§ 50 Liability of corporation to employees of contractor
§ 51 Weight of rail
§ 51-A Clearances
§ 52 Fences, farm crossings and cattle-guards
§ 52-A Fences along road operated by electric third rail
§ 52-B Fences along right of way
§ 52-C Fences in Queens county
§ 52-D Debris to be cleared
§ 52-E Penalties for littering
§ 53 Sign boards, flagmen and gates at crossings
§ 53-A Warning signs
§ 53-B Ringing bells and blowing whistles at crossings
§ 53-C Obstructing farm and highway crossings
§ 53-D Unlawful propulsion of a missile at railroad trains
§ 53-E Unlawful interference with a railroad train
§ 53-F Joint inspection of traffic-control signals interconnected with highway-rail at-grade crossing warning systems
§ 54 Notice of starting trains; no preferences
§ 54-A Communication
§ 55 Accommodation of connecting roads
§ 56 Locomotives must stop at grade crossings
§ 57 Rates of fare
§ 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 milli…
§ 58 Excess charge when fare paid on cars
§ 59 Penalty for excessive fare
§ 60 Issue and use of mileage books
§ 61 Passenger refusing to pay fare may be ejected
§ 61-A Sounding of certain signals on railroad cars by unauthorized persons
§ 62 Sleeping and parlor cars
§ 63 Persons employed as drivers, conductors, motormen or gripmen
§ 63-A Minimum crew size
§ 64 Injuries to employees
§ 65 Conductors and employees must wear badges
§ 66 Checks for baggage
§ 67 Penalties for injuries to baggage
§ 68 Unclaimed freight and baggage
§ 69 Minimum standards for track inspection and maintenance
§ 70 Rights and liabilities as common carriers
§ 71 Duties imposed
§ 71-A Reflective whistle signs
§ 72 Inspection of locomotives
§ 73 Inspectors of locomotives
§ 74 Care of steam locomotives; steam and water cocks; penalty
§ 75 commissioner of transportation may approve other safeguards
§ 76 Use of stoves or furnaces prohibited; exceptions
§ 76-A Motor cars and equipment
§ 76-B Equipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees; penalty
§ 77 Equipment of engines
§ 77-A First-aid equipment on locomotives
§ 77-B Speedometers on certain locomotives
§ 77-C Sanitary conditions
§ 78 Coal jimmies and caboose cars
§ 78-A Electric or battery-powered markers
§ 79 Air-brakes
§ 80 Couplers
§ 81 Violation of sections seventy-seven, seventy-seven-c, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, and eighty
§ 82 Canada thistles to be cut
§ 83 Riding on platform; walking along track
§ 83-A Operation of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, and riding of animals on railroad property
§ 83-B Trespass upon railroad premises
§ 84 Corporations may establish ferries
§ 85 Certain railroads may cease operation in winter
§ 86 Certain railroads need not be operated beyond June, July, August and September
§ 87 Mails
§ 88 When railroads may designate police officers
§ 89 New railroads across streets
§ 90 New streets across railroads
§ 91 Alteration or rehabilitation of existing crossing
§ 92 Acquisition of land, right or easement in crossing
§ 93 Repair of bridges and subways at crossings
§ 93-A Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad crossing at grade
§ 93-B Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad separation structures
§ 94 Performance of work; division of expenses; accounting; claims for damages; valuation
§ 95 Proceedings by commissioner of transportation for alteration of existing crossings
§ 96 Proceedings to enforce orders of commissioner of transportation
§ 97 Intercity rail passenger service
§ 97-A Commuter rail service
§ 98 Intersection of railroads
§ 99 Application of foregoing section
§ 100 Temporary leave granted by court to a street surface railroad; bond
§ 101 Consent of commissioner of transportation in certain cases
§ 102 Ventilation of tunnels
§ 103 Lighting of tunnels
§ 104 Compliance with orders of commissioner of transportation
§ 105 Enforcement
§ 106 Penalty for violation
§ 107 Judgment-roll
§ 108 Approval of appliances in cities having a population of one million inhabitants or over

Terms Used In New York Laws > Railroad > Article 3 - Construction, Operation and Management

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.