...

91 - Alteration or Rehabilitation of Existing Crossing. - § 91. Alteration or rehabilitation of existing crossing. The mayor...

92 - Acquisition of Land, Right or Easement in Crossing. - § 92. Acquisition of land, right or easement in crossing....

93 - Repair of Bridges and Subways at Crossings. - § 93. Repair of bridges and subways at crossings. When...

93-A - Maintenance and Removal of Highway-Railroad Crossing at Grade. - § 93-a. Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad crossing at grade....

93-B - Maintenance and Removal of Highway-Railroad Separation Structures. - § 93-b. Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad separation structures. The...

94 - Performance of Work; Division of Expenses; Accounting; Claims for Damages; Valuation. - § 94. Performance of work; division of expenses; accounting; claims...

95 - Proceedings by Commissioner of Transportation for Alteration of Existing Crossings. - § 95. Proceedings by commissioner of transportation for alteration of...

96 - Proceedings to Enforce Orders of Commissioner of Transportation. - § 96. Proceedings to enforce orders of commissioner of transportation....

97 - Intercity Rail Passenger Service. - § 97. Intercity rail passenger service. 1. As used in...

97-A - Commuter Rail Service. - § 97-a. Commuter rail service. 1. As used in this...

98 - Intersection of Railroads. - § 98. Intersection of railroads. All steam railroads hereafter constructed...

99 - Application of Foregoing Section. - § 99. Application of foregoing section. The provisions of sections...

100 - Temporary Leave Granted by Court to a Street Surface Railroad; Bond. - § 100. Temporary leave granted by court to a street...

101 - Consent of Commissioner of Transportation in Certain Cases. - § 101. Consent of commissioner of transportation in certain cases....

102 - Ventilation of Tunnels. - § 102. Ventilation of tunnels. The commissioner of transportation is...

103 - Lighting of Tunnels. - § 103. Lighting of tunnels. The commissioner of transportation is...

104 - Compliance With Orders of Commissioner of Transportation. - § 104. Compliance with orders of commissioner of transportation. Whenever...

105 - Enforcement. - § 105. Enforcement. After the expiration of thirty days from...

106 - Penalty for Violation. - § 106. Penalty for violation. Every corporation violating any of...

107 - Judgment-Roll. - § 107. Judgment-roll. It shall be the duty of the...

108 - Approval of Appliances in Cities Having a Population of One Million Inhabitants or Over. - § 108. Approval of appliances in cities having a population...

Article 4 - Consolidation, Lease, Sale and Reorganization

140 - Consolidation or Merger of Corporations Owning or Leasing Continuous Lines; Abandonment of Parallel Lines; Merger of Subsidiary Corporations. - § 140. Consolidation or merger of corporations owning or leasing...

141 - Mergers and Consolidations of Certain Railroad Corporations. - § 141. Mergers and consolidations of certain railroad corporations. With...

144 - Assessment of Property of New or Surviving Corporation. - § 144. Assessment of property of new or surviving corporation....

145 - Stocks of Municipal Corporations, How Represented. - § 145. Stocks of municipal corporations, how represented. At any...

146 - Foreclosure of Mortgages Made by Consolidated Railroads Partly in the State. - § 146. Foreclosure of mortgages made by consolidated railroads partly...

147 - Powers of Corporations Organized to Acquire and Operate Railroads Partly in the State. - § 147. Powers of corporations organized to acquire and operate...

148 - Lease and Conveyance of Road. - § 148. Lease and conveyance of road. A railroad corporation...

151 - Mortgagee May Purchase at Foreclosure Sale. - § 151. Mortgagee may purchase at foreclosure sale. Any mortgagee...

162 - Acquisition and Maintenance of Railroad Built, Owned or Operated by a Corporation Not Organized Under This Chapter. - § 162. Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or...

Article 5 - Street Surface Railroads

170 - Street Surface Railroads; General Provisions. - § 170. Street surface railroads; general provisions. The provisions of...

171 - Consent of Property Owners and Local Authorities. - § 171. Consent of property owners and local authorities. A...

172 - Consent of Local Authorities; How Procured. - § 172. Consent of local authorities; how procured. The application...

173 - Condition Upon Which Consent Shall Be Given; Sale of Franchise at Public Auction. - § 173. Condition upon which consent shall be given; sale...

173-A - . - § 173-a. The term "terminable permit" as used in this...

173-B - . - § 173-b. Every city, town and village of this state,...

173-C - . - § 173-c. Every city, town and village of this state...

173-D - . - § 173-d. Whenever any street surface railroad is or may...

173-E - . - § 173-e. The acceptance of a terminable permit, or the...

173-F - . - § 173-f. Every terminable permit, and every amendment to any...

173-G - Approval of Permit or Amendment by Commissioner of Transportation. - § 173-g. Approval of permit or amendment by commissioner of...

173-H - Existing License, Grant, Franchise, Permit or Consent Reinstated on Invalidity of Amendment. - § 173-h. Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent reinstated...

174 - Proceedings if Property Owners Do Not Consent. - § 174. Proceedings if property owners do not consent. If...

175 - Percentage of Gross Receipts to Be Paid in Cities or Villages; Report of Officers. - § 175. Percentage of gross receipts to be paid in...

176 - Extension of Route Over Rivers; Terminus in Other Counties; When Property Owners Withhold Consent; Supreme Court May Appoint Commissioners. - § 176. Extension of route over rivers; terminus in other...

177 - Use of Tracks of Other Roads. - § 177. Use of tracks of other roads. Any railroad...

178 - Repair of Streets; Rate of Speed; Removal of Ice and Snow. - § 178. Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of...

178-A - Headlights. - § 178-a. Headlights. Whenever the tracks of any street surface...

179 - Within What Time Road to Be Built. - § 179. Within what time road to be built. In...

180 - Motive Power. - § 180. Motive power. Any street surface railroad may operate...

181 - Rate of Fare. - § 181. Rate of fare. No corporation constructing and operating...

182 - Collection of Fare. - § 182. Collection of fare. It shall be unlawful for...

183 - Construction of Road in Street Where Other Road Is Built. - § 183. Construction of road in street where other road...

184 - Abandonment of Part of Route. - § 184. Abandonment of part of route. Any street surface...

185 - Effect of Dissolution of Charter as to Consents. - § 185. Effect of dissolution of charter as to consents....

186 - Corporate Rights Saved in Case of Failure to Complete Road; Right to Operate Branches; Conditions; Former Consents Ratified; Limitations. - § 186. Corporate rights saved in case of failure to...

187 - Extensions and Franchises Confirmed. - § 187. Extensions and franchises confirmed. Any street surface railroad...

188 - Certain Consents of Local Authorities Confirmed. - § 188. Certain consents of local authorities confirmed. All consents...

189 - Time Extended for Payment of Percentage Based on Gross Receipts. - § 189. Time extended for payment of percentage based on...

191 - Road Not to Be Constructed Upon Ground Occupied by Public Buildings or in Public Parks. - § 191. Road not to be constructed upon ground occupied...

192 - Center-Bearing Rails Prohibited. - § 192. Center-bearing rails prohibited. No street surface railroad corporation...

192-A - Relocation of Tracks. - § 192-a. Relocation of tracks. In any city having a...

193 - Right to Cross Bridge Substituted for a Bridge Crossed for Five Years. - § 193. Right to cross bridge substituted for a bridge...

194 - Protection of Employees. - § 194. Protection of employees. Every corporation operating a street...

195 - Platforms on New Cars, How Constructed. - § 195. Platforms on new cars, how constructed. All street...

196 - Protection to Employees in the Counties of Albany and Rensselaer. - § 196. Protection to employees in the counties of Albany...

197 - Protection of Employees in the Counties of Kings and Queens. - § 197. Protection of employees in the counties of Kings...

198 - Contracts for the Adjustment of Payments Due Certain Cities. - § 198. Contracts for the adjustment of payments due certain...

201 - Construction of Park Railroads in Cities Having a Population of One Million Five Hundred Thousand or Upwards. - § 201. Construction of park railroads in cities having a...

202 - Consents of Property Owners. - § 202. Consents of property owners. No railroads shall be...

203 - Expense of Construction and Operation. - § 203. Expense of construction and operation. Whenever any railroad...

204 - Agreements for Payment of Cost of Construction by Instalments. - § 204. Agreements for payment of cost of construction by...

205 - Disposition of Income. - § 205. Disposition of income. The compensation or income which...

206 - Motive Power. - § 206. Motive power. Any portion of any railroad constructed,...

207 - Railroads in Parks in New York City, by Whom Constructed. - § 207. Railroads in parks in New York city, by...

209 - Change of Motive Power Authorized. - § 209. Change of motive power authorized. Any railroad company...

210 - New Streets Across Other Than Steam Surface Railroads. - § 210. New streets across other than steam surface railroads....

Article 6 - Rapid Transit Act of 1875

220 - Application for Railroad; Commissioners. - § 220. Application for railroad; commissioners. Upon the application of...

221 - Oath and Bond of Commissioners. - § 221. Oath and bond of commissioners. Within ten days...

222 - First Meeting of Commissioners. - § 222. First meeting of commissioners. Within fifteen days after...

223 - Determination of Necessity of Railroad and Route. - § 223. Determination of necessity of railroad and route. The...

224 - Adoption of Plans, and Terms Upon Which Road Shall Be Built. - § 224. Adoption of plans, and terms upon which road...

225 - Appraisal of Damages and Deposit of Money as Security. - § 225. Appraisal of damages and deposit of money as...

226 - Shall Prepare Certificate of Incorporation; Proviso as to Forfeiture. - § 226. Shall prepare certificate of incorporation; proviso as to...

227 - Organization. - § 227. Organization. Whenever the whole capital stock of such...

228 - Commissioners to Deliver Certificate; Affidavit of Directors. - § 228. Commissioners to deliver certificate; affidavit of directors. Within...

229 - Powers. - § 229. Powers. Subject to the provisions of the transportation...

231 - Where Route Coincides With Another Route. - § 231. Where route coincides with another route. Whenever the...

232 - Commissioners to Transfer Plans. - § 232. Commissioners to transfer plans. Within one month after...

233 - Commissioners to File Report; Confirmation Thereof. - § 233. Commissioners to file report; confirmation thereof. The commissioners...

234 - Pay of Commissioners. - § 234. Pay of commissioners. Each of the commissioners shall...

235 - Quorum; Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies in Board of Commissioners. - § 235. Quorum; term of office; removal; vacancies in board...

236 - Abandonment or Change of Route; New Commissioners; Their Powers and Proceedings. - § 236. Abandonment or change of route; new commissioners; their...

237 - Abandonment of Portion of Route by Elevated Railroad. - § 237. Abandonment of portion of route by elevated railroad....

238 - Increased Deposit, When and How Required. - § 238. Increased deposit, when and how required. In case...

239 - Trains to Come to Full Stop. - § 239. Trains to come to full stop. All trains...

240 - Gates or Vestibule Doors. - § 240. Gates or vestibule doors. Every car used for...

241 - Penalty for Violation of Two Preceding Sections. - § 241. Penalty for violation of two preceding sections. Any...

242 - Sections to Be Printed and Posted. - § 242. Sections to be printed and posted. The officers...

243 - Extension of Time. - § 243. Extension of time. The time within which any...

244 - Lighting Cars on Elevated Railroads in Cities of Over Twelve Hundred Thousand Inhabitants. - § 244. Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of...

Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations

300 - Legislative Policy and Purposes. - § 300. Legislative policy and purposes. It is hereby declared...

301 - Qualification. - § 301. Qualification. The certificate of incorporation of any corporation...

302 - Certain Directors to Be Local Residents. - § 302. Certain directors to be local residents. The certificate...

303 - Certificate of Approval. - (A) The program for the improvement and rehabilitation of the...

304 - Limitations Upon Payments on Indebtedness and Stock. - § 304. Limitations upon payments on indebtedness and stock. A...

305 - Tax Exemption. - § 305. Tax exemption. A railroad redevelopment corporation, during each...

306 - Rates, Fares, and Charges. - (1) Operating expenses, except (a) accruals and charges for depreciation,...

307 - Fare Changes. - (a) the name of such railroad redevelopment corporation; (b) the...

308 - Reductions in Fares and Charges. - § 308. Reductions in fares and charges. In the event...

309 - Reports to the Commissioner of Transportation. - § 309. Reports to the commissioner of transportation. In addition...

310 - Accounting Terms. - § 310. Accounting terms. The meaning of all accounting terms...

311 - Termination of Qualification. - § 311. Termination of qualification. 1. The commissioner of transportation...

312 - Orders of the Commissioner of Transportation. - § 312. Orders of the commissioner of transportation. In addition...

313 - Application of Other Laws. - § 313. Application of other laws. All provisions of law...

Article 8 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect

450 - Laws Repealed. - § 450. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...

451 - When to Take Effect. - § 451. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...

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