Connecticut § 13b-349 (Formerly Sec. 16-165). Cars at rear of locomotive.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 13b-349 — (Formerly Sec. 16-165). Cars at rear of locomotive.

Connecticut § 13b-349

Title 13bTransportation

Ch. 245bRailroad Operations

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13b-349 (2026).

Text

No railroad company shall operate any regularly scheduled train for the transportation of passengers which is propelled by a locomotive attached to the cars in any other manner than at the rear of such locomotive, unless authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation after hearing and under such limitations as the commissioner may prescribe. The provisions of this section shall not apply to locomotives while trains are being made up in yards, or while switching, or in emergencies which interrupt the regular schedule of trains. Any railroad company which operates any train in violation of the provisions of this section shall forfeit fifty dollars to the state.

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No railroad company shall operate any regularly scheduled train for the transportation of passengers which is propelled by a locomotive attached to the cars in any other manner than at the rear of such locomotive, unless authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation after hearing and under such limitations as the commissioner may prescribe. The provisions of this section shall not apply to locomotives while trains are being made up in yards, or while switching, or in emergencies which interrupt the regular schedule of trains. Any railroad company which operates any train in violation of the provisions of this section shall forfeit fifty dollars to the state.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 5547; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 610.) History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, and “authority” for “commission” where appearing thereafter, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “public utilities control authority” and “commissioner” for “authority”, effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 section 16-165 transferred to section 13b-349.