Minimum train crew; movement of freight

Va. Code Ann. § 56-425.1, under Chapter 13. Railroad Corporations..

Va. Code Ann. § 56-425.1

A. No railroad company shall use or allow the use of any train, locomotive, or light engine in connection with the movement of freight unless such train, locomotive, or light engine has a crew consisting of at least two qualified individuals. No provision of this section shall apply to the use of a train, locomotive, or light engine for hostler or utility service.

B. The Commission shall include in its annual report to the Governor required by § 12.1-4 the number of probable violations of 49 C.F.R. § 218.123 investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement.