Missouri § 389.710 - Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom.
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§ 389.710. Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom.
All common carriers, their officers, agents and employees operating any railroad in this state are hereby required to maintain lights between sunset and sunrise on all lead switches in yards, where cars are switched in making up or breaking up of trains and maintain lights on switches on main lines where trains are operated at night, except that this section shall not apply to main lines equipped with centralized traffic control signals, interlocking and remote control type of electric signaling, main lines equipped with automatic block signals where a block signal is located one thousand feet or less in advance of a switch or to trailing point switches on double track. The division may, after hearing, authorize or require the substitution for the above enumerated switch lights such other safety devices as it may find proper or necessary.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5282, A.L. 1959 H.B. 345, A.L. 1988 S.B. 676)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4854; 1919 § 10041
Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 389.710 ("Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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