Chapter 160: RAILROADS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Boston; tribunal acting in place of county commissioners
- Section 3 Application
- Section 4 Corporation chartered concurrently with another state
- Section 5 Corporation or trustees operating railroad of another
- Section 6 Purchase of railroad by commonwealth
- Section 7 Taking by eminent domain
- Section 8 Map and engineer's report to accompany petition for charter
- Section 9 Depositary for plans and profiles
- Section 10 Notice of route
- Section 11 Limits specified in charter
- Section 12 Fixing of route
- Section 13 Formation
- Section 14 Contents of agreement of association
- Section 15 Associates' authority
- Section 16 Publication of agreement of association
- Section 17 Application for certificate of public convenience and necessity
- Section 18 Map; engineer's report
- Section 19 Submission of map and report to local officials
- Section 20 Fixing of route by local officials; certificate fee
- Section 21 Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree
- Section 22 Spurs, branches and connecting and terminal tracks
- Section 23 Certificate of facts of subscription
- Section 24 Certificate of compliance; filing; certificate of incorporation
- Section 25 Change in amount of capital stock; change of gauge
- Section 26 Limit upon time to acquire certificate of incorporation
- Section 27 Limit upon time to construct railroad
- Section 28 Narrow gauge railroads; paid-up capital stock
- Section 29 First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
- Section 30 Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
- Section 31 Managing officers
- Section 32 Selection of officers; treasurer's bond; clerk's qualifications and duties; terms of office; vacancies
- Section 33 Stockholders' meeting
- Section 34 Special meetings
- Section 35 Voting by corporation upon its own stock
- Section 36 Voting rights of stockholders
- Section 37 Meetings of directors
- Section 38 Certificate
- Section 39 Assessment; failure to pay assessment
- Section 40 Collection of assessment
- Section 41 Increase of capital stock; purposes
- Section 42 Corporation consolidated with one in another state; unauthorized capital stock increase
- Section 43 Issue of preferred stock
- Section 44 Designation of preferred stock; filing of record of proceedings; contents of certificate
- Section 45 Voting power of preferred stock; amount of stock
- Section 46 Offer of preferred stock to common shareholders
- Section 47 Issue of shares, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
- Section 48 Approval by department of issue
- Section 49 Exchange for registered bonds
- Section 50 Validity
- Section 51 Default on mortgage; contract to allow those in possession to operate
- Section 52 Trustees in possession of railroad; annual meeting
- Section 53 Trustees in possession of railroad; election and confirmation of trustees
- Section 54 Trustees in possession of railroad; jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
- Section 55 Purchaser under foreclosure
- Section 56 Necessity of payment of par for shares; limit upon capital stock
- Section 57 Liability for issuing void stock
- Section 58 Use of each other's railroad
- Section 59 Service provided to other railroad; compensation
- Section 60 Rates for services for connecting company
- Section 61 Foreign railroads' privilege as connecting road
- Section 62 Lease by one connecting railroad to the other
- Section 63 Term of lease
- Section 64 Taking securities of other corporations
- Section 65 Telegraph company stock
- Section 65A Holding stock in railroad car and equipment companies
- Section 65B Real estate, warehouse, industrial facility, and industrial development companies stock
- Section 66 Guaranty of steamship company bonds
- Section 67 Associate in formation of grain elevator corporation
- Section 68 Acquisition, retention, sale or guarantee of other's bonds or notes
- Section 69 Powers of railroad corporations; aid in construction of branch or connecting railroads
- Section 70 Terminal, express and subsidiary companies; interest of railroads in stock and securities
- Section 70A Steamship companies, ferries, ferry boats, docks, motor vehicles and aircraft
- Section 71 Prohibition after 1907
- Section 72 Application for consolidation; notice; hearing; determination
- Section 73 Rates and facilities of consolidated railroads
- Section 74 Violations; penalties
- Section 75 Determination of method of crossing highways
- Section 76 Estimate of cost; subscription for capital stock; certificate of compliance
- Section 77 Consent to locate within three miles of state house
- Section 78 Authorized purchases
- Section 79 Filing of descriptions with department
- Section 80 Proceedings to fix location of land
- Section 81 Change of location
- Section 82 Taking of land
- Section 83 Taking of land for purposes other than a railroad
- Section 84 Lands or rights of other railroads
- Section 85 Purposes for change
- Section 86 Change of direction
- Section 87 Limitation upon tax exemption
- Section 88 Prescriptive rights of adjoining landholders
- Section 89 Description of locations of railroads; rules and regulations
- Section 90 Fencing of railroad property
- Section 91 Eminent domain; order securing landowners
- Section 92 Enforcement of order securing landowners
- Section 93 Fences and gates along length of railroad
- Section 93A Fences along railroad tracks in cities and towns
- Section 94 Recovery by railroad from person required to fence
- Section 95 Grade separation of railroad tracks by agreement
- Section 96 Consent for one railroad to cross another or to cross navigable water
- Section 97 Highway crossings; obstructions; grade separations
- Section 98 Over-passes and under-passes; height
- Section 99 Material used to surface bridges and approaches
- Section 100 Alteration of grade of highway; decree of county commissioners; security
- Section 101 Alteration of course of highway; decree of county commissioners; security; eminent domain
- Section 102 Level grade crossing of highway
- Section 103 Level grade crossing; rails protected to enable easy passage
- Section 104 Proceedings to lay out public way across railroad
- Section 104A Building, equipment or machinery moving; duty of railroad; reimbursement of costs
- Section 105 Alteration of course of canal
- Section 106 Remedy of obstruction or for failure to repair
- Section 107 Construction and repair of bridges, approaches and abutments
- Section 108 Jurisdiction of county commissioners
- Section 109 Separation of private land; order of commissioners relative to crossing
- Section 110 Denial of access to private land; order for crossing by department
- Section 111 Decisions of commissioners; appeal
- Section 112 Proceedings perfecting appeal
- Section 113 Appeal; hearing; department's powers
- Section 114 Rights of way across tracks by prescription
- Section 115 Construction; additional capital stock; certificate of necessity and convenience; fee
- Section 116 Switch connections with private interests
- Section 117 Order for switch connection by department
- Section 118 Certification by department
- Section 119 Filing of map and profile, tables of grade and curvature and statement of characteristics
- Section 120 Draw tender
- Section 121 Position of bridge when not in use
- Section 122 Passage of vessels
- Section 123 Signals indicating position of bridge
- Section 124 Gates
- Section 125 Precautions taken by engineer
- Section 126 Violations; penalty
- Section 127 Penalties
- Section 127A Drawbridges; department; exemption of railroad from compliance with law
- Section 128 Abandonment of passenger station
- Section 128A Discontinuance of passenger service; hearing; notice; decision of department
- Section 129 Relocation of passenger stations and freight depots
- Section 130 Signs indicating way stations
- Section 131 Compensation for use of station, railroad or grounds of one company by another
- Section 131A Application of business corporation to acquire, own and operate terminal facilities; notice; hearing; approval
- Section 132 Safety switches
- Section 133 Protection of employees; blocking of frogs, switches and guard rails
- Section 133A Switch stands, lighting
- Section 134 Bridge guards
- Section 134A Distance between sets of tracks, structures or obstructions; exemptions
- Section 135 Stopping of trains at grade crossings
- Section 136 Grade crossings; rules and regulations
- Section 137 Grade crossings; interlocking signals
- Section 138 Warning to public
- Section 138A Warning devices at crossings
- Section 139 Regulation by department of use of warning devices
- Section 140 Signs protecting public ways
- Section 141 Signs protecting a traveled place
- Section 142 Signs erected by municipalities
- Section 143 Signs erected by municipality; duty to supply
- Section 144 Release of railroad or municipality from duty to provide signs
- Section 145 Violations; penalties
- Section 146 Damaging warning signs; penalty
- Section 147 Gates or flashing lights at crossing of railroad and public way
- Section 147A Reflectorizing of signs, etc., at crossings
- Section 148 Failure to erect signs or install gates or lights; penalty
- Section 149 Signals at crossing of railroad above highway level
- Section 150 Obstruction of view by standing wood; petition for removal; payment for damages
- Section 151 Obstruction of public way by railroad; penalty
- Section 152 Reasonable use of crossing; regulation by department
- Section 153 Type of power used to operate
- Section 154 Brakes and brakemen
- Section 155 Control of brakes by engineer; inspection
- Section 156 Safety couplers on freight cars
- Section 157 Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers
- Section 158 Grab irons
- Section 159 Standard height of draw bars for freight cars
- Section 160 Violations; penalty
- Section 161 Trains composed of four-wheel cars; application
- Section 162 Extension of time for equipment
- Section 163 Tools and devices carried on trains
- Section 163A Track motor cars; windshield with cleaning device and canopy
- Section 163B Passenger cars; safety windows and doors
- Section 164 Repealed, 1930, 211, Sec. 2
- Section 165 Passenger, mail or baggage car; heating devices
- Section 166 Passenger cars; illuminating oil or fluid
- Section 167 Platform gates
- Section 168 Testing of locomotive boilers, rolling stock or other equipment
- Section 169 Vacuum brakes; mufflers
- Section 170 Safety valves; mufflers
- Section 171 Failure to equip with mufflers; penalty
- Section 172 Reasonable passenger accommodations
- Section 172A Drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities on locomotives or cabooses
- Section 173 Women or children in smoking cars
- Section 174 Drinking water in railroad cars
- Section 175 Failure to provide drinking water; penalty
- Section 176 Other necessary appliances
- Section 176A Track motor cars; lights
- Section 177 Caps and badges
- Section 178 Eye examinations
- Section 179 Engineer; experience
- Section 180 Conductor; experience
- Section 181 Violations of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
- Section 182 Experience of engineer and conductor; exceptions
- Section 183 Penalty for violation of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
- Section 184 Rest days
- Section 185 Change in number of train crew; regulation by department
- Section 185A Repealed, 1955, 669, Sec. 3
- Section 186 Determination by railroad; revision
- Section 187 Reduction of rates
- Section 188 Extra charges for ticket purchased at place other than ticket office
- Section 189 Mileage tickets; detaching coupons
- Section 190 Commutation tickets
- Section 191 Season tickets; extension of term
- Section 192 Season tickets; reimbursement for additional fares
- Section 193 Sale of season tickets to express messengers; release of liability for personal injury
- Section 194 Baggage checks
- Section 195 Baggage stored over week end
- Section 196 Transportation of bicycles
- Section 197 Cheap morning and evening trains
- Section 198 Workingmen's trains
- Section 198A Unauthorized sale at less than full fare
- Section 198B Unauthorized sale at other than scheduled rate
- Section 199 Free passes or reduced rates for public officials
- Section 200 Free passes to former employees injured in service of railroad
- Section 201 Required upon request
- Section 202 Determination of compensation
- Section 203 Reopening of proceedings determining compensation
- Section 204 Receipts
- Section 205 Equal facilities; passengers and property
- Section 206 Application of Sec. 205
- Section 207 Prompt forwarding
- Section 208 Charges for transportation of freight
- Section 209 Violations; penalties
- Section 210 Freight differential to port of Boston
- Section 211 Discrimination in rates
- Section 212 Complete service; equal tariffs
- Section 213 Tariff
- Section 214 Violations; penalty
- Section 215 Approval of shareholders; authorization by department
- Section 216 Certificate of authorization; filing; notice
- Section 217 Rights and liabilities under new name
- Section 218 Standing, walking or riding vehicle on railroad property
- Section 219 Loitering in station
- Section 220 Riding upon train other than as fare-paying passenger or employee
- Section 221 Fees for enforcement of Sec. 220
- Section 222 Riding or driving animals on railroad
- Section 223 Liability for allowing animal on railroad
- Section 224 Liability for allowing animal on railroad
- Section 225 Malicious injury to railroad; treble damages
- Section 226 Obstruction of passing of train
- Section 227 Wilfully stopping train
- Section 228 Tampering with tools or appliances
- Section 229 Defects in highway; liability of city or town; recovery from railroad
- Section 230 Repealed, 1974, 252
- Section 231 Gross negligence of person in control of train; penalty
- Section 232 Neglect of railroad to give signals at crossing; damages; contributory, gross or wilful negligence
- Section 233 Non-liability of railroad for acts of expressmen
- Section 234 Liability; insurance of railroad and owner
- Section 235 Spark arresters
- Section 235A Clearing of inflammable material along right of way
- Section 236 Clearing of adjoining land; notice of intent to enter
- Section 237 Warning of fire given by train crew
- Section 238 Extinguishing fire
- Section 239 Instruction of employees
- Section 240 Entry upon public park or reservation
- Section 241 Expense of extinguishing fire; liability of railroad
- Section 241A Derailments; removal of wreckage and debris
- Section 242 Content; inspection; violations
- Section 243 Quarterly statement
- Section 244 Lessee to make lessor's returns
- Section 245 Construction; limitations
- Section 246 Supervisory powers of department
- Section 247 Formation; powers
- Section 248 Agreement of association
- Section 249 Certificate of compliance
- Section 250 Change in amount of capital stock
- Section 251 Application
- Section 252 Enforcement