New York Code — RRD
Browse 201 sections in division RRD of the New York code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. 1Short title
- § 2. 2Definitions
- § 5. 5Incorporation
- § 6. 6Applicability of business corporation law to railroad corporations
- § 8. 8Additional powers conferred
- § 9. 9Certificate of convenience and necessity
- § 16. 16Location of route
- § 17. 17Acquisition of title to real property; additions, betterments and facilities
- § 18. 18Railroads through public lands
- § 19. 19Railroads through Indian lands
- § 20. 20Railroads through Chautauqua assembly grounds
- § 21. 21Railroads along highways
- § 22. 22Proceedings to determine point at which a new railroad shall intersect one already established; compensation; duties of intersecting roads
- § 23. 23Highway exempted
- § 24. 24Change of route, grade or terminus; abandonment of line or portion thereof
- § 28. 28Tunnel railroads
- § 32. 32Individual, joint-stock association, or other corporation may lay down and maintain railroad tracks in certain cases
- § 34. 34Substituted lines in certain cases
- § 50. 50Liability of corporation to employees of contractor
- § 51. 51Weight of rail
- § 51-A. 51-AClearances
- § 52. 52Fences, farm crossings and cattle-guards
- § 52-A. 52-AFences along road operated by electric third rail
- § 52-B. 52-BFences along right of way
- § 52-C. 52-CFences in Queens county
- § 52-D. 52-DDebris to be cleared
- § 52-E. 52-EPenalties for littering
- § 53. 53Sign boards, flagmen and gates at crossings
- § 53-A. 53-AWarning signs
- § 53-B. 53-BRinging bells and blowing whistles at crossings
- § 53-C. 53-CObstructing farm and highway crossings
- § 53-D. 53-DUnlawful propulsion of a missile at railroad trains
- § 53-E. 53-EUnlawful interference with a railroad train
- § 53-F. 53-FJoint inspection of traffic-control signals interconnected with highway-rail at-grade crossing warning systems
- § 54. 54Notice of starting trains; no preferences
- § 54-A. 54-ACommunication
- § 55. 55Accommodation of connecting roads
- § 56. 56Locomotives must stop at grade crossings
- § 57. 57Rates of fare
- § 57-A. 57-AA steam or electric railroad corporation having a franchise from this state, operating to and from stations within a city of over a milli...
- § 58. 58Excess charge when fare paid on cars
- § 59. 59Penalty for excessive fare
- § 60. 60Issue and use of mileage books
- § 61. 61Passenger refusing to pay fare may be ejected
- § 61-A. 61-ASounding of certain signals on railroad cars by unauthorized persons
- § 62. 62Sleeping and parlor cars
- § 63. 63Persons employed as drivers, conductors, motormen or gripmen
- § 63-A. 63-AMinimum crew size
- § 64. 64Injuries to employees
- § 65. 65Conductors and employees must wear badges
- § 66. 66Checks for baggage
- § 67. 67Penalties for injuries to baggage
- § 68. 68Unclaimed freight and baggage
- § 69. 69Minimum standards for track inspection and maintenance
- § 70. 70Rights and liabilities as common carriers
- § 71. 71Duties imposed
- § 71-A. 71-AReflective whistle signs
- § 72. 72Inspection of locomotives
- § 73. 73Inspectors of locomotives
- § 74. 74Care of steam locomotives; steam and water cocks; penalty
- § 75. 75commissioner of transportation may approve other safeguards
- § 76. 76Use of stoves or furnaces prohibited; exceptions
- § 76-A. 76-AMotor cars and equipment
- § 76-B. 76-BEquipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees; penalty
- § 77. 77Equipment of engines
- § 77-A. 77-AFirst-aid equipment on locomotives
- § 77-B. 77-BSpeedometers on certain locomotives
- § 77-C. 77-CSanitary conditions
- § 78. 78Coal jimmies and caboose cars
- § 78-A. 78-AElectric or battery-powered markers
- § 79. 79Air-brakes
- § 80. 80Couplers
- § 81. 81Violation of sections seventy-seven, seventy-seven-c, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, and eighty
- § 82. 82Canada thistles to be cut
- § 83. 83Riding on platform; walking along track
- § 83-A. 83-AOperation of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, and riding of animals on railroad property
- § 83-B. 83-BTrespass upon railroad premises
- § 84. 84Corporations may establish ferries
- § 85. 85Certain railroads may cease operation in winter
- § 86. 86Certain railroads need not be operated beyond June, July, August and September
- § 87. 87Mails
- § 88. 88When railroads may designate police officers
- § 89. 89New railroads across streets
- § 90. 90New streets across railroads
- § 91. 91Alteration or rehabilitation of existing crossing
- § 92. 92Acquisition of land, right or easement in crossing
- § 93. 93Repair of bridges and subways at crossings
- § 93-A. 93-AMaintenance and removal of highway-railroad crossing at grade
- § 93-B. 93-BMaintenance and removal of highway-railroad separation structures
- § 94. 94Performance of work; division of expenses; accounting; claims for damages; valuation
- § 95. 95Proceedings by commissioner of transportation for alteration of existing crossings
- § 96. 96Proceedings to enforce orders of commissioner of transportation
- § 97. 97Intercity rail passenger service
- § 97-A. 97-ACommuter rail service
- § 98. 98Intersection of railroads
- § 99. 99Application of foregoing section
- § 100. 100Temporary leave granted by court to a street surface railroad; bond
- § 101. 101Consent of commissioner of transportation in certain cases
- § 102. 102Ventilation of tunnels
- § 103. 103Lighting of tunnels
- § 104. 104Compliance with orders of commissioner of transportation
- § 105. 105Enforcement
- § 106. 106Penalty for violation
- § 107. 107Judgment-roll
- § 108. 108Approval of appliances in cities having a population of one million inhabitants or over
- § 140. 140Consolidation or merger of corporations owning or leasing continuous lines; abandonment of parallel lines; merger of subsidiary corporations
- § 141. 141Mergers and consolidations of certain railroad corporations
- § 144. 144Assessment of property of new or surviving corporation
- § 145. 145Stocks of municipal corporations, how represented
- § 146. 146Foreclosure of mortgages made by consolidated railroads partly in the state
- § 147. 147Powers of corporations organized to acquire and operate railroads partly in the state
- § 148. 148Lease and conveyance of road
- § 151. 151Mortgagee may purchase at foreclosure sale
- § 162. 162Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter
- § 170. 170Street surface railroads; general provisions
- § 171. 171Consent of property owners and local authorities
- § 172. 172Consent of local authorities; how procured
- § 173. 173Condition upon which consent shall be given; sale of franchise at public auction
- § 173-A. 173-AThe term "terminable permit" as used in this article shall mean and embrace every grant from a city, town or village of power, right or p...
- § 173-B. 173-BEvery city, town and village of this state, in addition to such powers as it may have relating to the granting of rights, privileges, fra...
- § 173-C. 173-CEvery city, town and village of this state shall have power, subject to the provisions of sections one hundred and seventy-three-a to one...
- § 173-D. 173-DWhenever any street surface railroad is or may be operated along or upon any of the streets, roads, highways, avenues, parks or public pl...
- § 173-E. 173-EThe acceptance of a terminable permit, or the acceptance of an amendment to any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent inc...
- § 173-F. 173-FEvery terminable permit, and every amendment to any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent incorporating therein the terms...
- § 173-G. 173-GApproval of permit or amendment by commissioner of transportation
- § 173-H. 173-HExisting license, grant, franchise, permit or consent reinstated on invalidity of amendment
- § 174. 174Proceedings if property owners do not consent
- § 175. 175Percentage of gross receipts to be paid in cities or villages; report of officers
- § 176. 176Extension of route over rivers; terminus in other counties; when property owners withhold consent; supreme court may appoint commissioners
- § 177. 177Use of tracks of other roads
- § 178. 178Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and snow
- § 178-A. 178-AHeadlights
- § 179. 179Within what time road to be built
- § 180. 180Motive power
- § 181. 181Rate of fare
- § 182. 182Collection of fare
- § 183. 183Construction of road in street where other road is built
- § 184. 184Abandonment of part of route
- § 185. 185Effect of dissolution of charter as to consents
- § 186. 186Corporate rights saved in case of failure to complete road; right to operate branches; conditions; former consents ratified; limitations
- § 187. 187Extensions and franchises confirmed
- § 188. 188Certain consents of local authorities confirmed
- § 189. 189Time extended for payment of percentage based on gross receipts
- § 191. 191Road not to be constructed upon ground occupied by public buildings or in public parks
- § 192. 192Center-bearing rails prohibited
- § 192-A. 192-ARelocation of tracks
- § 193. 193Right to cross bridge substituted for a bridge crossed for five years
- § 194. 194Protection of employees
- § 195. 195Platforms on new cars, how constructed
- § 196. 196Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer
- § 197. 197Protection of employees in the counties of Kings and Queens
- § 198. 198Contracts for the adjustment of payments due certain cities
- § 201. 201Construction of park railroads in cities having a population of one million five hundred thousand or upwards
- § 202. 202Consents of property owners
- § 203. 203Expense of construction and operation
- § 204. 204Agreements for payment of cost of construction by instalments
- § 205. 205Disposition of income
- § 206. 206Motive power
- § 207. 207Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed
- § 209. 209Change of motive power authorized
- § 210. 210New streets across other than steam surface railroads
- § 220. 220Application for railroad; commissioners
- § 221. 221Oath and bond of commissioners
- § 222. 222First meeting of commissioners
- § 223. 223Determination of necessity of railroad and route
- § 224. 224Adoption of plans, and terms upon which road shall be built
- § 225. 225Appraisal of damages and deposit of money as security
- § 226. 226Shall prepare certificate of incorporation; proviso as to forfeiture
- § 227. 227Organization
- § 228. 228Commissioners to deliver certificate; affidavit of directors
- § 229. 229Powers
- § 231. 231Where route coincides with another route
- § 232. 232Commissioners to transfer plans
- § 233. 233Commissioners to file report; confirmation thereof
- § 234. 234Pay of commissioners
- § 235. 235Quorum; term of office; removal; vacancies in board of commissioners
- § 236. 236Abandonment or change of route; new commissioners; their powers and proceedings
- § 237. 237Abandonment of portion of route by elevated railroad
- § 238. 238Increased deposit, when and how required
- § 239. 239Trains to come to full stop
- § 240. 240Gates or vestibule doors
- § 241. 241Penalty for violation of two preceding sections
- § 242. 242Sections to be printed and posted
- § 243. 243Extension of time
- § 244. 244Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of over twelve hundred thousand inhabitants
- § 300. 300Legislative policy and purposes
- § 301. 301Qualification
- § 302. 302Certain directors to be local residents
- § 303. 303Certificate of approval
- § 304. 304Limitations upon payments on indebtedness and stock
- § 305. 305Tax exemption
- § 306. 306Rates, fares, and charges
- § 307. 307Fare changes
- § 308. 308Reductions in fares and charges
- § 309. 309Reports to the commissioner of transportation
- § 310. 310Accounting terms
- § 311. 311Termination of qualification
- § 312. 312Orders of the commissioner of transportation
- § 313. 313Application of other laws
- § 450. 450Laws repealed
- § 451. 451When to take effect