Ohio Revised Code Search

...icipal corporation, township, railroad company, other corporation, or person, shall be not less than eight feet in the clear from the center of such track, measured horizontally from the track and such lateral clearance shall be uniformly maintained vertically upward a distance of twenty-one feet from the top of rail, except in cases in which the public utilities commission finds that such placement or construction i...

...Code, with a lesser clearance from the center of the track than is prescribed in such section, before proceeding therewith, shall file with the public utilities commission plans and specifications for such structure or material and have its permit for the erection of such structures or placement. Upon protest of any interested party against the issuance of such permit, or if the commission refuses to issue such permi...

...Every railroad company operating ten miles or more of railroad for the transportation of passengers and freight shall erect and maintain in complete working order, for use along the line of its railroad, a telegraph or telephone wire, with an office and proper means for communication by such wire at each of its principal stations. No such company operating a railroad without a telegraph or telephone wire along the li...

...anagement of a railroad which fails to comply with section 4963.07 of the Revised Code, which failure results in personal injury, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates section 4963.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than three hundred dollars. (D) Whoever violates section 4963.21, 4963.22, or 4963.24 of the Revised Code shal...

...d receive for the transportation of passengers on its railroad, a fare not exceeding three cents per mile, for a distance of more than five miles, but the fare shall always be made that multiple of five nearest reached by multiplying the rate by the distance.

...ront of its depot building may collect ten cents in addition to the fare allowed by law when such fare is paid on the train, if an office at the point at which the passenger boarded the train was open for the sale of tickets at least thirty minutes next prior to the departure of such train.

...d receive for the transportation of passengers on a branch road, the length of which does not exceed ten miles, a fare not exceeding six cents per mile, and for transportation of property such reasonable rates as are fixed by the company or prescribed by law.

...as such for passengers by all railroad companies, and are subject to the same charges and liabilities as other baggage. No passenger shall be required to crate, cover, or otherwise protect a bicycle. Such companies are not required to transport more than one bicycle for a single person.

...y the owners of such property as is evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof. As used in this section, "motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code.

...in, or other merchandise is held at the time such certificate, receipt, or voucher is issued, to whom such ore, grain, or other merchandise was consigned, the quantity held by such company, and the quality or grade of it, but not incurring any liability for the grade or quality. Such certificate, receipt, or voucher shall be signed by the president or vice-president of the company, and countersigned by the general ag...

...When the track of a railroad company crosses, connects, or intersects a track of the same gauge of another company, either company may connect the tracks of the two railroads so crossing, connecting, or intersecting so as to admit the passage of cars from one railroad to another with facility and avoid the necessity of transferring freight from such cars.

...When the tracks of two railroad companies are connected as provided in section 4965.56 of the Revised Code, either company, when required, shall transport any freight offered over its railroad to its destination on such railroad in cars in which it is offered at its local rates per mile as set forth in its freight tariff for the distance most nearly corresponding, and return the cars, with or without freight or unnec...

...When the tracks of one railroad company lie contiguous to coal mines, stone quarries, manufacturing establishments, elevators, warehouses, navigable waters, or sidetracks, suitable for loading or unloading, it shall switch the cars of other companies, at the request of such companies or the shippers, over and upon the tracks so lying by such mines, quarries, manufacturing establishments, elevators, warehouses, naviga...

...road tickets for transportation to or from foreign countries shall execute and deliver a bond to the state approved by, and filed in the office of, the secretary of state, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the selling of genuine and valid steamship or railroad tickets for such transportation. (B) Such bond shall be executed by such person, firm, or corporation as principal, with at least two suret...

...e" means freight, intercity passenger, commuter, and high speed rail transportation service. (D) "Regional rail reorganization act" means the "Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 986, 45 U.S.C.A. 701, as amended. (E) "Local or regional transportation authority" includes a county transit board, a board of county commissioners operating a county transit system, a regional transit authority, a regional...

...reby created the Ohio rail development commission, as an independent agency of the state within the department of transportation, consisting of the following members: (1) Two members of the Ohio senate, one of whom shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the president of the senate and one of whom shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the minority leader of the senate; (2) Two members of t...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission shall do all of the following: (1) Develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail service throughout the state; (2) Maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, planning, and development for rail service, which programs shall include the consideration of recommendations by public or private planning organizations; (3) Provide for the p...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission or the department of transportation, on behalf of the commission, may apply for and receive from the United States government loans and grants in accordance with any federal law or program concerning rail transportation. (B) It is hereby found and determined that rail transportation is an essential and indispensable part of the commerce and industry of the state and is of vi...

...The Ohio rail development commission may issue grants and loans to any transportation authority or to any person for the purpose of continuing or instituting rail transportation in the state. The grants and loans may be used for rehabilitation, construction, planning, relocation, or acquisition of rail transportation or rail property, or for substitute service. The grants and loans may be provided by the commission w...

...ised Code, a railroad company, public agency, or other person operating passenger rail service on a right-of-way owned by another shall indemnify and hold harmless the owner, user, or other rights holder for liability for any damages arising out of passenger operations conducted by or on behalf of the railroad company, public agency, or other person operating passenger rail service and for all claims for damages for ...

...gement plan for the system, including a timetable for construction and the proposed location and number of transit stations considered necessary; (7) The likelihood that Ohio-based corporations will be used to manufacture or supply components of the proposed system; (8) The likelihood that additional or subsidiary development will be generated; (9) The extent to which the proposed system will create an addition...

...oviding any rail service that is consistent with rail service provided under this chapter. Any local or regional transportation authority may exercise, or may be created to exercise, such authority, administrative jurisdiction, and fiscal control as is necessary to obtain such assistance and provide such rail service. (B) For the purposes of this section, "transit system" as used in section 306.04 of the Revised Cod...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may purchase or lease any portion of the rail property of a railroad corporation, and may purchase or lease any other property, facilities, or equipment considered necessary by the commission for the operation of rail services, and the maintenance of track and other rail property. For the purpose of acquiring such property the commission may obtain acquisition loans from the f...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may restore, repair, relocate, or upgrade any rail property purchased, leased, or maintained by the commission. The commission may restore, repair, relocate, or upgrade any rail property owned by another person as long as such action is necessary for the efficient operation of rail services provided by the commission. The commission may obtain modernization loans from the fede...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may sell, transfer, or lease any of the rail property that it possesses to any person for the continuation and operation of any rail service that is provided for pursuant to this chapter. (B) The commission may assist any person to obtain an order or certificate required by the interstate commerce commission for the performance of rail services in this state. (C) The commiss...