New York Railroad Law

Every section of the New York Railroad Law, in order — 201 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. R.R. Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 2 — Definitions
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 5 — Incorporation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 6 — Applicability of business corporation law to railroad corporations
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 8 — Additional powers conferred
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 9 — Certificate of convenience and necessity
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 16 — Location of route
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 17 — Acquisition of title to real property; additions, betterments and facilities
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 18 — Railroads through public lands
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 19 — Railroads through Indian lands
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 20 — Railroads through Chautauqua assembly grounds
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 21 — Railroads along highways
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 22 — Proceedings to determine point at which a new railroad shall intersect one already established; compensation; duties of intersecting roads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 23 — Highway exempted
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 24 — Change of route, grade or terminus; abandonment of line or portion thereof
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 28 — Tunnel railroads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 32 — Individual, joint-stock association, or other corporation may lay down and maintain railroad tracks in certain cases
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 34 — Substituted lines in certain cases
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 50 — Liability of corporation to employees of contractor
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 51 — Weight of rail
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 51-a — Clearances
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52 — Fences, farm crossings and cattle-guards
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52-a — Fences along road operated by electric third rail
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52-b — Fences along right of way
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52-c — Fences in Queens county
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52-d — Debris to be cleared
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 52-e — Penalties for littering
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53 — Sign boards, flagmen and gates at crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-a — Warning signs
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-b — Ringing bells and blowing whistles at crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-c — Obstructing farm and highway crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-d — Unlawful propulsion of a missile at railroad trains
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-e — Unlawful interference with a railroad train
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 53-f — Joint inspection of traffic-control signals interconnected with highway-rail at-grade crossing warning systems
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 54 — Notice of starting trains; no preferences
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 54-a — Communication
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 55 — Accommodation of connecting roads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 56 — Locomotives must stop at grade crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 57 — Rates of fare
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 57-a — A steam or electric railroad corporation having a franchise from this state, operating to and from stations within a city of over a milli...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 58 — Excess charge when fare paid on cars
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 59 — Penalty for excessive fare
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 60 — Issue and use of mileage books
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 61 — Passenger refusing to pay fare may be ejected
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 61-a — Sounding of certain signals on railroad cars by unauthorized persons
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 62 — Sleeping and parlor cars
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 63 — Persons employed as drivers, conductors, motormen or gripmen
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 63-a — Minimum crew size
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 64 — Injuries to employees
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 65 — Conductors and employees must wear badges
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 66 — Checks for baggage
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 67 — Penalties for injuries to baggage
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 68 — Unclaimed freight and baggage
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 69 — Minimum standards for track inspection and maintenance
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 70 — Rights and liabilities as common carriers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 71 — Duties imposed
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 71-a — Reflective whistle signs
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 72 — Inspection of locomotives
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 73 — Inspectors of locomotives
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 74 — Care of steam locomotives; steam and water cocks; penalty
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 75 — commissioner of transportation may approve other safeguards
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 76 — Use of stoves or furnaces prohibited; exceptions
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 76-a — Motor cars and equipment
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 76-b — Equipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees; penalty
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 77 — Equipment of engines
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 77-a — First-aid equipment on locomotives
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 77-b — Speedometers on certain locomotives
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 77-c — Sanitary conditions
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 78 — Coal jimmies and caboose cars
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 78-a — Electric or battery-powered markers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 79 — Air-brakes
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 80 — Couplers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 81 — Violation of sections seventy-seven, seventy-seven-c, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, and eighty
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 82 — Canada thistles to be cut
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 83 — Riding on platform; walking along track
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 83-a — Operation of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, and riding of animals on railroad property
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 83-b — Trespass upon railroad premises
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 84 — Corporations may establish ferries
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 85 — Certain railroads may cease operation in winter
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 86 — Certain railroads need not be operated beyond June, July, August and September
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 87 — Mails
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 88 — When railroads may designate police officers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 89 — New railroads across streets
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 90 — New streets across railroads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 91 — Alteration or rehabilitation of existing crossing
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 92 — Acquisition of land, right or easement in crossing
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 93 — Repair of bridges and subways at crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 93-a — Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad crossing at grade
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 93-b — Maintenance and removal of highway-railroad separation structures
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 94 — Performance of work; division of expenses; accounting; claims for damages; valuation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 95 — Proceedings by commissioner of transportation for alteration of existing crossings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 96 — Proceedings to enforce orders of commissioner of transportation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 97 — Intercity rail passenger service
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 97-a — Commuter rail service
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 98 — Intersection of railroads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 99 — Application of foregoing section
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 100 — Temporary leave granted by court to a street surface railroad; bond
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 101 — Consent of commissioner of transportation in certain cases
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 102 — Ventilation of tunnels
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 103 — Lighting of tunnels
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 104 — Compliance with orders of commissioner of transportation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 105 — Enforcement
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 106 — Penalty for violation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 107 — Judgment-roll
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 108 — Approval of appliances in cities having a population of one million inhabitants or over
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 140 — Consolidation or merger of corporations owning or leasing continuous lines; abandonment of parallel lines; merger of subsidiary corporations
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 141 — Mergers and consolidations of certain railroad corporations
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 144 — Assessment of property of new or surviving corporation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 145 — Stocks of municipal corporations, how represented
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 146 — Foreclosure of mortgages made by consolidated railroads partly in the state
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 147 — Powers of corporations organized to acquire and operate railroads partly in the state
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 148 — Lease and conveyance of road
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 151 — Mortgagee may purchase at foreclosure sale
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 162 — Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 170 — Street surface railroads; general provisions
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 171 — Consent of property owners and local authorities
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 172 — Consent of local authorities; how procured
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173 — Condition upon which consent shall be given; sale of franchise at public auction
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-a — The term "terminable permit" as used in this article shall mean and embrace every grant from a city, town or village of power, right or p...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-b — Every city, town and village of this state, in addition to such powers as it may have relating to the granting of rights, privileges, fra...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-c — Every city, town and village of this state shall have power, subject to the provisions of sections one hundred and seventy-three-a to one...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-d — Whenever any street surface railroad is or may be operated along or upon any of the streets, roads, highways, avenues, parks or public pl...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-e — The acceptance of a terminable permit, or the acceptance of an amendment to any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent inc...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-f — Every terminable permit, and every amendment to any existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent incorporating therein the terms...
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-g — Approval of permit or amendment by commissioner of transportation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 173-h — Existing license, grant, franchise, permit or consent reinstated on invalidity of amendment
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 174 — Proceedings if property owners do not consent
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 175 — Percentage of gross receipts to be paid in cities or villages; report of officers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 176 — Extension of route over rivers; terminus in other counties; when property owners withhold consent; supreme court may appoint commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 177 — Use of tracks of other roads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 178 — Repair of streets; rate of speed; removal of ice and snow
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 178-a — Headlights
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 179 — Within what time road to be built
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 180 — Motive power
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 181 — Rate of fare
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 182 — Collection of fare
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 183 — Construction of road in street where other road is built
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 184 — Abandonment of part of route
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 185 — Effect of dissolution of charter as to consents
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 186 — Corporate rights saved in case of failure to complete road; right to operate branches; conditions; former consents ratified; limitations
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 187 — Extensions and franchises confirmed
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 188 — Certain consents of local authorities confirmed
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 189 — Time extended for payment of percentage based on gross receipts
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 191 — Road not to be constructed upon ground occupied by public buildings or in public parks
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 192 — Center-bearing rails prohibited
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 192-a — Relocation of tracks
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 193 — Right to cross bridge substituted for a bridge crossed for five years
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 194 — Protection of employees
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 195 — Platforms on new cars, how constructed
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 196 — Protection to employees in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 197 — Protection of employees in the counties of Kings and Queens
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 198 — Contracts for the adjustment of payments due certain cities
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 201 — Construction of park railroads in cities having a population of one million five hundred thousand or upwards
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 202 — Consents of property owners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 203 — Expense of construction and operation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 204 — Agreements for payment of cost of construction by instalments
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 205 — Disposition of income
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 206 — Motive power
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 207 — Railroads in parks in New York city, by whom constructed
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 209 — Change of motive power authorized
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 210 — New streets across other than steam surface railroads
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 220 — Application for railroad; commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 221 — Oath and bond of commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 222 — First meeting of commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 223 — Determination of necessity of railroad and route
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 224 — Adoption of plans, and terms upon which road shall be built
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 225 — Appraisal of damages and deposit of money as security
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 226 — Shall prepare certificate of incorporation; proviso as to forfeiture
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 227 — Organization
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 228 — Commissioners to deliver certificate; affidavit of directors
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 229 — Powers
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 231 — Where route coincides with another route
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 232 — Commissioners to transfer plans
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 233 — Commissioners to file report; confirmation thereof
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 234 — Pay of commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 235 — Quorum; term of office; removal; vacancies in board of commissioners
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 236 — Abandonment or change of route; new commissioners; their powers and proceedings
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 237 — Abandonment of portion of route by elevated railroad
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 238 — Increased deposit, when and how required
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 239 — Trains to come to full stop
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 240 — Gates or vestibule doors
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 241 — Penalty for violation of two preceding sections
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 242 — Sections to be printed and posted
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 243 — Extension of time
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 244 — Lighting cars on elevated railroads in cities of over twelve hundred thousand inhabitants
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 300 — Legislative policy and purposes
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 301 — Qualification
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 302 — Certain directors to be local residents
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 303 — Certificate of approval
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 304 — Limitations upon payments on indebtedness and stock
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 305 — Tax exemption
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 306 — Rates, fares, and charges
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 307 — Fare changes
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 308 — Reductions in fares and charges
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 309 — Reports to the commissioner of transportation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 310 — Accounting terms
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 311 — Termination of qualification
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 312 — Orders of the commissioner of transportation
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 313 — Application of other laws
• N.Y. R.R. Law § 450 — Laws repealed