Section 39-6-27.2. – After accident counseling.
§ 39-6-27.2. After accident counseling. (a) Every railroad corporation and railway company shall provide or make available to every member of an operating crew involved in an accident on its railway or right of way that results in loss of life or serious bodily injury, counseling services or other critical incident stress debriefing services within […]
Section 39-6-28. – [Reserved.]
§ 39-6-28. [Reserved.]
Section 39-6-29. – Caboose car or rider car.
§ 39-6-29. Caboose car or rider car. (a) It shall be unlawful for any corporation or individual to maintain, equip, or use within the state, any railroad caboose car, a rider car, or any car used as either a caboose car or rider car, unless the car is equipped with suitable and adequate water supply […]
Section 39-6-30. – Protection of railroad employees.
§ 39-6-30. Protection of railroad employees. As a condition of his or her approval of any abandonment of railroad facilities, not including a relocation by a carrier or carriers by railroad subject to the provisions of this title, the public utilities administrator shall require a fair and equitable arrangement to protect the interest of the […]
Section 39-6-31. – Declaration of policy regarding abandoned railroad property.
§ 39-6-31. Declaration of policy regarding abandoned railroad property. The general assembly finds and declares that the preservation of open spaces and the orderly control and development of unused or undeveloped land bears a substantial relationship to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state. When a railroad is granted permission […]
Section 39-6-32. – Disposition of abandoned railroad property.
§ 39-6-32. Disposition of abandoned railroad property. Whenever any railroad is granted permission to abandon any rail line by the Interstate Commerce Commission and ceases to be used by the railroad claiming title thereto, and within one year thereafter the head of any department, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state government, hereinafter referred […]
Section 39-6-33. – Determination of price to be paid.
§ 39-6-33. Determination of price to be paid. If the railroad shall agree with the acquiring authority upon the sum to be paid, and the price shall be approved by the state properties committee, the sum agreed shall be paid to the railroad upon delivery of proper instruments of conveyance. If no agreement as to […]
Section 39-6-27.1. – Maintenance of way employees in area of double or multiple tracks.
§ 39-6-27.1. Maintenance of way employees in area of double or multiple tracks. Whenever maintenance of way crews or employees are working in the area of double or multiple railroad tracks, the following safety precautions shall be mandatory: (1) All trains shall be notified of the location of the crews or employees by mile markers […]
Section 39-6-13. – Superior court jurisdiction.
§ 39-6-13. Superior court jurisdiction. The superior court shall have the same power and jurisdiction over the cases referred to in §§ 39-6-11 and 39-6-12 as the court of common pleas, or special courts of common pleas, or common pleas division of the supreme court, formerly had by charter or by general law. History of […]
Section 39-6-14. – Counsel fees in actions against railroads.
§ 39-6-14. Counsel fees in actions against railroads. If any person having lawful claims upon any railroad corporation for overcharge for freight or passage, or for injury or loss of merchandise, or for damage by unlawful or unwarrantable delay in the transportation or delivery of merchandise, or for injury to the person, or for the […]