Chapter 191 — RAILROADS; CONSTRUCTION
16 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 191.001 Definition
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191.001 Definition. In this chapter, “office” means the office of the commissioner of railroads. History: 1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 347; 1993 a. 16, 123; 2001 a. 103.
Wis. Stat. § 191.01 General provisions
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191.01 General provisions. (1) SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER. This chapter applies to all railroads. (2) CONSTRUCTION, CERTIFICATE FROM OFFICE PREREQUISITE. No railroad corporation shall begin the construction of any proposed line of railroad in this state until it shall have obtained fr…
Wis. Stat. § 191.02 Application for certificate of necessity
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191.02 Application for certificate of necessity. Application for a certificate required by s. 191.01 shall be made within 6 months after the publication of the railroad corporation’s corporate articles. History: 1997 a. 254.
Wis. Stat. § 191.03 Articles; publication prerequisite to certificate
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191.03 Articles; publication prerequisite to certificate. No railroad corporation shall make application for a certificate unless it has caused a copy of its corporate articles to be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, in each county in which the railroad is proposed to…
Wis. Stat. § 191.05 Maps and profiles with application; changes
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191.05 Maps and profiles with application; changes. Complete maps and profiles of the proposed railroad shall be filed with the application for a certificate of convenience and necessity. The office may permit errors, omissions or defects in the application, maps and profiles to …
Wis. Stat. § 191.06 Railroad extensions; certificate and notice necessary
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191.06 Railroad extensions; certificate and notice necessary. If any railroad company organized prior to July 1, 1907, shall desire to extend its lines in this state or to build branches connected therewith, or to construct any portion of its authorized line of railroad, it shall…
Wis. Stat. § 191.07 Hearing of applicants; notice
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191.07 Hearing of applicants; notice. Upon receiving such application the office shall set a time and place for a hearing, which time shall not be less than 3 weeks nor more than 8 weeks from the date of filing the application, and the place shall be at the city of Madison, or at…
Wis. Stat. § 191.09 Procedures under this chapter
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191.09 Procedures under this chapter. (1) BEFORE THE OFFICE. The provisions of ch. 195 relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses, the production of books, documents and papers, the administration of oaths, punishment for disobedience of an order of the office of the commissioner o…
Wis. Stat. § 191.10 Certificate of necessity
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191.10 Certificate of necessity. (1) ISSUANCE, FILING, RECORDING, CONDEMNATION. If the office of the commissioner of railroads finds that the proposed railroad would be a public convenience and that a necessity requires its construction, the office of the commissioner of railroad…
Wis. Stat. § 191.11 Revocation of certificate
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191.11 Revocation of certificate. If any railroad company May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 191.11 RAILROADS; CONSTRUCTION after obtaining a certificate that public convenience and a necessity require the construction of the whole or part of its railroad …
Wis. Stat. § 191.13 Temporary railroad extensions
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191.13 Temporary railroad extensions. (1) Any railroad corporation may build, maintain and operate temporary branches or extensions to and upon any timber lands, sand pit, gravel pit, stone quarry or agricultural enterprise, with all sidetracks, storage tracks, wyes, turnouts and…
Wis. Stat. § 191.16 Construction items submitted to office
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191.16 Construction items submitted to office. Upon receiving the certificate of public convenience and necessity, the applicant shall before commencing construction submit to the office a condensed specification of the character of construction
Wis. Stat. § 191.17 Public safety; investigation; approval of plans
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191.17 Public safety; investigation; approval of plans. Upon receiving the specification required by s. 191.16, the office shall examine the same and shall hear the applicant in support thereof, shall suggest and require modifications of the specification if the public safety so …
Wis. Stat. § 191.19 New roads; report; inspection; protective appliances
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191.19 New roads; report; inspection; protective appliances. (1) Upon the completion of the construction of any railroad under the approved specification, the company shall, before operating the same for public service, report to the office; and the office shall inspect the work.…
Wis. Stat. § 191.20 Railroad routes; right to alter
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191.20 Railroad routes; right to alter. Every railroad company may, by the vote of two-thirds of its directors, alter or change the route of its railroad, by making and filing with the office of the commissioner of railroads and also by recording in the office of the register of …
Wis. Stat. § 191.21 Notices in counties without newspapers
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191.21 Notices in counties without newspapers. If no newspaper is published in any county in which a railroad is proposed to be located, the publications required by this chapter may May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 3 Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. RAILROADS;…