Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-182 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-182
Purchasers may sell tickets
Status: in_force

Any person purchasing a ticket from the authorized office of any

line for the transportation of passengers shall have the right to

sell his ticket or tickets to any person doing business under the

preceding section: Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed

to prevent any town or city from regulating such business by any law

deemed necessary for the protection of the public.

R.L. 1910, § 1443.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-163 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-163
Time extended
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of the

Territory of Oklahoma, or of the Indian Territory, prior to the

taking effect of the Constitution of this state and within three (3)

years before said date and that has heretofore or shall within one

(1) year from the taking effect of this act, in good faith, comply

with the provisions of the Constitution of this state, and shall, in

good faith, commence the construction of its works contemplated in

its articles of incorporation or organization is hereby declared to

be a domestic corporation under the Constitution and laws of this

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-121 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-121
Changing highway
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation may raise or lower any turnpike, plank

road, or other way for the purpose of having its railroad pass over

or under the same; and in such cases said corporation shall put such

turnpike, plank road or other way, as soon as may be, in good

repair.

R.L. 1910, § 1425.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 23
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-12 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-12
To restore stream or highway
Status: in_force

Every corporation constructing, owning, or using a railroad,

shall restore every stream of water, watercourse, street, highway,

plank road, toll or wagon road, turnpike, or canal, across, along,

or upon which said railroad may be constructed, to its former state,

or to such condition as that its usefulness shall not be materially

impaired, and thereafter maintain the same in such condition against

any effects in any manner produced by such railroad. When any lands

shall be required in order to change any highway, street, turnpike,

or plank road, toll or wagon road, the same may be condemned, taken,

and compensation made in the manner provided by law, and, when

taken, shall become a part of such highway, street, turnpike, or

plank road, toll or wagon road, to the same extent as, and by the

same tenure, by which the adjacent parts thereof are held.

R.L. 1910, § 1387.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-57 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-57
Eminent domain and condemnation proceedings by railroads
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article with reference to eminent domain

shall apply to all corporations having the right to eminent domain,

and shall apply to the State of Oklahoma and its various

educational, reformatory, penal and eleemosynary institutions,

including departments of state having the power to purchase real

property for public purposes, and such institutions and departments

shall have the right under this article to acquire fee simple title

to the property taken. When the State of Oklahoma through the

managing board or commission of the institution or department of

state concerned is unable to purchase any real property needed for

any such institution or department, condemnation proceedings to take

the same and to pay damages therefor may be instituted in the name

of the State of Oklahoma by the managing board or commission of the

institution or department of state involved; and all such

institutions and corporations shall have the right, under the

provisions of this article, to acquire right-of-way over, under,

along or across the property or right-of-way of any other such

corporation, not inconsistent with the purposes for which such

property was taken or acquired. In all cases of condemnation of

property for either public or private use, the determination of the

character of the use shall be a judicial question; and the procedure

shall be as provided herein: Provided, that in case any corporation

or municipality authorized to exercise the right of eminent domain

shall have taken and occupied, for purposes for which it might have

resorted to condemnation proceedings, as provided in this article,

any land, without having purchased or condemned the same, the damage

thereby inflicted upon the owner of such land shall be determined in

the manner provided in this article for condemnation proceedings.

R.L. 1910, § 1404; Laws 1929, c. 24, p. 20, § 1, emerg. eff. March

19, 1929.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-202 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-202
Light and power franchises in cities and towns
Status: in_force

Such corporations in addition to the powers exercised by

railroad corporations generally, may, with the consent of the

authorities of any city or town in the State of Oklahoma located

upon or along its lines, construct system of street railways upon

such streets and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed

upon between such corporations and such city or town, and may also

accept lighting contracts with such cities or towns, to supply the

said cities or towns or the inhabitants thereof, with light or

electric current for power. Such corporations may also acquire, by

purchase or consolidation, plants, franchises, contracts, good will

and other property of any existing street railway or lighting

company.

R.L. 1910, § 1483.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-304v1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-304v1
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and

empowered:

1. To acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, replace,

operate, and maintain railroad rights-of-way and trackage projects

at such locations and on such routes as it shall determine to be

feasible and economically sound;

2. To enter into agreements with the owners of operating

railroads for the acquisition or use of railroad rights-of-way and

trackage on such terms, conditions, rates, or rentals as the

Department may consider to be in the best interests of the state;

3. To enter directly into agreements with owners of operating

railroads or persons intending to operate as common carriers by rail

to sell, lease, or sell by lease-purchase agreement any state-owned

railroad property on such terms, conditions, or amounts as the

Department may consider to be in the best interests of the state and

to promote the purposes of the Railroad Revitalization Act. If the

operator under a lease-purchase agreement exercises the purchase

option, the purchase shall be subject to the approval of the

Transportation Commission;

4. Prior to the sale of any railroad asset owned by this state

or the Department of Transportation, a process of request for

proposal shall be initiated by the Department of Transportation.

Upon the issue date of a request for proposal regarding the sale of

any railroad asset owned by this state or the Department of

Transportation, interested parties will have no less than one

hundred twenty (120) days to provide a response. Following the

close of the one-hundred-twenty-day response period, the Department

of Transportation will conduct an evaluation of all submitted

proposals, and the Department may conduct an economic impact or

activity study of all proposals. The Director of the Department of

Transportation shall be responsible for preparing a recommendation

to the Transportation Commission, based on its evaluation of all

submitted proposals including, if available, the results of an

economic impact or activity study, provided the recommendation meets

all other statutory requirements needed for action by the

Commission. The Director shall have up to ninety (90) days, upon

the closing date of the request for proposal, to present his or her

recommendation to the Transportation Commission. The Transportation

Commission will be responsible for determining if the sale of

railroad assets within its jurisdiction is in the best interests of

this state and for authorizing the sale of such assets. All

proceeds from the sale shall be deposited into the Oklahoma Railroad

Maintenance Revolving Fund;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 38

5. To acquire and hold real or personal property in the

exercise of its powers for the performance of its duties as

authorized by Section 302.1 et seq. of this title. Surplus property

may be disposed of by the Department;

6. To acquire in the name of the Department, by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation, such

public or private lands and personalty, including public parks,

playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein,

rights-of-way, trackage, property, rights, easements, and interests

as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of the

Railroad Revitalization Act;

7. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the

execution of its powers under the Railroad Revitalization Act, and

to employ rail planning and management consultants, consulting

engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial

consultants, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and

agents as may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their

compensation; provided, that all such expenses shall be payable

solely from funds made available under and pursuant to the

provisions of the Railroad Revitalization Act or from revenues;

provided further, no attorney employed by the Department, nor any

member of any law firm of which the member may be connected, shall

ever be paid any fee or compensation for any special or

extraordinary services;

8. To receive, accept, and expend funds from the state, any

federal agency, or from private sources, for rail planning and for

administration of railroad assistance projects, and for or in aid of

the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, replacement, repair,

maintenance, and operation of railroad rights-of-way and trackage

and for rail service continuation payments to railroad companies for

operating losses sustained by reasons of continuing service on a

line which may otherwise be abandoned or which may experience a

reduced level of service not in the public interest, where such

continuation of service is carried out under a written agreement

with the Department establishing the terms and conditions for such

payments, and to receive and accept funds, aid or contributions from

any source of either money, property, labor, or other things of

value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which

such funds, aid, or contributions may be made;

9. To adopt such rules and to do any and all things necessary

to comply with rules, regulations, or requirements of the United

States Department of Transportation, any successor thereof, the

Surface Transportation Board or any federal agency administering any

law enacted by the United States Congress or having funds available

for the purpose of the Department that are not inconsistent with or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 39

contrary to the prohibitions and restrictions of Oklahoma law or

public interest;

10. To expend, not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the funds

available in the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund during

any one (1) year, at locations approved by the Corporation

Commission, such Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund monies

as may be budgeted by the Department of Transportation for the

purposes of installing signal lights, gate arms, or other active

warning devices where any public road, street, or highway crosses a

railroad right-of-way; provided, however, nothing in the Railroad

Revitalization Act shall negate, change, or otherwise modify any

existing statutory or common law duty of a railroad company;

11. To expend income and funds from the Oklahoma Railroad

Maintenance Revolving Fund in the exercise of any or all of the

foregoing powers; and

12. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in Section 302.1 et seq. of this title.

B. It shall be unlawful for any member, officer, or employee of

the Department to transact with the Department, either directly or

indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer, or

employee; and any person, firm, or corporation knowingly

participating therein shall be equally liable for a violation of

this provision.

The term “business for profit” shall include, but not be limited

to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or

consideration to such member, officer, or employee.

Violation of this provision shall constitute a felony and upon

conviction shall be punishable by incarceration in the Oklahoma

State Penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a

fine not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more than

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and

fine.

C. All meetings of the Department shall be open public

meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when

considering personnel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-324 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-324
Powers and duties of Department - Conflict of interest -
Status: in_force

Public meetings and records.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 47

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and

empowered to:

1. Acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, replace, operate

and maintain railroad rights-of-way and trackage projects at such

locations and on such passenger routes as it shall determine to be

feasible and economically sound;

2. Enter into agreements with the owners of operating railroads

for the acquisition and/or use of railroad rights-of-way and

trackage on such terms, conditions, rates or rentals as the

Department may consider to be in the best interests of the state;

3. Enter directly into agreements with owners of operating

passenger railroads to sell, lease, or sell by lease-purchase

agreement any state-owned railroad property on such terms,

conditions or amounts as the Department may consider to be in the

best interests of the state and to promote the purposes of this act;

4. Acquire and hold real or personal property in the exercise

of its powers for the performance of its duties as authorized by

this act. Surplus property may be disposed of by the Department;

5. Acquire in the name of the Department, by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation, such

public or private lands and personalty, including public parks,

playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein,

rights-of-way, trackage, property, rights, easements, and interests,

as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this

act;

6. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary

or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of

its powers under this act, and to employ passenger rail planning and

management consultants, consulting engineers, attorneys,

accountants, construction and financial consultants,

superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as

may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensation;

provided, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from funds

made available under and pursuant to the provisions of this act or

from revenues; provided, further, no attorney employed by the

Department, nor any member of any law firm of which he or she may be

connected, shall ever be paid any fee or compensation for any

special or extraordinary services;

7. Receive, accept and expend funds from the state, any federal

agency, or from private sources, for passenger rail planning and for

administration of passenger railroad assistance projects, and for,

or in aid of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,

replacement, repair, maintenance and operation of passenger railroad

rights-of-way and trackage and for passenger rail service

continuation payments to railroad companies for operating losses

sustained by reasons of continuing service on a line which may

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 48

otherwise be abandoned or which may experience a reduced level of

service not in the public interest, where such continuation of

service is carried out under a written agreement with the Department

establishing the terms and conditions for such payments, and to

receive and accept funds, aid or contributions from any source of

either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held,

used and applied only for the purposes for which such funds, aid or

contributions may be made;

8. Adopt such rules and to do any and all things necessary to

comply with rules, regulations or requirements of the United States

Department of Transportation, any successor thereof, the Interstate

Commerce Commission or any federal agency administering any law

enacted by the Congress of the United States or having funds

available for the purpose of the Department that are not

inconsistent with or contrary to the prohibitions and restrictions

of Oklahoma law or public interest;

9. Expend income and funds from the Oklahoma Tourism and

Passenger Rail Revolving Fund created in Section 5 of this act in

the exercise of any or all of the foregoing powers; and

10. Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in this act.

B. It shall be unlawful for any member, officer or employee of

the Department to transact with the Department, either directly or

indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer or

employee; and any person, firm or corporation knowingly

participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this

provision.

The term "business for profit" shall include, but not be limited

to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or

consideration to such member, officer or employee.

Violation of this provision shall constitute a Class D1 felony

offense and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not

less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more than Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. All meetings of the Department shall be open public

meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when

considering personnel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-309.2 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-309.2
Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Railroad Rehabilitation Act:

1. "Qualified railroad entity" means any certified freight

railroad regulated by the United States Surface Transportation

Board; and

2. "Rehabilitation" means the replacement of antiquated rail;

replacement or reconstruction of deteriorating roadbeds with

adequate rail, ties and ballast; reconstruction of sidings and

industrial leads; and bridge replacement or reconstruction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-125c — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-125c
Expenses of construction
Status: in_force

The public authorities, or the political subdivision of the

state, having jurisdiction and control over any public highway or

street in which such barricading device is constructed or installed,

maintained and operated, may expend public funds to pay the cost and

expense thereof; provided, however, that the parties in interest may

agree in writing otherwise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-86 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-86
Must give notice of arrival of freight
Status: in_force

Such railroad companies shall within twenty-four (24) hours

after arrival of shipments give written notice by mail, or

otherwise, to consignees of the arrival of the shipments together

with the amount of freight charges thereon, and when goods or

freight in car load lots arrive, such notice shall contain the

number and initials of the car or cars, and if transferred in

transit, the number and the initials of the car or cars in which

originally shipped. Any railroad company failing to give said

notice shall forfeit and pay to the consignee or other party whose

interest is affected, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per car per day

or fraction of a day's delay, in all car load shipments, and one

cent ($0.01) per hundred pounds per day or fraction thereof on

freight in less than car load lots with minimum charge of five cents

($0.05) for any one package after the expiration of said twenty-four

(24) hours, together with all actual damages sustained thereby.

R.L. 1910, § 1416.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-322 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-322
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Act shall

be to do all things necessary to restore passenger rail service to

the state, to enhance the state's position as a tourist destination

site and to improve the quality of life for residents of this state

by offering an alternative mode of intrastate and interstate travel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-323 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-323
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Department" means the Department of Transportation;

2. "Railroad rights-of-way", "trackage" or "projects" shall

include within their meaning, but shall not be limited to: any

roadbed, drains, fences, ties, switches, rails, ballast, signs,

signals, lights, equipment, bridges, tools, crossings, underpasses,

overpasses, construction and administration buildings and any and

all other property, rights, easements and interests whether owned in

fee or leased;

3. "Owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships,

associations, corporations, companies, transportation companies,

public service corporations, the United States or any agency or

instrumentality thereof, common carriers by rail and railroad

companies having any title or interest in any real or personal

property rights, easements and interest authorized to be acquired,

leased or used by this act;

4. "Income" and "funds" and "revenue" shall include such money

as may be appropriated, dedicated, granted or donated to the

Department to accomplish the purposes of this act together with any

funds otherwise dedicated to the Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail

Revolving Fund as created by Section 5 of this act;

5. "Intermodal transportation" shall mean the linking of two or

more modes of transportation including highway, mass transit,

railroad, aviation or waterway transportation of all transportation-

related industries in this state; and

6. "Passenger rail service" shall mean interstate or intrastate

passenger rail service, including but not limited to a route linking

stations in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties with other primary points in

the national railroad passenger system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-304.1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-304.1
Action to determine constitutionality of Railroad
Status: in_force

Revitalization Act.

The Department is authorized, in its discretion, to file an

application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma to determine the

constitutionality of the Railroad Revitalization Act, Sections 302.1

through 309 of this title and the programs relating to funding or

assistance to railroads contemplated thereby; and exclusive original

jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and

determine such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to

give such application precedence over the other business of the

Court and to pass upon said application as speedily as possible.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 37
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-183 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-183
Railway law enforcement officers - Power and authority
Status: in_force

Railway companies organized under the laws of this state, or

doing business within the state, are hereby authorized and empowered

at their own expense to appoint and employ law enforcement officers

at such stations or other places on the lines of their railroads

within this state, as said companies may deem necessary for the

protection of their property, and the preservation of order on their

premises, and in and about their cars, depots, depot grounds, yards,

buildings or other structures; and said law enforcement officers

shall have power and authority to arrest, with or without warrant,

any person or persons who shall commit any offense against the laws

of this state, or the ordinances of any town, city, or other

municipality when such offense shall have been committed upon the

premises of said companies, or in and about their cars, depots,

depot grounds, yards, buildings, or other structures. Nothing

herein contained shall be construed as restricting the lawful

rights, powers or privileges of any sheriff, constable, policeman,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 32

or peace officer within their respective jurisdiction, and for the

official acts of railway law enforcement officers, the railroad

company making such appointment shall be held responsible to the

same extent as for the acts of any of its general agents or

employees.

R.L. 1910, § 1444; Laws 1994, c. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15,

1994.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-303 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-303
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Railroad Revitalization Act:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 36

1. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation;

2. "Railroad rights-of-ways", "trackage" or "projects" shall

include within their meaning, but shall not be limited to: any

roadbed, drains, fences, ties, switches, rails, ballast, signs,

signals, lights, equipment, bridges, tools, crossings, underpasses,

overpasses, construction and administration buildings and any and

all other property, rights, easements and interests whether owned in

fee or leased by this state, or at any public highway railroad

crossing;

3. "Owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships,

associations, corporations, companies, transportation companies,

public service corporations, the United States or any agency or

instrumentality thereof, common carriers by rail and railroad

companies having any title or interest in any real or personal

property rights, easements and interest authorized to be acquired,

leased or used by this act;

4. "Income" and "funds" and "revenue" shall include such money

as may be appropriated, dedicated, granted or donated to the

Department to accomplish the purposes of this act together with any

funds otherwise dedicated to the Railroad Maintenance Revolving

Fund; and

5. "Intermodal transportation" shall mean the linking of two or

more modes of transportation including highway, mass transit,

railroad, aviation or waterway transportation of all transportation-

related industries in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-166 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-166
Domestication of foreign corporations filing resolutions
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other

state or territory or the United States, that within three (3) years

before the taking effect of the Constitution of this state, shall

have complied with the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma or Indian

Territory, to authorize such corporation to transact business in the

Territory of Oklahoma or Indian Territory or either or both of them,

and that shall file with the Secretary of State of this state a

resolution of its board of directors duly certified by its president

and attested by its secretary under the seal of such corporation

accepting the provisions of the Constitution of this state and

agreeing that the Constitution and laws of this state applying to

domestic corporations shall apply to such corporation in all

respects, is hereby declared to be a domestic corporation under the

Constitution and laws of this state.

R.L. 1910, § 1454.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-181 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-181
Right to deal in passage tickets
Status: in_force

Any person having an established place of business in any town

or city within this state, shall have the right to buy, sell and

exchange passage tickets or other evidences of a right of passage

from one place to another upon any railroad line or steamboat line

and their connections that said tickets may have been regularly

issued over and for.

R.L. 1910, § 1442.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-304 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-304
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 66-304v1 (SB 341, Laws 2025, c. 31, § 1)

OS 66-304v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 556)
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-304v2 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-304v2
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 40

A. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and

empowered:

1. To acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, replace, operate

and maintain railroad rights-of-way and trackage projects at such

locations and on such routes as it shall determine to be feasible

and economically sound;

2. To enter into agreements with the owners of operating

railroads for the acquisition and/or use of railroad rights-of-way

and trackage on such terms, conditions, rates or rentals as the

Department may consider to be in the best interests of the state;

3. To enter directly into agreements with owners of operating

railroads or persons intending to operate as common carriers by rail

to sell, lease, or sell by lease-purchase agreement any state-owned

railroad property on such terms, conditions or amounts as the

Department may consider to be in the best interests of the state and

to promote the purposes of the Railroad Revitalization Act;

4. Prior to the sale of any railroad asset owned by the State

of Oklahoma or the Department of Transportation, a process of

request for proposal shall be initiated by the Department of

Transportation with consultation by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services. Upon the issue date of a request for proposal

regarding the sale of any railroad asset owned by the State of

Oklahoma or the Department of Transportation, interested parties

will have no less than ninety (90) days to provide a response.

Following the close of the ninety-day response period, the

Department of Transportation will conduct an evaluation of all

submitted proposals, utilizing all available resources, and the

Department of Commerce shall conduct an economic impact and/or

activity study of all proposals. The Secretary of Transportation,

Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of

Agriculture, and Secretary of Energy shall be responsible for

preparing a recommendation to the Transportation Commission, based

on its evaluation of all submitted proposals including the results

of the economic impact and/or activity study, provided the

recommendation meets all other statutory requirements needed for

action by the Commission. The Secretary of Transportation,

Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of

Agriculture, and Secretary of Energy will have up to ninety (90)

days, upon the closing date of the request for proposal, to present

its recommendation to the Transportation Commission. The

Transportation Commission will be responsible for determining if the

sale of railroad assets within its jurisdiction is in the best

interests of the State of Oklahoma and for authorizing the sale of

such assets. If a determination is rendered by the Transportation

Commission that the sale of any railroad asset within its

jurisdiction is appropriate, notification must be made to the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 41

Tempore of the Senate in writing prior to the Commission meeting

where final action will take place. All proceeds from the sale

shall be deposited into the Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund;

5. To acquire and hold real or personal property in the

exercise of its powers for the performance of its duties as

authorized by this act. Surplus property may be disposed of by the

Department;

6. To acquire in the name of the Department, by purchase or

otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may

deem proper, or by exercise of the right of condemnation, such

public or private lands and personalty, including public parks,

playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein,

rights-of-way, trackage, property, rights, easements, and interests,

as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of the

Railroad Revitalization Act;

7. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements

necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the

execution of its powers under the Railroad Revitalization Act, and

to employ rail planning and management consultants, consulting

engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial

consultants, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and

agents as may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their

compensation; provided, that all such expenses shall be payable

solely from funds made available under and pursuant to the

provisions of the Railroad Revitalization Act or from revenues;

provided, further, no attorney employed by the Department, nor any

member of any law firm of which the member may be connected, shall

ever be paid any fee or compensation for any special or

extraordinary services;

8. To receive, accept and expend funds from the state, any

federal agency, or from private sources, for rail planning and for

administration of railroad assistance projects, and for or in aid of

the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, replacement, repair,

maintenance and operation of railroad rights-of-way and trackage and

for rail service continuation payments to railroad companies for

operating losses sustained by reasons of continuing service on a

line which may otherwise be abandoned or which may experience a

reduced level of service not in the public interest, where such

continuation of service is carried out under a written agreement

with the Department establishing the terms and conditions for such

payments, and to receive and accept funds, aid or contributions from

any source of either money, property, labor or other things of

value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which

such funds, aid or contributions may be made;

9. To adopt such rules and to do any and all things necessary

to comply with rules, regulations or requirements of the United

States Department of Transportation, any successor thereof, the

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Surface Transportation Board or any federal agency administering any

law enacted by the Congress of the United States or having funds

available for the purpose of the Department that are not

inconsistent with or contrary to the prohibitions and restrictions

of Oklahoma law or public interest;

10. To expend, not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the funds

available in the Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund during any one

(1) year, at locations approved by the Oklahoma Corporation

Commission, such Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund monies as may

be budgeted by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of

installing signal lights, gate arms, or other active warning devices

where any public road, street, or highway crosses a railroad right-

of-way; provided, however, nothing in this act shall negate, change,

or otherwise modify any existing statutory or common law duty of a

railroad company;

11. To expend income and funds from the Railroad Maintenance

Revolving Fund in the exercise of any or all of the foregoing

powers; and

12. To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted in this act.

B. It shall be unlawful for any member, officer or employee of

the Department to transact with the Department, either directly or

indirectly, any business for profit of such member, officer or

employee; and any person, firm or corporation knowingly

participating therein shall be equally liable for violation of this

provision.

The term "business for profit" shall include, but not be limited

to, the acceptance or payment of any fee, commission, gift, or

consideration to such member, officer or employee.

Violation of this provision shall constitute a Class D1 felony

offense and upon conviction shall be punishable by incarceration as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) and not more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. All meetings of the Department shall be open public

meetings, and all records shall be public records, except when

considering personnel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-147 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-147
Owner of abutting land may construct if railroad refuses -
Status: in_force

Penalty.

If any railroad company shall neglect or refuse to comply with

the provisions of the two preceding sections, it shall be lawful for

the owner or occupant of such tract of land to construct or repair

the fence along the line of such railroad, and the owner or occupant

of such tract of land, shall be entitled to recover from such

railroad company the cost of the material and labor used in

constructing the railroad company's portion of such fence.

R.L. 1910, § 1441.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-56 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-56
Taking by eminent domain - Appeal to Supreme Court
Status: in_force

Either party aggrieved may appeal from the decision of the

district court to the Supreme Court; but such review or appeal shall

not delay the prosecution of the work on such railroad over the

premises in question, if such corporation shall first have paid to

the owner of said real property, or deposited with the said clerk

for said owner, the amount so assessed by said commissioners or

district court; and in no case shall said corporation be liable for

the costs on such review or appeal, unless the owner of such real

property shall be adjudged entitled, upon either review or appeal,

to a greater amount of damages than was awarded by said

commissioners. The corporation shall in all cases pay the costs and

expenses of the first assessment. And in case of review or appeal,

the final decision may be transmitted by the clerk of the proper

court, duly certified, to the proper register of deeds, to be by him

filed and recorded as hereinbefore provided for the recording of the

report, and with like effect. The fee of land over which a mere

easement is taken, without the consent of the owner, shall remain in

such owner subject only to the use for which it was taken.

R.L. 1910, § 1403.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-125a — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-125a
Railroads - Highway crossings - Safety devices
Status: in_force

Whenever the public authorities having jurisdiction and control

over any public highway or street in this state shall deem that the

safety of lives and property at any railroad intersection with any

highway or street, shall so require, such public authorities as are

hereby authorized and empowered to construct or install, or to order

the company owning such railroad so intersected, to construct or

install, and thereafter maintain and operate, an automatic or

mechanically operated barricading device, which, when giving

warning, shall become a barrier in such highway or street; provided,

however, that before any such device is constructed or installed,

maintained and operated at a railroad intersection, the detailed

plans of such device, with a description of the proposed mode of

operation thereof, and a map showing the proposed location of the

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same, shall be first submitted to, and approved by, the State

Highway Commission of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-308 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-308
Contracts
Status: in_force

All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, repair,

replacement and maintenance of railroad rights-of-way or trackage

shall be let by the Department to the lowest responsible bidder, or

bidders, after notice by publication in the same manner as provided

in the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; provided, the

Department may reject all bids and readvertise the same.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-127 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-127
Causeway
Status: in_force

When any person owns land on both sides of any railroad, the

corporation owning such railroad, shall, when required to so do,

make and keep in good repair one causeway or other safe and adequate

means of crossing the same.

R.L. 1910, § 1431.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-9 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-9
Extensions and branches may be built
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation may, under the provisions of this

article, extend its road from any point named in its charter or

articles of organization, or may build branch roads either from any

point on its line of road or from any point on the line of any other

road connecting or to be connected with its road, the use of which

other roads between such points and the connection with its own road

such corporation shall have secured by lease or agreement for a term

of not less than ten (10) years from its date. Before making such

extension or building any such branch road, such corporation shall,

by resolution of its directors, to be entered in the record of its

proceedings, designate the route of such proposed extension or

branch in the manner provided in Section 1376, and file a copy of

such record, certified by the president and secretary, in the office

of the Secretary of State, and cause the same to be recorded as

provided in said Section 1376. Thereupon such corporation shall

have all the rights and privileges to make such extension or build

such branch and receive aid thereto which it would have had if it

had been authorized in its charter or articles of organization. But

this section shall not be construed to authorize any railroad

corporations to consolidate with each other.

R.L. 1910, § 1384.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 9
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-334 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-334
Effective dates and entry of other states
Status: in_force

ENACTMENT AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This compact shall be open for membership for this state as a

party with any other state or states legally joining therein. It

shall become effective immediately after the passage of an act by

any party states incorporating the provisions of this compact into

the laws of such states. The compact shall become effective with

respect to any eligible state when such state has enacted the

compact into law. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by

enactment of a statute repealing the same and shall take effect one

(1) year after the effective date of such statute.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-307 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-307
Reports
Status: in_force

The Department shall make and submit to the Governor, on or

before December 31 of each year, a full report showing anticipated

projects, projects under construction and projects in operation, the

financial condition of the Department and such other information as

the Governor shall require.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-306 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-306
Essential governmental functions
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the exercise of

the powers granted by the Railroad Revitalization Act is in all

respects for the benefit of the people of the state, to enhance

their safety at public railroad crossings, for the increase of their

commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and

living conditions, and as such the acquisition, construction,

reconstruction, repair, replacement, operation and maintenance of

railroad rights-of-way and trackage projects by the Department

constitute the performance of essential discretionary governmental

functions as set forth in Section 155 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-329 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-329
Membership and compensation
Status: in_force

MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION

The manner of appointment of Commission members, terms of

office, provisions for removal and suspension, and manner of

appointment to fill vacancies shall be determined by each party

state pursuant to its laws, but each member shall be a resident of

the state of appointment. Commission members shall serve without

compensation, but the actual and necessary expenses incurred by a

Commission member in the performance of duties shall be met by the

state which the member represents, according to its laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-14 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-14
What property subject to mortgage
Status: in_force

All rolling stock of any railroad corporation organized under

the provisions of this article, used and employed in connection with

its railroad, and all fuel necessary to the operation of the same,

are declared and shall be held to be fixtures; and all such

property, and all additional rights-of-way, depot grounds, and other

real property, acquired subsequently to the execution of any trust

deed or mortgage which shall have been described or provided for

therein, shall be subject to the lien thereof to the same extent as

the property therein described, which the corporation owned at the

time of its execution.

R.L. 1910, § 1389.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-130 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-130
Warning signal devices - Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall promulgate rules and

regulations for the design, installation, construction, maintenance,

inspection, and testing of warning signal devices at highway and

railroad crossings in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-128 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-128
Railroads to construct crossings
Status: in_force

A. It shall be the duty of every railroad company or

corporation doing business, or operating a line of railroad, within

this state, to construct a crossing across that portion of its

track, roadbed or right-of-way over which any public highway may

run, and maintain the same unobstructed, in a good condition for the

use of the public, and to build and maintain in good condition all

bridges and culverts that may be necessary on its right-of-way at

such crossing.

B. Any railroad company or corporation that fails to construct

and maintain said crossing in accordance with the recommendations

set forth in the United States Department of Transportation

Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook, for thirty (30) days after

written notice by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to the agent

or employee of any railroad company or corporation in the county

where such work or repairs are needed, shall be subject to a

contempt proceeding before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

R.L. 1910, § 1432. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 186, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2018.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-53 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-53
Taking by eminent domain - Commissioners - Appointment and
Status: in_force

proceedings - Right to construct road.

A. If the owner of any real property or interest therein, over

which any railroad corporation, incorporated under the laws of this

state, may desire to locate its road, shall refuse to grant the

right-of-way through and over his premises, the district judge of

the county in which said real property may be situated shall, upon

the application or petition of either party, and after ten (10)

days' notice to the opposite party, direct the sheriff of said

county to summon three disinterested freeholders, to be selected by

said judge as commissioners, and who shall not be interested in a

like question.

B. The condemnor shall give notice to a condemnee by personal

service or by leaving a copy of the notice at the condemnee's place

of residence with some member of his family over fifteen (15) years

of age, or by publication in the case of a condemnee who resides out

of this state or a resident of this state who has departed herefrom

with intent to avoid service of notice, or whose whereabouts or

identity the condemnor, or his attorney, upon diligent inquiry is

unable to ascertain, or an unknown heir, successor or assign of one

in whom some right, title or interest in the property concerned was

possessed, by publishing such notice once a week for two (2)

consecutive weeks in a newspaper authorized by law to publish legal

notices in the county where the petition is filed, the ten-day

period to begin with the first publication. A copy of such notice

and a copy of the petition shall be mailed to such opposite party's

last-known mailing address within five (5) days of the first

publication thereof. The procedure for service by publication as

authorized herein shall in all other respects be as provided by law

for service by publication in civil actions, except summons need not

first be issued.

C. The commissioners shall be sworn to perform their duties

impartially and justly; and they shall inspect said real property

and consider the injury which said owner may sustain by reason of

the condemnation and they shall assess the just compensation to

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which said owner is entitled; and they shall forthwith make report

in writing to the clerk of the court, setting forth the quantity,

boundaries, and just compensation for the property taken, and amount

of injury done to the property, either directly or indirectly, which

they assess to the owner; which report must be filed and recorded by

the clerk. A certified copy of the report may be transmitted to the

county clerk of the county where the land lies, to be by him filed

and recorded, without further acknowledgment or proof, in the manner

and with like force and effect as is provided for the recording of

deeds. And if said corporation shall, at any time before it enters

upon said real property for the purpose of constructing said road,

pay to said clerk for the use of said owner the sum so assessed and

reported to him as aforesaid, it shall thereby be authorized to

construct and maintain its road over and across said premises.

D. "Just compensation", as used in subsection C of this

section, shall mean the value of the property taken, and in

addition, any injury to any part of the property not taken. Any

special and direct benefits to the part of the property not taken

may be offset only against any injury to the property not taken. If

only a part of a tract is taken, just compensation shall be

ascertained by determining the difference between the fair market

value of the whole tract immediately before the taking and the fair

market value of that portion left remaining immediately after the

taking.

R.L. 1910, § 1400; Laws 1971, c. 33, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 1972;
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-125d — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-125d
Cooperation with federal government
Status: in_force

The public authorities, or political subdivision of the state or

the Highway Commission of the state are authorized to cooperate with

the federal government in the construction, or installing,

maintaining and operating such barricading devices and other safety

devices.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-66 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-66
Railroad Division of Department of Transportation as
Status: in_force

trustee for purchaser.

The Railroad Division of the Department of Transportation is

authorized to act as trustee for the purchasers of real property

under the provisions of this act and, in such capacity, receive

funds for such purpose from prospective purchasers, disburse such

funds for such purpose, accept and make proper transfer of title and

perform such further actions as are necessary to carry out the

purposes of this act. No state funds shall be used for such

purchase.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-60 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-60
Unknown owner
Status: in_force

If upon the location of said railroad it shall be found to run

through the real property of any nonresident owner who is unknown to

the corporation, or who has not been by it informed thereof, and has

neither granted nor refused to grant the right-of-way through and

over his said premises, the said corporation may give four (4)

weeks' notice to such owner, if known, and if not known, by a

description of such real property, by publication four (4)

consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county or

subdivision where such real property may lie, if there be any, and

if not, in one nearest thereto on the line of their said road, that

said railroad has been located through and over his lands; and if

said owner do not, within thirty (30) days thereafter, apply to the

district judge to have the damages assessed, in the mode prescribed

in this article, said corporation may proceed to have the damages

assessed as herein before provided, subject to the same right of

review and appeal, as in case of resident owners; and upon payment

of damages assessed to the clerk of the district court, the

corporation shall acquire all the rights and privileges mentioned in

this article.

R.L. 1910, § 1407.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-62 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-62
Changing line or grade
Status: in_force

Whenever any railroad corporation shall find it necessary, for

the purpose of avoiding annoyance to public travel, or dangerous or

difficult curves or grades, or unsafe or unsubstantial grounds or

foundations, or for other reasonable causes, to change the grade or

location of any portion of its road, such railroad corporation shall

be and is hereby authorized to make such changes of grade and

location, not departing from its general route. And for the purpose

of making any such change in the location and grades of any such

roads as aforesaid, such corporation shall have all the rights,

powers and privileges to enter upon and appropriate such real

property, and make surveys necessary to effect such changes and

grades, upon the same terms, and subject to the same obligations,

rules and regulations as are prescribed by law; and shall also be

liable in damages, when any may have been caused by such change to

the owner of real property upon which such road was heretofore

constructed, to be ascertained and paid, or deposited as herein

provided; but no damages shall be allowed unless claimed within

ninety (90) days after actual notice in writing of such intended

change shall be given to such owner residing on the premises, or, if

nonresident, notice by such publication in some newspaper in general

circulation, as the district judge may order.

R.L. 1910, § 1409.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-169 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-169
Must begin work in two years
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation accepting the benefits of this

article regarding domestication or increase of stock, organized

under the laws of any other state or territory or of the United

States, or the Territory of Oklahoma or the Indian Territory that

shall not within two (2) years commence, in good faith, its works as

contemplated in its charter, shall forfeit all rights hereunder.

R.L. 1910, § 1457.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-1
Articles and certificate
Status: in_force

Any number of persons, not less than five, may form a

corporation for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and

operating a railroad for the transportation of freight and

passengers, and for the purpose of maintaining and operating any

railroad already constructed for the like purpose, by making

articles of organization in which shall be stated:

1. Name - the name of the corporation.

2. Termini - the place from and to which such railroad is to be

constructed, or maintained and operated, as the case may be.

3. Length and route - the estimated length of such railroad and

name of each county in this state through or into which it is made

or intended to be made.

4. Stock - the amount of the capital stock of the corporation,

the number of shares of which it shall consist, and if such stock

shall consist of common and preferred stock, the number and amount

of each class.

5. Directors and their duty - the names and residences of the

directors of the corporation, who shall manage its affairs for the

first year, and until others are chosen in their places, and who

shall be not less than five (5) nor more than thirteen (13) in

number;

and each such person shall subscribe thereto his name, place of

residence, and the number of shares of stock he agrees to take in

such corporation. There shall be annexed to such articles an

affidavit of at least three of the directors therein named, that the

signatures thereto are genuine, and that it is intended in good

faith to construct or maintain and operate the railroad therein

mentioned; and thereupon said articles and affidavits shall be filed

in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall endorse thereon

the date of their filing, and record the same. After such filing a

patent under the seal of the state, signed by the Governor and

Secretary of State, shall be issued in substantially the following

form:

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To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas (naming the person subscribing the articles of

organization), have filed in the office of the Secretary of State

certain articles of organization with a view of forming a

corporation to be known as (here insert the name), and with a

capital of (here insert the amount), for the purpose of

constructing, maintaining and operating or maintaining and operating

with the provisions of the statutes in such cases made and provided;

therefore the State of Oklahoma hereby grants unto the above-named

persons and their associates, successors and assigns, full authority

privileges of a corporation for the purpose above stated and in

accordance with their said articles of organization and the laws of

this state.

In witness whereof these presents have been attested with the

great seal and signed and countersigned by the Governor and

Governor.

Secretary of State.

Upon the issue of such patent, the subscribers to such articles,

and all persons who shall hereafter become stockholders in such

corporation shall be a corporation by the name specified in such

articles, and shall possess all the powers and privileges, and be

subject to all the provisions of the law regulating railroad

corporations and the provisions of this chapter applicable thereto.

R.L. 1910, § 1376.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-170 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-170
Cancellation of charter rights
Status: in_force

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An attested copy of the writing, in which any corporation which

becomes a domestic corporation hereunder claims a domicile elsewhere

than in this state, shall be made out forthwith by the clerk of the

court in which such writing is filed, and shall be mailed by such

clerk to the Secretary of State. When such attested copy is

received by said Secretary of State, he shall immediately enter upon

the records of his office an order canceling and annulling all

charter rights of such corporation and such corporation shall

thereafter enjoy only the privileges of a foreign corporation and

shall forfeit all rights hereunder.

R.L. 1910, § 1458.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-328 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-328
Powers and duties of Commission
Status: in_force

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION

A. The duties of the Commission are to:

1. Secure the funding and authorization necessary to make

passenger rail improvements a reality for the region;

2. Examine and facilitate ways that states can form

partnerships to implement improved passenger rail service in the

region;

3. Create and facilitate a long-term, interstate plan for high-

speed rail passenger service implementation; and

4. Serve as a liaison with Amtrak, the Federal Railroad

Administration, the High-Speed Ground Transportation Association,

and other regions and entities to ensure that the Midwest is

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adequately represented and integrated into national plans for

passenger rail development.

B. In addition to its exercise of these duties, the Commission

may:

1. Provide the multistate leadership necessary to implement the

Interstate Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact;

2. Work with local elected officials, economic development

planning organizations, and similar entities to raise the visibility

of passenger rail service needs; and

3. Educate other state officials and the public on the

advantages of passenger rail services as an integral part of an

intermodal transportation system in the region.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-15 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-15
Execution of conveyance or lease
Status: in_force

Every conveyance or lease, deed of trust, mortgage or

satisfaction thereof, made by any railroad corporation, of any

franchises, real estate fixtures, or other real property, in

pursuance of law, shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner

in which conveyances of real estate by corporations are required to

be, to entitle the same to be recorded, and shall be recorded in the

office of the Secretary of State, who shall endorse thereon his

certificate thereof, specifying the day and hour of its reception,

and the volume and page where recorded, which shall be evidence of

such facts. Every such record of any such instrument shall, from

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the time of reception, have the same effect as to any property in

this state described therein, as the record of any similar

instrument in the office of a register of deeds may have by law as

to property in his county, and shall be notice of the rights and

interests of the grantee, lessee, or mortgagee, by such instrument

to the same extent as if it were recorded in each and all of the

several counties in which any property therein described may be

situated.

R.L. 1910, § 1390.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-125 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-125
Signs at crossings - Neglect
Status: in_force

In case any railroad corporation shall refuse or neglect, for a

space of thirty (30) days after notice given by the board of county

commissioners, to comply with the provisions of the preceding

section, it shall become the duty of the county commissioners of

each county through which any such railroad shall be in operation to

erect such signs, and the company shall be liable for all expenses

so incurred by said commissioners.

R.L. 1910, § 1429.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-54 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-54
Taking by eminent domain - Owner entitled to compensation,
Status: in_force

when.

When possession is taken of property condemned, as provided

herein, the owner shall be entitled to the immediate receipt of the

compensation awarded, without prejudice to the right of either party

to prosecute further proceedings for the judicial determination of

the sufficiency or insufficiency of said compensation.

R.L. 1910, § 1401.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-93 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-93
Injuries to persons
Status: in_force

In case any passenger on any railroad shall be injured while on

the platform of a car while in motion, or in any baggage, wood or

freight car, in violation of the printed regulations of the

corporation posted up at the time in a conspicuous place inside of

its passenger cars then in the train, such corporation shall not be

liable for the injury, if it had furnished room inside its passenger

cars sufficient for the accommodation of its passengers.

R.L. 1910, § 1423.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-7 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-7
Powers of railroad corporations
Status: in_force

Every corporation formed under this article and every railroad

corporation, authorized to construct, operate or maintain a railroad

within this state, shall be a body corporate by the name designated

in its articles, shall have perpetual succession, shall have the

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right to sue and be sued, may have a common seal and alter the same

at pleasure, and shall also have power:

First. To cause such examination and surveys for its proposed

railroad to be made, either within or without this state, as may be

necessary to the selection of the most advantageous route; and for

such purpose by its officers or agents and servants, to enter upon

the lands or waters of any person, but subject to responsibility for

all damage which shall be done thereto.

Second. To take and hold such voluntary grants of real estate

and other property, either within or without this state, as may be

made to it to aid in the construction, maintenance and accommodation

of its railroad; but the real estate received by voluntary grant

shall be held and used for the purposes of such grant only.

Third. To acquire under the provisions of this article, or by

purchase, all such real estate and other property, either within or

without this state, as may be necessary for the construction,

maintenance and operation of its railroad, and the station, depot

grounds, and other accommodations reasonably necessary to accomplish

the objects of its incorporation; to hold and use the same, to lease

or otherwise dispose of any part or parcel thereof, or sell the same

when not required for railroad uses, and no longer necessary to its

use.

Fourth. To lay out its road, not exceeding one hundred (100)

feet in width, either within or without this state, and to construct

the same; and for the purpose of cuttings and embankments and of

obtaining gravel or other material to take such land as may be

necessary for the proper construction, operation and security of the

road, and for the protection of such road from snow, and to cut down

any standing trees that may be in danger of falling on the road,

making compensation therefor as provided by law for lands taken for

the use of the corporation.

Fifth. To construct its railroad across, along, or upon any

stream of water, watercourse, street, highway, toll or wagon road,

plank road, turnpike, wharf, levee, river front, steamboat or other

public landing, or canal which its route shall intersect, or touch;

to carry any highway, street, toll, or wagon road, plank road,

turnpike, which it shall touch, intersect, or cross, over or under

its track, as may be most expedient for the public good; to change

the course or direction of any highway, street, turnpike, toll or

wagon road, or plank road, when made necessary or desirable to

secure more easy ascent or descent by reason of an embankment or cut

made in the construction of the railroad, and take land necessary

therefor: Provided, that such highway or road be not so changed

from its original course more than six (6) rods, nor its distance

lengthened more than five (5) rods.

Sixth. To cross, intersect, join, and unite its railroad with

any railroad heretofore, or hereafter constructed, at any point on

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 6

its route, and upon the grounds of such railroad corporation, with

the necessary turnouts, sidings, and switches, and other

conveniences in furtherance of the objects of its connections. And

every corporation whose railroad is or shall be hereafter

intersected by any new railroad, shall unite with the owners of such

new railroad in forming such intersection and connections and grant

the facilities aforesaid; and if the two corporations cannot agree

upon the amount of the compensation to be made therefor, or the

points and manner of such crossings and connections, the same shall

be ascertained and determined in the manner provided by law for the

ascertainment and determination of damages for the taking of real

property. But no corporation which shall have obtained the right-

of-way and constructed its road at the point of intersection, before

the application for the appointment of commissioners may be made

shall be required to alter the grade or change the location of its

road, or be required to bear any part of the expense of making and

maintaining such crossings.

Seventh. To have and use equal room, ground, rights, privileges

and conveniences for tracks, switches, sidings and turnouts upon any

levee, river bank or front, steamboat or other public landing, and

upon any street, block, alley, square, or public ground within any

incorporated town or city, any charter or ordinance of any such town

or city to the contrary notwithstanding; and to accomplish this, may

adjust, with other corporations, the ground to be occupied by each

with such tracks, switches, sidings and turnouts; and if such

corporations cannot agree upon such adjustment, and the amount of

compensation to be paid for the purchase or necessary change of

location and removal of any track previously laid, the same shall be

ascertained and determined, and the common, mutual and separate

rights adjusted in the manner provided by law for the ascertainment

and determination of damages for the taking of real property. The

commissioners provided by law may employ a competent engineer, and

define, locate and plat the ground and assign to each corporation

the part for the tracks and other conveniences for each, and may

require the removal or purchase of tracks previously laid, so as to

settle justly the rights of each corporation upon such ground, and

assess the damages to be paid under the law providing for the taking

of real property.

Eighth. To take and convey persons or property over their

railroad by the power or force of steam or of animals, or by any

mechanical power either within or without this state, and to receive

compensation therefor, and to do all the business incident to

railroad corporations.

Ninth. To erect and maintain all necessary and convenient

buildings, stations, fixtures and machinery for the accommodation

and use of their passengers, freight and business, subject to the

statutes in relation thereto.

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Tenth. To regulate the time and manner in which passengers and

property shall be transported, and the compensation to be paid

therefor.

Eleventh. To have all the rights, privileges, immunities and

powers vested or accrued by and pursuant to the Oklahoma General

Corporation Act, Section 1001 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

R.L. 1910, § 1382. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1997.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-331 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-331
Powers and duties of officers
Status: in_force

POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The chair of the Commission shall, if present, preside at

meetings of the Commission, serve as a principal spokesperson for

the Commission, and perform other duties assigned by the Commission.

The vice-chair shall perform the duties of the chair if the chair is

absent or unable to perform required duties. The secretary-

treasurer shall create and maintain a record of Commission meetings

and shall receive and be responsible for money paid to the

Commission and shall disburse money as authorized by the Commission

according to law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-64 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-64
Execution of conveyances by certain estates and
Status: in_force

guardianships.

When an estate is being probated, or a minor or incompetent

person has a legal guardian, the administrator or executor of the

estate, or guardian of the minor or incompetent person, shall have

the authority to execute all instruments of conveyance provided for

in this chapter on behalf of the estate, minor or incompetent person

without other proceedings than approval by the judge of the district

court endorsed on the instrument of conveyance. Competent evidence

to prove that reasonable compensation is being paid for the

execution of said instrument shall be presented to the court prior

to said approval.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-125b — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-125b
Warning signs
Status: in_force

Whenever said barricading device shall be constructed or

installed and maintained and operated, the public authorities having

jurisdiction and control over the highway or street at such point

shall erect and maintain a reflector warning sign with appropriate

words thereon. If said barricading device is located at a railroad

crossing, said warning shall be installed and maintained not less

than four hundred (400) feet from the crossing, when said crossing

is located on highways or streets where vehicular traffic is

permitted to travel at speeds in excess of thirty (30) miles per

hour; and not less than two hundred (200) feet from the crossing,

when said crossing is located on highways or streets where vehicular

traffic is permitted to travel at speeds not in excess of thirty

(30) miles per hour. It shall be the duty of the driver of any

vehicle, on approaching such warning sign, to place his vehicle

under such control as to be able to bring such vehicle to a complete

stop at a distance of not less than seventy-five (75) feet in

advance of the crossing. The colliding of a vehicle with the

barricading device at a crossing shall be prima facie evidence that

the driver thereof did not comply with the provisions of this act,

and such driver shall be deemed a reckless driver, and be subjected

to the penalties provided for reckless driving under the motor

vehicle laws of this state, and shall be liable for any damage done

to such barricading device on account of such collision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-309.1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-309.1
Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 2 through 4 of this act shall be known and may be cited

as the “Railroad Rehabilitation Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-146 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-146
Notice to railroads
Status: in_force

Whenever the owner or occupant of any tract of land desires to

construct a fence as provided in the preceding section, he shall

give written notice of his intention to the railroad company upon

whose line such tract is situated, by personal service upon the

agent of said company at the station within this state, nearest to

such tract of land, giving in said notice a description of said

land, and it shall be the duty of the railroad company to construct

and complete its portion of such fence within sixty (60) days after

the service of such notice: Provided, that if such owner or

occupant fails to construct his portion of such fence, then the

railroad company shall not be required to construct such fence.

R.L. 1910, § 1440.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-327 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-327
Purpose of compact
Status: in_force

PURPOSE

The purpose of this compact is to facilitate and promote the

improvement and development of regional passenger rail service in

the Midwest. A Commission is hereby created to achieve this purpose

and to carry out the duties specified in this compact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-168 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-168
Domestic corporations - Increase of capital stock
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of the

Territory of Oklahoma or of the Indian Territory within three (3)

years prior to the taking effect of the Constitution of this state,

that has complied with the Constitution of this state, and the

capital stock of which, as provided in its articles of

incorporation, was or is insufficient to construct its contemplated

railroad, and which has been, or is in order to construct the same,

required by necessity to increase its capital stock, may increase

its capital stock under the laws of this state, and may file with

the Secretary of State a certified copy of the proceedings of its

board of directors and stockholders authorizing such increase, and a

certificate of its chief engineer under oath, showing the estimated

cost of its main lines, sidetracks, and permanent improvements in

the state, and such corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State

one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of such estimated cost,

without being required to pay to the State of Oklahoma the fee

required under Section 3253: Provided, that such corporation shall

pay all other fees required by law.

R.L. 1910, § 1456.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-326 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-326
Short title and application
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate

Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact”.

The Interstate Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Compact is hereby

enacted into law and entered into by this state as a party with any

other state or states legally joining therein in substantially this

form.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-145 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-145
Railroads must fence right-of-way with hog wire, when
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 27

Whenever the owner or occupant of any tract of land abutting on

any line of railroad within this state shall desire to enclose any

such tract of land for the purpose of making a hog, sheep or goat

pasture, and shall construct a fence for said purpose about said

tract of land on all sides except along the side abutting on such

railroad, it shall be the duty of such railroad company to construct

a good and sufficient fence not less than four and one-half (4 1/2)

feet high, one barbed wire at bottom of such fence immediately above

which shall be attached heavy woven wire not less than twenty-eight

(28) inches high, and sufficient for the purpose of restraining

swine, sheep and goats, with three barbed wires above the same, on

the side of such tract, so far as the same extends along the line of

such railroad, and maintain the same in good condition, so long as

such owner or occupant of such tract may desire to maintain such

pasture.

R.L. 1910, § 1439.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-82 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-82
Liability for violation
Status: in_force

In case of the refusal by such corporation or its agents to take

or transport any passenger or property as provided in the preceding

section; or in case of the neglect or refusal of such corporation or

its agents to discharge or deliver passengers or property at the

regularly appointed place, under the laws which regulate common

carriers, such corporation shall pay to the party aggrieved all

damages which shall be sustained thereby with costs of action.

R.L. 1910, § 1412.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-165 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-165
Filing map of route
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other

state or territory whose chartered line or route passes through the

Territory of Oklahoma or Indian Territory or either or both of them,

and whose chartered line or route was not specifically designated or

described in its articles of incorporation or organization, is

hereby authorized to prescribe its line or route through the State

of Oklahoma by filing with the Secretary of State a copy of a

resolution of its board of directors describing the same and a map

duly certified by its president and chief engineer showing such

route: Provided, that such route may be changed on account of

engineering difficulties or for other sufficient reasons by

resolution of its board of directors; and a duly certified copy of

such resolution and a map showing such change in its route shall be

filed with the Secretary of State.

R.L. 1910, § 1453.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-63 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-63
Municipal authorities may convey - Improvement districts -
Status: in_force

How highways occupied.

If it shall be necessary, in the location of any part of any

railroad, to occupy any road, street, alley or public way or ground

of any kind, or any part thereof, it shall be competent for the

municipal, or other corporation, or public officer, or public

authorities owning or having charge thereof, and the railroad

corporation, to agree upon the manner, and upon the terms and

conditions upon which the same may be used or occupied; and if said

parties shall be unable to agree thereon, and it shall be necessary,

in the judgment of the directors of such railroad corporation, to

use or occupy such road, street, alley, or other public way or

ground, such corporation may appropriate so much of the same as may

be necessary for the purpose of such road, in the same manner and

upon the same terms as are provided in this chapter for the

appropriation of the property of individuals. Provided, however,

that if any railroad shall be so located as to occupy any road or

public way, constructed by any road improvement district organized

under the laws of this state, for a greater distance than one-fourth

(1/4) of one (1) mile, before any such railroad shall acquire the

right to enter upon, use, occupy and maintain its railroad along

such, and upon such public highway, it shall file in the office of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 18

the county clerk, in the county wherein such road improvement

district is located, a statement showing the total length of the

line proposed to be located along, and upon, such public highway,

the amount of compensation they propose to pay to such road

improvement district for the use of such public highway, and the

time and manner in which such payment is to be made. Immediately

upon the filing of such proposal, the county clerk shall notify the

county commissioners and shall cause same to be published in one

issue, at the expense of the railroad company, of some newspaper of

general circulation within said road improvement district. The

county commissioners shall meet within ten (10) days and shall

immediately order an election to be held, within such road

improvement district, for the purpose of submitting, to the

qualified electors within such road improvement district, the

question of accepting or rejecting the proposal of such railroad

company. They shall pass all orders and resolutions necessary for

the holding of such elections and shall canvass the returns thereof,

and declare the result, and if three-fifths (3/5) of all the votes

cast on such question shall be in favor of the acceptance of the

proposal of said railroad company, the same shall be accepted and

the board of county commissioners shall have power to execute all

contracts and do all things necessary to secure to said road

improvement district the performance of the conditions of such

proposal of said railroad company.

R.L. 1910, § 1410; Laws 1910-11, c. 71, p. 167, § 1, emerg. eff.

March 11, 1911.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-126 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-126
Bells and whistles
Status: in_force

A bell of at least thirty (30) pounds weight, or a whistle,

shall be placed on each locomotive engine, and shall be rung or

whistled at the distance of at least eighty (80) rods from the place

where the railroad shall cross any other road or street, under a

penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for every neglect, to be paid by

the corporation owning the railroad, one-half thereof to go to the

informer, and the other half to the state, and shall also be liable

for all damages which shall be sustained by any person by reason of

such neglect.

R.L. 1910, § 1430. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1996.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-141 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-141
Railroads to fence their roads
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every person or corporation owning or

operating any railroad in the State of Oklahoma to fence its road,

except at public highways and station grounds, with a good and

lawful fence.

R.L. 1910, § 1435.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-61 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-61
Right-of-way on public lands - Damages to occupants
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation is authorized to pass over, occupy and

enjoy all the public lands, to the extent and in the manner

prescribed by the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1875: Provided,

that the damages accruing to any occupant or possessory claimant or

other person who may reside on or have improvements upon said public

land, shall be determined and paid by said railroad corporation as

provided in this chapter for owners of private lands.

R.L. 1910, § 1408.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 17
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-144 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-144
Failure to fence - Penalty
Status: in_force

Whenever any railroad corporation or the lessee, person, company

or corporation operating any railroad, shall neglect to build and

maintain such lawful fence, such railroad corporation, lessee,

person, company or corporation operating the same, shall be liable

for all animals killed by reason of the failure to construct such

fence.

R.L. 1910, § 1438.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-59 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-59
Settlement with incompetents
Status: in_force

Whenever any railroad corporation shall take any real property

as aforesaid, of any minor, any person who is incapacitated or

partially incapacitated as such terms are defined by Section 1-111

of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the guardian of the minor, or

incompetent person, may agree and settle with the corporation for

all damages or claims by reason of the taking of such real property,

and may give valid releases and discharges therefor upon the

approval thereof by the judge of the county court.

R.L. 1910, § 1406. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 31, eff. Nov. 1,

1998.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-325 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-325
Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasurer's office a

revolving fund for the Department of Transportation, to be

designated the "Oklahoma Tourism and Passenger Rail Revolving Fund".

The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 49

limitations, and shall be composed of all revenues generated

pursuant to the federal Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of

1995, together with any federal grants, or financial assistance

payments or contributions by any state or agency thereof or any

authority constituted by the state, private donation or the proceeds

from any rail property sale or payments for the use of any rail

property and any accumulated interest thereon, or any revenues

apportioned thereto pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of

paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 500.6 of Title 68 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund

are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Department of Transportation in furtherance of the provisions of

this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-22 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-22
Reporting to Corporation Commission
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation shall provide an identical copy of

its annual report as filed with the Surface Transportation Board, or

its successor, to the Corporation Commission on or before the

fifteenth day of May of each year. Railroad corporations not

required to file annual reports with the Surface Transportation

Board shall furnish information to the Corporation Commission upon

request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-129 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-129
Rules and regulations governing crossing sign
Status: in_force

specifications.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is hereby delegated the

authority to prescribe rules and regulations governing the design,

construction and location of such suitable signs hereafter erected

which shall conform to one of the then current standards of the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 26

Association of American Railroads for highway crossings crossbuck

signs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-204 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-204
Operation of buses
Status: in_force

Owners of franchises for the operation of electric street

railways propelled by means of tracks and trolleys shall have full

power and authority under such franchises to extend such

transportation system by means of buses or other self-propelled

vehicles, and such transportation shall be and become a part of the

general transportation system of such street railway company,

subject to all regulations imposed on such vehicles by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-52 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-52
May purchase or take realty
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation may purchase and use real property for

a price to be agreed upon with the owners thereof; or the damages to

be paid by such corporation for any real property taken as

aforesaid, when not agreed upon, shall be ascertained and determined

as hereinafter provided.

R.L. 1910, § 1399.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-184 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-184
Company may lease or sell
Status: in_force

Any railroad company, owning any railroad in this state, may

sell or lease the whole or any part of its railroad and branches

constructed or to be constructed, or any interest therein, together

with all the property, rights, privileges, and franchises thereto

pertaining, to any other railroad company, subject to the provisions

of Article 9 of the Constitution: Provided, that no such sale or

lease shall be entered into unless the line of railroad so sold or

leased shall, when constructed, form a continuous line of railroad

with the road of the company purchasing or leasing the same, either

by direct connection therewith, or through an intermediate line or

lines, constructed, or to be constructed, which such purchasing or

leasing company shall have the right, by contract or otherwise, when

completed, to use or operate, and any railroad company which shall

so purchase or lease a railroad or railroads in this state shall

possess and enjoy, within this state all the rights, powers,

privileges, and franchises conferred by the laws of this state upon

a railroad corporation formed thereunder.

R.L. 1910, §1446.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-161 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-161
Extension of road into state
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation chartered by or organized under the

laws of the United States or any state or territory, whose

constructed railroad shall reach or intersect the boundary line of

this state at any point, may extend its railroad into this state

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 28

from any such point or points to any place or places within the

state, and may build branches from any point on such extension.

Before making such extension or building any such branch road, such

corporation shall, by resolution of its directors, to be entered in

the record of its proceedings, designate the route of such proposed

extension or branch in the manner provided in Section 1376, and file

a copy of such record, certified by the president and secretary, in

the office of the Corporation Commission, and cause the same to be

recorded as provided in said Section 1376. Thereupon such

corporation shall have all the rights and privileges to make such

extension or build such branch and receive such aid thereto as it

would have had had it been authorized so to do by articles of

association duly filed in accordance with the provisions of this

article.

R.L. 1910, § 1398.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-333 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-333
Finance and budgeting
Status: in_force

FINANCE

The Commission may accept, for any of its purposes and

functions, donations, gifts, grants, and appropriations of money,

equipment, supplies, materials, and services from the federal

government, from any party state or from any department, agency, or

municipality thereof, or from any institution, person, firm, or

corporation. The Commission, out of the funds available to it,

shall pay all expenses incurred by the Commission in executing the

duties imposed upon it by this compact. The Commission shall not go

into debt. The Commission shall submit to the officer designated by

the laws of each party state, periodically as required by the laws

of each party state, a budget of its actual past and estimated

future expenditures.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-58 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-58
Commissioners to act in all cases
Status: in_force

Freeholders so appointed shall be the commissioners to assess

all the damages to the owners of real property in said county or

subdivision; and said corporation may, at any time after their

appointment, upon the refusal of any owner or guardian of any owner

of lands in said county or subdivision to grant the right-of-way as

aforesaid, by giving said owner or guardian ten (10) days' notice

thereof in the manner required on the original appointment of

commissioners, have the damages assessed in the manner hereinbefore

prescribed. In case of the death, absence, or refusal or neglect of

any of said freeholders to act as commissioners as aforesaid, the

sheriff shall, upon the selection of the district judge, summon

other freeholders to complete the panel, and said commissioners

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 16

shall receive Three Dollars ($3.00) per day each for their services,

and the same shall be taxed in the bill of costs.

R.L. 1910, § 1405.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-65 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-65
Purchase of abandoned real property or real property of bankrupt railroad company -
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 2

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 3bankrupt railroad company - Priority - Price.

A. 1. Any person who owns real property adjacent to real

property owned by a railroad company shall have first priority to

purchase such real property, at the price provided by subsection D

of this section, from the railroad company upon the bankruptcy of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 66. Railroads Page 19

the railroad company or the abandonment of the real property as

determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission and offered for

sale if such real property is not purchased within one (1) year by:

a. Another railroad company;

b. Businesses operated on such railroad property pursuant

to a lease or other agreement which was in effect at

the time bankruptcy or abandonment occurred;

c. The State Department of Transportation under the

authority of the Railroad Revitalization Act, Section

302.1 et seq. of this title;

d. Other federal entities for valid public purposes; or

e. In counties of over five hundred thousand (500,000)

population, municipalities or counties, or joint

agreements between municipalities and counties for

valid public purposes.

2. If any of the persons or entities specified in paragraph 1

of this subsection fail to purchase any such real property, any

state or local governmental entity shall be entitled to purchase the

property for valid public purposes.

3. Provided, if more than one of the parties named in paragraph

1 or 2 of this subsection shall offer to purchase, they shall be

granted a preference in the order specified in this subsection. If

two (2) or more people own property adjacent to the same portion of

railroad property, the person from whose property such railroad

property was taken shall be entitled to the priority provided for in

this section.

B. Notice for the sale of any real property under the

provisions of this section shall be given by the bankruptcy court,

the receiver, or the railroad company by publication once a week for

two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper authorized by law to

publish legal notices in the county where the real property is

located.

C. Any purchase as provided for in this section shall be

subject to any encumbrances on the real property. Nothing in this

act shall affect any reversionary interest retained in the original

grant.

D. The price of such property shall be established by the

receiver or bankruptcy court if the railroad company is in

bankruptcy or by the railroad company if such property is determined

abandoned pursuant to this section.

E. However, for any railroad company purchasing property under

subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section, the

Corporation Commission shall certify the intent of said railroad

company to continue operation of rail service on said property as a

prerequisite to making such purchase.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-7.1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-7.1
Certain maps to be filed with Archives and Records
Status: in_force

Division of Department of Libraries.

Any railroad corporation abandoning any section of track or

right-of-way in the state shall file a copy of all maps pertaining

to said section of track or right-of-way with the Archives and

Records Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries within six

(6) months after a final decision and certificate of abandonment has

been issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-164 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-164
Domestication of foreign corporations in the Territory
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other

state or territory or of the United States that has complied with

the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma or of the Indian Territory,

within three (3) years before the taking effect of the Constitution

of this state, to authorize such corporation to transact business in

either or both of such territories and organized for the purpose of

constructing its line of railroad through the Territory of Oklahoma,

or Indian Territory, or either or both of them, is hereby authorized

and empowered to construct, maintain and operate its railroad with

all proper branches or extensions thereof through the State of

Oklahoma or any part thereof formerly constituting the Territory of

Oklahoma or Indian Territory, or either or both of them, and may, by

complying with the provisions of Section 1454 and the Constitution

of this state become domestic corporation under the Constitution and

laws of this state.

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R.L. 1910, § 1452.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-8 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-8
Public Service Corporations - Capital stock - Indebtedness
Status: in_force

Public Service Corporations as defined by Section 34, Article

IX, of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, may, by proper

corporate action, and for lawful corporate purposes, borrow, from

time to time, such sums of money at such rates of interest and upon

such terms as may be deemed necessary or expedient and the total

amount of indebtedness of such corporation so created shall not in

any way be limited by the amount of their subscribed capital stock,

nor shall the total of said indebtedness affect in any way the right

of such corporations to reduce or increase their capital stock. Such

corporations shall have the power to execute trust deeds, or

mortgages, or both, as the occasion may require, on any of its

property, or parts thereof, constructed or in process of

construction, for amounts borrowed or owing by the corporation and

therein to make provisions granting, transferring, or mortgaging

their railroad track, right-of-way, depot ground, rights,

privileges, franchise, immunities, exemptions, machine houses, power

houses, rolling stock, transmission lines, furniture, tools,

implements, appendages and appurtenances used in connection with

such corporation's business in any manner whatever, then belonging

to the corporation or which may thereafter belong to it, as security

for any bonds or evidence of debt therein mentioned, in such manner

as the corporation or directors shall think proper, and such

instruments shall fully convey the same or so much thereof as shall

be therein described. In case of sale by virtue of any such trust

deed or upon foreclosure of any such mortgage, the persons acquiring

title under such sale and their associates, successors and assigns,

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or such corporation as they organize, according to law, with all the

powers conferred upon corporations by this article, shall thereafter

have, exercise and enjoy all such described grants which were

purchased at such sale, including all rights, privileges, grants,

franchises, immunities and advantages mentioned in such instruments

which were possessed by such corporation making the same or

contracting such debt, so far as the same relate or appertain to

that portion of property granted or mortgaged and purchased at such

sale and no further, as fully and absolutely in all respects as such

corporation, its shareholders, officers and agents might have done

if such sale had not taken place. And whenever the person so

acquiring title under any such sale shall own or represent a

majority in amount of the bonds or other evidence of debt secured by

any such trust deed or mortgage, and shall also include the persons

who owned at the time of the sale, a majority in amount of the

capital stock of such mortgage or corporation, such purchasers and

such corporation as they shall organize as aforesaid, shall also

have, possess and enjoy any exemption, privileges or immunity

previously granted by any law to such former corporation relating to

any of the property so acquired, to the same extent as if such

latter corporation had been named in such law as the grantee

thereof.

R.L. 1910, § 1383; Laws 1923-24, c. 90, p. 108, § 1, emerg. eff.

March 22, 1924.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-142 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-142
Lawful fence defined
Status: in_force

A lawful fence, under the provisions of the preceding section,

shall be composed of posts and barb wires, four wires to be firmly

fastened to the posts, such posts to be not more than one (1) rod

apart, the top wire to be not less than fifty-four (54) nor more

than fifty-eight (58) inches from the ground, and the bottom wire to

be not more than twenty (20) nor less than fourteen (14) inches from

the ground.

R.L. 1910, § 1436.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-123 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-123
Bridge repairs
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation shall maintain and keep in good

repair all bridges, with their abutments, which such corporation

shall construct for the purpose of enabling its road to pass over or

under any turnpike road, canal, watercourse, or other way.

R.L. 1910, § 1427.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-124 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-124
Signs at crossings
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation operating a line of road within this

state must erect suitable signs of caution at each crossing of its

road with a public highway.

R.L. 1910, § 1428; Laws 1963, c. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1963.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-321 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-321
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Tourism and Passenger Rail Act".

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Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-309.3 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-309.3
Railroad Rehabilitation Act - Powers and duties of
Status: in_force

Department of Transportation.

The exercise of the powers granted to the Department of

Transportation by the Railroad Rehabilitation Act will be in all

respects for the benefit of the people of this state, for the

increase of their commerce and prosperity and shall be recognized as

an essential government function.

1. On or before November 1, 2002, the Department may make loans

from the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund to a qualified

railroad entity for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation of

railroads in this state.

2. Rehabilitation loans shall be made upon such terms as the

Department deems appropriate. The loans shall be at or below market

interest and for a duration not to exceed ten (10) years. All loan

applications are subject to the approval of the Transportation

Commission.

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3. The Department shall adopt within one hundred twenty (120)

days of the effective date of this act any emergency rules necessary

to the implementation of this act.

4. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the balance of the

Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund for any one (1) year

may be encumbered for Railroad Rehabilitation Act loans and the

aggregate amount of all loans from the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance

Revolving Fund shall not exceed Five Million Dollars

($5,000,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-143 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-143
Rights of adjacent land owners
Status: in_force

Any person owning or occupying land adjacent to any railroad

track shall have the right to attach to the fence constructed along

the track or right-of-way of said railroad company, any wires boards

or other material, so as to make the fence of said railroad company

sufficient to prevent any hogs or pigs from getting upon the track

of said railroad company.

R.L. 1910, § 1437.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-332 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-332
Meetings and administration
Status: in_force

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MEETINGS AND COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION

The Commission shall meet at the call of the chair, or at the

call of a majority of its members, upon fourteen (14) days’ notice,

but at least three (3) times in each calendar year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-201 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-201
Electric railways
Status: in_force

Corporations may be formed under the general railway laws of the

State of Oklahoma who shall have the power to use electricity for

the propulsion of their cars and rolling stock: Provided, that no

surface conductor, third rail or other similar device for the

transmission of such power other than for return circuit shall be

used.

R.L. 1910, § 1482.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-167 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-167
Foreign corporations - Increase of capital stock
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of any other

state or territory or the United States, that shall have within the

three (3) years prior to the taking effect of the Constitution of

this state, complied with the laws of the Territory of Oklahoma or

Indian Territory to authorize such corporation to transact business

within the Territory of Oklahoma or of the Indian Territory, or

either or both of them, and shall have complied with the provisions

of the preceding section, whose chartered line or route shall pass

through other states or territories, or other states and

territories, and the Territory of Oklahoma or Indian Territory, or

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either or both of them, and the capital stock of which, as provided

in its articles of incorporation, was or is insufficient to

construct its contemplated railroad and which has been, or is, in

order to construct the same, required by necessity to increase its

capital stock, and may increase its capital stock under the laws of

the state or territory of its creation, may file with the Secretary

of State of this state a certified copy of the proceedings of its

board of directors and stockholders authorizing such increase, and a

certificate of its chief engineer, under oath, showing the estimated

cost of its main line, sidetracks, and permanent improvements in the

state, and such corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State one-

tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of such estimated cost, and such

other fees as required by law, without being required to pay to the

State of Oklahoma the fee required under Section 3253.

R.L. 1910, § 1455.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-309 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-309
Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasurer's office a

revolving fund for the Department, to be designated the Oklahoma

Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund. The fund shall be composed of

all revenues generated by the provisions of Sections 2201 et seq. of

Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which are, beginning July 1,

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1978, henceforth levied for and dedicated to the implementation of

the provisions of this act together with any federal grants, or

financial assistance payments or contributions by any state or

agency thereof or any authority constituted by a state, private

donation or the proceeds from any rail property sale or payments for

the use of any rail property and any accumulated interest thereon.

No state funds except those appropriated for the purposes of this

act shall be expended by the Department of Transportation in

furtherance of the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-91 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-91
Action to enforce penalty - Attorney's fee
Status: in_force

Suit to collect any of the damages, penalties, forfeitures,

demurrage or storage charges provided for herein, may be brought in

any court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter

and parties; and if the plaintiff therein recover judgment, such

plaintiff shall also recover a reasonable attorney's fee for

bringing such suit, to be taxed on motion and paid as other costs by

defendant in such suit.

R.L. 1910, § 1421.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-55 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-55
Review of commissioner's report - Jury trial - Notice -
Status: in_force

Costs.

A. The report of the commissioners may be reviewed by the

district court, on written exceptions filed by either party, in the

clerk’s office within thirty (30) days after the filing of such

report; and the court shall make such order therein as right and

justice may require, either by confirmation, rejection, or by

ordering a new appraisement on good cause shown; or either party may

within sixty (60) days after the filing of such report file with the

clerk a written demand for a trial by jury, in which case the amount

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of damages shall be assessed by a jury, and the trial shall be

conducted and judgment entered in the same manner as civil actions

in the district court. If the party demanding such trial does not

recover a verdict more favorable to such party than the assessment

of the commissioners, all costs in the district court may be taxed

against such party.

B. Within ten (10) days after the report of commissioners is

filed, the court clerk shall forward to the attorney of record for

the condemnor, the attorney of record for each condemnee, and to all

unrepresented condemnees, a copy of the commissioners’ report and a

notice stating the time limits for filing an exception or demand for

jury trial as specified in subsection A of this section. This

notice shall be on a form prepared by the Administrative Director of

the Courts, which shall be approved by the Supreme Court, and shall

be distributed to all clerks of the district court by the

Administrative Director of the Courts. If a party has been served

by publication, the clerk shall forward a copy of the report of

commissioners and notice of time limits for filing an exception or

demand for jury trial to the last-known mailing address, if any, and

shall cause a copy of the notice of time limits to be published in

one issue of a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices, as

provided in Section 106 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes. After

issuing the notices provided herein, the court clerk shall endorse

on the notice form filed in the case, the date and that a copy of

the report together with the notice was mailed to each party or each

party’s attorney of record, or the date the notice was published in

compliance with the provisions hereof.

C. The time limits for filing an exception and demand for jury

trial, as prescribed in subsection A of this section, shall be

calculated from the date the report of the commissioners is filed in

the case. On failure of the court clerk to give notice within the

time prescribed in subsection B of this section, the court, on

application of any party, may extend the time for filing an

exception to the report or a demand for trial by jury for a period

not to exceed twenty (20) days from the date the application is

heard.

D. If a jury trial is requested by the owner of any right,

title, or interest in such real property, or by both such owner and

the condemning authority, and the award of the jury exceeds the

greater of the award of the court-appointed commissioners or the

last timely written offer of just compensation made by the

condemning authority by at least ten percent (10%), then the owner

of any right, title, or interest in the property involved may be

paid such sum as in the opinion of the court will reimburse such

owner for his or her reasonable attorney, appraisal, engineering,

and expert witness fees actually incurred because of the

condemnation proceedings. Such determination by the court shall be

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appealable to the Supreme Court in the same manner as any other

final order. The written offer of just compensation will be

considered timely for purposes of this subsection if it is made at

any time prior to seventy-five (75) days after the report of the

court-appointed commissioners is filed. The sum awarded shall be

paid by the party instituting the condemnation proceedings.

E. If the final judgment is that the real property cannot be

acquired by condemnation, if the party instituting the proceeding

abandons such proceeding, or if a jury trial is requested only by

the condemning authority, and the award of the jury exceeds ninety

percent (90%) of the greater of the award of the court-appointed

commissioners or the last written offer of just compensation made by

the condemning authority, the owner of any right, title, or interest

in such real property may be paid such sum as in the opinion of the

court will reimburse such owner for his or her reasonable attorney,

appraisal, and engineering fees actually incurred because of the

condemnation proceedings. Such determination by the court shall be

appealable to the Supreme Court in the same manner as any other

final order. The written offer of just compensation will be

considered timely for purposes of this subsection if it is made at

any time prior to seventy-five (75) days after the report of the

court-appointed commissioners is filed. The sum awarded shall be

paid by the party instituting the condemnation proceedings.

R.L. 1910, § 1402. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 497, § 1; Laws 1970, c.

322, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Laws 1980, c. 195, § 1, emerg. eff. May

12, 1980; Laws 2025, c. 255, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-51 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-51
Power to enter upon lands
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation incorporated under this article, and

any railroad corporation authorized to construct, operate or

maintain a railroad within this state, has power and is authorized

to enter upon any land for the purpose of examining and surveying

its railroad, and to take, hold and appropriate so much real estate

as may be necessary for the location, construction and convenient

use of its road, including all necessary grounds for buildings,

stations, workshops, depots, machine shops, switches, sidetracks,

turntables, snow defences and water stations; all material for the

construction of such road and its appurtenances, and the right-of-

way over adjacent land sufficient to enable such corporation to

construct and repair its road and the right to conduct water to its

water stations, and to construct and maintain proper drains, and may

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obtain the right to such real estate by purchase or condemnation in

the manner provided by the law.

R.L. 1910, § 1397.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-85 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-85
Must receive and forward freight - Rate of speed - Penalty
Status: in_force

When such freight in car loads or less is tendered to said

station agent and correct shipping instructions given, it shall be

the duty of said company immediately to receive the same for

shipment and issue bills of lading therefor, and when such shipments

have been so received they must be carried forward at the rate of

not less than sixty (60) miles per day of twenty-four (24) hours,

computing from seven o'clock a.m., of the day following receipt of

the same, except that if in case of fires, wrecks, destruction of

bridges or tracks, or washouts, such company shall not be able to

transport said cars at the rate of sixty (60) miles per day then and

in that event such company shall be released from such provision

during the time that such unavoidable obstacles exist; and for

failure to receive and transport such shipments within the time

herein prescribed, said company shall forfeit and pay to the

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consignee the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per car per day or fraction

of a day on all car load freight and one cent (0.01) per hundred

pounds per day, or fraction thereof on freight in less than car load

lots, with minimum charge of five (0.05) cents for any one package,

together with all actual damages the consignor or consignee may

sustain thereby: Provided, that in computing the time of freight in

transit, there shall be allowed twenty-four (24) hours at each point

where transferring from one railroad to another is involved.

R.L. 1910, § 1415.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-330 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-330
Election of officers
Status: in_force

OFFICERS

The Commission shall annually elect from among its members a

chair, and a vice-chair who shall not be a resident of the state

represented by the chair, and a secretary-treasurer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-92 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-92
Scope of law
Status: in_force

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This article is not intended to repeal, modify, or affect any

law concerning the shipment, transportation or delivery of any kind

of freight without unnecessary delay, or within a reasonable time,

or any other law concerning common carriers now in force unless in

direct conflict herewith, and this article is hereby declared to be

supplemental to such law.

R.L. 1910, § 1422.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-122 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-122
Changing highway - To provide temporary way
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation, while employed in raising or

lowering any turnpike or other way, or in making any other

alterations, by means of which the said way may be obstructed, shall

provide and keep in good order, suitable temporary ways to enable

travelers to avoid or pass such obstructions.

R.L. 1910, § 1426.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-190 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-190
Blocking vehicular traffic at railroad intersections –
Status: in_force

Limits – Exceptions - Penalties.

A. As it is immediately necessary for the safety and welfare of

the people, no railcar shall be brought to rest in a position which

blocks vehicular traffic at a railroad intersection with a public

highway or street for longer than ten (10) minutes.

B. Municipalities, county sheriffs and the Oklahoma Highway

Patrol shall have the authority to issue a citation to any person or

corporation that violates a provision of this section. Such person

or corporation shall be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation. Seventy-five percent (75%)

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of the collected fine shall be deposited to the credit of the

general fund of the entity that issued the citation and the

remaining twenty-five percent (25%) shall be credited to the

Corporation Commission Revolving Fund established in Section 180.7

of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A copy of the citation, along

with any information regarding train identification, shall be sent

to the Corporation Commission for enforcement of the penalty at a

hearing before an administrative law judge of the Commission. The

violating entity or individual may appeal the administrative law

judge's decision to the Commission en banc. The Commission shall

annually deliver an electronic report detailing the number of

violations, number of rulings, number of appeals and amount of fines

assessed under this section. Commission reports shall be delivered

to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Governor.

The Commission shall promulgate rules and procedures to effectuate

the provisions of this section.

C. 1. Railroads or other persons, firms or corporations

operating over tracks within the State of Oklahoma shall not block

vehicle traffic at any railroad grade crossing for a period of time

in excess of ten (10) minutes except if the train is moving in a

continuous forward or backward direction, or if the train is stopped

for an emergency condition, including an accident, derailment,

critical mechanical failure, track or bridge washout, storm, flood

or other emergency situation.

2. A one-time exception of up to, but not exceeding, ten (10)

additional minutes shall be authorized under the following

conditions:

a. when a train and its crew, operating under the rules

of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), are

unable to complete a switching maneuver while setting

out or picking up railcars within the ten (10) minutes

as set forth in paragraph 1 of this subsection,

b. when a train is stopped to allow the passage of a

second train and the stopped train has exhausted the

ten (10) minutes as set forth in paragraph 1 of this

subsection, or if the arrival of the second train is

imminent and separation and coupling of the stopped

train would result in further unnecessary blocking of

motor vehicle or pedestrian traffic, and

c. when a train is stopped for a red train signal.

3. When a train is cut or separated to prevent blocking of

motor vehicle traffic at a public crossing, and a working charging

station exists, the time required for recoupling a train and

performing air tests as required by the FRA shall not be considered

a violation of this section.

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4. Every railroad shall be operated in such a manner as to

minimize obstruction of emergency vehicles at public highway grade

crossings.
Okla. Stat. tit. 66, § 66-302.1 — OK Code / Title 66 / Section 66-302.1
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Railroad

Revitalization Act".