Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2004 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
RAILROADS
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way
Acquisition by other than Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Bankruptcy, leaseholders' rights of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Preservation, see REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITIES
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57, 174.50, 222.63
Surface Transportation Board proceedings, intervenor, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Tracks, see same under this topic
Accidents, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Accounting and bookkeeping
Financial control procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.53
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 218.041
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041, 222.53
Acquiring carriers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.85
Acquisition of land or property
Acquiring carrier, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.86 to 222.88
Air rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.01
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.85
Depots and stations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Divesting carriers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.85, 222.86
Eminent domain, see same under this topic
Gravel pits, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Information, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.86
Interpretation of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041, 222.87
Regional railroad authorities, acquisition by, payment of costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.0274, 222.26, 222.27
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Trunk highway construction, relocation of railroad tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.241
Agency service, depots and stations
Closing or abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.98
Agents, see RAILWAY STATION AGENTS
Agreements by
Control of property, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.21
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.074, 219.403
Rights-of-way over public ways, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.26
Trunk highways, railroad tracks and lands, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.241
Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.01
Air tanks, boiler inspections, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 183.56
Appeals by, operating property, valuation, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.88
Application of law
Bankruptcy, leaseholders' right of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Branches, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Consolidations and mergers, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.14
Extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Railroad corporations, consolidations, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.14
Structures and cars, clearance between, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.45 to 219.53
Telephone and telegraph companies, Minn. Statutes 2004 237.03
Toilets and toilet facilities, operating units or consists, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Tracks, safety standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041, 219.01
Audits and examinations
Duty to assist state auditor, Minn. Statutes 2004 6.52
Gross earnings, public examiner's office duties, transfer to Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.084
Operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.83
Baggage, see Rates and charges under this topic
Bankruptcy, leaseholders, right of first refusal
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Bills of lading, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 235.04
Boards of directors
Commencement of work, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.22
Minutes, location, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.33
Resolutions by, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11, 222.28, 222.31, 222.32
Selection, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13, 222.20
Subscription books, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.22
Bondholders, voting rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.20
Bonds
Issuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13, 222.23
Mergers and consolidations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Petition, connection with other roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.25
Property control agreements, copies, attaching to bond, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.21
Branches
Boards of directors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28, 222.32
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Routes, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28, 222.32
Bridges (structures)
Additional tracks, maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Bridges over railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 165.06
Clearance between bridges and highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 165.05
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Combination highway and railroad bridges, Minn. Statutes 2004 165.13
Construction or reconstruction, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.20
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.011, 270.80
Drainage systems, duties, see same under this topic
First class cities, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 446.04
Maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Toll houses, tolls, posting on, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Tolls, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Width, bridges over highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 165.05
Buildings, defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Camps, inspections, Meat and poultry inspection law
Access by inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2004 31A.25
Capital stock, see Stock under this topic
Cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Cattle guards
Care, standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.31
Failure to erect, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32, 219.33
Railroads, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.31
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.31
Certificates and certification
Certificates of convenience and necessity, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09, 222.10
Control of property, approval, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.21
Income, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.19 to 222.21
Operating property, fair market value, equalization, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.87
Certificates of convenience and necessity
Issuance, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Certified copies
Claims, documents filed with, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Route alterations and designations, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28, 222.32
Certified lists, lands conveyed by the state, recording, Minn. Statutes 2004 507.31
Certifying to, new roads
Inspection and safety standards, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92
Charters, forfeitures, failure to report land transfers, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Douglas trail, right-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 85.015
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Luce line trail, right-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 85.015
Chief engineers, certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Cigarette distribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 297F.08
Claims against
Construction, payment of laborers or mechanics, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29, 222.30
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Clearance between structures and cars
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.45 to 219.53
Attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.51
Bridges (structures), Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47, 219.98
Existing structures, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.47
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.47
Obstructing space between tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.50
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.98
Overhead clearances, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Side clearances, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Tunnels, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Warning signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.52
Commencement of work, stock subscriptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.22
Commercial zones, see COMMERCIAL ZONES
Common carriers
Employees, exclusion, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.041
Railroad companies defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.011
Common rate points, mileage between, fixing, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Complaints
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.39, 219.40
Trains stopping at crossings, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Connection with other roads
Construction, see same under this topic
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.25
Consists
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Consolidations and mergers
Application of law, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.14
Boards of directors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Certificates of consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09, 222.10
Creditors' rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Generally, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09
Method of combination, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Name, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
New corporation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Officers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09
Parallel and competing railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06, 222.08
Railroad corporations, application of law, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.14
Construction
Connecting roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.12
Contractors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.18
First class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 446.04
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement, see same under this topic
Timber cutting, disposal of debris, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.14
Contested cases
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64, 174.65
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.10
Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Contractors
Bond, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29, 222.30
Rail service improvement program, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Contracts
Acquiring carriers, contracts binding on, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.87
Consolidations and mergers, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29, 222.30, 222.50
Facilities, relocation or alteration, minimum wage, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.365
Leases, conditional sale provisions, equipment and rolling stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.16
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.62
Payments in lieu of bridge tolls, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Provisions for evasion of liability, voiding of contracts, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.81
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50, 222.52
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.20
Receivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.815
Conveyances
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.05
Trunk highways, unneeded land for, relocation of tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.241
Cooperation, prairie lands in rights-of-way
Best management practices, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.99
Corporate offices
Buildings defined as nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Cranes on tracks, warning devices, electric lines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.753
Creditors, rights, consolidations and mergers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Culverts
Drainage systems, duties, see same under this topic
Failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37
Damages
Cattle guards, failure to erect, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32, 219.33
Contributory negligence, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.79
Failure to fence, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32 to 219.34
Fires caused by locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76
Offsets, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.81
Steam railroads, employee injuries or deaths, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.77, 219.79
Data
Acquisitions information, classification, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.86
Rail service improvement program, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.54
Deeds of trust, recording, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.18
Definitions
Cigarette and tobacco products taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 297F.01
Common carriers, rail transportation, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.011
Passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.61
Rail Service Improvement Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.56
Railroad acquisitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.85
Railroad property first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631
Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.445
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Terminals, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.011
Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01
Depots and stations
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Agency service, depots and stations, closing or abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.98
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Critical public service facilities, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.594, 609.6055
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Freight platforms, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Industrial activities, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.242
Loading platforms, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.55
Posting (notices), fire prevention warnings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Station houses, apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Disclosure
Acquisitions information, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.86
Rail service improvement program data, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.54
Ditches
Failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37
Divesting carriers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.85, 222.86
Docks, piers, and wharves
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Personal property, exclusion, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 297A.61
Drainage systems, duties
Benefits or damages to railroad, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 103E.315
Bridges and culverts, construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 103E.285, 103E.525, 103E.526, 103E.721
Drinking water, operating units or consists, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Easements
Mining easements, Natural Resources Department, power to grant, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.47
Rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Tax-forfeited lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 282.01, 282.04
Elevators
Acquisition, eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Grain elevators, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Nonrailroad ownership, personal property taxes, listing, assessment, Minn. Statutes 2004 273.32
Prohibited charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 235.06
Eligible obligations, savings banks, investments in, Minn. Statutes 2004 50.14
Eminent domain
Acquisition of railroad property by government authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57
Agricultural uses, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57
Connection with other roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.25
Property, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Right to condemn, improvements, enlargements, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.38 to 117.41
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.26, 222.27, 222.36
State rail bank, rail lines, or rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Warehouses, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Yards, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Employees, see RAILROAD PERSONNEL
Enforcement of law
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Engine drivers, see RAILROAD PERSONNEL
Engineers, see RAILROAD ENGINEERS
Engines
Consists, see same under this topic
Locomotives, see same under this topic
Equipment, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.15, 222.16
Equipment trusts, rolling stock
Filing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.17
Obligations, savings banks, investing in, Minn. Statutes 2004 50.14
Validity, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.17
Evidence, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Fair market value, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631
Federal aid
Federal rail service continuation program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48, 222.51, 222.53
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50 to 222.52
Railroad crossings, improvement, maintenance, or repair, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.071
Federal rail service continuation program
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.53
Local governments, participation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.51
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.53
Federal Railway Labor Act
Parties to suits, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.153
Fences
Failure to fence, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32 to 219.34
Fences between railroad and public road, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.34
Repair, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.33
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.31
Fines
Clearance violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.51
Crossing signs, failure to maintain, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.06
Culverts, failure to keep clean, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Ditches and culverts, failure to keep clean, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Drinking water, operating units and consists, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Fire prevention violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Freight platforms, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Land grant railroads, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Loading platforms, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.55
Multiple tracks, railroad crossing violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.10
New roads, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Office violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Orders, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Parallel and competing railroads, consolidation, lease, or purchase, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Rates and charges violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Recovery, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Toilets and toilet facilities, operating units and consists, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Trains, stopping at crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071, 235.13
Fire prevention
Combustible material, clearing from rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.20, 88.21
Extinguishment, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Fire patrol officers, employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.20
Fires, tending, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Instruction, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Natural Resources Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Patrollers, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21, 219.57
Fires caused by locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars
Damages, insurable interest, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76
Extinguishment, claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Severability of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
State fire marshal, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Fireworks, use, Minn. Statutes 2004 624.23
Fiscal year, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Flag stops, exclusion, stations, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Foreign railroads, leases, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06, 222.07
Forfeitures, see Fines under this topic
Franchises
Branches or extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Consolidations and mergers, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Exercise in foreign states or countries, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.24
Forfeitures, failure to report land transfers, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Holding or control by other railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Issuance, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Freight
Accounting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Rates and charges, see same under this topic
Transfers, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Freight claims departments, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 222.29, 222.30
Freight platforms, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Freight trains, see Freight cars under RAILROAD CARS
Good faith, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Grade crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Grain elevators, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Grants to, public lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.05
Gravel pits, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Gross earnings, tax, Minn. Const. art 10 s 1
Hazardous materials transporters, see HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTERS
Hazardous waste transporters, see HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTERS
Hearings
Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.01
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.47
Motor vehicles designed for highway use, disputes, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.562
Operating property, apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Passenger service agreements, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.63
Rights-of-way, use, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 230.10, 230.11
Hennepin County, contamination cleanup near
Environmental response fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 383B.81
Historic places
Northern Pacific Railroad Shops, Minn. Statutes 2004 138.664
Historic sites, Hennepin County, trail, Minn. Statutes 2004 138.662
Improvements, see Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement under this topic
Income certificates
Certificate holders, voting rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.20
Issuance, creation, or disposal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.19
Property control agreements, copies, attaching to certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.21
Indebtedness
Application of law, security agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.9-201
Deeds of trust securing, recording, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.18
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13
Holders, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.20, 222.21
Mortgages securing, recording, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.18
Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13
Industrial zones, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.242, 173.02, 173.16, 428A.02
Information about
Supplying to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.54
Initial terminals, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Injunctions, restraining orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Inspections
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Land grant railroads, records, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Locomotive inspectors, Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21, 183.56
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92
Public terminal warehouse yards, scales, Minn. Statutes 2004 233.24, 239.081
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Insurance, property insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76
Interpretation of law
Forest fire prevention, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.87
Joint through rates, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Rates and charges, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.021
Tax liens and assessments, operating property, reversion to railroad, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Intrastate transportation, livestock, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Investigations
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.47
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Invoices, filing with claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Junctions, trains stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.93
Land grant railroads
Fines, see same under this topic
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Land grants, county recorders, transcription of records, Minn. Statutes 2004 386.26
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Land stock
Rights, title, interest, or estate granted by, taxation, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.22
Transfers, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Lands
Acquisition of land or property, see same under this topic
Land grants, county recorders, transcription of records, Minn. Statutes 2004 386.26
Lands conveyed by the state, certified lists, recording, Minn. Statutes 2004 507.31
Mineral rights reservations, Minn. Statutes 2004 93.01, 93.03
Sale, taxation, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.21
Tax-exempt lands, property tax, mistaken payment refunds, Minn. Statutes 2004 283.07
Transfers, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Lawsuits
Attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Consists and operating units, drinking water and toilet facility violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Construction debts, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29, 222.30
Costs, fees, and disbursements, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Employee injury or death, steam railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.79 to 219.83
Failure to fence, damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32
Fines, recovery
Clearance violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.51
Crossing violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.384, 219.42
Ditches and culverts, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071, 219.51, 219.97
Land grant railroads, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Fires, extinguishment, claims for reimbursement of costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Intervenors, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Land transfers, failure to report, forfeiture of charter or franchises, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Office violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Orders, rules, and directives, prima facie fair and reasonable, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Parallel and competing railroads, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Parties to suits, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.153
Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Railroad land transfers, taxability, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.23
Rates and charges, reports about during pending litigation, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Rates and schedules fixed by department, prima facie fair and reasonable, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Trains stopping at crossings, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.10, 218.041
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2004 542.09
Leaseholders
Bankruptcy sales, right of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631
Nonrailroad lessors, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631
Notice received, rights-of-way, offer for sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Leases
Construction aid, connecting roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.12
Contracts, see same under this topic
Foreign railroad corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06, 222.07
Leaseholders, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631, 222.632
Lessees, culverts and ditches, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.05
Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Tracks, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.07
Liability
Cattle guards, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.22
Consolidations and mergers, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Construction, payment of laborers or mechanics, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.29, 222.30
Contracts, evasion provisions, voiding of contracts, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.81
Farm crossing gates, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.36
Fences, damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32 to 219.34
Fire prevention, failures of duty, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76, 219.761
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Injuries, work hour violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.28
Landowners, recourse, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.33
Leasing to foreign corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.07
Property leased to regional railroad authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 398A.03
Steam railroads, employee injuries or deaths, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.77
Tracks, leases, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.07
Transfer over tracks of more than one railroad, rates and charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Liens
Consolidations and mergers, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Equipment or rolling stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.15
Tax liens, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Loading platforms, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54, 219.55
Loans
Locomotives, rehabilitation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.58
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.55 to 222.62
Local trains, accounting, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Location or relocation
Logging railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.24
Railroads along, across, on, or under trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Locomotives
Consists, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Defined as operating units, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Exclusion, vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
Failure of equipment, corrections, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.662
Fire protection appliances, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Fires caused by, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76, 219.761
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21, 183.56
Lease or rental, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 297A.668
Model locomotives, boiler inspections, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 183.56
Operating units, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Orders, speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.662
Rehabilitation, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.58
Spark arresters, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.661, 219.662
Steam engines, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01
Logging railroads, across highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.24
Loss or damage caused by
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76, 219.761
Insurance, authority to issue, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 60A.06
Machine shops, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27, 270.80
Maintenance, see Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement under this topic
Maps
Branches, filing, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
County topographical land maps, valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2004 273.061
Extensions, filing, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92
Route alterations and designations, filing, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Mergers, see Consolidations and mergers under this topic
Mortgages, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13, 222.18
Motor vehicles designed for highway use, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.562
Municipalities, limited as to aid, Minn. Const. art 11 s 12
Names, consolidated or merged railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
National railroad passenger corporation
Reimbursement, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.62
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92, 219.97
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80, 270.81
Notice given
Acquiring carriers, acquisitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.86
Annual meetings, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.35
Locomotives, speedometer compliance, time, lists, and schedules, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.662
New roads, completion, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92
Rates and charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Notice received
Fences, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.34
Fires, extinguishment, claims for reimbursement of costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Freight platforms, provision, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Laborers or mechanics, claims for payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.30
Operating property, valuation, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.84, 270.85
Petitions, receipt, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Railroad crossings
Dangerous obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.384
Proposals to vacate, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.074
Protection, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.14
Stop crossings, designation, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.20
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.10
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.025, 230.10
Officers
Attestation, new roads, completion notices, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.92
Complaints, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.39, 219.40
Office, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.33
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.33
Unpaid or fictitious stock, sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.23
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Offices
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.33
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Operating property
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81
Assessors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81
Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.83
Classification, property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 273.13
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Determination by Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81
Docks, piers, and wharves, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80, 270.86, 297A.61
Fair market value, equalization, basis for tax levy and collection, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.87
Forfeiture of contracts, lands reverting to railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Personal property taxes, taxable property, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.02
Sale or conversion to nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Tax exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81
Valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81 to 270.86
Operating units, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Orders
Applications, fees, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.98
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.98
Compensation and salaries, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Connection with other roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.25
Federal law, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64, 218.041
Lawsuits, costs, fees, and disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Locomotives, speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.662
Rates and charges, compliance, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Rights-of-way, disagreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 230.11
Trains stopping at crossings, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.93
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Ordinances, quiet zones, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.166
Overcharges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 316.06
Parallel and competing railroads
Consolidations and mergers, see same under this topic
Determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Passenger service
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.61
High-speed rail passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.36, 218.75
Intrastate passenger service, accounting, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.75
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursement, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.62
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.60
Public Service Department duties, transfer to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.06
Public Utilities Commission duties, transfer to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.06
Passengers
Disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256C.02
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.75
Riding without paying fare, arrests, Minn. Statutes 2004 629.363
Payments by
Cigarette taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 297F.08
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 177.27
Easements, rights-of-way over state-owned land, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.025
Firefighting and protection fees and assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Fires, extinguishment costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Highway drainage ditches crossing railroads, costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.19
New crossings, warning devices, costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.072
Overcharges, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Property loss, damage, or injury, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.071, 219.384, 219.40, 219.42
Payments to
Private crossings and drains, construction, maintenance, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.35
Replacement railroad lands acquired for trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.241
Permits
Issuance, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Real estate tax judgment sales, Minn. Statutes 2004 280.03, 280.11
Petitions by
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.98
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.074, 219.383
Places of business, railroads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 297F.01
Planning
High speed rail passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.75
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.46
Rail service improvement, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.46
Southern rail corridor improvement, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.445
Statewide rail transportation plan, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.03
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.03, 222.52, 222.53
Plats, filing, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.01, 174.60, 219.661, 222.46
Presidents, certificates and certification
Branches, resolution for route designation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Consolidations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09
Extensions, resolution for route designation, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Route alterations and designations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Privileges and immunity
Consolidations and mergers, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.10
Promissory notes, issuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.13
Property
Crimes against, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.85
Real property, see same under this topic
Structures, see same under this topic
Taxable property, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.02
Property insurance
Authority to issue, Minn. Statutes 2004 60A.06
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.76
Public lands
Conveyance, grant, lease, or sale from municipal corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.05
Public service corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.03
Public terminal warehouses, see under TERMINAL WAREHOUSES
Purchases by
Construction aid, connecting roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.12
Equipment or rolling stock, terms, liens, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.15
Property, generally, powers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.05
Quiet zones, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.166
Rail carriers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.56
Rail lines
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, persons entitled to, Minn. Statutes 2004 514.04
Rehabilitation, acquisition, or installation, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.58
Rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Tracks, see same under this topic
Rail service
Capital improvement projects, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.58
Continuation, termination, or modification, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Rail Service Improvement Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.46 to 222.54
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50 to 222.52
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.57 to 222.59, 222.63
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.55 to 222.62
Rail users
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Financial or other assistance to, rural development financing authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 469.142
Loans by, rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Railroad cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Railroad companies
Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2004 6.52, 270.084, 270.83
Bankruptcy, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Boards of directors, see same under this topic
Bonds, see same under this topic
Consolidations and mergers, see same under this topic
Consulting, commuter rail system, planning, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.84
Definitions, Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2004 316.06
Duration, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.13
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Mergers, see Consolidations and mergers under this topic
Oaths, annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.82
Presidents, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09, 222.28, 222.32
Public service corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.03
Qualifying railroad corporations, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 50.14
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given, see same under this topic
Review by, southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.445
Rights, privileges, and franchises, forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2004 316.06
Secretaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09, 222.28, 222.32
Railroad interest
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.631
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given, see same under this topic
Railroad ties, open burnings, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.171
Railroad track scales, see COMMERCIAL SCALES
Railroads along, across, on, or under trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Railway utilities
Electrical systems, inspections, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.244
Employees, electrician's license exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.242
Ramsey County
Environmental response fund for cleanup along, Minn. Statutes 2004 383A.81
Rates and charges
Approvals, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Changes, publication and notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Common rate points, fixing mileage between, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Contested cases, see same under this topic
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.021
Filing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Group rates and charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Joint through rates, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Livestock, intrastate transportation, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64, 218.031
Overcharges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 316.06
Public inspection, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Road construction materials, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.025
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Schedules, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.025, 218.031, 218.041
Setting, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Switching and drayage, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Temporary rates, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Transfer of freight to connecting lines, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.025, 218.041
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Real property
Acquisition of land or property, see same under this topic
Lands, see same under this topic
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80, 270.81
Title to, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.023
Rebates, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.021, 218.041
Receipts, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping
Access, locomotive inspections, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Alteration of routes, resolutions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.31
Branches, routes, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Extensions, routes, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Land grant railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Locomotive inspections, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Routes, designations and alterations, certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Subscription books, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.22
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement
Constitutional provisions, Minn. Const. art 11 s 5
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.18
First class cities, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 446.04
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Reports given
Accidents, wrecks, and casualties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.82, 270.83
Cigarette sales, Minn. Statutes 2004 297F.08
Fire protection appliances on locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21, 219.57
Information requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Lands, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Operating property, sale or forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Reports required by state auditor, Minn. Statutes 2004 6.52
Research, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.53
Rights-of-way
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.0274, 222.26, 222.27
Air tanks installed on, boiler inspection, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 183.56
Bankruptcy, leaseholders, rights of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
Best management practices, prairie lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.99
Branch railroad tracks, construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 373.04
Combustible material, clearing, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.18
Dangerous obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.384
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63, 270.80
Disagreements with railroad, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 230.10, 230.11
Disposition, funds, depositing, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Ditches and culverts, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.37, 219.97
Drainage ditches crossing, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.19
Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.26, 222.27, 222.36
Fences, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.31, 219.33
Field reviews, prairie lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.99
Fire prevention, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Fires near, reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.21
Historic sites, trail along right of way, Hennepin County, Minn. Statutes 2004 138.662
Leases, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.07
Natural Resources Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.99
Noxious weeds, destruction, eradication, see Control or eradication under NOXIOUS WEEDS
Petroleum tank release cleanup, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2004 115C.09
Public ways, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.26, 222.27
Quiet zones, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.166
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.19
Roads on or parallel to, not legal highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.05
Sale or offer for sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.632
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57, 174.50, 222.63
State trails, Minn. Statutes 2004 85.015
State-owned land, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.0274, 222.025
Telegraph lines, construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.36
Telephone lines, construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.36
Use, Minn. Statutes 2004 230.09 to 230.11, 235.13, 441.48
Voting precincts, boundaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.14
Rolling stock
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.56
Equipment trusts, filing, validity, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.17
Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 290.191
Leasing contracts, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.16
Locomotives, see same under this topic
Purchase, terms, liens, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.15
Railroad cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Rehabilitation or acquisition, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.58
Sales and use taxes, see SALES AND USE TAXES
Routes
Alteration, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.31, 222.32
Branches, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28, 222.32
Extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28
Records, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.28, 222.31, 222.32
Rulemaking about
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.64
Commerce Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Emergencies, public authorities, powers, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45, 218.041
Local ordinances, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Operating property, valuation, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.84, 270.86
Public Service Department, continuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 216A.08
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Railroads on, across, along, or under trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.45
Rates and charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 218.041
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.545
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Safety
Death or injury of railway personnel due to safety violations, contributory negligence, assumption of risk, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.64
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.01, 219.071, 219.92
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.53
Sales
One road by another, foreign corporations, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
State rail bank property, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.63
Seals
Consolidations and mergers, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09
Route alterations and designations, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Secretaries
Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.09, 222.28
Filing with, routes, designations and alterations, certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.32
Securities, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Service of process on
Complaints, use of rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 230.10
Freight platforms, provision, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.33
Severability of law, fires caused by locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.761
Shops
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Machine shops, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Side tracks, see Tracks under this topic
Sidings, commercial or industrial activities
Exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.242
Exclusion, outdoor advertising, Minn. Statutes 2004 173.02
Signs and signals, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Specified public transportation
Railroads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 363A.03
State aid, limitation, Minn. Const. art 11 s 2,5
State auditor, duty to assist, Minn. Statutes 2004 6.52
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57, 174.50, 222.63
Statewide rail transportation plan, see Planning under this topic
Station agents, see RAILWAY STATION AGENTS
Station houses, see Depots and stations under this topic
Statutes of limitations
Employee injury or death, steam railroads, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.83
Real property, title to, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.023
Steam engines, defined as trains, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01
Stock
Consolidations and mergers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Depots and stations, see same under this topic
Full-paid stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.54
Holding or control by other railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Issuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11, 222.19, 322B.02
Land stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.22, 272.24
Par value, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.11
Preferred stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.19, 222.21
Special preferred stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 300.54
Special stock, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.19, 222.21
Subscription books, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.22
Subscription, construction aid for connecting roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.12
Unpaid or fictitious stock, sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.23
Stockyards, see STOCKYARDS
Structures
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Clearances between structures and cars, see same under this topic
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Depots and stations, see same under this topic
Subpoenas
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Information requested by Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.54
Subscription books, see Records and record keeping under this topic
Surveys, aerial photograph surveys, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.50
Swamplands, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.04
Switching and drayage, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Switching and handling facilities, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Tax assessments
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81
Operating property reverting to railroad, interpretation of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Tax liability, operating property
Reversion, failure to report, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Tax liens, operating property reverting to railroads
Interpretation of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.20
Technical assistance
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.545
Terminals, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.011, 219.551
Through trains, accounting, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Toilets and toilet facilities
Motor vehicles designed for highway use, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.562
Operating units or consists, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Track motor cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.561
Track scales
Inspections, Weights and Measures Division, Minn. Statutes 2004 239.081
Tracks
Abandonment, removal, or closing for traffic, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.57, 174.50, 219.98, 222.63
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.242, 173.02
Defined as rail line, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.48
Defined as real property, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.03
Electric lines, crossing or paralleling, Minn. Statutes 2004 237.04, 237.05
Ladder tracks, clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Leases, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.07
Maintenance, construction, and operation, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Multiple tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.09, 219.10
Obstructing space between tracks, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.50
Parallel tracks, clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement, see same under this topic
Safety, see same under this topic
Side tracks, maintenance, construction, and operation, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Value, apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.86
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Yard tracks, clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.47
Trains
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01
Exclusion, motor vehicle sales tax, Minn. Statutes 2004 297B.01
Local trains, accounting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Through trains, accounting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031
Trains approaching crossings, unsafe crossings, prima facie evidence, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.26
Transfer facilities
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Transportation by
Hazardous materials, see HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTERS
Iron ore on slate mineral lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 93.20
Trestles, defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.80
Trucks, motor carrier permits, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.121
Tunnels, clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46
Underpasses
Improvements, first class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 446.04
Valuation of property
Notice, Revenue Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81, 270.84
Operating property, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.81, 270.83 to 270.86
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.82
Viaducts, improvements, first class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 446.04
Violations and penalties
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.46, 219.51 to 219.53
Consolidations and mergers, parallel and competing railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06
Cranes on tracks, warning device or electric line violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.753
Culverts, failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Death or injury of railway personnel due to safety violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.64
Ditches, failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Drinking water, consists and operating units, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.021
Fences, failure to fence, liability, damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.32 to 219.34
Fire patrol officers, failure to appoint, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.20
Fire prevention, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.57
Freight platforms, noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.54
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.031, 218.071, 235.13
Injury, accident or derailment, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.85
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.041
Land grant railroads, records violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Loading platforms, noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.55
Motor vehicles designed for highway use, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.562
New roads, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97
Obstructing space between tracks, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.50
Office violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.34
Officers, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.06, 222.23
Orders, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Railroad companies, Minn. Statutes 2004 270.83
Rates and charges, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.021, 218.071
Reporting violations, land transfers, forfeiture of charter and franchises, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.24
Rights-of-way, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 235.13
Rules, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.071
Stock, unpaid or fictitious, sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.23
Toilets and toilet facilities, consists and operating units, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.551
Track motor cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.561
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 609.85
Trains, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.97, 609.85
Unauthorized persons, sweeping or removal of grain from cars, Minn. Statutes 2004 233.33
Warehouses, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27, 273.32
Warning devices, cranes on tracks, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.753
Yard switching
Locomotives, speedometers, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.662
Yards
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 222.27
Tracking, see Tracks under this topic