2019 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 218 - 222 — Carriers
Chapter 219 — Railroad Safety And Employment
Section 219.50 — Obstructing Space Between Tracks.
It is unlawful for a common carrier, person, or corporation subject to sections 219.44 to 219.52 to permit the space between or beside tracks that is ordinarily used by employees in the discharge of their duties and is within 8-1/2 feet of the centerline of the track, to become or remain obstructed by a foreign obstacle that will interfere with the work of the employees or subject the employees to unnecessary hazard. This space between or beside the tracks and between the rails of the tracks must be kept in a condition as to permit the employees to pass over or between the tracks or to use the space day or night and under all weather conditions without unnecessary hazard.
History: (4758) 1913 c 307 s 6; 1913 c 448 s 1; 1980 c 460 s 22; 1985 c 265 art 4 s 1
