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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XXII CORPORATIONS
  4. Chapter 160 RAILROADS
  5. Section 157 Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers

Section 157

Section 157: Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers

Section 157. A railroad corporation, in moving traffic between points in the commonwealth, shall not haul or use, or permit to be hauled or used, on its lines any car which is not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which do not require men to go between the cars to uncouple them.