Chapter 74, RAILROADS
63 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-602 Failure to fence or repair; liability.
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So long as such fences and cattle guards are not made after the time prescribed in section 74-601 has elapsed and when such fences and guards, or any part thereof, are not in sufficiently good repair to accomplish the objects for which they are intended, such railroad and its age…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-603 Fencing; duty; landowner may fence; cost.
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Any person who owns land adjoining the right-of-way of any railroad and not within the limits of any town, village, or city who intends to enclose the land, or any part thereof, that adjoins such right-of-way with a fence may notify the railroad in writing of such intention and r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-604 Failure to fence; injury to livestock; liability.
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Any railroad which fails to fence on both sides of its right-of-way against all livestock running at large at all points shall be absolutely liable to the owner of any livestock injured or killed by the railroad's agents or the agents of any other railroad which runs over and upo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-605 Injured animals; care; violation; penalty.
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Whenever any horse, cow, or other domestic animal is injured on the right-of-way of any railroad, the trackwalkers and section personnel of the railroad shall care for the animal at once and report the facts to the nearest station agent. If the animal is injured by a train, such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-608 Right-of-way; cover for wildlife; vegetation; exceptions.
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In order to provide cover for wildlife, the vegetation other than noxious weeds within the fenced right-of-way of all railroads outside the corporate limits of any city or village in Nebraska shall not be destroyed, except that (1) such vegetation shall be destroyed from the spac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-609 Right-of-way; vegetation; treatment; charge by county; collection.
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If any railroad neglects or refuses to cause its right-of-way to be mowed, sprayed, or otherwise treated as provided in section 74-608, the county board or board of supervisors in which county the right-of-way is located shall, after the time in which the railroad is required to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-609.01 Right-of-way; hunting upon; unlawful; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful for anyone to hunt upon the fenced right-of-way of any railroad in Nebraska without permission of the owner or responsible authority. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-915 Health and safety of employees; rules and regulations.
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The Department of Labor is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations after due notice and hearing for the safety, sanitation, shelter, and health of railroad maintenance-of-way employees, as far as shelter and drinking water for human consumptio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-916 Drinking water and cups; duty to provide.
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An adequate supply of cool, sanitary water, for drinking purposes, shall be made available for use of all employees of railroads. Sanitary containers, equipped with a faucet or other dispenser, and individual paper drinking cups shall be furnished by the railroad.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-917 Rules and regulations; dispute; notice; hearing.
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In the event of any dispute or disagreement between any employee and any employer as to the intent, meaning, and interpretation of any or all of the rules adopted in accordance with section 74-915, the Department of Labor shall give notice, to the parties interested, of a date fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-918 Drinking water; toilet facilities; locomotives and waycars; duty to provide; violation; penalty.
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Each railroad which operates in this state shall provide sanitary drinking water and toilet facilities on all road locomotives and waycars owned by such railroad when ordered, after investigation, notice, and hearing, by the Public Service Commission. The commission shall specify…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-919 Margins along tracks; keep free from debris and vegetation; enforcement.
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Each railroad in this state shall keep and maintain the margins alongside its tracks where railroad employees are required to walk in the course of their duties reasonably free from debris and vegetation which affect the safety of such employees while working. The Public Service …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 74-921 Locomotive operators; conductors; intoxication; penalty.
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Any person who is intoxicated while in charge of a locomotive running upon the track of any railroad or while acting as the conductor of a car or train of cars on any railroad shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.