California § 7606 - Every steam locomotive used upon a railroad in this State, carrying passengers or
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 7606 — Every steam locomotive used upon a railroad in this State, carrying passengers or, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7606. Every steam locomotive used upon a railroad in this State, carrying passengers or
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 âsolid water glass,â 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.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7606 ("Every steam locomotive used upon a railroad in this State, carrying passengers or") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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