Title XXIV, Public Utilities
7 chapters · 385 sections in this title.
KRS § 277.040 Person operating mine or quarry may construct railroad line, truck road, overhead conveyor or pipeline to transport material
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overhead conveyor or pipeline to transport material. Any person operating a mine or a stone quarry may, for the purpose of transporting material between any railroad or navigable stream and the mine or quarry, construct and operate a line of railroad, truck road, overhead conveyo…
KRS § 277.050 Corporation constructing or operating union station may condemn land
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Any corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or operating union railway stations for passengers or freight may, except in cities of the first class or in a consolidated local government, acquire by condemnation,…
KRS § 277.060 Powers and duties of railroad companies as to construction, alteration and maintenance of railroad line
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maintenance of railroad line. (1) Every railroad company may: (a) Cause such examinations and surveys to be made as are necessary to the selection of the most advantageous route for its proposed railroad, and for that purpose its officers, agents and servants may enter upon the p…
KRS § 277.065 Allocation of costs of eliminating grade crossings between railroad and governmental unit
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governmental unit. The entire construction costs of projects for the elimination of hazards of railroad- highway crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade crossing structures, and the relocation of high…
KRS § 277.070 Map of route to be recorded -- Notice to Transportation Cabinet if another railroad crossed
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railroad crossed. (1) Every railroad company proceeding to construct its road in or through any county shall file and have recorded at its expense, in the office of the county clerk of that county, a map of the route showing the center and the width of the proposed road. If, afte…
KRS § 277.080 Railroad company may transport by motor vehicle and by air
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Any railroad company may engage in the business of a common carrier for the transportation of persons and property by motor vehicles operated upon the highways and by airplanes in the air, and may purchase or lease the property, rights and franchises of any person engaged in tran…
KRS § 277.090 Railroad company may operate ferry
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(1) Any railroad company may, without securing the grant of any ferry franchise or privilege from the county judge/executive, transport, or employ other persons to transport for it, any passengers, baggage or freight carried, or to be carried, on its railroad line, across any str…
KRS § 277.110 Contract or lease under which railroad is operated to be recorded
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Every person operating a railroad in this state under a contract or lease shall, within thirty (30) days after the contract or lease is executed, have it recorded in the office of the Secretary of State and in the office of the county clerk of each county in which the road or any…
KRS § 277.160 Signs at railroad crossings -- Imitation forbidden
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(1) Every railroad company shall cause signal boards to be placed and constantly maintained at each public highway where it is crossed by the railroad track at the same level, except that such boards need not be put up in any city unless required by the city authorities. The boar…
KRS § 277.170 Flagman or gate at crossing of railroad with highway
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If the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet determines it is in the public interest for a gate to be erected or maintained or a flagman stationed at any highway crossing within one mile of the corporate limits of any city, the cabinet shall give the superintendent or manager of the ra…
KRS § 277.180 Railroad crossings, when trains to stop before reaching
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Whenever railroad lines cross each other in this state, each train shall be brought to a full stop at least fifty (50) feet before it reaches the crossing, unless the crossing is regulated by a derailing switch or other safety appliance that prevents collisions at crossings, or a…
KRS § 277.190 Bell to be rung or whistle sounded at crossings -- Local government regulation of sounding train whistles at night
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regulation of sounding train whistles at night. (1) Every railroad company shall provide each locomotive engine running over any of its lines with a bell of ordinary size and a whistle. The bell shall be rung or the whistle sounded at a distance of at least fifty (50) rods from t…
KRS § 277.195 Railroad company to destroy or remove vegetation upon its right-of-way at each public railroad-highway grade crossing
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each public railroad-highway grade crossing. (1) Every railroad company shall destroy or remove obstructive vegetation upon its right-of-way at each public railroad-highway grade crossing, for a distance of two hundred fifty (250) feet in each direction, that is: (a) More than th…
KRS § 277.200 Period of obstructing highway, street or navigable stream limited
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(1) No railroad company shall obstruct any public highway or street, or the navigation of any stream, by stopping and permitting trains, engines or cars to stand upon a public grade crossing or upon a drawbridge for more than five (5) minutes at any one time, unless such stopping…
KRS § 277.210 Air brake, passenger trains required to have
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No passenger train shall be run without an air brake, or some equally effective appliance for controlling the speed of trains, that can be applied by the engineer to each car composing the train, and that shall at all times be kept in good condition and ready for use. This sectio…
KRS § 277.230 Frogs on tracks
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Every railroad company shall keep the frogs on its tracks adjusted, fixed or blocked to prevent the feet of its employees from being caught therein.
KRS § 277.240 Height of bridges and passways over railroad tracks -- Telltales
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(1) A bridge or passway constructed over any railroad, except in cities having power under their charters to regulate the height of bridges or passways, shall not be at a less height than twenty-two (22) feet above the track of the road, unless by the written authority of the Ken…
KRS § 277.245 Required equipment on cars for transportation of railroad employees
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It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and engaged in the business of common carrier to operate for or transport its employees in a motor car which is not equipped with a reasonably sub…
KRS § 277.250 Getting on or off moving train
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No person, except a passenger or an employee in the usual and necessary discharge of his duties, shall get on or off, or swing or ride on, or hang from the outside of, any engine, train or car while it is in motion or switching, or immediately preceding its moving or switching.
KRS § 277.270 Railroad policemen, how appointed and removed
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(1) Any company owning or operating a railroad in this state may apply to the Governor to appoint and commission as railroad policemen such persons as the company designates. The Governor, upon such application being made and upon the payment to him of a fee of five dollars ($5) …
KRS § 277.280 Bond, powers, and compensation of railroad policemen
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(1) Each railroad policeman shall, before he or she enters upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office, execute bond, with good security, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duty as such policeman, and take and subscribe an oath of office. The bond sh…
KRS § 277.290 Badges of railroad policemen -- Insignia of passenger train employees
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(1) Each railroad policeman shall, while on duty, wear a metal badge or shield, with the words "Railroad Police" and the name or initials of the railroad engraved thereon. When acting as a detective in the service of the railroad, he may wear the badge or shield concealed. (2) Ev…
KRS § 277.300 Notice of fatal accident to be given to Transportation Cabinet
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If any accident on a railroad is attended with loss of life, the company operating the road on which the accident occurred shall notify the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet within five (5) days after the accident occurred and shall furnish the cabinet all information requested by …
KRS § 277.310 Liability of railroads for injury or death of employees
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Every common carrier by railroad, while engaged in commerce in this state, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by the carrier in such commerce, and in case of the death of such person shall be liable to his personal representative, for s…
KRS § 277.315 Liability insurance requirement for special passenger excursion trains -- Limitation of damages
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Limitation of damages. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Nonprofit sponsor" means a corporation whose purpose includes the historic preservation of documents, memorabilia, and equipment associated with the railroad industry, and public education regarding the history, current fun…
KRS § 277.320 Contributory negligence -- Assumption of risk
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In any action brought against a common carrier by railroad under KRS 277.310 to recover damages for injury to or death of any employee, the employee shall not be held to have assumed the risk of his employment nor to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where t…
KRS § 277.330 Liability of railroads for killing or injuring cattle -- How damages divided
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If cattle are killed or injured by the locomotive or cars of any railroad company on a track adjoining the lands belonging to or occupied by the owner of the cattle, and the owner has not received compensation for fencing his land along the railroad right-of-way, the loss shall b…
KRS § 277.350 Criminal trespass on railroad property
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person without the consent of the railroad: (a) To go upon the track, property, or right-of-way of a railroad, other than to pass over the track, property, or right-of-way at a public or private crossing; or (b) To willfully ride, drive, or lead a…
KRS § 277.355 Prohibition against damage, disturbance, or disruption of railroads, trains, or tracks -- Penalties
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or tracks -- Penalties. (1) A person shall not knowingly drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any railroad rail or track, locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other vehicle of a railroad company when it is on a railroad track. (2) An unauthorized person shall not …
KRS § 277.360 Prohibition against requiring train crew members to show motor vehicle operator's license in investigations of train accidents or operation
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operator's license in investigations of train accidents or operation. In any circumstance involving an accident on a railroad, or any alleged violation of law involving the operation of a train, in which the engineer or any other train crew member is detained by any law enforceme…
KRS § 277.400 Entities eligible to file declaration of state railbanking -- Use of property subject to declaration -- Claims of aggrieved persons
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subject to declaration -- Claims of aggrieved persons. (1) Any organization recognized as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, agency of state government, or political subdivision or city of this state holding or acquiring a ra…
KRS § 277.402 Preservation of railroad corridors -- Public policy -- Preliminary declaration of state railbanking
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declaration of state railbanking. (1) It is the public policy of this state to preserve railroad corridors for future railroad use. Toward this end, the Commonwealth recognizes that the salvage of tracks, ties, signaling equipment, ballast, and other items may indicate an intent …
KRS § 277.404 Conservation easement under KRS 382.800 to 382.860 over land adjoining or traversed by a railtrail
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or traversed by a railtrail. In addition to any other legal right, any person having a legal interest in land adjoining a railtrail or in the land traversed by the railtrail itself may grant to the entity holding the right to maintain a railtrail over the property a conservation …
KRS § 277.406 Duty of railroad proposing to discontinue service or to abandon railroad corridor to notify Railtrail Development Office and Department of Parks
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corridor to notify Railtrail Development Office and Department of Parks. Each railroad proposing to discontinue service over or to obtain federal authority for regulatory abandonment of a railroad corridor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall, in addition to those notification r…
KRS § 277.410 Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each passenger train station’s restrooms -- Penalties
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in each passenger train station’s restrooms -- Penalties. (1) Every passenger train station shall post in all of its restrooms either: (a) A printed sign in English and Spanish at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) inches by eleven (11) inches in size, with letters in at least sixt…
KRS § 277.990 Penalties
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(1) Any railroad company that violates or permits any of its agents or employees to violate any of the provisions of KRS 277.110, subsection (1) of 277.160, 277.170, 277.180, 277.210, 277.230 or 277.300 shall, in addition to subjecting itself to any damages that may be caused by …