Title 81 — Title 81 TRANSPORTATION
35 chapters · 471 sections in this title.
RCW 81.48.020 Obstructing or delaying train—Penalty.
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Every person who shall wilfully obstruct, hinder or delay the passage of any car lawfully operated upon any railway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1961 c 14 s 81.48.020. Prior: 1909 c 249 s 278; RRS s 2530.]
RCW 81.48.030 Regulating speed within cities and towns and at grade crossings—Exception.
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Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the right to fix and regulate the speed of railway trains within the limits of any city or town other than a first-class city, and at grade crossings as defined in RCW 81.53.010 where such grade crossings are outside the limits of ci…
RCW 81.48.040 Procedure to fix or change speed limits.
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(1) After due investigation, the commission shall make and issue an order fixing and regulating the speed of railway trains within the limits of cities and towns other than first-class cities. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the speed limit to be fixed by the commi…
RCW 81.48.050 Trains to stop at railroad crossings.
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All railroads and street railroads, operating in this state shall cause their trains and cars to come to a full stop at a distance not greater than five hundred feet before crossing the tracks of another railroad crossing at grade, excepting at crossings where there are establish…
RCW 81.48.060 Penalty for violation of duty endangering safety.
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Every engineer, motor operator, grip operator, conductor, brake operator, switch tender, train dispatcher, or other officer, agent, or servant of any railway company, who shall be guilty of any willful violation or omission of his or her duty as such officer, agent, or servant, b…
RCW 81.48.070 Cruelty to stock in transit—Penalty.
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Railroad companies in carrying or transporting animals shall not permit them to be confined in cars for a longer period than forty-eight consecutive hours without unloading them for rest, water, and feeding for a period of at least two consecutive hours, unless prevented from so …