AB588, s. 16 21Section 16. 190.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,15,522 190.16 (5) Removal, when. Except where a spur track was constructed prior
23to June 16, 1925, at the expense of the railroad company, no spur track shall be
24removed, dismantled or otherwise rendered unfit for service except upon order of

25When a spur track has been abandoned, as defined in s. 85.09, the office made, after

1hearing held upon notice to all parties interested, and for good cause shown; provided
2may order the removal of the track except that, if no objection has been filed with the
3office within 20 days from the original publication of such notice, the office may
4without hearing authorize such spur track removed, dismantled or otherwise
5rendered unfit for service
the removal of the track.
AB588, s. 17 6Section 17. 191.001 of the statutes is renumbered 191.001 (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB588,15,8 8191.001 Definition. (intro.) In this chapter, "office":
AB588,15,9 9(1) "Office" means the office of the commissioner of railroads.
AB588, s. 18 10Section 18. 191.001 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,15,1111 191.001 (2) "Rail carrier" has the meaning given in 49 USC 10102 (5).
AB588, s. 19 12Section 19. 191.001 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,15,1313 191.001 (3) "Transportation" has the meaning given in 49 USC 10102 (9).
AB588, s. 20 14Section 20. 191.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,15,2215 191.01 (1) Scope of this chapter. This chapter applies to all railroads except
16rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the federal surface
17transportation board under 49 USC 10501 and 10901 to 10907. Each provision of
18this chapter applies only to the extent that it is not contrary to or inconsistent with
1949 USC 10101 to 11908 and 20101 to 28302, 49 CFR 200 to 268, 700 to 850, and 1001
20to 1332, or any other federal statute or regulation, or any order of the federal railroad
21administration, surface transportation board, or other federal agency or authority,
22or the constitution of the United States
.
AB588, s. 21 23Section 21. 191.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,16,8 24191.17 Public safety; investigation; approval of plans. Upon receiving
25the specification required by s. 191.16, the office shall examine the same and shall

1hear the applicant in support thereof, shall suggest and require modifications of the
2specification if the public safety so demands, eliminating so far as may be
3practicable, consistent with reasonable cost, all grade crossings of public highways,
4shall inspect the route of the proposed railroad if deemed desirable, and shall
5otherwise investigate and determine that the proposed construction will be adequate
6for securing public safety in the operation of the railroad, and thereupon the office
7shall enter an order approving the specification and authorizing the construction of
8the railroad in accordance therewith and with the provisions of ch. 195.
AB588, s. 22 9Section 22. 191.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,16,1710 191.19 (1) Upon the completion of the construction of any railroad under the
11approved specification, the company shall, before operating the same for public
12service, report to the office; and the office shall inspect the work. If the office finds
13that the railroad has been constructed in accordance with the approved specification
14and with the provisions of ch. 195 and is otherwise suitable and properly constructed
15so as to secure public safety in the operation thereof, the office shall enter an order
16authorizing its operation, which order shall be presumptive evidence of the
17sufficiency of such construction.
AB588, s. 23 18Section 23. 191.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,16,2519 191.19 (3) If upon inspection the office shall deem that public safety requires
20the installation, operation and maintenance of some protective appliance at any
21grade crossing of railroad tracks the office may, before granting the order, after notice
22and hearing under s. 195.28, require the installation, operation and maintenance of
23suitable protective appliances, and shall apportion the expense of constructing,
24maintaining and operating such protective appliances among the owners of the
25tracks.
AB588, s. 24
1Section 24. 192.005 of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,17,7 2192.005 Scope of chapter. Each provision of this chapter applies only to the
3extent that it is not contrary to or inconsistent with 49 USC 10101 to 11908 and 20101
4to 28302, 49 CFR 200 to 268, 700 to 850, and 1001 to 1332, or any other federal statute
5or regulation, or any order of the federal railroad administration, surface
6transportation board, or other federal agency or authority, or the constitution of the
7United States.
AB588, s. 25 8Section 25. 192.14 of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 26 9Section 26. 192.145 of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,17,14 10192.145 Railroad equipment and rolling stock. Every railroad shall
11operate and maintain its equipment and rolling stock in a reasonably adequate and
12safe manner consistent with federal law. The office may participate in federal
13equipment inspection programs, including the certification of office staff for
14equipment inspection under federal law.
AB588, s. 27 15Section 27. 192.15, 192.18, 192.255, 192.266, 192.267 and 192.268 of the
16statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 28 17Section 28. 192.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,17,19 18192.29 (title) Train speed horns and crossing signs at street and
19highway crossings.
AB588, s. 29 20Section 29. 192.29 (1) and (2) of the statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 30 21Section 30. 192.29 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,17,2222 192.29 (3) (title) Bell to ring Horn to sound, municipal authority.
AB588, s. 31 23Section 31. 192.29 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,324 192.29 (3) (a) No railroad train or locomotive shall run over any public traveled
25grade crossing within any city or village, except where gates are operated, or a

1flagman is stationed, unless the engine bell shall be rung continuously within 330
2feet of the crossing and until the crossing is reached
railroad train or locomotive horn
3is sounded in compliance with the requirements under federal law
.
AB588, s. 32 4Section 32. 192.29 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 33 5Section 33. 192.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,136 192.29 (5) Danger Railroad-highway crossing signs. Wherever its track
7crosses a public highway or street, every railroad corporation shall maintain on each
8side of the track and near such crossing a large signboard with the following
9inscription, painted in large letters: "Railroad Crossing," in such manner as to be
10visible to approaching traffic on the highway or street at least 100 feet distant
a
11highway-rail-grade crossing sign, commonly known as a crossbuck sign, that
12conforms with the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the
13department under s. 84.02 (4) (e)
.
AB588, s. 34 14Section 34. 192.292 of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 35 15Section 35. 192.295 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,18,21 16192.295 Willful neglect of railroad employees. Any officer, agent,
17conductor, engineer or employee of any railroad company operating within this state
18who willfully neglects or omits to ring or cause to be rung the bell sound the horn on
19the engine of any train of cars or on an engine alone or to blow the whistle, as required
20by s. 192.29 (3) and (4), shall be imprisoned not more than 6 months or fined not
21exceeding
forfeit $100.
AB588, s. 36 22Section 36. 192.31 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 192.31 (1) (a) and
23amended to read:
AB588,19,224 192.31 (1) (a) Every railroad corporation shall maintain suitable telltales
25wherever any overhead structure or any part thereof is less than 23 feet above the

1top of rail;
Telltales shall not be required except to the extent required under federal
2law and
except that if as provides in par. (b).
AB588,19,12 3(b) If the office finds that the installation of a telltale at any particular place
4would be impracticable or would result in an increased hazard to either the public
5or an employee and that either or both such factors outweigh the safety benefit which
6would result from the installation of a telltale,
absence of a telltale would create an
7unreasonable risk of harm to the public or a railroad employee on a railroad not
8under the jurisdiction of the federal surface transportation board or federal railroad
9administration,
the office may enter an order providing an exemption from this
10section. The exemption
requiring the installation of a telltale. A telltale shall be
11ordered by the office only after public hearing according to the hearing procedure
12provided
under sub. (4).
AB588, s. 37 13Section 37. 192.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,19,2514 192.31 (4) Upon finding that any such structure will not imperil life or limb,
15and that the public interest requires or permits such structure to be constructed or
16reconstructed otherwise than as permitted by sub. (3), the office may exempt such
17structure from such provision. Such findings shall be made only upon written
18application, setting forth fully the grounds therefor and shall be made only after
19public hearing held upon notice to all interested parties except that, if no objection
20is filed with the office within 20 days of the notice, the office may require the
21installation of a telltale without hearing
. The findings and order granting exemption
22requiring the installation of a telltale shall be in writing and contain complete
23provisions and requirements as to the vertical clearance to be maintained in such
24construction or reconstruction. Such structure shall be constructed or reconstructed
25only in compliance with such order.
AB588, s. 38
1Section 38. 192.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,20,6 2192.321 Getting on and off cars. Any person under the age of 17 years who
3shall get upon, attempt to get upon, cling to, jump or step from any railroad car or
4train while the same is in motion shall be punished by fine of forfeit not more than
5$20 nor less than $2, provided that this section shall not apply to the employees of
6any railway or express railroad company.
AB588, s. 39 7Section 39. 192.324 of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 40 8Section 40. 192.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,20,159 192.33 (1) Every Subject to s. 190.09, every corporation operating any railroad
10shall erect and maintain on both sides of its road railroad, depot grounds excepted,
11sufficient fences with openings or gates or bars therein, and suitable and convenient
12farm crossings for the use of the occupants of the lands adjoining and shall maintain
13cattle guards at all highway crossings, outside of municipalities, and connect their
14fences therewith. This section shall not apply to that part of the road railroad where
15sidetracks or switch tracks are used in cities of the first 1st class.
AB588, s. 41 16Section 41. 192.42 and 192.52 of the statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 42 17Section 42. 192.53 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,21,218 192.53 (4) (b) The office shall make the findings described in par. (a) only upon
19written application to it to exempt the construction or reconstruction of a structure
20from the requirements of this section, setting forth fully the grounds therefor, and
21only after public hearing held upon notice to all interested parties except that, if no
22objection is filed with the office within 20 days of the notice, the office may authorize
23the exemption without hearing
. The office's findings and order granting the
24exemption shall be in writing and shall contain complete provisions and
25requirements as to the horizontal clearance to be maintained in the construction or

1reconstruction. The structure shall be constructed or reconstructed only in
2compliance with the office's order.
AB588, s. 43 3Section 43. 192.53 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,21,74 192.53 (6) Any railroad or shipper to which this section applies, who violates
5any provision of this section or who fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order
6made by the office under this section, shall be fined forfeit not more than $100 or
7imprisoned for not more than 60 days or both
.
AB588, s. 44 8Section 44. 192.55 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,21,119 192.55 (6) Any person violating s. 192.32 shall be punished by a fine of forfeit
10not less than $1 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by
11both such fine and imprisonment
.
AB588, s. 45 12Section 45. 192.55 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 46 13Section 46. Chapter 195 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,21,1414 CHAPTER 195
AB588,21,1515 RAILROAD and water carrier REGULATION
AB588, s. 47 16Section 47. 195.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,21,2417 195.02 (3) This chapter applies to the transportation of passengers and
18property between points within this state, and to the receiving, switching,
19delivering, storing and handling of such property, and to all water carrier charges
20connected therewith, and applies to all common carriers engaged in the
21transportation of passengers or property wholly by rail or partly by rail and partly
22by water, and to all common carriers of property wholly by water which operate
23between fixed end points, but shall not apply to transportation of property by water
24under contract as a private carrier.
AB588, s. 48 25Section 48. 195.02 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,22,6
1195.02 (4m) Each provision of this chapter applies only to the extent that it is
2not contrary to or inconsistent with 49 USC 10101 to 11908 and 20101 to 28302, 49
3CFR 200
to 268, 700 to 850, and 1001 to 1332, or any other federal statute or
4regulation, or any order of the federal railroad administration, surface
5transportation board, or other federal agency or authority, or the constitution of the
6United States.
AB588, s. 49 7Section 49. 195.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,22,148 195.02 (5) "Railroad" also " Water carrier" means and embraces a common
9carriers carrier of property by water which operate that operates between fixed end
10points, and all of the duties required of, and penalties imposed upon, any railroad or
11any agent or officer thereof shall, insofar as the same are applicable, be required of,
12and imposed upon, such common carriers of property by water
but does not include
13a water carrier under common control with a railroad when transporting for
14continuous carriage or shipment
.
AB588, s. 50 15Section 50. 195.03 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,22,2116 195.03 (7) Study railroad and water carrier business, demand information.
17The office may inquire into the management of the business of all railroads and water
18carriers
, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner in which the same is
19conducted, and may obtain from any railroad or water carrier all necessary
20information to enable the office to perform the duties and carry out the objects for
21which it is responsible.
AB588, s. 51 22Section 51. 195.03 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,23,623 195.03 (8) Questionnaires, answers compulsory. The office shall prepare
24forms for the purpose of obtaining the information which it may deem necessary or
25useful to the proper exercise of its functions, which shall conform as nearly as

1practicable to the forms prescribed by the interstate commerce commission federal
2railroad administration, federal surface transportation board, or other applicable
3federal agency or authority
, and shall furnish the forms to railroads and water
4carriers
, and every railroad and water carrier receiving the forms shall cause the
5forms to be properly completed and verified under oath by its proper officer and
6returned to the office within the time fixed by the office.
AB588, s. 52 7Section 52. 195.03 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,23,148 195.03 (9) Examine books and files of railroads and water carriers. The
9commissioner of railroads or any person employed by the office for that purpose shall,
10upon demand, have the right to inspect the books and papers of any railroad or water
11carrier
and to examine under oath any officer, agent or employee of such railroad or
12water carrier
in relation to its business and affairs; provided that any person other
13that the commissioner of railroads who makes such demand shall produce his or her
14authority under the hand and seal of the office.
AB588, s. 53 15Section 53. 195.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,23,2016 195.03 (10) Production of records and files kept out of state. The office may,
17by an order or subpoena to be served in the manner that a circuit court summons is
18served, require the production within this state, at such time and place as it may
19designate, of any books, papers or accounts kept by any railroad or water carrier
20without the state, or verified copies in lieu thereof, if the office shall so order.
AB588, s. 54 21Section 54. 195.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,24,322 195.03 (11) Uniform system of accounting. The office may prescribe a uniform
23system of keeping and rendering accounts of all railroad and water carrier business
24transacted in this state, and the time within which railroads and water carriers shall
25adopt such system; provided that all forms of accounts which may be prescribed by

1the office shall conform to any applicable requirement under 49 USC 11141 to 11164
2or 49 CFR 1201 and,
as nearly as practicable, to similar forms prescribed by federal
3authority.
AB588, s. 55 4Section 55. 195.03 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,24,75 195.03 (12) Time for filing water carrier rate tariffs. The office shall fix the
6time for filing railroad water carrier schedules relative to the transportation of
7passengers and property and of any service in connection therewith.
AB588, s. 56 8Section 56. 195.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,24,109 195.03 (13) Schedule forms. The office may prescribe the forms for railroad
10water carrier schedules.
AB588, s. 57 11Section 57. 195.03 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,24,1412 195.03 (19) Railroad water carrier structures. The office may order the
13repair or reconstruction of any inadequate or unsafe railroad track or water carrier
14structure.
AB588, s. 58 15Section 58. 195.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,24,2416 195.04 (1) Upon complaint of any person, including any state agency or railroad
17water carrier, that any railroad water carrier rate, fare, charge, or classification or
18any regulation or practice whatever affecting the transportation of persons or
19property, or any service in connection therewith, is in any respect unreasonable or
20unjustly discriminatory or that any service is inadequate, the office may direct the
21department to investigate the complaint and shall set the complaint for hearing. The
22report of the department shall be presented to the office only at the hearing on the
23complaint, if hearing is requested and held. No order may be entered by the office
24without a public hearing.
AB588, s. 59 25Section 59. 195.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,25,7
1195.04 (1m) Upon complaint of any person, including any state agency or
2railroad, regarding any railroad practice or activity over which the office has
3regulatory jurisdiction under this chapter or ch. 192, the office may direct the
4department to investigate the complaint and shall set the complaint for hearing. The
5report of the department shall be presented to the office only at the hearing on the
6complaint, if hearing is requested and held. No order may be entered by the office
7without a public hearing, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or ch. 192.
AB588, s. 60 8Section 60. 195.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,25,119 195.04 (2) The office shall, prior to such any hearing, notify the water carrier
10or
railroad complained of that a complaint has been made, and 20 days after such
11notice has been given the office may proceed to set a time and place for a hearing.
AB588, s. 61 12Section 61. 195.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,25,1613 195.04 (3) The office shall give the water carrier or railroad and the
14complainant 20 days' notice of the hearing and the matters to be considered and
15determined. Both the water carrier or railroad and the complainant shall be entitled
16to be heard and shall have process to enforce the attendance of witnesses.
AB588, s. 62 17Section 62. 195.041 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,25,22 18195.041 Separate rate hearings; absence of direct damage. The office
19may, when complaint is made of more than one water carrier rate or charge, order
20separate hearings thereon, and may consider and determine the several matters
21complained of separately and at such times as it may prescribe. No complaint shall
22at any time be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant.
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