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CA Pub Util Code § 7551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7551.

7551.  Every railroad corporation is granted the right of way for the location, construction, and maintenance of its necessary works, and for every necessary adjunct thereto, over any swamp, overflowed, or other public lands of the State not otherwise disposed of or in use, not in any case exceeding in length or width that which is necessary for the construction of such works and adjuncts, or for the protection thereof, and in no case to exceed 200 feet in width.These grants do not apply to public lands of the State within the corporate limits of cities, or within three miles thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7551.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7551.1.

7551.1.  The Secretary of Transportation may grant to every railroad corporation whose primary business is the transportation of passengers the rights-of-way for the location, construction, and maintenance of its necessary works and for every necessary adjunct thereto over any portion of highway owned by the State of California which is not otherwise disposed of or in use, not in any case exceeding in length or width that which is necessary for the construction of works and adjuncts, or for the protection thereof, and in no case to exceed 200 feet in width.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 496. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7551.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7551.3.

7551.3.  (a) To ensure that a fair and reasonable price is paid for public acquisition of railroad rights-of-way, it is the intent of the Legislature to have railroad rights-of-way valuation procedures and guidelines developed and adopted for use when state and federal funds are expended.(b) The Secretary of Transportation in collaboration with other public agencies and within existing resources, shall develop recommended procedures and guidelines for valuation of railroad rights-of-way.(c) The recommended procedures and guidelines shall be transmitted to the Legislature and Governor on or before March 1, 1994.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 497. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7552.

7552.  (a) Every railroad corporation is granted the right, subject to subdivision (b), to take from any of the lands belonging to the state, adjacent to the works of the corporation, all materials, such as wood, stone, and earth, naturally appurtenant thereto, which may be necessary and convenient for the construction of its works and adjuncts.(b)  Except as specified in subdivision (c), before a railroad corporation may take the materials specified in subdivision (a), the railroad corporation shall enter into an agreement with the Department of General Services to reimburse the state for the full value of the removed materials. The agreement shall contain a provision requiring the railroad corporation to return the land and timber to the natural state which existed prior to the removal of the materials, to the extent it is reasonable to do so, if the Department of General Services determines that requirement to be appropriate.(c) A railroad corporation may take the materials specified in subdivision (a) without previously entering into the agreement specified in subdivision (b) if the railroad takes these materials for the purpose of reopening a rail line which was closed due to an unforseeable or unexpected event. However, within 30 days after reopening the rail line, the railroad corporation shall enter into an agreement with the Department of General Services to reimburse the state for the full value of the removed materials.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 325, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7553.

7553.  When any selection of a right of way, or land for an adjunct to the works of a railroad corporation, is made by any corporation, the secretary thereof shall transmit to the State Lands Commission, the State Controller, and the recorder of the county in which the selected lands are situate, a plat of the lands so selected, giving the extent thereof and uses for which the lands are claimed or desired, duly verified to be correct. If approved, the State Lands Commission shall so endorse the plat, and issue to the corporation a permit to use the lands, unless, on petition properly presented to the court, a review is had and such use prohibited.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7554.

7554.  If any corporation receiving state lands or appurtenances thereunder is dissolved, ceases to exist, is discontinued, or the route or line of its works is so changed as not to cover or cross the lands selected, or the use of the lands selected is abandoned, the selected lands revert, and the title is reinvested in the State or its grantees, free from all such uses.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7555.

7555.  No railroad corporation may use any street, alley, or highway, or any of the land, whether covered by water or otherwise, owned by any city or county, unless the right to do so is granted by a vote of the governing body of the city or county. If any railroad corporation operating within a city or county applies to the governing body of the city or county for a franchise or permit to cross any such street, alley, or highway, with main, branch, side, switching, or spur trackage, the governing body of the city or county, within a reasonable time, shall hold a public hearing upon the application after reasonable notice to the applicant and to the public and shall thereafter grant the franchise or permit applied for upon reasonable terms and conditions unless such governing body reasonably finds that the grant of the franchise or permit would be detrimental to the public interest of the city or county. Nothing in this section imposes any duty upon or limits the authority of, any city organized and existing pursuant to a freeholder’s charter, or any officer thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 767.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7556.

7556.  The governing body of a county, city and county, or city, under such regulations, restrictions, and limitations, and upon such terms and payment of license tax as the county, city and county, or city may provide, may grant franchises to railroad corporations for the construction of elevated or underground railroad tracks over, across, or under the streets and public highways of any such county, city and county, or city, for a term not exceeding 50 years. Before granting such franchise there shall be presented to the governing body a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the landed property, other than public property, on the line of the elevated portion applied for.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7556.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7556.1.

7556.1.  Notwithstanding Section 7556, to railroad corporations whose primary business is the transportation of passengers, the governing body of a county, city and county, or city under regulations, restrictions, and limitations, and upon terms and payment of a license tax as the county, city and county, or city may provide, may grant franchises for the construction of elevated or underground railroad tracks over, across, or under the public streets and highways of the county, city and county, or city.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 6.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7557 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 3 - Rights of Way and Franchises|Section 7557.

7557.  Where any railroad or street railroad tracks are located on property that a public entity is authorized to acquire by eminent domain for road, highway, boulevard, street, or alley purposes or on property that a city, county, or municipal water district is authorized to acquire by eminent domain for the right-of-way of a public utility that it will construct, complete, and maintain, the plaintiff may require the relocation or removal of such tracks by exercise of the power of eminent domain. In such case, the complaint shall contain a description and map of the location and proposed location of such tracks.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7576 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 4 - Conditional Sale of Railroad Equipment|Section 7576.

7576.  In any contract for the sale of railroad or street railway equipment or rolling stock, it is lawful to agree that title to the property sold or contracted to be sold, although possession thereof may be delivered immediately or at any time or times subsequently, shall not vest in the purchaser until the purchase price is fully paid, or that the seller shall have and retain a lien thereon for the unpaid purchase money.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 4 - Conditional Sale of Railroad Equipment|Section 7577.

7577.  In any contract for the leasing or hiring of railroad or street railway equipment or rolling stock, it is lawful to stipulate for a conditioned sale thereof at the termination of the contract, and that the rentals or amounts to be received under the contract may, as paid, be applied and treated as purchase money, and that the title to the property shall not vest in the lessee or bailee until the purchase price has been paid in full and until the terms of the contract have been fully performed, notwithstanding delivery to and possession by the lessee or bailee.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7578 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 4 - Conditional Sale of Railroad Equipment|Section 7578.

7578.  No contract of the type provided for in this article shall be valid as against any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent bona fide purchaser for value and without notice, unless all of the following conditions are met:(a) The contract is evidenced by an instrument executed by the parties and duly acknowledged by the vendee, lessee, or bailee, as the case may be, or duly proved before some person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, and in the same manner as deeds are acknowledged or proved.(b) Each car or locomotive engine so sold, leased, or hired, or contracted to be sold, leased, or hired has the name of the vendor, lessor, or bailor plainly marked in letters not less than one inch in size on each side thereof, followed by the word “owner,” or “lessor,” or “bailor,” as the case may be.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7601.

7601.  Except as provided in Section 7602 every common carrier by railroad operating within this State shall maintain, on what is known as passing track sidings, a signboard in connection with each derailing switch or other derailing device, whether the derailer is operated where located or from a distance. The signboard shall be placed within 100 feet of the derailer and shall be constructed in either of two forms, viz: board five feet high and 10 inches wide, or sign constructed of two parts, one of which is an upright and the other a transverse board, the upright to be of sufficient height to securely fasten at the top thereof the transverse board, which shall be not less than two feet three inches long and seven inches wide and placed in such a manner that the upper side of the transverse board is not less than four feet above the ties. The board shall have painted thereon the word “derail” in large black letters on a white background.The commission shall enforce this section.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7602.

7602.  Section 7601 does not apply to any track, siding, spur, or other track owned by private persons for their own use, except when the track, siding, spur, or other track is operated regularly in connection with the line of a common carrier for certain periods, in which case Section 7601 does apply. Section 7601 does not apply to the placing of signboards in places where physical conditions of track will not permit.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7603.

7603.  Any corporation, company, or person, or any officer, superintendent, manager, or other agent thereof, who violates any of the provisions of Sections 7601 or 7602, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. Any failure, refusal, or neglect to provide any such signboard at any derailing switch or other derailing device constitutes a separate offense.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7604.

7604.  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a bell, siren, horn, whistle, or similar audible warning device shall be sounded at any public crossing in accordance with Section 222.21 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a bell, siren, horn, whistle, or similar audible warning device shall be sounded, consistent with paragraph (1), at all rail crossings not subject to the requirements of Subpart B (commencing with Section 222.21) of Part 222 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(3) A bell, siren, horn, whistle, or similar audible warning device shall not be sounded in those areas established as quiet zones pursuant to Subpart C (commencing with Section 222.33) of Part 222 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(4) This section does not restrict the use of a bell, siren, horn, whistle, or similar audible warning device during an emergency or other situation authorized in Section 222.23 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(b) Any railroad corporation violating this section shall be subject to a penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for every violation. The penalty may be recovered in an action prosecuted by the district attorney of the proper county, for the use of the state. The corporation is also liable for all damages sustained by any person, and caused by its locomotives, train, or cars, when the provisions of this section are not complied with.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 885, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 2006.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7605.

7605.  Every railroad corporation, or receiver or lessee thereof, operating any line of railroad in this State by steam locomotives, shall equip all steam locomotives used or to be used in the hauling or propelling of trains over the railroad with a bell ringer apparatus or device which, when set in operation, will ring and continue to ring the locomotive bell automatically, and which is so constructed that it may be set in operation from either or both sides of the locomotive cab.Any railroad company, receiver or lessee thereof, operating any line of railroad within this State by steam locomotives, violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7606.

7606.  Every steam locomotive used upon a railroad in this State, carrying passengers or freight for hire, shall be equipped with one or more water glasses of the type known as the “solid water glass,” the same being a solid piece of glass with open flutings at the back thereof, which flutings will permit the raising and falling of water in the boiler of the locomotive to be plainly visible from each side of the cab without the use of a reflector. The glass shall not be less than seven inches in length and one and one-quarter inches in width, and five-eighths of an inch in thickness.Any person, firm, or corporation operating any such steam locomotive which is not equipped with one or more water glasses as described in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7607.

7607.  Every railroad corporation, or receiver or lessee thereof, operating any line of railroad in this State, shall equip all locomotive engines used in the transportation of trains over the railroad with electric or other headlights which will project sufficient light to enable the locomotive engineer to observe clearly a dark object the size of an average man, at a distance of not less than 800 feet on a dark, clear night while his train is running at a rate of speed not less than 30 miles per hour.This section shall not apply to locomotive engines regularly used in the switching of cars or trains or used exclusively between sun up and sun down, or going to or from repair shops when ordered in for repairs, nor to locomotive engines used on short lines or local lines where in the judgment of the commission, the headlight required by this section is not necessary for the preservation of public safety.Any railroad company, or receiver or lessee thereof, who violates this section, is liable to the State for a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), for each offense. Suit shall be brought to recover the penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the people of the State of California, by the Attorney General or by the district attorney of any county in or through which the railroad is operated.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7608.

7608.  Every railroad company, or the receiver or receivers of any railroad, operating trains within this state, shall provide a first aid kit containing written instructions for the use of its contents, on each train or light engine, however propelled, for first aid to persons who may be injured in the course of the operation of the train.The contents of every first aid kit shall be prescribed or approved by the Public Utilities Commission.The employee of the railroad in charge of the train or engine, however propelled, shall report to the office designated by the company whenever any first aid kit has been opened for use.Any railroad company, or the receiver or receivers, or employee of a railroad company, who fails to comply with this section is liable to a penalty of not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25), and each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense, except that the railroad company, or receiver or receivers, shall be allowed not to exceed three days without penalty to replace any item after the use of the item has been reported by the employees in charge of the train or engine, however propelled.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1322.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7609.

7609.  Every railroad company, or the receiver or receivers thereof, operating trains in whole or in part within this State, shall provide an emergency first-aid kit on each caboose, locomotive, motor or diesel engine. The emergency first-aid kit shall be used only to render first medical or surgical aid to injured passengers, employees, or other injured persons requiring such aid at the first possible moment.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 561.)
CA Pub Util Code § 7610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 4 - LAWS RELATING TO UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 1 - Railroad Corporations|ARTICLE 5 - Railroad Equipment|Section 7610.

7610.  The employee of any railroad company, or the receiver or receivers thereof, having charge of any passenger train, caboose, locomotive, motor or diesel engine shall report in writing as soon as possible to the office or officer designated by the company or receiver for such purpose, whenever any emergency first-aid kit has been used or has been found missing.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 561.)