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Chapter 389

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 389

Regulation of Railroad Corporations

389.005Division, transferred to department of transportation 389.007Official Missouri railroad, when designated 389.060Ejection of passengers, when lawful 389.1005Light rail safe operation, maintenance and use — division's powers and duties — funds to be used, how — operator to file statement 389.1010Light rail safety fund created, administration of — lapse into general revenue prohibited 389.300To deliver and receive freight at crossing of other roads — to maintain switches — penalty for failure 389.310Upon failure to furnish cars, shippers may furnish them — penalty for failure to return 389.320Pooling prohibited 389.540Shipments of grain in bulk 389.550Consignments to elevators declared temporary 389.560Time allowed for removing grain from cars 389.570No discrimination allowed in shipping grain — grain to be weighed and shortage made up 389.580Permission to erect structures or tract — violation, penalty — division may order track removed from service until in compliance 389.610Railroad crossings construction and maintenance, highways and transportation commission to have exclusive power to regulate and provide standards — apportionment of cost 389.612Grade crossing safety account created — fee charged, amount — who must pay — purpose and use of fund — transfer to state road fund, when 389.614Warning signals for crossings presumed adequate — duty of reasonable care required of railroads 389.615Study on grade crossing closures — due when — division may employ additional track safety specialists, when 389.620Railroads required to pave right-of-way at street crossings 389.630Railroad failing to pave, city to proceed, how 389.645Crossing in city, town or village, division may regulate, when 389.650Lawful fences, gates, who may build — trespassers 389.653Trespass to railroad property, penalties 389.660Right-of-way to be drained — duty of railroad to construct and maintain ditches and drains — violations subject to injunction and damages, costs and expenses 389.665Right-of-way to be cleared of weeds and brush to prevent fires, violation, damages and costs — public grade crossings to be clear of vegetation and undergrowth 389.670Storm sewers along railroad right-of-way in cities or towns under 30,000 389.680Railroad storm sewers — intersection with city sewer system 389.690Railroad storm sewers — liability for damages — penalties 389.700Application of sections 389.700 to 389.730 — term railroad defined 389.710Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom 389.730Liability for noncompliance — action for damages 389.780Switch and sidetrack connection — powers of division of motor carrier and railroad safety 389.790Safety switch appliances and guard rails to be maintained — penalty 389.795Walkways and handrails on bridges and trestles 389.797Employee walkways to be kept clear, enforcement 389.800Contributory negligence not to relieve from liability 389.810Engines to be equipped with power drive wheel brakes 389.820Safety appliances — automatic couplers 389.830Standard drawbars to be used — height of same 389.840Cars to be equipped with air or power brakes 389.850Application of provisions of sections 389.810 to 389.870 389.860Penalty for violation of sections 389.810 to 389.870 — suit, where brought 389.870Employee not guilty of contributory negligence, when 389.900Locomotives to be equipped with electric headlights — power of same — exceptions 389.920First aid kits, duty of railroad to provide — rules regulating 389.945Safety rules for motor vehicles used to transport employees by rail — hearings — inspection of vehicles — penalties 389.990Bell and whistle at crossings — penalty 389.991Definitions 389.992Division of motor carrier and railroad safety regulations 389.993Rules and regulations, hearings required — must conform with federal standards — how amended 389.994Rulemaking authority on constructing and maintaining walkways adjacent to industrial railroad trackage — definition of industrial railroad trackage — hearings required — amending rules — authority to issue cease and desist order 389.996Investigation of accidents, notice of an accident 389.997Railroad car loading requirements — exception — motor carrier and railroad safety division of the department of economic development to enforce 389.998Violations and penalties — enforcement — action by division, jurisdiction — penalties or forfeitures paid into school fund 389.999Causes of action existing prior to August 13, 1988