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Minnesota Statutes Carriers (Ch. 217-222) § 219.561. Track motor car; equipment

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Subdivision 1. Lights. A person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad shall equip each of its track motor cars used during the period from 30 minutes before sunset to 30 minutes after sunrise with:

(1) an electric headlight of such construction and of sufficient candlepower to render plainly visible at a distance of not less than 300 feet in advance of the track motor car a track obstruction, landmark, warning sign, or grade crossing; and

(2) a rear electric red light of such construction and of sufficient candlepower as to be plainly visible at a distance of 300 feet.

Subd. 2. Windshield and top.Upon request of the section lead supervisor in any section operated by a railroad referred to in subdivision 1, a track motor car must be equipped within 90 days with a windshield and top wide and high enough to reasonably protect the employees from weather. However, a railroad company is not required in any one year to equip more than an additional 25 motor cars with that equipment.

Subd. 3. Penalty.A person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad and using or permitting to be used on its line in this state a track motor car in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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