See also RAILROADS
Abandonment, Minn. Rules 8830.2750
Accidents, Minn. Rules 8830.2720, 8830.2740, 8830.3100
Additional safeguards, see Protective devices under this topic
Bicycle path and trail crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Exceptions, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Grade crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Approaches, private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Construction or reconstruction, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.20
Crossing signs, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.17
Driving left of center, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.18
Grading, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.08, 2022 219.10
Bicycle path and trail crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Blocking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Cattle guards, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.31 to 2022 219.33
Change of grade, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.08, 2022 219.10
Crossing inventory numbers, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Grade crossings, application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Rail carriers, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Repairs, see Improvement, maintenance, or repairs under this topic
City charters, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.44
Closings, grade crossings, notice, Minn. Rules 8830.2650
Complaints, dangerous crossings, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.39, 2022 219.40
Consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073, 2022 219.074
Consolidation, Minn. Rules 8830.2730
Construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.20, 2022 219.40
Crossing inventory numbers, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Grade crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0220, 8830.2700
Rail carriers, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Bicycle path and trail crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Establishment, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Relocation, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Approaches, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.08, 2022 219.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Grade change violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Crossing inventory, see Inventories under this topic
Crossing restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26, 2022 169.28, 2022 169.29
Crossing speeds, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Vacating crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073, 2022 219.074, 2022 219.40
Crossing vacation program, see Vacating under this topic
Complaints, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.39
Cost of correction, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Databases, USDOT-AAR crossing inventory, see Inventories under this topic
Defined, railroad law, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.16
Definitions, railroads, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Design standards, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Drains, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.35
Embankments, obstructions, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384, 2022 219.40
Engineering functions, application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Alternatives, analysis, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Applications, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Approval, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710, 8830.2730
Costs, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2710, 8830.2730
Design standards, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Maps, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
MMUTCD, compliance, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Petitions, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Rail carriers, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710
Track owners, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Evidence, approaching trains, crossing unsafe, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Farm crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.13, 2022 219.36
Definitions, railroads, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Signs, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Standards, exclusions, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Federal aid, improvement, maintenance, or repairs, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Fences, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.31 to 2022 219.34
Blocking violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Grading violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Improvements, maintenance, or repairs, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Obstructions, failure to remove, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384
Orders, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.42
Speed violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Flaggers, Minn. Rules 8830.0320, 8830.2500
Grade crossing safety account, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.1651, 2022 299C.03
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200, 8830.0220
Changes, Minn. Rules 8830.0220, 8830.0300
Construction, Minn. Rules 8830.0220, 8830.2700
Definitions, railroads, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Engineering functions, application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Establishment, see same under this topic
Improvement, maintenance, or repair, Minn. Rules 8830.2650, 8830.2700
Inventories, see same under this topic
Pavement marks and markers, Minn. Rules 8830.0900, 8830.2750, 8830.2760
Relocation, see same under this topic
Restoration, abandoned tracks, Minn. Rules 8830.2750
Visibility, see same under this topic
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, see same under this topic
Noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.42
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074, 2022 219.14
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Engineering functions, application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.2740
Inventories, see same under this topic
Change of grade, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.08, 2022 219.10
Multiple tracks, uneven grade, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Separation, see Grade separation under this topic
Approach grades, private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Separation, see Grade separation under this topic
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.39, 2022 219.40
Protection of crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.14
Home crossing signs, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.17, 2022 219.18
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs
Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071, 2022 219.35, 2022 446.04
Hazardous materials rail safety program, grants, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.016
Matching grants, Minn. Statutes 2022 222.50
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071, 2022 219.403
Private crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.35
Railroads, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.35
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.445
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Existing crossings, approval exemptions, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Surfaces, notice requirements, Minn. Rules 8830.2650
Notice requirements, Minn. Rules 8830.2650
Requirements, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Signs, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Inspections, state rail safety inspector, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.015
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Railroad active warning devices, Minn. Rules 8830.2125
Requirements, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Rail carriers, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.0300
USDOT-AAR crossing inventory, defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Inventory, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.39, 2022 219.40
Guards, need for, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.23
Protection of crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.14
Protective devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.24
Stop regulations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.20
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.14
Obstructions, failure to remove, recovery of fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384
Orders, noncompliance, recovery of fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.42
Trains stopping at, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.97
Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Levels of exposure, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.445
Liability, farm crossings, gates, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.36
Grade crossings, bicycle paths or trails, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Grade separation, Minn. Rules 8830.2740
Railroad active warning devices, Minn. Rules 8830.2125
Vacating, criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2720
Logging railroads, across highways, Minn. Statutes 2022 160.24
Maintenance, see Improvement, maintenance, or repairs under this topic
Maps, relocation or establishment, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Abandoned crossings, removal, Minn. Rules 8830.2750
Bicycle path and trail crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Pavement, Minn. Rules 8830.0900, 8830.2750, 8830.2760
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2750
Motor vehicles, stopping, standing, or parking on railroad crossings, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.34
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Establishment or relocation criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Multiple tracks, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.09, 2022 219.10
New crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.072
Notice, roadways, closure for grade crossing maintenance, Minn. Rules 8830.2650
Obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384, 2022 219.40
Obstructions, removal, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Appeals from, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.41
Consolidation, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Crossing changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Crossing guards, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.23
Dangerous crossings, correction, division of costs, method, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Grade separation, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074, 2022 219.14
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
New crossings, warning devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.072
Noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.42
Obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Overhead crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Protective devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.14, 2022 219.24, 2022 219.40
Relocation, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Safety devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Underground crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Vacating, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074, 2022 219.40
Ordinances, not abridged, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.44
Overhead crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Petitions, new crossings, warning devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.072
Establishment or relocation, applications, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Grade separation, Minn. Rules 8830.2740
Construction by landowners, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.35
Maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.35
Safety standards, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.165
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Farm crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0100, 8830.0310
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, see same under this topic
Industrial crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Inventories, see same under this topic
Owners and ownership, Minn. Rules 8830.0310, 8830.0320
Residential crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Signs, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Standards, Minn. Rules 8830.0200, 8830.0310
Visibility, see same under this topic
Protective devices, private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Adequate protection, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.402
City charters, provisions not abridged, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.44
Crossing guards, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.23
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
First class cities, costs, payment from local improvement fund, Minn. Statutes 2022 446.04
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.26
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.14, 2022 219.24, 2022 219.40
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.20
Rail rehabilitation, application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Relocation, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073, 2022 219.074
Alternatives analysis, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Approval, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710, 8830.2730
Costs, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2710, 8830.2730
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.2700
Rail carriers, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Rules 8830.2700, 8830.2710
Repairs, see Improvement, maintenance, or repairs under this topic
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Signs, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Safety devices, protective, private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Safety devices, see Protective devices under this topic
Approaching trains, prima facie evidence of unsafe crossing, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Driver improvement clinics, instruction, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.973
Drivers' license examination, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.13
Drivers' manual, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.0705
Grade crossing safety account, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.1651, 2022 299C.03
Grade crossings, southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.445
Hazardous materials rail safety program, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.016
Standards, rulemaking, private crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.165
Driver's license examination, Minn. Rules 7410.4200
Establishment or relocation criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Grade separation criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2740
Standards, see same under this topic
Signals, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.443
Stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28, 2022 169.454
School buses, Minn. Rules 7470.0100 to 7470.1700
School safety patrol procedures, Minn. Rules 7415.0600, 7415.0700
Moving vehicle sight triangle, see same under this topic
Stopped vehicle sight triangle, see same under this topic
Signs and signals, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Speed limits, motor vehicle traffic, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.14
Speeds, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Federal standards, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Railroads, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073
Safety, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.165
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Vacating, Minn. Rules 8830.2720
Visibility, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Stop crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.20, 2022 219.22
Stopped vehicle sight triangle
Defined, Minn. Rules 8830.0100
Design standards, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Establishment or relocation, criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2710
Obstructions, clearing, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Vacating, criteria, Minn. Rules 8830.2720
Visibility, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Drivers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26, 2022 169.28, 2022 169.29
Exempt crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28, 2022 169.29
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Hazardous materials carriers, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28
Head Start buses, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28
Light rail crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28
Passenger carriers for hire, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28
School buses, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.28, 2022 169.454
Trains, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.93, 2022 219.97
Vehicles with fewer than nine inches clearance above roadways, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.29
Vehicles with speeds of less than six miles per hour, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.29
Surface, area, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Maintenance, grade crossings, notice, Minn. Rules 8830.2650
Private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Trail crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2760
Trains stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.93, 2022 219.97
Complaints, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2022 174.66
Underground crossings, construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Crossing vacation program, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.40
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.074, 2022 219.40
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.073
Consolidation of crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.2730
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.2720
Approaches, grading violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Blocking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Changes, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.10
Crossing gate or barrier violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Dangerous obstructions, failure to remove, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384
Driving past lowered crossing gates, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Driving past signaling flaggers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.97
Improvement, maintenance, or repairs, noncompliance, fines, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.071
Orders, noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.42
Second and subsequent offenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Speeds, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.383
Stopping violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.26
Commercial drivers, disqualification, Minn. Rules 7409.0200
Exemptions, Minn. Rules 8830.0220
Visibility, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.384
Application of law, Minn. Rules 8830.0200
Generally, Minn. Rules 8830.0320
Standards, Minn. Rules 8830.0200, 8830.0320
Warning signs, see under RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Width, private crossings, Minn. Rules 8830.0310
Yield signs, Minn. Statutes 2022 219.17, 2022 219.20