§ 3670. Clearance standards; variance
§ 3670. Clearance standards; variance (a) No person shall construct, alter, or permit construction or alteration of a railroad track, railroad bridge, or structure over or adjacent to any railroad track unless the clearances provided equal or exceed the minimum standards set forth in the American Railway Engineering Association’s Manual for Railway Engineering, as in […]
§ 3671. Destruction of weeds and thistles
§ 3671. Destruction of weeds and thistles A person or corporation operating a railroad in this State shall cause all thistles and noxious weeds growing within the surveyed boundaries of such railroad to be cut and destroyed before August 1 in each year. (Amended 1969, No. 97, § 1.)
§ 3673. Vegetation control
§ 3673. Vegetation control A railroad shall take reasonable measures to control vegetation that is both on railroad property and on or immediately adjacent to the roadbed, so that the vegetation does not obstruct a highway user’s view of traffic control devices at a grade crossing or of a train approaching the crossing. (Amended 1969, […]
§ 3674. Enforcement
§ 3674. Enforcement If a railroad fails to control vegetation as required by section 3671 or 3673 of this title within 30 days after written notice is given by the selectboard of the town in which the vegetation is located or by the Agency in the case of violations involving a State highway grade crossing, […]