Minnesota § 219.455 - DEFINITIONS
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§ 219.455. DEFINITIONS
(a) For purposes of sections 219.45 to 219.53, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Depot company" means a company formed to construct and operate a passenger station on behalf of a railroad or rail carrier.
(c) "Passenger service" means both intercity rail passenger service and commuter rail passenger service.
(d) "Railway company" means a company incorporated or licensed to operate a railroad track or train, and includes a company that loads, unloads, or transloads products.
(e) "Terminal" means a facility or station where:
(1) trains stop to load, unload, or transfer passengers, freight, or both;
(2) formation, dispatch, reception and temporary stabling, and marshalling of rolling stock occurs; or
(3) trains are serviced, maintained, or repaired.
(f) "Yard" means a system of tracks within defined limits provided for making up trains, storing cars, and other purposes.
(g) "Yard track" means a system of tracks within defined limits used for:
(1) the making up or breaking up of trains;
(2) the storing of cars; and
(3) other related purposes over which movements not authorized by timetable or by train order may be made subject to prescribed signals, rules, or other special instructions.
Sidings used exclusively as passing track and main line track within yard limits do not constitute yard track.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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