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