23 §7001. Brakemen
§7001. Brakemen No train of passenger cars, moved by steam, may be run without one trusty and skillful brakeman to every 2 cars. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).
23 §7002. Danger signals, where disconnected cars left on track; penalty
§7002. Danger signals, where disconnected cars left on track; penalty No car disconnected from a train may be left or permitted to remain standing on the main track of any railroad, unless accompanied by danger signals, such as flagging by day and lanterns by night, placed at such distances from the obstruction on the main […]
23 §7003. Railroad liable for damages from locomotive fire; entitled to benefit of any insurance
§7003. Railroad liable for damages from locomotive fire; entitled to benefit of any insurance When a building or other property is injured by fire communicated by a locomotive engine, the corporation using it is responsible for that injury and it has an insurable interest in the property along the route for which it is responsible, […]
23 §7004. Intoxication of railroad employees on duty
§7004. Intoxication of railroad employees on duty Whoever, having charge of a locomotive engine or acting as conductor, brakeman, motorman or switchman, is intoxicated while employed on a railroad shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. […]
23 §7005. Negligence of employees
§7005. Negligence of employees Any person employed in conducting trains, who is guilty of negligence or carelessness causing an injury, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months; but the corporation employing him is not thereby exempt from responsibility. [PL 1987, c. […]
23 §7006. No liability for death of person walking on road
§7006. No liability for death of person walking on road No railroad corporation is liable for the death of a person walking or being on its road contrary to law or to its valid rules. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).
23 §7007. Penalty for being on track or bridge or entering track with team or vehicle
§7007. Penalty for being on track or bridge or entering track with team or vehicle 1. Walking or standing on track or bridge. A person may not, without right, stand or walk on a railroad track or railroad bridge or pass over a railroad bridge except by railroad conveyance. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. […]
23 §7008. Posting of law
§7008. Posting of law A printed copy of section 7007 shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in every railroad passenger station; for failure to post, the corporation forfeits not more than $100 for every offense. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).
23 §7009. Stranger entering or leaving moving train; liability of corporation not affected
§7009. Stranger entering or leaving moving train; liability of corporation not affected Any person, other than a servant or employee of the road, or a passenger holding a ticket for a passage over the road, or mail agent or expressman, who gets upon or leaves any steam engine, tender or car at any place outside […]
23 §7010. Changing switch or lights
§7010. Changing switch or lights Whoever, without authority, alters, changes or in any manner interferes with any safety switch or switch lights on any railroad commits a Class E crime. [PL 1991, c. 797, §8 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 797, §8 (AMD).
23 §7011. Injuring or tampering with signals
§7011. Injuring or tampering with signals Whoever intentionally and without right injures, destroys or molests any signal of a railroad corporation, or any line, wire, post, lamp or other structure or mechanism used in connection with any signal on a railroad or destroys, or in any manner interferes with the proper working of, any signal […]
23 §7012. Location of railroad near station of another company
§7012. Location of railroad near station of another company No railroad company may construct or maintain a track or run an engine or cars on a street or highway so near any station of another railroad as to endanger the safety and convenient access to and use of that station for ordinary station purposes. […]
23 §7013. Interference with performance of duty
§7013. Interference with performance of duty Obstruction or interference with the performance of any act authorized or required in this chapter is declared to be a misdemeanor and any person convicted of the same shall be punished by a fine of not more than $20 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Jurisdiction […]
23 §7014. Orders
§7014. Orders The Superior Court is given full jurisdiction to enforce compliance with any order issued prior to January 1, 1982, by the Public Utilities Commission or any order issued by the Department of Transportation under this chapter. It is the duty of the Department of Transportation to see that the rights of the public […]