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NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-83 - Crossing not having protective device; contributory negligence jury question

48:12-83. Crossing not having protective device; contributory negligence jury question  In any action against a railroad company to recover damages for injury or death occurring at any crossing at which the company has not installed any safety gates, bell or other warning or protective device of the kind usually employed to warn and protect the traveling public and such injuries or death are alleged to be due to the negligence of the company, the plaintiff's action shall not be dismissed on the ground of contributory negligence on the part of the person injured or killed, but it shall be left to the jury to determine whether such person was exercising due and reasonable care under the conditions existing at the crossing at the time of such injury or death. If the jury shall determine that the person injured or killed was not exercising due and reasonable care under the circumstances, the verdict shall be against the plaintiff and in favor of the defendant. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 137.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-84 - Traveler's right to assume proper operation of safety devices at grade crossing

48:12-84. Traveler's right to assume proper operation of safety devices at grade crossing  Whenever a railroad shall install any safety gates, bell or other device designed to protect the traveling public at any crossing, or has placed at such crossing a flagman, any person approaching any such crossing, shall, during such hours as posted notice at the crossing shall specify, be entitled to assume that the safety gates or other warning appliances are in proper order and will be duly and properly operated, unless a written notice bearing the inscription "out of order" be posted in a conspicuous place at the crossing, or that the flagman will guard the crossing with sufficient care whereby the traveler will be warned of any danger in passing over the crossing. In any action brought for injuries to person or property or for death caused at any crossing protected as aforesaid, no plaintiff shall be barred of the action because of the failure of the person injured or killed to stop, look and listen before passing over the crossing.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-85 - Spark arresters on engines; penalty

48:12-85. Spark arresters on engines; penalty  Every company or person operating or using any railroad shall take and use all practicable means to prevent the communication of fire from any engine used therein to the property of any owner or occupant of land adjacent or near to the railroad and shall provide the engine with a screen, cover or other suitable appliance to arrest or prevent, as much as practicable, the escape of fire. Any company or person refusing or neglecting to make such provision shall forfeit for every such refusal or neglect one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be recovered with costs by any person who may sue for the same in any court having cognizance thereof. One-half of said sum shall go to the person suing and one-half to the State for the public school fund. Amended by L.1942, c. 238, p. 648, s. 1, eff. May 18, 1942.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-86 - Liability for damage by fire from sparks

48:12-86. Liability for damage by fire from sparks  When injury is done to property by fire communicated from an engine of any company or person in violation of section 48:12-85 of this title such company or person shall be liable in damages to the person injured. In every action for an injury done to the property of any person by fire communicated from an engine in violation of said section 48:12-85, proof that the injury was communicated from an engine shall be prima facie evidence of such violation, subject, nevertheless, to be rebutted by evidence of the taking and using of all practicable means to prevent such communication of fire as by said section required.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87 - Insurance by railroad of property exposed to fire from sparks

48:12-87. Insurance by railroad of property exposed to fire from sparks  Any railroad company may insure the property of any owner or occupant of land adjacent or near to its railroad and exposed to loss by fire communicated from its engines and such company shall have an insurable interest therein.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87.1 - Diesel locomotives; ventilation of cab; penalty for violation

48:12-87.1. Diesel locomotives; ventilation of cab; penalty for violation  Every company operating a railroad in this State shall equip each diesel locomotive in use upon its railroad with an exhaust fan for the ventilation of the cab of such locomotive or other ventilation device which will free the cab of exhaust gases in such cases as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, after investigation, shall certify to be necessary for the health and safety of employees of said company. Any such company refusing or neglecting to make such provision shall forfeit $100.00 for each violation. L.1966, c. 119, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87.2 - General requirements

48:12-87.2. General requirements  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, corporation, trustee or receiver operating a railroad as a common carrier for hire in whole or in part in this State to haul or permit to be hauled or used within this State any car as a caboose if said car has been acquired or purchased after the effective date of this act and does not conform to the requirements of this act. Such cars except for interior finish shall be of steel construction, shall be equipped with a platform on each end thereof not less than 24 inches wide having secure guardrails, grab irons and steps equipped with suitable rods, boards or other guards at each end and at the back thereof; shall be at least 24 feet in length exclusive of platforms; shall be of constructive strength equal to that of 100,000 pounds capacity freight cars; shall be equipped with drawbars and draft gears designed to adequately handle slack action; and shall have trucks with 4 wheels each. Said cars shall be equipped with automatic air brakes, a conductor's air valve, and air valves and a whistle fixed at or adaptable to either platform. Said cars shall have a door in each end thereof; shall have bay windows, or cupolas of sufficient size to accommodate at least 2 men and served with suitable steps for access thereto. Said cars shall have a sanitary toilet room; an ice box or refrigerator, a water cooler, and clothes lockers with recessed knobs; and shall have suitable heating equipment. The cars shall be equipped with wipers attached to the bay windows; and all windows shall be of shatterproof glass. L.1967, c. 186, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87.3 - Exception

48:12-87.3. Exception  This act shall not apply to cabooses or other equivalent cars used in switching service or on trains operated wholly within 25 miles of yard limits. L.1967, c. 186, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87.4 - Administration and enforcement; penalty

48:12-87.4. Administration and enforcement; penalty  It shall be the duty of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners to administer and enforce the provisions of this act. Any person or railroad that shall fail to comply with an order of the board, issued hereunder after hearing, upon notice, shall be subject to a penalty of $100.00 for every day on which a car is hauled or used in this State in violation of said order. L.1967, c. 186, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-87.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-87.5 - Partial invalidity

48:12-87.5. Partial invalidity  If any part or provision of this act shall be held invalid the remainder of this act shall not be affected thereby. L.1967, c. 186, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-88 - Requiring safe ingress and egress to railroad station

48:12-88. Requiring safe ingress and egress to railroad station  Whenever it shall appear to the board of public utility commissioners that ingress or egress to or from a railroad station is obstructed by its tracks, trains or engines or those of another railroad company so as to endanger the traveling public, the board may order the construction of a subway or other protective device to afford safe ingress and egress to and from such station, upon such terms that appear reasonable to the board.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-89 - Inclosures around stations

48:12-89. Inclosures around stations  Any railroad company may erect a fence or other inclosure around its stations so as to prevent persons other than passengers from coming near its trains, and may exclude from such inclosures all persons except travelers.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-90 - Abandonment of station or discontinuance of passenger or freight agent

48:12-90. Abandonment of station or discontinuance of passenger or freight agent  No railroad company shall, without first obtaining the approval of the board of public utility commissioners, abandon any railroad station, stop the sale of passenger tickets or cease to maintain an agent to receive and discharge freight at any station in this state at which passenger tickets are regularly sold or at which such agent is maintained.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-90.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-90.1 - Electric headlight and tail light

48:12-90.1. Electric headlight and tail light  Every track motor car being operated on the rails of a railroad company, when such visability cannot be afforded by daylight, shall be equipped with an electric headlight either permanently attached or, if portable, in a fixed bracket, capable of illuminating the roadway ahead a distance sufficient to permit safe operation of the track motor car and also with a permanently attached or portable electrically energized red tail light to protect the track motor car from any following movement. L.1966, c. 123, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-90.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-90.2 - Windshield and device for removing moisture; top

48:12-90.2. Windshield and device for removing moisture; top  Every track motor car being operated on the rails of a railroad company shall be equipped with a windshield and a device for removing rainwater, snow and moisture from such windshield, which device shall be so constructed that it may be controlled in its use by the person who is operating such track motor car. Every such track motor car shall also be equipped with a top or such cover to adequately protect the operator of the track motor car and such other persons who are riding thereon, from the direct rays of the sun, and from rain, snow and inclement weather. No such track motor car shall be operated on the rails at any time unless so equipped. L.1966, c. 123, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-90.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-90.3 - Administration of act; rules and regulations

48:12-90.3. Administration of act; rules and regulations  The Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall administer this act and shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate its purpose. L.1966, c. 123, s. 3
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-90.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-90.4 - Violation of act; penalty

48:12-90.4. Violation of act; penalty  Any company violating any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to a penalty of $100.00, for each offense, to be recovered in an action, which shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of and for the use of the State, and the procedure therein shall be in accordance with the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, and the hearing in any such action shall be without a jury. L.1966, c. 123, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-91 - Consent of municipality and approval of public utility commissioners

48:12-91. Consent of municipality and approval of public utility commissioners  Any railroad company organized under any law of this state may construct and maintain, for a distance of not more than one-half a mile between its termini, a railroad to be operated by electricity beneath private property and the surface of any street, highway, park, training ground or other public place in any city of the first class, together with a subsurface station or stations, with necessary and convenient means of access thereto from the surface, upon obtaining the consent to such use by ordinance of the governing body of any such city, on such terms as may be prescribed by such body and approved by the board of public utility commissioners.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-92.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-92.1 - Condemnation

48:12-92.1. Condemnation  Any railroad utility meeting the requirements of section 48:12-91 and after obtaining the consent and approval required by said section, may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in acquiring real estate and personal property necessary and useful for the purposes of 48:12-91. L.1962, c. 198, s. 61.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-93 - Stocks and bonds; mortgages; approval

48:12-93. Stocks and bonds; mortgages; approval  Any company owning or constructing a subsurface railroad and station or stations pursuant to section 48:12-91 of this title may provide the money to defray the cost thereof and approaches thereto by the issue and sale of its stocks or bonds or both, and may secure payment of any such bonds by mortgage or deed of trust. Any proposed issue of such stocks and bonds shall be first approved by the board of public utility commissioners.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-95.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-95.1 - Condemnation of right-of-way

48:12-95.1. Condemnation of right-of-way  The right-of-way condemned for a railroad beneath the surface of the ground by an underground railroad utility shall not include the right to use or occupy permanently the surface above the railroad where the same is not broken, but shall be confined to a right to tunnel. The utility may nevertheless acquire by condemnation so much and such parts of the surface as may be necessary or proper to operate its railroad. L.1962, c. 198, s. 62.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-96 - Operation authorized

48:12-96. Operation authorized  Any railroad company operating under this chapter may acquire, own and operate autobusses and autotrucks for the transportation of passengers, freight, mail and other property. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 138.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-97 - Prerequisites to operation of autobusses

48:12-97. Prerequisites to operation of autobusses  Every such company before operating any such autobus shall obtain, as required by law, the consent of the authorities of the municipality in or through which it intends to operate such autobus, obtain the approval of such consent by the board of public utility commissioners, and comply with all lawful regulations governing the operation of autobusses which apply to other owners and operators thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-98 - Franchise taxes; exemption from other taxes

48:12-98. Franchise taxes; exemption from other taxes  Every such company shall pay the same franchise taxes upon gross receipts from the operation of autobusses as other owners and operators of autobusses, but shall be exempt from the payment of any tax which by reason of the ownership or operation of any autobus or autotruck would otherwise be assessable under the provisions of chapters 19 to 29 of the title Taxation (s. 54:19-1 et seq.).
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-99 - Train service; accommodations for transportation; civil liability

48:12-99. Train service; accommodations for transportation; civil liability  Every railroad company shall start and run trains for the transportation of persons and property at regular times to be fixed by public notice. Every railroad company shall furnish sufficient accommodations for the transportation of all such passengers and property as shall within a reasonable time previous thereto be offered for transportation at the place of starting, the junctions of other railroads and at usual stopping places established for receiving way passengers and freight for that train. The company shall take, transport and discharge such passengers and property at and from and to such places, on the due payment of the legal fare or freight and shall be liable to the party aggrieved in an action for damages for any neglect or refusal in the premises.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-100 - Right to demand and receive fares

48:12-100. Right to demand and receive fares  A railroad company may demand and receive such sums of money for the transportation of persons on its railroad and connections and for any other services connected with the business of transportation of persons over its railroad or to or from the same, in accordance with its approved tariff on file with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 139.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-101 - Tickets; length of validity

48:12-101. Tickets; length of validity  Tickets for passengers, except excursion tickets or tickets sold at reduced rates, should be good for 6 months. Tickets sold at reduced rates shall be good and entitle the holder to passage for a limited number of days only after the date of issue thereof, which limit shall be clearly stated upon the ticket. This act shall not apply to such tickets sold prior to the effective date of this act. Amended by L.1974, c. 173, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-103 - Extra fare for parlor and sleeping cars

48:12-103. Extra fare for parlor and sleeping cars  Any railroad company may, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, collect such extra fare from passengers who travel in cars furnished in a superior manner and with extra accommodations, commonly known as parlor or sleeping cars, provided the company shall also run trains of ordinary first-class passenger cars in number sufficient to accommodate fully all persons who prefer to travel therein. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 140.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-104 - Ejection of passenger for nonpayment of fare

48:12-104. Ejection of passenger for nonpayment of fare  If any passenger shall fail or refuse to pay his fare, the conductor of the train and the servants of the company, using no unnecessary force, may put him and his baggage out of the cars at any usual stopping place or near any dwelling house, but not on any bridge or in any dangerous place.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-105 - Reduced rates for ministers and members of religious orders

48:12-105. Reduced rates for ministers and members of religious orders  Any railroad company may transport at special or reduced rates, ministers of religion and sisters or nuns who may be members of any religious order or community engaged in charitable or educational work, anything in this title to the contrary notwithstanding.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-106 - Liability for injuries to passenger on platform

48:12-106. Liability for injuries to passenger on platform  A railroad company shall not be liable for injury to a passenger by reason of his going or remaining on the platform of a car or on any baggage, wood or freight car, in violation of the printed regulations of the company posted in a conspicuous place inside of its passenger cars, provided the company at the time furnished seats inside its passenger cars sufficient for the proper accommodation of its passengers.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-107 - Baggage checks; penalty for refusal

48:12-107. Baggage checks; penalty for refusal  A check shall be affixed to every parcel of baggage taken for transportation by a railroad company if there is a handle, loop or fixture on the parcel to which a check can be attached. A duplicate check shall be given to the passenger or the person delivering the baggage on his behalf. If such check is refused on demand, the company shall pay the passenger ten dollars to be recovered in a civil action and no fare shall be collected from the passenger and any fare paid by him shall be refunded by the conductor in charge of the train.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-108 - Transportation of bicycles as baggage; penalty for refusal

48:12-108. Transportation of bicycles as baggage; penalty for refusal  The holder of a ticket issued by any railroad company entitling him to transportation on its railroad or ferries as a passenger shall have the right in lieu of other baggage, to the transportation as baggage without further charge of one bicycle to and from the place designated in such ticket. Such transportation shall be on the same train or boat with the passenger where facilities for the transportation of baggage then exist on such train or boat. The passenger shall remove any lantern from such bicycle but not any usual bicycle bell or cyclometer nor need he crate, cover or otherwise protect the bicycle. No railroad company transporting bicycles pursuant to this section shall be liable for damage done to any bell, cyclometer or like attachments. Any railroad company refusing to accept for transportation or to transport bicycles as baggage as required by this section shall pay to such passenger ten dollars for each offense, to be recovered in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.