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§ 9-305. Crossing other railroads

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Utilities

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Carrier Companies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Maryland Railroad Companies (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 9-305
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 9-305
§ 9-305. Crossing other railroads
Currentness
Power to cross other railroads
(a)(1) Whenever necessary in the construction of a railroad, a Maryland railroad company may cross the tracks of another railroad company.
(2) Crossings may be made at, over, or under grade.
Condemnation of easements
(b) If a Maryland railroad company is unable to agree on the terms for a crossing with the railroad company whose track is to be crossed, then the Maryland railroad company may condemn the easement of the crossing under § 5-405 of this article.
Grade crossings
(c)(1) A Maryland railroad company that constructs a crossing at grade shall:
(i) at its own expense, erect a proper signal station at the crossing and keep a watchman there; and
(ii) give precedence to the trains of the railroad company whose tracks are crossed.
(2) A Maryland railroad company that constructs an undergrade or overgrade crossing shall construct the crossing so as not to interfere with the passage of the trains of the railroad company whose tracks are being crossed.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Formerly Art. 23, § 230.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 9-305, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 9-305
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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