Section 48:12
- 48:12-1 - Application of chapter
- 48:12-2 - Exclusive franchises; railroads subject to general laws
- 48:12-3 - Certified copies of certificates, surveys and documents as evidence
- 48:12-4 - Time for discharging duty or exercising privilege; effect of restraint by court
- 48:12-13 - General powers, restrictions and liabilities; governed by Title 14
- 48:12-14 - Purchase and sale of capital stock, securities and franchises of other corporations
- 48:12-15 - Sale or exchange by railroad company of its property and franchises; procedure
- 48:12-16 - Change of name; extension of corporate existence; change in amount and classes of stock
- 48:12-17 - Voting by bondholders
- 48:12-18 - Borrowing money; bonds; mortgages; usury as defense; penalty
- 48:12-19 - Motive power; condemnation
- 48:12-20 - Construction and use of tracks across streets and highways by certain companies
- 48:12-21 - Operation of ferry as part of railroad system
- 48:12-22 - Purchasing or hiring vessels, wharves and landings
- 48:12-23 - Foreign railroads in this state; rights and liabilities
- 48:12-23.1 - Improvement and use of real estate not required or used for railroad purposes
- 48:12-24 - Filing surveys of routes of main line and branches
- 48:12-25 - Deposit with treasurer prerequisite to filing survey of branch
- 48:12-26 - Recording surveys of main lines and branches; fees
- 48:12-27 - Right of way; width
- 48:12-28 - Entry on lands and construction of road; payment or tender of damages
- 48:12-29 - Time for commencement and completion of road
- 48:12-30 - Failure to timely commence or complete road; priority of location
- 48:12-31 - Extension of time for completing road
- 48:12-32 - Branch lines to mills, factories and mines; municipal consent
- 48:12-32.1 - Branch lines, spurs or side tracks to horse race meeting premises; deposit with state treasurer; municipal consent
- 48:12-33 - Connecting roads by branches
- 48:12-34 - Connection between railroad and street railway
- 48:12-35.1 - Authority and extent of condemnation
- 48:12-36 - Crossing another railroad; required grade angle
- 48:12-37 - Relocating route before construction
- 48:12-38 - Change of location of route to avoid physical obstacles
- 48:12-39 - Straightening, shortening or improving road; condemning land
- 48:12-40 - Abandonment of part of line; repaying of deposit; new survey
- 48:12-40.1 - Cautionary boards not connected with automatic block signal system
- 48:12-40.2 - Violations
- 48:12-41 - Construction and maintenance; draws; land under water belonging to state
- 48:12-42 - Draws; lights and attendants; penalty for neglect
- 48:12-43 - Bridge over shallow tidal waters; necessity of draw; determination of department of conservation and economic development
- 48:12-44 - Bridges over Delaware river; condemnation; taking lands of state
- 48:12-45 - Tunnel under interstate waters; manner of constructing; changing sewers
- 48:12-46 - Duty to erect and maintain; liability
- 48:12-47 - Penalty for driving animals on tracks
- 48:12-48 - Speed of trains through cities where fence, embankment or cut is maintained
- 48:12-49 - Bridges and passages at street and road crossings; private ways and cattle guards
- 48:12-49.1 - Construction of bridges or passages; installation of protective devices; division of expenses
- 48:12-50 - Piers to support bridges over streets or highways
- 48:12-51 - Highways over or under railroad; condemnation of lands for embankment or cutting
- 48:12-52 - Failure to construct and maintain bridges and crossings; procedure by county or municipality
- 48:12-53 - Construction of tracks along city streets; elevated roads; contracts
- 48:12-54 - Protections at grade crossings; group signals
- 48:12-55 - Compelling proper protection of grade crossing
- 48:12-56 - Enforcement; penalty; construction
- 48:12-57 - Safety measure for locomotives; penalties; "supplementary safety measure" defined; limitations
- 48:12-57.1 - Pilot demonstration program for supplementary safety measures
- 48:12-58 - Warning signs at grade crossings
- 48:12-58.1 - Abandonment of line and grade crossings; notice; substitution of abandoned grade crossing sign for warning sign
- 48:12-59 - Protection of electrified third rail at grade crossings
- 48:12-60 - Failure to protect electrified third rail; penalty; negligence per se
- 48:12-61 - Authority of board of public utility commissioners; manner of elimination
- 48:12-62 - Division of expenses
- 48:12-63 - Expense of change in or removal of public utility property or facilities; hearing
- 48:12-64 - Petition for removal of grade crossing; hearing; notice; determination
- 48:12-65 - Notice of hearing; publication; contents
- 48:12-66 - Powers vested in board of public utility commissioners and courts
- 48:12-67 - Changes or alterations ordered prior to April 14, 1930
- 48:12-67.1 - Application of sections 48:12-61 to 48:12-66
- 48:12-68 - Annual program by state highway department; maximum yearly expenditure
- 48:12-69 - Railroad companies to be furnished annual program; co-operation required
- 48:12-70 - Division of cost between railroads and Highway Department
- 48:12-71 - Agreement for division of cost
- 48:12-72 - Expense of certain crossings not at grade
- 48:12-73 - Agreements with railroad companies to perform the work
- 48:12-74 - Furnishing annual program to municipalities and public utilities; changes at own expense
- 48:12-75 - Maintenance and repair of completed work
- 48:12-76 - Closing, abandoning or combining crossings
- 48:12-77 - Sharing of expense of closing, abandoning or combining highway or crossing
- 48:12-78 - Determination of disputes
- 48:12-79 - Contracts between municipalities and railroads; condemnation; division of expenses
- 48:12-80 - Taxes or bonds by municipalities to pay their share of expenses
- 48:12-81 - Contracts between county and railroad for elimination of grade crossings; street railways
- 48:12-82 - Contributory negligence at crossings having safety gates jury question
- 48:12-83 - Crossing not having protective device; contributory negligence jury question
- 48:12-84 - Traveler's right to assume proper operation of safety devices at grade crossing
- 48:12-85 - Spark arresters on engines; penalty
- 48:12-86 - Liability for damage by fire from sparks
- 48:12-87 - Insurance by railroad of property exposed to fire from sparks
- 48:12-87.1 - Diesel locomotives; ventilation of cab; penalty for violation
- 48:12-87.2 - General requirements
- 48:12-87.3 - Exception
- 48:12-87.4 - Administration and enforcement; penalty
- 48:12-87.5 - Partial invalidity
- 48:12-88 - Requiring safe ingress and egress to railroad station
- 48:12-89 - Inclosures around stations
- 48:12-90 - Abandonment of station or discontinuance of passenger or freight agent
- 48:12-90.1 - Electric headlight and tail light
- 48:12-90.2 - Windshield and device for removing moisture; top
- 48:12-90.3 - Administration of act; rules and regulations
- 48:12-90.4 - Violation of act; penalty
- 48:12-91 - Consent of municipality and approval of public utility commissioners
- 48:12-92.1 - Condemnation
- 48:12-93 - Stocks and bonds; mortgages; approval
- 48:12-95.1 - Condemnation of right-of-way
- 48:12-96 - Operation authorized
- 48:12-97 - Prerequisites to operation of autobusses
- 48:12-98 - Franchise taxes; exemption from other taxes
- 48:12-99 - Train service; accommodations for transportation; civil liability
- 48:12-100 - Right to demand and receive fares
- 48:12-101 - Tickets; length of validity
- 48:12-103 - Extra fare for parlor and sleeping cars
- 48:12-104 - Ejection of passenger for nonpayment of fare
- 48:12-105 - Reduced rates for ministers and members of religious orders
- 48:12-106 - Liability for injuries to passenger on platform
- 48:12-107 - Baggage checks; penalty for refusal
- 48:12-108 - Transportation of bicycles as baggage; penalty for refusal
- 48:12-109 - State officials and employees entitled to free transportation
- 48:12-110 - Issuance of certificates; contents; list to railroads; revocation
- 48:12-111 - Production of certificate on request
- 48:12-112 - Loaning certificate; illegal use of certificate; penalty
- 48:12-113 - Certificates taken up for misuse; restoration or cancellation
- 48:12-114 - Return of certificate at expiration of office or employment
- 48:12-115 - Existing charter or statute obligation of railroads not affected
- 48:12-116 - Free transportation to municipal police and county detectives
- 48:12-117 - Freight charges
- 48:12-118 - Rates for way freight
- 48:12-118.1 - Greater rate for way freight; lesser rate for long hauls; board may authorize; restrictions
- 48:12-119 - Exchange of freight; transportation and rate
- 48:12-120 - Mail; rate and terms of carrying; commission to determine
- 48:12-121 - Rates for express matter and fragile property; agreement between railroad and express companies
- 48:12-122 - Responsibility for freight not delivered at station
- 48:12-123 - Charges for demurrage or car service
- 48:12-124 - Lien for demurrage; bond for delivery of property where claim disputed
- 48:12-125 - Limitation of liability; notice
- 48:12-125.1 - Railroad rights of way; acquisition; abandonment; sale, conveyance
- 48:12-125.2 - Contents of notice
- 48:12-125.3 - Service of notice
- 48:12-126 - Lease, consolidation or merger authorized; rates
- 48:12-127 - Filing agreement of waiver; approval of board of public utility commissioners
- 48:12-128 - Joint agreement for consolidation or merger; contents
- 48:12-129 - Submission of agreement to stockholders
- 48:12-130 - Filing and recording of agreement; record or copy as evidence
- 48:12-131 - Effect of consolidation or merger; rights, duties and liabilities of new or acquiring company; acquisition of land
- 48:12-132 - Stockholders dissenting from consolidation, merger or lease; procedure
- 48:12-133 - Issuance of stock and exchange or sale of stock and bonds by consolidated company
- 48:12-134 - Borrowing money; bonds secured by mortgage
- 48:12-135 - Lessor company may borrow money and issue bonds secured by mortgage
- 48:12-136 - Filing of survey and maps of lines; relocation of routes
- 48:12-137 - State treasurer to repay deposit in certain cases
- 48:12-138 - Sale or lease; title vested in purchaser or lessee
- 48:12-139 - Acceptance of former charter or organization of new company
- 48:12-140 - New company may issue bonds and stock; settling debts of former company
- 48:12-141 - Foreclosure sale of railroad of another state with part of route in this state
- 48:12-142 - Procedure to acquire property and franchise within state; transfer of property to new company
- 48:12-143 - Purchase by another railroad company of railroad and franchises sold by court order
- 48:12-144 - Foreclosure sale in another state of foreign railroad operating road within this state
- 48:12-145 - Failure to run daily trains; receiver; exceptions
- 48:12-146 - Operation of insolvent railroad by receiver; expenses
- 48:12-147 - Sale or lease of railroad by receiver
- 48:12-148 - Lease of railroad by trustee or receiver; conditions
- 48:12-149 - Return to receiver of insolvent railroad money deposited with state treasurer
- 48:12-150 - Dissolution; procedure; repayment of deposit with state treasurer
- 48:12-151 - Limitation of actions; injuries to persons; death; injuries to property by fire
- 48:12-152 - Trespassing on property prohibited; recovery barred in certain cases
- 48:12-153 - Liability of railroad for amount due laborer by contractor
- 48:12-154 - Badges for passenger train and station employees
- 48:12-155 - Number in train crews
- 48:12-156 - Selling articles on train without license
- 48:12-157 - Unauthorized exercise of franchise; penalty
- 48:12-158 - Placing freight car in rear of passenger car; misdemeanor; exceptions where ordered by army or navy officers
- 48:12-160 - Unobstructed windows on passenger cars; penalty
- 48:12-161 - Signal device between engine and cars; penalty
- 48:12-163 - Intoxication of engineer or conductor; misdemeanor
- 48:12-164 - Strikes; employees abandoning or refusing to aid in movement of trains; misdemeanor
- 48:12-165 - Strikes; interfering with employees; injuring, destroying or obstructing property; misdemeanor
- 48:12-166 - Neglect or refusal to pay fare; penalty