Section 4907.53 | Hearing as to Necessity of Safety Device.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly At the time and place named for hearing, unless continued for good cause, the public utilities commission shall try the question of whether a crossing referred to by section 4907.52 of the Revised Code shall be protected by interlocking or other safety […]
Section 4907.54 | Compulsory Interlocking.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the tracks of a railroad or electric railway cross at grade the tracks of a railroad or electric railway previously constructed, the former shall provide interlocking works or other fixtures satisfactory to the public utilities commission at such crossing, and pay […]
Section 4907.55 | Crossing Without Stopping.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When interlocking works or other fixtures are constructed and maintained in compliance with law by railroads and electric railways where railroads referred to in section 4907.54 of the Revised Code cross each other, engines, trains, or cars of an electric railway may […]
Section 4907.56 | Forfeiture for Noncompliance With Order.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A railroad or electric railway refusing or neglecting to comply with an order of the public utilities commission concerning the protection of persons and property from danger at grade crossings of any such railroad over another, or over a swing bridge or […]
Section 4907.57 | Damage Claims.
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly All claims, charges, or demands against a railroad for loss of or damage to property occurring while in the custody of such railroad and unreasonable delay in transportation and delivery, for overcharges upon a shipment, or for any other service in violation […]
Section 4907.58 | Immediate Trial.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Within thirty days from the receipt of the findings referred to in section 4907.57 of the Revised Code, by the clerk of the court of common pleas, the railroad may by motion cause the matter to be docketed as a civil action […]
Section 4907.475 | Closing Rural Crossings.
Effective: July 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: House Bill 152 – 120th General Assembly (A) If the public utilities commission finds that there is not a demonstrable need for the crossing to exist according to the factors listed in divisions (A)(1) to (9) of section 4907.474 of the Revised Code and that the crossing could be […]
Section 4907.476 | Use of Federal Funds.
Effective: October 29, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 111 – 118th General Assembly In its administration of sections 4907.47 to 4907.475 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall, to the extent that it uses federal funds in connection with the erection, installation, or maintenance of any grade crossing protective devices or additional grade […]
Section 4907.48 | Regulation of Crossing Signals.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly All gates, bells, or devices erected under the direction of the public utilities commission shall be built within the time, in the manner, and of materials approved by the commission. Such devices so authorized shall be located in the highway or street […]
Section 4907.45 | Repair of Defective Track.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No superintendent or other executive officer of a company operating a railroad who receives from the public utilities commission notice of a prescribed rate of speed for trains passing over a defective track, bridge, or other structure, or notice forbidding the running […]