Section 824.256 – Expense contributed by public held in trust by railroad company.
Any portion of the cost or expense that is contributed or borne by any public authority under ORS 824.200, 824.204, 824.206, 824.210 to 824.218 and 824.226 shall forever be considered as held in trust by the railroad company receiving the same or the benefits thereof, and no part thereof shall be considered a part of […]
Section 824.300 – Required crews on trains; exception.
No person or officer of court operating any railroad or railway in this state engaged as a common carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers shall operate over its road, or any part thereof, in excess of 15 continuous miles, or suffer or permit to be run over the same, outside of yard switching […]
Section 824.302 – Qualification of flagger.
The flagger in the crews required under ORS 824.300 shall have had at least six months’ experience in train service. [Formerly 764.130; 1997 c.249 §259]
Section 824.304 – Guarding frogs, switches and guardrails.
(1) Every person owning or operating a railroad in this state, shall so adjust, fill, block and securely guard the frogs, switches and guardrails of their roads as to protect and prevent the feet of employees and other persons from being caught therein. (2) Any person owning or operating a railroad in this state shall […]
Section 824.306 – Shelter of car repairers.
(1) No person owning, controlling or operating any line of railroad in this state shall build, construct, reconstruct or repair railroad car equipment or motive power in the state without first erecting and maintaining at every division terminal, or other point where five employees or more are regularly employed on such work, a shed over […]
Section 824.308 – Railroads to provide first aid training for employees.
(1) Every railroad operating in this state shall provide to any employee who is an engineer, conductor or yard foreman a first aid training course that conforms to standards at least equivalent to the American Red Cross eight-hour first aid training course and cardiopulmonary resuscitation course. (2) Railroads shall bear all costs incurred for the […]
Section 824.310 – Immunity from liability of persons providing first aid treatment.
No person may recover in an action against a railroad or employee who has received the first aid training described in ORS 824.308 (1) for any damages directly or indirectly resulting from first aid treatment rendered by such employee unless the complaining party establishes that the treatment violates the standards of reasonable care under the […]
Section 824.400 – Passenger rail plan.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall develop and implement a passenger rail plan for the purposes of increasing ridership on passenger trains and increasing ticket revenue. The passenger rail plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) A marketing strategy. (b) Strategies for boosting ridership. (c) Strategies for boosting tourism through the […]
Section 824.410 – Quarterly report to Legislative Assembly.
The Department of Transportation shall submit a quarterly report on the performance of passenger rail to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation in the manner provided under ORS 192.245. The report must include a summary of the number of passengers utilizing passenger rail and on-time performance for the previous quarter. [2015 […]
Section 824.420 – Cascades Rail Corridor.
(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to: (a) Develop a plan to document the shared vision, goals and objectives for passenger rail service within the Cascades Rail Corridor. (b) Develop a plan to achieve performance goals, […]