Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A company or person operating a railroad within this state shall place a blackboard, at least four feet in length and two feet in width, in a conspicuous place in each passenger depot of such company located at any station in the […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every person, firm, or corporation operating a railway wholly or in part within this state shall provide a suitable waiting room for the use of the traveling public at each station where a passenger train of the railroad is regularly scheduled to […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Upon the written complaint of ten or more citizens of this state being filed with the public utilities commission that section 4963.02 of the Revised Code is being violated the commission shall forthwith make investigation thereof. If it is found that such […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every railroad company conveying passengers shall provide the passenger cars in its trains with a flexible or movable bridge or apron of the full width of the opening between the railings attached to the platforms of such cars, with sideboards or network […]
Effective: October 19, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 931 – 104th General Assembly When necessary to heat its cars for carrying passengers, mail, baggage, or express matter, each railroad company shall do so by electricity, hot water, or steam heat so constructed and protected as will most effectually guard passengers against danger from fire, in […]
Effective: January 23, 1963 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 105th General Assembly All railroad coaches carrying passengers shall be equipped with at least one portable fire extinguisher. Such fire extinguishers shall be of a construction which renders them durable and efficient. The public utilities commission shall enforce this section. No person, company, or corporation […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Companies and persons operating a railroad shall so regulate the distance between station floors or platforms and the top of the lowest step on passenger cars so that it will not exceed twelve inches. When the distance is more than one foot, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No superintendent, trainmaster, yardmaster, or other employee of a railroad company doing business in this state shall allow or permit a passenger or freight car to stand on a track commonly called a running track, within yard limits, unless a flagman or […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A common carrier may refuse to receive from connecting railroads or from any shipper a car not equipped in accordance with sections 4963.09 to 4963.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Effective: December 16, 1964 Latest Legislation: House Bill 5 – 105th General Assembly No common carrier shall use any locomotive engine, run any train, or haul or permit to be hauled or used on its railroad, any tender or car in violation of sections 4963.14 to 4963.16, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this […]
Effective: December 16, 1964 Latest Legislation: House Bill 5 – 105th General Assembly Any employee of a common carrier engaged in moving traffic on a railroad between points within this state, who is killed or injured by a locomotive, tender, car, similar vehicle, or train, in use contrary to sections 4963.14 and 4963.15 of the […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No common carrier operating a railroad, in whole or in part, within this state, or manager or superintendent of such common carrier, shall require or permit the use within this state upon such railroad, of any caboose car or other car used […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every railroad company operating locomotives on its railroads in or through this state shall provide and equip each locomotive engine so operated in this state with an automatic or foot-power door to the firebox of such engine. Such automatic or foot-power doors […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No railroad doing business in this state shall operate or permit to be operated in this state, a locomotive regularly assigned in mine run, drop or package local freight, or switching service which is not equipped with two or more footboards. The […]
Effective: July 7, 1978 Latest Legislation: House Bill 501 – 112th General Assembly (A) No person operating a railroad shall operate a diesel locomotive engine, other than a turbocharged locomotive, used for the railroad or in the construction or repairing of the railroad, unless the locomotive has a properly installed and maintained spark arrester that […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every railroad company, or person in charge of a railroad as manager or receiver, shall keep the right of way clear from weeds, high grass, and decayed timber which from nature or condition are combustible and liable to take or communicate fire […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every company, or the receiver of such company, operating a railroad or a part of a railroad is liable for all loss or damage by fires originating upon the land belonging to such company caused by operating such railroad. Such company or […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In no case shall it be considered as negligence on the part of the owner or occupant of property injured by fire as provided by section 4963.37 of the Revised Code, that he used or permitted it to be used and remain […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If either party appeals from the judgment of a court in which an action under sections 4963.37 and 4963.38 of the Revised Code is begun, the party in whose favor judgment finally is rendered shall have included in his bill of costs […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The public utilities commission shall determine standards of maintenance and operation and the nature, location, and character of the construction to be used where telegraph, telephone, electric light, power, or other electric wires of any kind cross or more or less parallel […]
