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NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-150 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-150 - Dissolution; procedure; repayment of deposit with state treasurer

48:12-150. Dissolution; procedure; repayment of deposit with state treasurer  When the holders of a majority of the capital stock of a railroad company which has no bonded indebtedness and does not receive for the operation of its road money sufficient to pay expenses or has not commenced or fully completed the construction of its railroad, or when two-thirds in interest of all the stockholders, whether with or without voting powers and without regard to class, of a railroad company of this State which has, with the consent or approval of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of this State, ceased the operation of the whole of its railroad, shall determine to dissolve the company, such company may be dissolved by filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of such determination under its corporate seal attested by its president and secretary with the consent in writing signed by said majority or two-thirds of stockholders or their respective proxies, verified by the secretary of such company. Upon the filing of such certificate the corporation shall be dissolved and all its rights and franchises shall be ended. Thereupon the directors shall, as trustees for the creditors and stockholders, sell and convert into cash all its property and assets and apply the proceeds thereof to the debts of the company and the necessary expenses of the trustees and distribute any balance among the shareholders. The State Treasurer shall pay to the trustees any money of the company deposited with him when the certificate of incorporation or survey of route was filed, upon the production of a copy of the certificate of dissolution and the filing with him of an affidavit of the president, secretary and treasurer of the company that all its debts have been paid. Amended by L.1939, c. 49, p. 72, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1939.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-151 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-151 - Limitation of certain actions.

48:12-151 Limitation of certain actions.  48:12-151. All actions accruing from injuries to persons caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of any railroad company owning or operating any railroad within this State, shall be commenced and sued within two years next after the cause of action accrued, and not after, except for injuries to minors and incapacitated persons occurring subsequent to the effective date of R.S.48:12-151. Actions by an executor or administrator for injuries causing the death of the testator or intestate shall be commenced and sued within two years next after the death, and not after. All actions for injury done to any property by fire communicated by an engine of any railroad company of any railroad within this State shall be commenced and sued within two years after the cause of action accrued, and not after, except that action for injury occurring after the effective date of this act shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrued, and not thereafter. amended 1962, c.198, s.157; 2013, c.103, s.127.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-152 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-152 - Trespassing on property prohibited; recovery barred in certain cases.

48:12-152 Trespassing on property prohibited; recovery barred in certain cases.  48:12-152. a. No person other than those connected with or employed upon the railroad who are acting within the scope of their employment shall enter upon the right of way of any railroad or come into contact with any equipment, machinery, wires or rolling stock of any railroad. This section shall not prohibit a passenger for hire from utilizing those parts of a railroad particularly intended for passenger use nor shall it prohibit a person from using a crossing established by the railroad. b. No person shall recover from the company owning or operating the railroad or from any officer or employee of the railroad, any damages for death or injury to person or property as a result of contact with any equipment, machinery, wires or rolling stock of any railroad, if death or injury occurred while that person was: (1) under the influence of alcohol as evidenced by a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% or higher by weight of alcohol in the person's blood; or (2) under the influence of drugs, other than drugs medically prescribed for use by that person and used in the manner prescribed; or (3) engaging in conduct intended to result in personal bodily injury or death; or (4) engaging in conduct proscribed by subsection a. of this section; or (5) using the property of any railroad in a manner in which it was not intended to be used or in violation of posted regulations. In the absence of proof to the contrary, any person injured while attempting to board or disembark from a moving train shall be presumed to have used the property in a manner in which it was not intended to be used. This subsection shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1973, c.146 (C.2A:15-5.1 et seq.). c. This section shall not preclude recovery for injury or death of a person who was, at the time of the injury, less than 18 years of age. Amended 1997, c.309, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-153 - Liability of railroad for amount due laborer by contractor

48:12-153. Liability of railroad for amount due laborer by contractor  Any laborer employed by a contractor for the construction of any part of a railroad may give notice to the company of any indebtedness due him by the contractor by written notice served on an engineer, agent or superintendent of the company having charge of the section of the road on which the labor was performed, personally or by leaving it at his office or usual place of business with a suitable person. This notice shall be served within twenty days after the last day of the performance of the labor for which claim is made and shall state the number of days' labor, the time when performed, the amount due and the name of the contractor, and shall be signed by the laborer or his attorney. The company shall be liable to pay the laborer the amount so due him not exceeding wages for thirty days and an action may be maintained therefor if brought within thirty days after service of its notice. The liability of the company shall not exceed its liability to the contractor and any payment lawfully made to the laborer shall be a discharge to the company from the contractor for the amount so paid.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-154 - Badges for passenger train and station employees

48:12-154. Badges for passenger train and station employees  Every conductor, brakeman, engineer, baggage-master or other servant of a railroad company employed on a passenger train or at a station for passengers, shall wear upon his hat or cap a badge indicating his office and the initial letters of the company by which he is employed. No conductor or collector without such badge shall demand or receive any fare or ticket or exercise any of the powers of his office, and no officer or servant without such badge shall meddle or interfere with any passenger, his baggage or property.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-155 - Number in train crews

48:12-155. Number in train crews  The board of public utility commissioners, upon its own initiative or upon complaint in writing, may by order in writing after hearing on notice to the parties direct any railroad company in this state to employ such number of employees on any of its trains as the board shall deem necessary to afford safe, adequate and proper service for the protection of the public and the employees of such company.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-156 - Selling articles on train without license

48:12-156. Selling articles on train without license  Any conductor, servant or agent of a railroad company may eject from any train and station of the company, using no unnecessary violence, any person entering a train with intent to sell books, papers, fruit, provisions or other articles without a license therefor signed by the president or superintendent of the company. The conductor, servant or agent may take possession of such books, papers, fruit, provisions or other articles and their containers and give them to the overseer of the poor of the municipality where such person is ejected, for the use of the poor.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-157 - Unauthorized exercise of franchise; penalty

48:12-157. Unauthorized exercise of franchise; penalty  Any company or person exercising or attempting to exercise a railroad franchise without statutory authority shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for each offense, to be sued for and recovered in the name of the state. One-half of the fine shall be paid to the informer and the other half into the treasury of the county where the action shall be tried or conviction had. This penalty is not exclusive of any other remedies.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-158 - Placing freight car in rear of passenger car; misdemeanor; exceptions where ordered by army or navy officers

48:12-158. Placing freight car in rear of passenger car; misdemeanor; exceptions where ordered by army or navy officers  In forming a passenger train, no freight car shall be placed in the rear of a passenger car. A conductor, officer or agent who shall direct or knowingly suffer such an arrangement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply where a car or cars is so placed pursuant to the order or direction of an officer of the rank of at least Major of the Army or of Lieutenant-Commander of the Navy of the armed forces of the United States. Amended by L.1943, c. 150, p. 429, s. 1, eff. April 8, 1943.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-160 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-160 - Unobstructed windows on passenger cars; penalty

48:12-160. Unobstructed windows on passenger cars; penalty  No passenger car having fastened screens, bars or gratings across the windows shall be used in the transportation of passengers on any railroad. Any person or company violating this section shall forfeit two hundred dollars for each offense, to be recovered by any inhabitant of this state who may sue for the same in any court having cognizance thereof. One-fourth of the fine shall go to the plaintiff and three-fourths to the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-161 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-161 - Signal device between engine and cars; penalty

48:12-161. Signal device between engine and cars; penalty  Every company operating a railroad shall have a bell, gong or whistle on the locomotive with a rope or strong cord attached thereto leading through every baggage, express and passenger car and through or over every other car in the train. Such rope or cord shall be within easy and convenient reach of the employees of the train and the other end shall be attached to the rear end of the rear car of said train. In lieu thereof the company shall use on its passenger or mixed passenger and freight trains any device, approved by its general manager or general superintendent, using air, steam or electricity whereby signals may be surely, quickly and conveniently given to the engineer upon the engine drawing the train by an employee in any car of the train. Any company violating this section shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars for each offense, to be recovered by any inhabitant of this state who may sue for the same in any court having cognizance thereof. One-fifth of the fine shall go to the plaintiff and four-fifths to the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-163 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-163 - Intoxication of engineer or conductor; misdemeanor

48:12-163. Intoxication of engineer or conductor; misdemeanor  Any person who shall, while in charge of an engine running upon the track of a railroad company, or while acting as a conductor of a car or train, be intoxicated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-164 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-164 - Strikes; employees abandoning or refusing to aid in movement of trains; misdemeanor

48:12-164. Strikes; employees abandoning or refusing to aid in movement of trains; misdemeanor  Any railroad employee within this state who shall: a. While engaged in a strike or with a view to incite others to such strike or in furtherance of any combination or preconcerted arrangement with others to bring about a strike, abandon the engine in his charge when attached to a train at any place other than its scheduled or otherwise appointed destination or refuse or neglect to continue to discharge his duty or proceed with such train to the place of destination; or b. For the purpose of furthering the object of or lending aid to a strike organized or attempted to be maintained on any other railroad within or without this state, refuse or neglect in the course of his employment to aid in the movement over the tracks of the company employing him of the cars of such other railroad received in the course of transit-- Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than one hundred or more than five hundred dollars, and may also be imprisoned not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-165 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-165 - Strikes; interfering with employees; injuring, destroying or obstructing property; misdemeanor

48:12-165. Strikes; interfering with employees; injuring, destroying or obstructing property; misdemeanor  Any person who shall, in aid or furtherance of the objects of any strike upon any railroad: a. Interfere with, molest or obstruct a railroad employee performing his duty as such; or b. Obstruct a railroad track within this state; or c. Injure, destroy, take possession of or remove the rolling stock or other property of a railroad company; or d. Prevent or attempt to prevent the use of such rolling stock or other property by such company or its employees; or e. By offer of recompense, induce an employee of any railroad company within this state to leave the service of the company while in transit-- Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and may also be imprisoned not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the court.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-166 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-166 - Neglect or refusal to pay fare; penalty

48:12-166. Neglect or refusal to pay fare; penalty  Any person who shall: a. Travel or attempt to travel on any train on a railroad without having previously paid his fare and with intent to avoid payment thereof; or b. Having paid his fare for a certain distance, knowingly and willfully proceed on such train beyond such distance without previously paying the additional fare for the additional distance, and with intent to avoid the payment thereof; or c. Knowingly and willfully refuse or neglect on arriving at the point to which he has paid his fare to quit such train-- Shall for every such offense forfeit to the company running the train a sum not exceeding $5.00. On complaint made on oath and after summary hearing of the facts and circumstances or on admission of the parties, any magistrate of the municipality where the offender may be arrested shall have jurisdiction to impose such fine with costs. The arrest may be made by any police officer or constable or by a commissioned railroad policeman. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 158; L.1969, c. 160, s. 1, eff. Sept. 9, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12-168 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12-168 - Railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.

48:12-168 Railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.  1. a. Each railroad operator shall destroy or remove plants, trees, brush, or other obstructive vegetation upon and within the geographical bounds of its right-of-way at each intersection with a public road or highway, for a distance of 300 feet from the edge of each side of the public road or highway or such other distance from the edge of each side of the public road or highway that the Commissioner of Transportation determines to be reasonably safe. b. When any railroad operator fails to destroy or remove such vegetation within 15 days following written notice, from the Department of Transportation, or the governing body of a county or municipality provided that an electronic or physical copy of the notice is delivered concurrently to the department, served on the local agent of the railroad operator, the department may destroy or remove the plants, trees, brush, or other obstructive vegetation and the railroad operator shall be responsible to reimburse the department for the costs of such removal. If the railroad operator fails to reimburse the department within 30 days of notice by certified mail, the department may use all available remedies by law to recover the costs. L.2019, c.294, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12A-17 - Legislative findings and policy

48:12A-17. Legislative findings and policy  The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to authorize the Division of Railroad Transportation in the Department of Highways to undertake the improvements to capital facilities set forth in this act in order to protect the State's present and planned investment in the master plan for highway construction, to co-ordinate with interstate transportation improvements in connection with the Port of New York Authority program for the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, and to achieve greater efficiency in rail passenger operations by eliminating unnecessary duplications, consolidating facilities and coordinating rail passenger operations. L.1962, c. 191, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12A-18 - Contract for connecting passenger service

48:12A-18. Contract for connecting passenger service  The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of this act, to contract with such carriers as shall be necessary to undertake improvements to capital facilities to provide connecting passenger service between the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and service operated by or in connection with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (formerly the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad) by rerouting the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey passenger trains to operate between the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Newark and terminal stations on the Central Railroad Company right of way by utilizing the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks and the Pennsylvania Railroad System tracks easterly of Cranford Junction, and to consolidate the passenger service now operated by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad over the right of way of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, by eliminating the service operated from Bayhead Junction by the Central Railroad Company and supplementing that operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and rerouting all passenger trains over the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way to the City of Newark or to the City of New York provided that the public share of the cost of these improvements does not exceed the total of $3,000,000.00. L.1962, c. 191, s. 2, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12A-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12A-19 - Obligations of carrier; costs; obligation of State; contract for approved service

48:12A-19. Obligations of carrier; costs; obligation of State; contract for approved service  Any contract entered into by the commissioner with a carrier pursuant to the provisions of this act shall specify the obligations of the carrier and the State under such contract and shall require the carrier to take all necessary action to initiate, expedite and complete, within the period stated in the contract, the improvements to capital facilities required by the contract. Such contract shall provide the public share of the cost of the improvements to capital facilities included in said contract and shall specify the State's obligation to pay to the contracting carrier the amount agreed upon periodically in accordance with the provisions of the contract but any obligation to pay the carrier shall be subject to the condition that the work on such improvements to be performed by the carrier has been done in accordance with the contract. The commissioner may require, as a condition of the State entering into such a contract, that the contracting carrier also execute a contract to provide approved passenger service under the terms and conditions of the act to which this act is a supplement for such period of time as the commissioner shall determine shall be in the public interest. L.1962, c. 191, s. 3, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12A-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12A-20 - Definitions

48:12A-20. Definitions  As used in this act, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (a) "Carrier" shall mean any individual, copartnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, receiver or trustee, operating any railroad in the State for public use; (b) "Commissioner" shall mean the State Highway Commissioner; (c) "Improvements to capital facilities" shall mean the construction, reconstruction, relocation, establishment, improvement (by way of betterments, additions or otherwise) or rehabilitation in connection with passenger service of passenger stations and terminals, automobile parking facilities for railroad patrons, track connections, signal systems, power systems, roadbeds, equipment storage and service facilities, and shall include the reconstruction or rehabilitation of railroad passenger cars, locomotives, self-propelled passenger carrying rail cars. L.1962, c. 191, s. 4, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:12A-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:12A-21 - Elimination or relocation of grade crossings

48:12A-21. Elimination or relocation of grade crossings  (a) In connection with the improvement to capital facilities authorized by chapter 191, P.L.1962, to be undertaken by the Division of Railroad Transportation in the State Highway Department, the State Highway Department is hereby authorized to undertake, directly or by contract, the entire expense of eliminating or relocating such highway and railroad crossings at grade as shall be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of said chapter 191. (b) To carry out the purpose of this act, the State Highway Department may expend such funds as are appropriated herein or otherwise provided for this purpose by law which funds shall be in addition to any funds heretofore authorized and appropriated to meet the public share of the cost of the improvements to capital facilities by chapter 191, P.L.1962. L.1964, c. 89, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.