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Chapter 111 - Regulation by Texas Department of Transportation
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 111.001. Definition of Person - Sec. 111.001. DEFINITION OF PERSON. In this chapter: (1) "person"...
Section 111.002. Power and Authority - Sec. 111.002. POWER AND AUTHORITY. To the extent not preempted...
Section 111.003. Transfer of Railroad Authority - Sec. 111.003. TRANSFER OF RAILROAD AUTHORITY. On October 1, 2005,...
Section 111.004. Reference to Railroad Commission - Sec. 111.004. REFERENCE TO RAILROAD COMMISSION. Any reference in law...
Subchapter B. Regulation of Railroads by Department
Section 111.051. Inspection of Books and Papers; Penalty - Sec. 111.051. INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS; PENALTY. (a) A...
Section 111.052. Information Solicited by Department - Sec. 111.052. INFORMATION SOLICITED BY DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall...
Section 111.053. Refusal to Answer by Railroad Company Officer or Employee; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 111.053. REFUSAL TO ANSWER BY RAILROAD COMPANY OFFICER OR...
Section 111.054. Refusal to Answer by Railroad Company; Penalty - Sec. 111.054. REFUSAL TO ANSWER BY RAILROAD COMPANY; PENALTY. (a)...
Section 111.055. Witnesses - Sec. 111.055. WITNESSES. (a) This section applies only to the...
Section 111.056. Depositions - Sec. 111.056. DEPOSITIONS. (a) The department may in its discretion...
Section 111.057. Penalty Not Otherwise Provided - Sec. 111.057. PENALTY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED. A railway company doing...
Section 111.058. Suits for Penalty - Sec. 111.058. SUITS FOR PENALTY. (a) For a penalty provided...
Subchapter C. Department Safety Regulation
Section 111.101. Implementation of Federal Safety Laws; Fees - Sec. 111.101. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL SAFETY LAWS; FEES. (a) The...
Section 111.102. Hazardous Materials Inspections - Sec. 111.102. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may enter...
Section 111.103. High-Speed Rail Safety Standards - Sec. 111.103. HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) For the purposes...
Chapter 112 - Powers and Duties of Railroads
Section 112.001. Definition of Person - Sec. 112.001. DEFINITION OF PERSON. In this chapter: (1) "person"...
Section 112.002. General Rights of Railroads - Sec. 112.002. GENERAL RIGHTS OF RAILROADS. (a) A railroad company...
Section 112.003. Damages - Sec. 112.003. DAMAGES. A railroad subject to this subtitle or...
Subchapter B. Acquisition and Use of Property by Railroad or of Railroad
Section 112.051. Entry Onto Private Property - Sec. 112.051. ENTRY ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a) A railroad company...
Section 112.052. Acquisition of Property for Change, Relocation, or Abandonment of Railroad Line - Sec. 112.052. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR CHANGE, RELOCATION, OR ABANDONMENT...
Section 112.053. Condemnation of Property: When Railroad Company and Owner Disagree - Sec. 112.053. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY: WHEN RAILROAD COMPANY AND OWNER...
Section 112.054. Condemnation of Property: Certain Terminal Switching Railroads - Sec. 112.054. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY: CERTAIN TERMINAL SWITCHING RAILROADS. (a)...
Section 112.055. Right-of-Way Acquired by Condemnation - Sec. 112.055. RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION. (a) A right-of-way that...
Section 112.056. Condemnation of Property for Certain Roads - Sec. 112.056. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY FOR CERTAIN ROADS. (a) Subject...
Section 112.057. Construction on or Near Certain Waterways or Roads - Sec. 112.057. CONSTRUCTION ON OR NEAR CERTAIN WATERWAYS OR ROADS....
Section 112.058. Intersection of Rail Line and Road or Street - Sec. 112.058. INTERSECTION OF RAIL LINE AND ROAD OR STREET....
Section 112.059. Crossings of Public Roads - Sec. 112.059. CROSSINGS OF PUBLIC ROADS. (a) Each railroad company...
Section 112.060. Conversion of Property in Custody of Railroad Company - Sec. 112.060. CONVERSION OF PROPERTY IN CUSTODY OF RAILROAD COMPANY....
Section 112.061. Suit Involving Railroad Company Property - Sec. 112.061. SUIT INVOLVING RAILROAD COMPANY PROPERTY. (a) If a...
Section 112.062. Railroad Company Property Subject to Execution; Characterization of Rolling Stock - Sec. 112.062. RAILROAD COMPANY PROPERTY SUBJECT TO EXECUTION; CHARACTERIZATION OF...
Subchapter C. Safety
Section 112.101. Cattle Guards - Sec. 112.101. CATTLE GUARDS. (a) A railroad company whose railroad...
Section 112.102. Liability for Death or Injury to Stock - Sec. 112.102. LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR INJURY TO STOCK. (a)...
Section 112.103. Duty to Stop and Render Aid; Offense - Sec. 112.103. DUTY TO STOP AND RENDER AID; OFFENSE. (a)...
Subchapter D. Liability for Injuries to Employees
Section 112.151. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 112.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Notwithstanding any other law, this...
Section 112.152. Liability Generally for Injury to or Death of Employee - Sec. 112.152. LIABILITY GENERALLY FOR INJURY TO OR DEATH OF...
Section 112.153. Contributory Negligence - Sec. 112.153. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. (a) In an action under Section...
Section 112.154. Assumed Risk - Sec. 112.154. ASSUMED RISK. (a) The plea of assumed risk...
Section 112.155. Certain Provisions Void - Sec. 112.155. CERTAIN PROVISIONS VOID. A provision of a contract,...
Section 112.156. Liability Offset - Sec. 112.156. LIABILITY OFFSET. In an action against a railroad...
Section 112.157. Construction of Certain Sections - Sec. 112.157. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS. (a) Sections 112.152, 112.153,...
Section 112.158. Injury to Fellow Servant - Sec. 112.158. INJURY TO FELLOW SERVANT. (a) This section applies...
Subchapter E. Security for High-Speed Rail Operated by Private Entity
Section 112.201. Definition - Sec. 112.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "high-speed rail" means passenger...
Section 112.202. Applicability - Sec. 112.202. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to high-speed rail...
Section 112.203. Department of Public Safety Powers and Duties - Sec. 112.203. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY POWERS AND DUTIES. (a)...
Section 112.204. Security - Sec. 112.204. SECURITY. (a) A high-speed rail operator shall: (1)...
Section 112.205. Coordination With Other Entities - Sec. 112.205. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. (a) A high-speed rail...