ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: TI DP 4-2-1-0

HB 2262: railroads; train length

Sponsor: Representative Hernandez C, LD 21

Caucus & COW

Overview

Prohibits a railroad from running or being allowed to run a train that exceeds 8,500 feet on any part of a main track or branch line.

History

An engineer, conductor or other employee or officer of a railroad company who permits a locomotive or cars to remain upon the crossing of a public highway over such railway so as to obstruct travel over the crossing for a period exceeding 15 minutes, except in cases of unavoidable accident, is guilty of a class two misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 40-852).

All persons engaged in the operation of railroads must comply with any regulation or order of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) (A.R.S. § 40-844).

The ACC, for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of employees of railroads, must prescribe standards of safety and safety devices requiring the railroads to:

1) install and maintain electric marker warning lights on the rear of all trains with sufficient candle power to be visible at 3,000 feet under ordinary atmospheric conditions; and

2) install and maintain adequate electrical lighting within cabooses for clerical work (A.R.S. § 40-841).

A person in charge of a railroad locomotive who before crossing any traveled public way omits to ring or whistle the bell, siren or other sounding device to sound at a distance of at least 80 rods from a crossing and until it is reached, is guilty of a class two misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 40-854).

Provisions

1. Mandates that a railroad operating in this state may not run or be allowed to run a train exceeding 8,500 feet in length on any part of a main track or branch line. (Sec. 1)

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