Section 39-7-12. – Catwalks and handrails on bridges.
§ 39-7-12. Catwalks and handrails on bridges. Every railroad corporation or railroad company operating a railroad within this state shall on and after September 1, 1993, maintain and construct a handrail and catwalk on each railroad bridge and/or trestle that is constructed or renovated for use by the railroad. The handrail and catwalk shall extend […]
Section 39-7-6. – Heating of cars.
§ 39-7-6. Heating of cars. No passenger, mail, or baggage car, on any railroad in this state, shall be heated by any method of heating by furnace or heater, unless the furnace or heater shall first have been approved in writing by the division of public utilities and carriers; provided, however, that in no event […]
Section 39-7-7. – Water in passenger cars.
§ 39-7-7. Water in passenger cars. Every railroad corporation shall carry on each passenger car operated by steam a sufficient quantity of good water, with suitable vessels for using the water, and every railroad corporation refusing or neglecting to comply with the requirements of this section shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00). History of Section.G.L. […]
Section 39-7-8. – Ejection of disorderly or nonpaying passengers.
§ 39-7-8. Ejection of disorderly or nonpaying passengers. If any person behaves in a disorderly manner, or refuses to pay the regular fare, or rides upon the platform of a car after having been told by the conductor or trainperson to go inside the car, the train may be stopped and he or she may […]
Section 39-7-9. – Approach of railroad junctions or drawbridges.
§ 39-7-9. Approach of railroad junctions or drawbridges. (a) Every person driving a locomotive, when approaching any crossing or junction of any two (2) railroads where the rails of one cross or connect with the rails of the other at grade, or when approaching any drawbridge now in use as such, shall stop the locomotive […]
Section 39-7-10. – Whistles in vicinity of Hamlet station.
§ 39-7-10. Whistles in vicinity of Hamlet station. The Providence and Worcester railroad company and its lessees, the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company, are hereby forbidden to blow or cause to be blown or permit any of its employees to blow any locomotive signal whistles along its tracks, between the Hamlet Station […]
Section 39-7-11. – Maintenance of margins on yard tracks.
§ 39-7-11. Maintenance of margins on yard tracks. (a) In order to provide railroad employees a reasonably safe place to work, it shall be the duty of all persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the operation of railroads in this state to keep and maintain those margins alongside their yard tracks, except designated clean out […]
Section 39-7-2. – Blocking of frogs, switches, and guardrails.
§ 39-7-2. Blocking of frogs, switches, and guardrails. Every railroad corporation, operating a railroad or part of a railroad in this state, shall adjust, fill, or block the frogs, switches, and guardrails on its track, with the exception of guardrails on bridges, so as to prevent the feet of its employees from being caught therein. […]
Section 39-7-3. – Brakes on passenger cars.
§ 39-7-3. Brakes on passenger cars. Every railroad corporation whose cars are propelled by steam shall cause a power brake to be attached to every passenger car used for conveyance of passengers, which brake shall be so arranged that it may be put in operation by the engineer when the train is in motion. Every […]
Section 39-7-4. – Passenger cars not to be followed by cars loaded with dirt or stone.
§ 39-7-4. Passenger cars not to be followed by cars loaded with dirt or stone. No car or carriage for the transportation of passengers over any railroad shall be propelled on the railroad when placed between the locomotive and cars loaded with dirt or stone. Every railroad corporation upon whose railroad shall be propelled cars […]