Massachusetts Chapter 160 — Railroads

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 2— Boston; tribunal acting in place of county commissioners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 3— Application
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 4— Corporation chartered concurrently with another state
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 5— Corporation or trustees operating railroad of another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 6— Purchase of railroad by commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 7— Taking by eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 8— Map and engineer's report to accompany petition for charter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 9— Depositary for plans and profiles
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 10— Notice of route
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 11— Limits specified in charter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 12— Fixing of route
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 13— Formation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 14— Contents of agreement of association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 15— Associates' authority
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 16— Publication of agreement of association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 17— Application for certificate of public convenience and necessity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 18— Map; engineer's report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 19— Submission of map and report to local officials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 20— Fixing of route by local officials; certificate fee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 21— Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 22— Spurs, branches and connecting and terminal tracks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 23— Certificate of facts of subscription
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 24— Certificate of compliance; filing; certificate of incorporation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 25— Change in amount of capital stock; change of gauge
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 26— Limit upon time to acquire certificate of incorporation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 27— Limit upon time to construct railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 28— Narrow gauge railroads; paid-up capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 29— First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 30— Adoption of by-laws; election of directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 31— Managing officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 32— Selection of officers; treasurer's bond; clerk's qualifications and duties; terms of office; vacancies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 33— Stockholders' meeting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 34— Special meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 35— Voting by corporation upon its own stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 36— Voting rights of stockholders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 37— Meetings of directors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 38— Certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 39— Assessment; failure to pay assessment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 40— Collection of assessment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 41— Increase of capital stock; purposes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 42— Corporation consolidated with one in another state; unauthorized capital stock increase
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 43— Issue of preferred stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 44— Designation of preferred stock; filing of record of proceedings; contents of certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 45— Voting power of preferred stock; amount of stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 46— Offer of preferred stock to common shareholders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 47— Issue of shares, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 48— Approval by department of issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 49— Exchange for registered bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 50— Validity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 51— Default on mortgage; contract to allow those in possession to operate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 52— Trustees in possession of railroad; annual meeting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 53— Trustees in possession of railroad; election and confirmation of trustees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 54— Trustees in possession of railroad; jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 55— Purchaser under foreclosure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 56— Necessity of payment of par for shares; limit upon capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 57— Liability for issuing void stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 58— Use of each other's railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 59— Service provided to other railroad; compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 60— Rates for services for connecting company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 61— Foreign railroads' privilege as connecting road
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 62— Lease by one connecting railroad to the other
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 63— Term of lease
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 64— Taking securities of other corporations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 65— Telegraph company stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 65A— Holding stock in railroad car and equipment companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 65B— Real estate, warehouse, industrial facility, and industrial development companies stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 66— Guaranty of steamship company bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 67— Associate in formation of grain elevator corporation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 68— Acquisition, retention, sale or guarantee of other's bonds or notes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 69— Powers of railroad corporations; aid in construction of branch or connecting railroads
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 70— Terminal, express and subsidiary companies; interest of railroads in stock and securities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 70A— Steamship companies, ferries, ferry boats, docks, motor vehicles and aircraft
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 71— Prohibition after 1907
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 72— Application for consolidation; notice; hearing; determination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 73— Rates and facilities of consolidated railroads
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 74— Violations; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 75— Determination of method of crossing highways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 76— Estimate of cost; subscription for capital stock; certificate of compliance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 77— Consent to locate within three miles of state house
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 78— Authorized purchases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 79— Filing of descriptions with department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 80— Proceedings to fix location of land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 81— Change of location
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 82— Taking of land
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 83— Taking of land for purposes other than a railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 84— Lands or rights of other railroads
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 85— Purposes for change
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 86— Change of direction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 87— Limitation upon tax exemption
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 88— Prescriptive rights of adjoining landholders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 89— Description of locations of railroads; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 90— Fencing of railroad property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 91— Eminent domain; order securing landowners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 92— Enforcement of order securing landowners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 93— Fences and gates along length of railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 93A— Fences along railroad tracks in cities and towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 94— Recovery by railroad from person required to fence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 95— Grade separation of railroad tracks by agreement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 96— Consent for one railroad to cross another or to cross navigable water
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 97— Highway crossings; obstructions; grade separations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 98— Over-passes and under-passes; height
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 99— Material used to surface bridges and approaches
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 100— Alteration of grade of highway; decree of county commissioners; security
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 101— Alteration of course of highway; decree of county commissioners; security; eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 102— Level grade crossing of highway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 103— Level grade crossing; rails protected to enable easy passage
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 104— Proceedings to lay out public way across railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 104A— Building, equipment or machinery moving; duty of railroad; reimbursement of costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 105— Alteration of course of canal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 106— Remedy of obstruction or for failure to repair
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 107— Construction and repair of bridges, approaches and abutments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 108— Jurisdiction of county commissioners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 109— Separation of private land; order of commissioners relative to crossing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 110— Denial of access to private land; order for crossing by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 111— Decisions of commissioners; appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 112— Proceedings perfecting appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 113— Appeal; hearing; department's powers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 114— Rights of way across tracks by prescription
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 115— Construction; additional capital stock; certificate of necessity and convenience; fee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 116— Switch connections with private interests
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 117— Order for switch connection by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 118— Certification by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 119— Filing of map and profile, tables of grade and curvature and statement of characteristics
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 120— Draw tender
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 121— Position of bridge when not in use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 122— Passage of vessels
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 123— Signals indicating position of bridge
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 124— Gates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 125— Precautions taken by engineer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 126— Violations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 127— Penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 127A— Drawbridges; department; exemption of railroad from compliance with law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 128— Abandonment of passenger station
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 128A— Discontinuance of passenger service; hearing; notice; decision of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 129— Relocation of passenger stations and freight depots
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 130— Signs indicating way stations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 131— Compensation for use of station, railroad or grounds of one company by another
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 131A— Application of business corporation to acquire, own and operate terminal facilities; notice; hearing; approval
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 132— Safety switches
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 133— Protection of employees; blocking of frogs, switches and guard rails
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 133A— Switch stands, lighting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 134— Bridge guards
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 134A— Distance between sets of tracks, structures or obstructions; exemptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 135— Stopping of trains at grade crossings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 136— Grade crossings; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 137— Grade crossings; interlocking signals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 138— Warning to public
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 138A— Warning devices at crossings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 139— Regulation by department of use of warning devices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 140— Signs protecting public ways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 141— Signs protecting a traveled place
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 142— Signs erected by municipalities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 143— Signs erected by municipality; duty to supply
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 144— Release of railroad or municipality from duty to provide signs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 145— Violations; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 146— Damaging warning signs; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 147— Gates or flashing lights at crossing of railroad and public way
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 147A— Reflectorizing of signs, etc., at crossings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 148— Failure to erect signs or install gates or lights; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 149— Signals at crossing of railroad above highway level
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 150— Obstruction of view by standing wood; petition for removal; payment for damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 151— Obstruction of public way by railroad; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 152— Reasonable use of crossing; regulation by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 153— Type of power used to operate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 154— Brakes and brakemen
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 155— Control of brakes by engineer; inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 156— Safety couplers on freight cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 157— Use of car not equipped with automatic couplers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 158— Grab irons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 159— Standard height of draw bars for freight cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 160— Violations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 161— Trains composed of four-wheel cars; application
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 162— Extension of time for equipment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 163— Tools and devices carried on trains
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 163A— Track motor cars; windshield with cleaning device and canopy
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 163B— Passenger cars; safety windows and doors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 164— Repealed, 1930, 211, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 165— Passenger, mail or baggage car; heating devices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 166— Passenger cars; illuminating oil or fluid
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 167— Platform gates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 168— Testing of locomotive boilers, rolling stock or other equipment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 169— Vacuum brakes; mufflers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 170— Safety valves; mufflers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 171— Failure to equip with mufflers; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 172— Reasonable passenger accommodations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 172A— Drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities on locomotives or cabooses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 173— Women or children in smoking cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 174— Drinking water in railroad cars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 175— Failure to provide drinking water; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 176— Other necessary appliances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 176A— Track motor cars; lights
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 177— Caps and badges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 178— Eye examinations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 179— Engineer; experience
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 180— Conductor; experience
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 181— Violations of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 182— Experience of engineer and conductor; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 183— Penalty for violation of experience requirements for engineers and conductors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 184— Rest days
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 185— Change in number of train crew; regulation by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 185A— Repealed, 1955, 669, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 186— Determination by railroad; revision
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 187— Reduction of rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 188— Extra charges for ticket purchased at place other than ticket office
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 189— Mileage tickets; detaching coupons
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 190— Commutation tickets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 191— Season tickets; extension of term
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 192— Season tickets; reimbursement for additional fares
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 193— Sale of season tickets to express messengers; release of liability for personal injury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 194— Baggage checks
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 195— Baggage stored over week end
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 196— Transportation of bicycles
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 197— Cheap morning and evening trains
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 198— Workingmen's trains
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 198A— Unauthorized sale at less than full fare
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 198B— Unauthorized sale at other than scheduled rate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 199— Free passes or reduced rates for public officials
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 200— Free passes to former employees injured in service of railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 201— Required upon request
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 202— Determination of compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 203— Reopening of proceedings determining compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 204— Receipts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 205— Equal facilities; passengers and property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 206— Application of Sec. 205
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 207— Prompt forwarding
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 208— Charges for transportation of freight
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 209— Violations; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 210— Freight differential to port of Boston
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 211— Discrimination in rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 212— Complete service; equal tariffs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 213— Tariff
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 214— Violations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 215— Approval of shareholders; authorization by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 216— Certificate of authorization; filing; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 217— Rights and liabilities under new name
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 218— Standing, walking or riding vehicle on railroad property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 219— Loitering in station
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 220— Riding upon train other than as fare-paying passenger or employee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 221— Fees for enforcement of Sec. 220
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 222— Riding or driving animals on railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 223— Liability for allowing animal on railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 224— Liability for allowing animal on railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 225— Malicious injury to railroad; treble damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 226— Obstruction of passing of train
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 227— Wilfully stopping train
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 228— Tampering with tools or appliances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 229— Defects in highway; liability of city or town; recovery from railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 230— Repealed, 1974, 252
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 231— Gross negligence of person in control of train; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 232— Neglect of railroad to give signals at crossing; damages; contributory, gross or wilful negligence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 233— Non-liability of railroad for acts of expressmen
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 234— Liability; insurance of railroad and owner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 235— Spark arresters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 235A— Clearing of inflammable material along right of way
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 236— Clearing of adjoining land; notice of intent to enter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 237— Warning of fire given by train crew
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 238— Extinguishing fire
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 239— Instruction of employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 240— Entry upon public park or reservation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 241— Expense of extinguishing fire; liability of railroad
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 241A— Derailments; removal of wreckage and debris
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 242— Content; inspection; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 243— Quarterly statement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 244— Lessee to make lessor's returns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 245— Construction; limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 246— Supervisory powers of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 247— Formation; powers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 248— Agreement of association
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 249— Certificate of compliance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 250— Change in amount of capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 251— Application
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 252— Enforcement