Vermont Statutes Title 5. Aeronautics and Surface Transportation Generally, § 3456. Jurisdiction

(1) the crossing of one railroad by another;

(2) highway grade crossings and signs, signals, gates, or flaggers at the same;

(3) the construction and maintenance of proper fences, cattle guards, and farm crossings;

(4) to the extent not preempted by federal law, and in order to accommodate the public and ensure safety and compliance with the law:

(5) the connections, time, and times of connection between connecting roads for the accommodation of the traveling public, and the transportation of merchandise;

(6) the manner of operating railroads and conducting the business thereof so as to be reasonable and expedient and to promote the security, convenience, and accommodation of the public and to prevent violations of law and unjust discriminations, usurpations, or extortions; and

(7) any impediment alongside or adjacent to the rights-of-way of railroads, including damaged structures, that imperils the safe passage of trains.