RAILROADS
M.G.L. pt. Part I, tit. Title XXII, ch. c. 160
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sectionc. 160, § 1. Definitionssectionc. 160, § 2. Boston; tribunal acting in place of county commissionerssectionc. 160, § 3. Applicationsectionc. 160, § 4. Corporation chartered concurrently with another statesectionc. 160, § 5. Corporation or trustees operating railroad of anothersectionc. 160, § 6. Purchase of railroad by commonwealthsectionc. 160, § 7. Taking by eminent domainsectionc. 160, § 8. Map and engineer's report to accompany petition for chartersectionc. 160, § 9. Depositary for plans and profilessectionc. 160, § 10. Notice of routesectionc. 160, § 11. Limits specified in chartersectionc. 160, § 12. Fixing of routesectionc. 160, § 13. Formationsectionc. 160, § 14. Contents of agreement of associationsectionc. 160, § 15. Associates' authoritysectionc. 160, § 16. Publication of agreement of associationsectionc. 160, § 17. Application for certificate of public convenience and necessitysectionc. 160, § 18. Map; engineer's reportsectionc. 160, § 19. Submission of map and report to local officialssectionc. 160, § 20. Fixing of route by local officials; certificate feesectionc. 160, § 21. Fixing of route by department upon failure to agreesectionc. 160, § 22. Spurs, branches and connecting and terminal trackssectionc. 160, § 23. Certificate of facts of subscriptionsectionc. 160, § 24. Certificate of compliance; filing; certificate of incorporationsectionc. 160, § 25. Change in amount of capital stock; change of gaugesectionc. 160, § 26. Limit upon time to acquire certificate of incorporationsectionc. 160, § 27. Limit upon time to construct railroadsectionc. 160, § 28. Narrow gauge railroads; paid-up capital stocksectionc. 160, § 29. First meeting of incorporators; notice; waiver of noticesectionc. 160, § 30. Adoption of by-laws; election of directorssectionc. 160, § 31. Managing officerssectionc. 160, § 32. Selection of officers; treasurer's bond; clerk's qualifications and duties; terms of office; vacanciessectionc. 160, § 33. Stockholders' meetingsectionc. 160, § 34. Special meetingssectionc. 160, § 35. Voting by corporation upon its own stocksectionc. 160, § 36. Voting rights of stockholderssectionc. 160, § 37. Meetings of directorssectionc. 160, § 38. Certificatesectionc. 160, § 39. Assessment; failure to pay assessmentsectionc. 160, § 40. Collection of assessmentsectionc. 160, § 41. Increase of capital stock; purposessectionc. 160, § 42. Corporation consolidated with one in another state; unauthorized capital stock increasesectionc. 160, § 43. Issue of preferred stocksectionc. 160, § 44. Designation of preferred stock; filing of record of proceedings; contents of certificatesectionc. 160, § 45. Voting power of preferred stock; amount of stocksectionc. 160, § 46. Offer of preferred stock to common shareholderssectionc. 160, § 47. Issue of shares, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtednesssectionc. 160, § 48. Approval by department of issuesectionc. 160, § 49. Exchange for registered bondssectionc. 160, § 50. Validitysectionc. 160, § 51. Default on mortgage; contract to allow those in possession to operatesectionc. 160, § 52. Trustees in possession of railroad; annual meetingsectionc. 160, § 53. Trustees in possession of railroad; election and confirmation of trusteessectionc. 160, § 54. Trustees in possession of railroad; jurisdiction of supreme judicial courtsectionc. 160, § 55. Purchaser under foreclosuresectionc. 160, § 56. Necessity of payment of par for shares; limit upon capital stocksectionc. 160, § 57. Liability for issuing void stocksectionc. 160, § 58. Use of each other's railroadsectionc. 160, § 59. Service provided to other railroad; compensationsectionc. 160, § 60. Rates for services for connecting companysectionc. 160, § 61. Foreign railroads' privilege as connecting roadsectionc. 160, § 62. Lease by one connecting railroad to the othersectionc. 160, § 63. Term of leasesectionc. 160, § 64. Taking securities of other corporationssectionc. 160, § 65. Telegraph company stocksectionc. 160, § 65A. Holding stock in railroad car and equipment companiessectionc. 160, § 65B. Real estate, warehouse, industrial facility, and industrial development companies stocksectionc. 160, § 66. Guaranty of steamship company bondssectionc. 160, § 67. Associate in formation of grain elevator corporationsectionc. 160, § 68. Acquisition, retention, sale or guarantee of other's bonds or notessectionc. 160, § 69. Powers of railroad corporations; aid in construction of branch or connecting railroadssectionc. 160, § 70. Terminal, express and subsidiary companies; interest of railroads in stock and securitiessectionc. 160, § 70A. Steamship companies, ferries, ferry boats, docks, motor vehicles and aircraftsectionc. 160, § 71. Prohibition after 1907sectionc. 160, § 72. Application for consolidation; notice; hearing; determinationsectionc. 160, § 73. Rates and facilities of consolidated railroadssectionc. 160, § 74. Violations; penaltiessectionc. 160, § 75. Determination of method of crossing highwayssectionc. 160, § 76. Estimate of cost; subscription for capital stock; certificate of compliancesectionc. 160, § 77. Consent to locate within three miles of state housesectionc. 160, § 78. Authorized purchasessectionc. 160, § 79. Filing of descriptions with departmentsectionc. 160, § 80. Proceedings to fix location of landsectionc. 160, § 81. Change of locationsectionc. 160, § 82. Taking of landsectionc. 160, § 83. Taking of land for purposes other than a railroadsectionc. 160, § 84. Lands or rights of other railroadssectionc. 160, § 85. Purposes for changesectionc. 160, § 86. Change of directionsectionc. 160, § 87. Limitation upon tax exemptionsectionc. 160, § 88. Prescriptive rights of adjoining landholderssectionc. 160, § 89. Description of locations of railroads; rules and regulationssectionc. 160, § 90. Fencing of railroad propertysectionc. 160, § 91. Eminent domain; order securing landownerssectionc. 160, § 92. Enforcement of order securing landownerssectionc. 160, § 93. Fences and gates along length of railroadsectionc. 160, § 93A. Fences along railroad tracks in cities and townssectionc. 160, § 94. Recovery by railroad from person required to fencesectionc. 160, § 95. Grade separation of railroad tracks by agreementsectionc. 160, § 96. Consent for one railroad to cross another or to cross navigable watersectionc. 160, § 97. Highway crossings; obstructions; grade separationssectionc. 160, § 98. Over-passes and under-passes; heightsectionc. 160, § 99. Material used to surface bridges and approachessectionc. 160, § 100. Alteration of grade of highway; decree of county commissioners; securitysectionc. 160, § 101. Alteration of course of highway; decree of county commissioners; security; eminent domainsectionc. 160, § 102. Level grade crossing of highwaysectionc. 160, § 103. Level grade crossing; rails protected to enable easy passagesectionc. 160, § 104. Proceedings to lay out public way across railroadsectionc. 160, § 104A. Building, equipment or machinery moving; duty of railroad; reimbursement of costssectionc. 160, § 105. Alteration of course of canalsectionc. 160, § 106. Remedy of obstruction or for failure to repairsectionc. 160, § 107. Construction and repair of bridges, approaches and abutmentssectionc. 160, § 108. Jurisdiction of county commissionerssectionc. 160, § 109. Separation of private land; order of commissioners relative to crossingsectionc. 160, § 110. Denial of access to private land; order for crossing by departmentsectionc. 160, § 111. Decisions of commissioners; appealsectionc. 160, § 112. Proceedings perfecting appealsectionc. 160, § 113. Appeal; hearing; department's powerssectionc. 160, § 114. Rights of way across tracks by prescriptionsectionc. 160, § 115. Construction; additional capital stock; certificate of necessity and convenience; feesectionc. 160, § 116. Switch connections with private interestssectionc. 160, § 117. Order for switch connection by departmentsectionc. 160, § 118. Certification by departmentsectionc. 160, § 119. Filing of map and profile, tables of grade and curvature and statement of characteristicssectionc. 160, § 120. Draw tendersectionc. 160, § 121. Position of bridge when not in usesectionc. 160, § 122. Passage of vesselssectionc. 160, § 123. Signals indicating position of bridgesectionc. 160, § 124. Gatessectionc. 160, § 125. Precautions taken by engineersectionc. 160, § 126. Violations; penaltysectionc. 160, § 127. Penaltiessectionc. 160, § 127A. Drawbridges; department; exemption of railroad from compliance with lawsectionc. 160, § 128. Abandonment of passenger stationsectionc. 160, § 128A. Discontinuance of passenger service; hearing; notice; decision of departmentsectionc. 160, § 129. Relocation of passenger stations and freight depotssectionc. 160, § 130. Signs indicating way stationssectionc. 160, § 131. Compensation for use of station, railroad or grounds of one company by anothersectionc. 160, § 131A. Application of business corporation to acquire, own and operate terminal facilities; notice; hearing; approvalsectionc. 160, § 132. Safety switchessectionc. 160, § 133. Protection of employees; blocking of frogs, switches and guard railssectionc. 160, § 133A. Switch stands, lightingsectionc. 160, § 134. Bridge guardssectionc. 160, § 134A. Distance between sets of tracks, structures or obstructions; exemptionssectionc. 160, § 135. Stopping of trains at grade crossingssectionc. 160, § 136. Grade crossings; rules and regulationssectionc. 160, § 137. Grade crossings; interlocking signalssectionc. 160, § 138. Warning to publicsectionc. 160, § 138A. Warning devices at crossingssectionc. 160, § 139. Regulation by department of use of warning devicessectionc. 160, § 140. Signs protecting public wayssectionc. 160, § 141. Signs protecting a traveled placesectionc. 160, § 142. Signs erected by municipalitiessectionc. 160, § 143. Signs erected by municipality; duty to supplysectionc. 160, § 144. Release of railroad or municipality from duty to provide signssectionc. 160, § 145. Violations; penaltiessectionc. 160, § 146. Damaging warning signs; penaltysectionc. 160, § 147. Gates or flashing lights at crossing of railroad and public waysectionc. 160, § 147A. Reflectorizing of signs, etc., at crossingssectionc. 160, § 148. Failure to erect signs or install gates or lights; penaltysectionc. 160, § 149. Signals at crossing of railroad above highway levelsectionc. 160, § 150. Obstruction of view by standing wood; petition for removal; payment for damagessectionc. 160, § 151. Obstruction of public way by railroad; penaltysectionc. 160, § 152. Reasonable use of crossing; regulation by departmentsectionc. 160, § 153. Type of power used to operatesectionc. 160, § 154. Brakes and brakemensectionc. 160, § 155. Control of brakes by engineer; inspectionsectionc. 160, § 156. Safety couplers on freight carssectionc. 160, § 157. Use of car not equipped with automatic couplerssectionc. 160, § 158. Grab ironssectionc. 160, § 159. Standard height of draw bars for freight carssectionc. 160, § 160. Violations; penaltysectionc. 160, § 161. Trains composed of four-wheel cars; applicationsectionc. 160, § 162. Extension of time for equipmentsectionc. 160, § 163. Tools and devices carried on trainssectionc. 160, § 163A. Track motor cars; windshield with cleaning device and canopysectionc. 160, § 163B. Passenger cars; safety windows and doorssectionc. 160, § 165. Passenger, mail or baggage car; heating devicessectionc. 160, § 166. Passenger cars; illuminating oil or fluidsectionc. 160, § 167. Platform gatessectionc. 160, § 168. Testing of locomotive boilers, rolling stock or other equipmentsectionc. 160, § 169. Vacuum brakes; mufflerssectionc. 160, § 170. Safety valves; mufflerssectionc. 160, § 171. Failure to equip with mufflers; penaltysectionc. 160, § 172. Reasonable passenger accommodationssectionc. 160, § 172A. Drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities on locomotives or caboosessectionc. 160, § 173. Women or children in smoking carssectionc. 160, § 174. Drinking water in railroad carssectionc. 160, § 175. Failure to provide drinking water; penaltysectionc. 160, § 176. Other necessary appliancessectionc. 160, § 176A. Track motor cars; lightssectionc. 160, § 177. Caps and badgessectionc. 160, § 178. Eye examinationssectionc. 160, § 179. Engineer; experiencesectionc. 160, § 180. Conductor; experiencesectionc. 160, § 181. Violations of experience requirements for engineers and conductorssectionc. 160, § 182. Experience of engineer and conductor; exceptionssectionc. 160, § 183. Penalty for violation of experience requirements for engineers and conductorssectionc. 160, § 184. Rest dayssectionc. 160, § 185. Change in number of train crew; regulation by departmentsectionc. 160, § 186. Determination by railroad; revisionsectionc. 160, § 187. Reduction of ratessectionc. 160, § 188. Extra charges for ticket purchased at place other than ticket officesectionc. 160, § 189. Mileage tickets; detaching couponssectionc. 160, § 190. Commutation ticketssectionc. 160, § 191. Season tickets; extension of termsectionc. 160, § 192. Season tickets; reimbursement for additional faressectionc. 160, § 193. Sale of season tickets to express messengers; release of liability for personal injurysectionc. 160, § 194. Baggage checkssectionc. 160, § 195. Baggage stored over week endsectionc. 160, § 196. Transportation of bicyclessectionc. 160, § 197. Cheap morning and evening trainssectionc. 160, § 198. Workingmen's trainssectionc. 160, § 198A. Unauthorized sale at less than full faresectionc. 160, § 198B. Unauthorized sale at other than scheduled ratesectionc. 160, § 199. Free passes or reduced rates for public officialssectionc. 160, § 200. Free passes to former employees injured in service of railroadsectionc. 160, § 201. Required upon requestsectionc. 160, § 202. Determination of compensationsectionc. 160, § 203. Reopening of proceedings determining compensationsectionc. 160, § 204. Receiptssectionc. 160, § 205. Equal facilities; passengers and propertysectionc. 160, § 206. Application of Sec. 205sectionc. 160, § 207. Prompt forwardingsectionc. 160, § 208. Charges for transportation of freightsectionc. 160, § 209. Violations; penaltiessectionc. 160, § 210. Freight differential to port of Bostonsectionc. 160, § 211. Discrimination in ratessectionc. 160, § 212. Complete service; equal tariffssectionc. 160, § 213. Tariffsectionc. 160, § 214. Violations; penaltysectionc. 160, § 215. Approval of shareholders; authorization by departmentsectionc. 160, § 216. Certificate of authorization; filing; noticesectionc. 160, § 217. Rights and liabilities under new namesectionc. 160, § 218. Standing, walking or riding vehicle on railroad propertysectionc. 160, § 219. Loitering in stationsectionc. 160, § 220. Riding upon train other than as fare-paying passenger or employeesectionc. 160, § 221. Fees for enforcement of Sec. 220sectionc. 160, § 222. Riding or driving animals on railroadsectionc. 160, § 223. Liability for allowing animal on railroadsectionc. 160, § 224. Liability for allowing animal on railroadsectionc. 160, § 225. Malicious injury to railroad; treble damagessectionc. 160, § 226. Obstruction of passing of trainsectionc. 160, § 227. Wilfully stopping trainsectionc. 160, § 228. Tampering with tools or appliancessectionc. 160, § 229. Defects in highway; liability of city or town; recovery from railroadsectionc. 160, § 231. Gross negligence of person in control of train; penaltysectionc. 160, § 232. Neglect of railroad to give signals at crossing; damages; contributory, gross or wilful negligencesectionc. 160, § 233. Non-liability of railroad for acts of expressmensectionc. 160, § 234. Liability; insurance of railroad and ownersectionc. 160, § 235. Spark arresterssectionc. 160, § 235A. Clearing of inflammable material along right of waysectionc. 160, § 236. Clearing of adjoining land; notice of intent to entersectionc. 160, § 237. Warning of fire given by train crewsectionc. 160, § 238. Extinguishing firesectionc. 160, § 239. Instruction of employeessectionc. 160, § 240. Entry upon public park or reservationsectionc. 160, § 241. Expense of extinguishing fire; liability of railroadsectionc. 160, § 241A. Derailments; removal of wreckage and debrissectionc. 160, § 242. Content; inspection; violationssectionc. 160, § 243. Quarterly statementsectionc. 160, § 244. Lessee to make lessor's returnssectionc. 160, § 245. Construction; limitationssectionc. 160, § 246. Supervisory powers of departmentsectionc. 160, § 247. Formation; powerssectionc. 160, § 248. Agreement of associationsectionc. 160, § 249. Certificate of compliancesectionc. 160, § 250. Change in amount of capital stocksectionc. 160, § 251. Applicationsectionc. 160, § 252. Enforcement
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter160Fetched: 10/20/2026