RAILROAD CROSSINGS

Additional safeguards, see Protective devices under this topic

Approaches

Construction or reconstruction, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 161.20

Crossing signs, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.17

Driving left of center, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.18

Grading, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.08, 219.10

Blocking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Cattle guards, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.31 to 219.33

Change of grade, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.08, 219.10

City charters, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.44

Complaints, dangerous crossings, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.39, 219.40

Consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073, 219.074

Construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 161.20, 219.40

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Crossing changes

Approaches, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.08, 219.10

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Grade change violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Crossing restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26, 169.28, 169.29

Crossing speeds, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Crossing vacation program

Proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Vacating crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073, 219.074, 219.40

Dangerous crossings

Complaints, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.39

Cost of correction, payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Defined, railroad law, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.16

Drains, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.35

Embankments, obstructions, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384, 219.40

Evidence, approaching trains, crossing unsafe, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Farm crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.13, 219.36

Federal aid, improvement, maintenance, or repairs, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Fences, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.31 to 219.34

Fines

Blocking violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Grading violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Improvements, maintenance, or repairs, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Obstructions, failure to remove, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384

Orders, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.42

Speed violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Grade

Change of grade, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.08, 219.10

Multiple tracks, uneven grade, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Separation, see Grade separation under this topic

Grade crossing safety account, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.1651, 299C.03

Grade separation

Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, see same under this topic

Noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.42

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074, 219.14

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073

Hearings

Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.39, 219.40

Protection of crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.14

Home crossing signs, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.17, 219.18

Improvement, maintenance, or repairs

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071, 219.35, 446.04

Matching grants, Minn. Statutes 2012 222.50

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071, 219.403

Private crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.35

Railroads, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.35

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.445

Inspections, state rail safety inspector, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.015

Inventory, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Investigations

Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.39, 219.40

Guards, need for, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.23

Protection of crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.14

Protective devices, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.24

Stop regulations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.20

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.14

Lawsuits

Obstructions, failure to remove, recovery of fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384

Orders, noncompliance, recovery of fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.42

Trains stopping at, violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.97

Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Levels of exposure, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.445

Liability, farm crossings, gates, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.36

Logging railroads, across highways, Minn. Statutes 2012 160.24

Maintenance, see Improvement, maintenance, or repairs under this topic

Motor vehicles, stopping, standing, or parking on railroad crossings, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.34

Multiple tracks, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.09, 219.10

New crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.072

Obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384, 219.40

Orders

Appeals from, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.41

Consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Crossing changes, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Crossing guards, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.23

Dangerous crossings, correction, division of costs, method, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Grade separation, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074, 219.14

Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

New crossings, warning devices, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.072

Noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.42

Obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Overhead crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Protective devices, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.14, 219.24, 219.40

Relocation, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Safety devices, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Underground crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Vacating, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074, 219.40

Ordinances, not abridged, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.44

Overhead crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Petitions, new crossings, warning devices, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.072

Private crossings

Construction by landowners, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.35

Maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.35

Safety standards, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.165

Protective devices

Adequate protection, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.402

City charters, provisions not abridged, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.44

Crossing guards, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.23

Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

First class cities, costs, payment from local improvement fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 446.04

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.26

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.14, 219.24, 219.40

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 161.20

Relocation, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073, 219.074

Repairs, see Improvement, maintenance, or repairs under this topic

Safety

Approaching trains, prima facie evidence of unsafe crossing, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Driver improvement clinics, instruction, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.973

Drivers' license examination, Minn. Statutes 2012 171.13

Drivers' manual, Minn. Statutes 2012 171.0705

Grade crossing safety account, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.1651, 299C.03

Grade crossings, southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.445

Standards, rulemaking, private crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.165

Safety devices, see Protective devices under this topic

School buses

Signals, exemptions,, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.443

Stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28, 169.454

Signs and signals, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS

Speed limits, motor vehicle traffic, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.14

Speeds, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Standards

Federal standards, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Railroads, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073

Safety, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.165

Stop crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.20, 219.22

Stopping at

Approaching trains, prima facie evidence of unsafe crossing, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Drivers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26, 169.28, 169.29

Exempt crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28, 169.29

Hazardous materials carriers, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28

Head Start buses, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28

Light rail crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28

Passenger carriers for hire, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28

Pedestrians, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

School buses, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.28, 169.454

Trains, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.93, 219.97

Vehicles with fewer than nine inches clearance above roadways, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.29

Vehicles with speeds of less than six miles per hour, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.29

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Surface, area, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Trains stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.93, 219.97

Transportation Department

Complaints, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2012 174.66

Underground crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Vacating

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Crossing vacation program, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074

Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.40

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.074, 219.40

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.073

Violations and penalties

Approaches, grading violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Blocking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Changes, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.10

Crossing gate or barrier violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Dangerous obstructions, failure to remove, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384

Driving past lowered crossing gates, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Driving past signaling flaggers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.97

Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, noncompliance, fines, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.071

Orders, noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.42

Second and subsequent offenses, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Speeds, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.383

Stopping violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 169.26

Visibility, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 219.384

Warning signs, see under RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS