2025 Code of Georgia
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation (Chs. 1 — 9)
Chapter 8 - Railroad Companies (Arts. 1 — 14)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Financial assistance for rail service, § 32-9-6.
Transportation of freight and passengers by carriers generally, § 46-9-1 et seq.
Creation of Railway Passenger Service Corridor System, § 46-9-290 et seq.
Official state transportation history museum, § 50-3-77.
Ownership by state of Western and Atlantic Railroad, § 50-16-100 et seq.
Law reviews.For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 1157 (2022).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts.Extrahazardous Nature of Railroad Crossing — Obstruction of View, 18 POF2d 611.
Inadequacy of Warning Device at Railroad Crossing, 37 POF2d 439.
Carrier’s Negligence in Boarding or Alighting of Passenger, 38 POF2d 677.
Carrier’s Negligent Maintenance of Public Facility, 47 POF2d 577.
Data and Voice Recorders in Airplanes, Motor Vehicles and Trains, 84 POF3d 1.
Am. Jur. Trials.Railroad Health and Safety: A Litigator’s Guide, 71 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
Handling a Grade Crossing Collision for Locomotive Occupants, 74 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
ALR.Width or design of lateral space between passenger loading platform and car entrance as affecting carrier’s liability to passenger for injuries incurred from falling into space, 28 A. L. R.4th 748.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 46
- Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 46-8-1 — 46-8-4)
- Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commission as to Railroad Companies Generally (§§ 46-8-20 — 46-8-25)
- Article 3 - Incorporation and Consolidation of Railroad Companies and Requirements as to Directors and Officers (Pts. 1 — 2)
- Article 4 - Powers of Companies Generally (§§ 46-8-100 — 46-8-109)
- Article 5 - Construction, Improvement, and Repair of Rail Lines, Depots, and Roads (§§ 46-8-120 — 46-8-133)
- Article 6 - Operation of Trains Generally (Pts. 1 — 4)
- Article 7 - Special Officers for Protection of Railroad Property (§§ 46-8-230 — 46-8-233)
- Article 8 - Liens Against Companies Generally (§§ 46-8-250 — 46-8-254)
- Article 9 - Leases and Conditional Sales of Rolling Stock (§§ 46-8-270 — 46-8-272)
- Article 10 - Liability of Companies for Damages Generally (§§ 46-8-290 — 46-8-292)
- Article 11 - Venue and Service of Process for Actions Against Railroad Companies (§§ 46-8-310 — 46-8-314)
- Article 12 - Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroads (§§ 46-8-330 — 46-8-348)
- Article 13 - Acts or Attempts Resulting in Insolvency or Judicial Seizure of a Company (§§ 46-8-360 — 46-8-365)
- Article 14 - Miscellaneous Offenses (§§ 46-8-380 — 46-8-382)
