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NY RR L § 52-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 52-A - Fences Along Road Operated by Electric Third Rail.

§   52-a.   Fences   along  road  operated  by  electric  third  rail.   Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-two or of any other law,   general or special, within a city containing a population  of  over  one   million  inhabitants  according  to the last preceding federal census or   state enumeration,  every  railroad  corporation  operating  a  railroad   deriving  its motive power in whole or in part from an electrified third   rail shall erect and thereafter maintain a fence  or  fences  along  the   boundary  line  of  its right of way contiguous and adjacent to a public   highway running generally parallel to or terminating  at  such  boundary   line  whenever  the  commissioner  of  transportation after a hearing on   notice to such railroad corporation shall determine it to  be  necessary   for  the  public  welfare and shall by order so direct. The order of the   commissioner  of  transportation  may  prescribe  the  height,   length,   materials and design of such fence or fences.
NY RR L § 52-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 52-B - Fences Along Right of Way.

§  52-b.  Fences along right of way. Notwithstanding the provisions of   sections fifty-two, fifty-two-a, or fifty-two-c or  of  any  other  law,   general   or   special,  every  railroad  corporation  shall  erect  and   thereafter maintain a fence or fences along the  boundary  line  of  its   right of way whenever the commissioner of transportation after a hearing   on  notice  to  such  railroad  corporation  shall  determine  it  to be   necessary for the public welfare and shall by order so direct. The order   of the commissioner of transportation may prescribe the height,  length,   materials and design of such fence or fences.
NY RR L § 52-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 52-C - Fences in Queens County.

§  52-c.  Fences  in  Queens county. Notwithstanding the provisions of   section fifty-two or of any other law, general or special, within Queens   county every railroad corporation operating a railroad shall  erect  and   thereafter  maintain  a  fence  or fences along the boundary line of its   right of way  contiguous  and  adjacent  to  a  public  highway  running   generally  parallel to or terminating at such boundary line whenever the   commissioner of  transportation  after  a  hearing  on  notice  to  such   railroad  corporation  shall determine it to be necessary for the public   welfare and shall by order so direct. The order of the  commissioner  of   transportation may prescribe the height, length, materials and design of   such fence or fences.
NY RR L § 52-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 52-D - Debris to Be Cleared.

§  52-d.  Debris to be cleared. Every railroad shall maintain and keep   clear of debris  the  margins  alongside  their  yard  tracks  used  for   switching  operations  where  railroad employees are required to walk in   the course of their duties. Such margins constitute the area between the   ends of the ties and a distance of nine  feet  on  either  side  of  the   center  line  of any track in any yard. In addition, each railroad shall   keep the area around any switch in any such yard, clear of debris for  a   distance  of  nine  feet on either side of the center line of any tracks   wherein any such switch is located. Such debris shall include but not be   limited to used or discarded brake shoes, air hoses, railroad  ties,  or   portions thereof, parts of railroad cars or locomotives, lumber and oil,   grease  or  waste  of  any type. Debris does not include track materials   being placed on or removed from tracks under maintenance or  replacement   programs concerning which the railroad has notified its employees of the   presence and location of such materials.Upon  the  filing  by  a  recognized railroad labor representative, as   defined by the railway labor act, of a written, verified complaint  with   the  railroad  superintendent  of  the  division  involved  and with the   department of transportation, designating the nature of the  debris  and   the  particular area or location where any of the above described debris   has existed for a period of at least seventy-two hours. Upon receipt  of   such  verified complaint the superintendent of the division shall advise   the complainant as well as the department of transportation  within  ten   days  as to the specific remedies or actions said superintendent intends   to take to resolve the complaint. If the superintendent takes  issue  or   disagrees  with  the verified complaint filed by the designated railroad   labor  representative  he  shall  within  ten  days   so   notify   said   representative  and  the department of transportation. The department of   transportation shall be allowed a period of fifteen  days  to  determine   the veracity of said complaint. If the complaint proves to be correct as   verified by the department of transportation inspector the department of   transportation  shall  then  issue  appropriate  orders  to the railroad   specifying that the conditions be rectified within ten days. At the  end   of  the  tenth  day  if  the  conditions still persist the department of   transportation shall be empowered to fine the railroad the sum of  fifty   dollars per day until such time as the complaint has been rectified.
NY RR L § 52-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 52-E - Penalties for Littering.

§  52-e.  Penalties  for littering. 1. No person shall throw, dump, or   cause to be thrown, dumped, deposited or placed  upon  any  railroad  or   subway  tracks, or within the limits of the right of way of any railroad   or subway, any refuse, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter or  any  nauseous   or  offensive  matter.  For  purposes of this section, the term "subway"   shall mean all rail rapid transit systems operated by the New York  city   transit  authority  including  but  not limited to track and track beds,   passenger stations, tunnels,  elevated  structures,  yards,  depots  and   shops.2.  Where  a  highway  or road lies in whole or part within a railroad   right of way, nothing in this section shall be construed as  prohibiting   the  use  in  a reasonable manner of ashes, sand, salt or other material   for the purpose of reducing the hazard  of,  or  providing  traction  on   snow, ice or sleet situated on such highway or road.3.  A  violation  of the provisions of subdivision one of this section   shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two  hundred  fifty  dollars   and/or  a requirement to perform services for a public or not-for-profit   corporation, association, institution or  agency  not  to  exceed  eight   hours and for any second or subsequent violation by a fine not to exceed   five  hundred  dollars  and/or  a  requirement to perform services for a   public or not-for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency   not to exceed eight hours.4. Fines collected pursuant to subdivision three of  this  section  on   subway  tracks  or subway rights-of-way shall be deposited to the credit   of the New York subway littering prevention fund established pursuant to   section ninety-seven-uuu of the state finance law, and shall be used  by   the  New  York city transit authority to post signs notifying the public   of the maximum fine for a violation of subdivision one of this section.
NY RR L § 53 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53 - Sign Boards, Flagmen and Gates at Crossings.

§  53. Sign boards, flagmen and gates at crossings.  1. Every railroad   corporation shall cause a sign board to be placed,  well  supported  and   constantly  maintained, at every crossing where its road is crossed by a   public highway at grade. Such sign board shall be of a shape and  design   to  be  approved  by  the commissioner of transportation, and shall have   suitable words painted thereon to warn travelers  of  the  existence  of   such grade crossing. The commissioner of transportation shall have power   to  prescribe  the  location and elevation of such sign and the words of   warning thereon. The commissioner of transportation  may  dispense  with   the  use  of  such  sign boards at such crossings as he may designate in   cities and villages. At any point where a  steam  or  electric  railroad   operating upon private right of way crosses a street, highway, turnpike,   plankroad, or traveled way at grade, the corporation owning or operating   such  steam  or electric railroad must upon order of the commissioner of   transportation station a flagman, erect gates to be  opened  and  closed   when  an  engine  or train passes, or provide other means of protection,   and where a steam railroad crosses a street railroad at grade,  and  the   corporation  owning  or  operating  such  railroad  refuses to station a   flagman, erect gates, to be opened and closed when an  engine  or  train   passes,  the commissioner of transportation may, upon application, order   that a flagman be stationed at  such  point,  or  that  gates  shall  be   erected  thereat,  and that a person be stationed to open and close them   when an engine or train passes, or may make such other order  respecting   the same as he deems proper.2.  Whenever  the  crossing  by  a  railroad  at grade of the streets,   highways, turnpikes, plank-roads or traveled  ways  of  any  village  or   city,  having  a  population by the last state or federal enumeration of   less than fifty thousand, shall be protected by gates  with  persons  to   open  and close the same or by any type of automatic protection, when an   engine or train passes, the local authorities of  the  city  or  village   shall  not  impose any limitation, less than forty miles an hour, on the   rate of speed at which such engine or train shall be run, or enforce any   existing limitation upon such rate of speed, less than  forty  miles  an   hour.
NY RR L § 53-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53-B - Ringing Bells and Blowing Whistles at Crossings.

§  53-b.  Ringing  bells  and  blowing whistles at crossings. A person   acting as engineer, driving a locomotive on any railway in  this  state,   who  fails to ring the bell, or sound the whistle, upon such locomotive,   or cause the same to be rung or sounded, at least eighty rods  from  any   place  where  such railway crosses a traveled road or street on the same   level, except in cities, or to continue the  ringing  of  such  bell  or   sounding  such whistle at intervals, until such locomotive and the train   to which the locomotive is attached shall have completely  crossed  such   road or street is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY RR L § 53-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53-C - Obstructing Farm and Highway Crossings.

§  53-c.  Obstructing  farm  and  highway  crossings.  Any  officer or   employee of a railroad corporation who shall intentionally obstruct, and   any owner, officer or employee  of  a  railroad  corporation  who  shall   intentionally  cause  to be obstructed any farm or highway crossing with   any locomotive, train or car for a longer period than  five  consecutive   minutes  is guilty of a violation which shall be punishable by a fine of   not more than one hundred dollars or  imprisonment  for  not  more  than   fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Notwithstanding the   foregoing  provisions  of  this  section  or  any local ordinance to the   contrary, no owner, officer or employee of a  railroad  corporation  who   obstructs,  or  causes  to  be  obstructed, any farm or highway crossing   shall be subject to any civil, criminal  or  other  penalty  where  such   person  has  no  control  over  the situation causing the obstruction or   where the locomotive, train or car cannot be moved  without  endangering   the safety of the passengers, the public or freight.
NY RR L § 53-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53-D - Unlawful Propulsion of a Missile at Railroad Trains.

53-d. Unlawful propulsion of a missile at railroad trains. A person is   guilty  of unlawful propulsion of a missile at a railroad train where he   willfully with intent  to  cause  personal  injury  or  property  damage   throws,  shoots or propels a rock, stone, brick, or piece of iron, steel   or other metal or any deadly or dangerous missile or fire  bomb  at  any   locomotive or car of a train which is occupied by any person or persons.   Unlawful  propulsion  of  a  missile at a railroad train is a violation;   provided, however, that such classification shall not apply in any  case   where  an  offense  having  a  higher  classification for the purpose of   sentence, is charged under any other provision of law.
NY RR L § 53-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53-E - Unlawful Interference With a Railroad Train.

§  53-e.  Unlawful  interference  with  a  railroad train. A person is   guilty of unlawful interference with a railroad train when  he  wilfully   with  intent to disrupt, delay, or disturb service, places, causes to be   placed, drops, or positions an object or objects of any kind, on, under,   or upon the tracks which does or could cause physical damage to railroad   equipment or property or physical injury to passengers or both.Unlawful interference with a railroad  train  is  a  class  D  felony;   provided,  however, that such classification shall not apply in any case   in which an offense having a higher classification for  the  purpose  of   sentence is charged under any other provision of law.
NY RR L § 53-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 53-F - Joint Inspection of Traffic-Control Signals Interconnected With Highway-Rail At-Grade Crossing Warning Systems.

§  53-f.  Joint  inspection  of traffic-control signals interconnected   with highway-rail at-grade crossing warning systems. 1.  Notwithstanding   the  provisions  of  any  other law to the contrary, the commissioner is   authorized to  establish,  implement,  and  exercise  oversight  over  a   program   to   coordinate  the  inspection  of  traffic-control  signals   interconnected with highway-rail at-grade crossing warning systems.2. Pursuant to the program established under subdivision one  of  this   section,  the  department  of transportation shall establish a procedure   applicable to every railroad corporation and  each  municipality  having   jurisdiction  of  a  highway on which there is an at-grade rail crossing   warning system interconnected with  a  traffic-control  signal  for  the   coordinated  operation  and  biennial  inspection of any traffic-control   signal interconnected with  a  highway-rail  at-grade  crossing  warning   system.  Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter or impair such   railroad corporation's existing responsibility for maintenance  of,  and   access to, the highway-rail at-grade crossing warning system.3. For the purposes of this section, the term "traffic-control signal"   shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  such term is defined by section one   hundred fifty-four of the vehicle and traffic law.
NY RR L § 54 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 54 - Notice of Starting Trains; No Preferences.

§  54.  Notice  of  starting  trains;  no  preferences. Every railroad   corporation shall start and run  its  cars  for  the  transportation  of   passengers  and property at regular times, to be fixed by public notice,   and shall furnish sufficient accommodations for  the  transportation  of   all passengers and property which shall be offered for transportation at   the  place of starting, within a reasonable time previously thereto, and   at the junctions of other railroads, and at the  usual  stopping  places   established for receiving and discharging way passengers and freight for   that  train; and shall take, transport and discharge such passengers and   property at, from and to such places, on the due payment of the fare  or   freight  legally  authorized  therefor.    No station established by any   railroad corporation for the reception  or  delivery  of  passengers  or   property,  or  both,  shall  be  discontinued without the consent of the   commissioner of transportation first had and obtained. No preference for   the transaction of the business of a common carrier upon its cars, or in   its depots or buildings, or upon its grounds, shall be  granted  by  any   railroad  corporation to any one of two or more persons, associations or   corporations competing in the same  business,  or  in  the  business  of   transporting  property for themselves or others.  Any such station in an   incorporated village shall have the same name as  the  village;  if  any   road  shall  have  more  than  one  such station in any such village the   station nearest the geographical center thereof shall  have  such  name.   Names  of  stations  may  be  changed  on  the  petition  of  any person   interested with the consent of the commissioner of transportation.    If   the  name  of  any  station  has been heretofore changed by the railroad   company, the commissioner of transportation may restore the name changed   or make such change therein as the circumstances require.
NY RR L § 54-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 54-A - Communication.

§  54-a.  Communication.  1.  No  class  1  or class 2 railroad common   carrier or rail passenger carrier shall perform or cause to be performed   any transportation service  without  ensuring  that  there  is  operable   communication  among  all  members  of the train crew, between the train   crew and crews of other trains, and between the train crew  and  wayside   personnel.2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a train from   continuing  to  its  destination  in  the  event  of  a  failure  of the   communication equipment after departure from its point of origin.3. The commissioner of transportation shall review the  state  of  the   art of railroad transportation communication from time to time and shall   conduct  periodic  inspections  of  the  rail  carriers  subject to this   section to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
NY RR L § 55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 55 - Accommodation of Connecting Roads.

§  55.  Accommodation  of connecting roads. Every railroad corporation   whose road, at or near the same place, connects with or  is  intersected   by  two  or  more railroads competing for its business, shall fairly and   impartially afford to each of  such  connecting  or  intersecting  roads   equal   terms   of  accommodation,  privileges  and  facilities  in  the   transportation of cars, passengers, baggage and freight  over  and  upon   its  roads  and  over  and upon their roads, and equal facilities in the   interchange and use  of  passenger,  baggage,  freight  and  other  cars   required  to  accommodate  the  business of each road, and in furnishing   passage tickets to passengers who may desire to make a  continuous  trip   over  any  part  of  its  roads and either of such connecting roads. The   commissioner of transportation may, upon application of the  corporation   owning  or operating either of the connecting or intersecting roads, and   upon fourteen days' notice to the corporation owning  or  operating  the   other  road, prescribe such regulations as will secure, in its judgment,   the enjoyment of equal privileges, accommodations and facilities to such   connecting or intersecting roads as may be required to  accommodate  the   business  of each road, and the terms and conditions upon which the same   shall be afforded to each road. The  decision  of  the  commissioner  of   transportation  shall  be  binding on the parties for two years, and the   supreme court shall have power to compel the performance thereof  in  an   action or special proceeding, by injunction or otherwise.
NY RR L § 56 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 56 - Locomotives Must Stop at Grade Crossings.

§  56.  Locomotives  must  stop  at  grade  crossings.  All trains and   locomotives on railroads crossing each other at grade shall  come  to  a   full stop before crossing, not less than two hundred nor more than eight   hundred  feet  from the crossing, and shall then cross only when the way   is clear and upon a signal from a watchman stationed at the crossing. If   the corporations cannot agree as to the  expense  of  the  watchman,  it   shall   be   determined  by  the  commissioner  of  transportation  upon   application thereto by either of them. If the corporations  disagree  as   to  the  precedence  of  trains  the commissioner of transportation may,   after hearing, upon the application  of  either  corporation,  prescribe   rules  in relation thereto.  The full stop and crossing on signal may be   discontinued if the commissioner of transportation shall decide it to be   impracticable,  or  if,  with  the  approval  of  the  commissioner   of   transportation,  an  interlocking switch and signal apparatus is adopted   and put in operation at such a crossing. The full stop and  crossing  on   signal  shall not be required in depot yards, or the approaches thereto,   if the crossing roads are under lease or subject to the same  management   or  control  in  the use of tracks. An engineer, violating the foregoing   provisions of this section, or any such  rule  of  the  commissioner  of   transportation, shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars; and   any  corporation or person operating the railroad, violating any of such   provisions or rules, shall be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  five  hundred   dollars.  The  commissioner  of  transportation  may,  whenever  in  his   judgment the public safety requires the erection of interlocking  switch   and  signal  devices  at points where steam and street surface railroads   intersect at grade, direct the erection of such  devices  and  apportion   the  expense  of construction, operating and maintenance thereof between   the  companies  affected  thereby.  No  railroad  corporation,  nor  any   officer,  agent  or  employee  thereof,  shall stop its cars, horses, or   locomotives upon a grade crossing of a railroad of another  corporation,   for  the  purpose  of  receiving or delivering passengers or freight, or   other purpose, and any person or corporation violating  this  provision,   shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars.
NY RR L § 57-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management 57-A - .

§  57-a.   A steam or electric railroad corporation having a franchise   from this state, operating to and from stations within a city of over  a   million  inhabitants,  and  owned,  controlled or operated by a railroad   corporation having a franchise from another state, shall  not  charge  a   rate  per  mile  within  such  city  in  excess of the rates charged for   similar service from such city to stations in an adjacent state, by such   railroad corporation having a franchise from another state, whether over   its own tracks or under an agreement with another railroad  corporation.   The  penalty  and  remedy provided by section fifty-nine of this chapter   shall be applicable to a failure to comply with the provisions  of  this   section,  and  such  remedy  may  be  pursued  and  such  penalty may be   recovered by a person who shall have paid any such excess rate of fare.