AB588-ASA1, s. 27 4Section 27. 192.295 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,9,10 5192.295 Willful neglect of railroad employees. Any officer, agent,
6conductor, engineer or employee of any railroad company operating within this state
7who willfully neglects or omits to ring or cause to be rung the bell on the engine of
8any train of cars or on an engine alone or to blow the whistle, as required by s. 192.29
9(3) and (4), shall be imprisoned not more than 6 months or fined not exceeding forfeit
10$100.
AB588-ASA1, s. 27 11Section 27. 192.31 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 192.31 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,9,1613 192.31 (1) (a) Every railroad corporation shall maintain suitable telltales
14wherever any overhead structure or any part thereof is less than 23 feet above the
15top of rail;
Telltales shall not be required except to the extent required under federal
16law and
except that if as provided in par. (b).
AB588-ASA1,9,25 17(b) If the office finds that the installation of a telltale at any particular place
18would be impracticable or would result in an increased hazard to either the public
19or an employee and that either or both such factors outweigh the safety benefit which
20would result from the installation of a telltale,
absence of a telltale would create an
21unreasonable risk of harm to the public or a railroad employee on a railroad not
22under the jurisdiction of the federal railroad administration,
the office may enter an
23order providing an exemption from this section. The exemption requiring the
24installation of a telltale. A telltale
shall be ordered by the office only after public
25hearing
according to the hearing procedure provided under sub. (4).
AB588-ASA1, s. 28
1Section 28. 192.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,10,132 192.31 (4) Upon finding that any such structure will not imperil life or limb,
3and that the public interest requires or permits such structure to be constructed or
4reconstructed otherwise than as permitted by sub. (3), the office may exempt such
5structure from such provision. Such findings shall be made only upon written
6application, setting forth fully the grounds therefor and shall be made only after
7public hearing held upon notice to all interested parties except that, if no objection
8is filed with the office within 20 days of the notice, the office may require the
9installation of a telltale without hearing
. The findings and order granting exemption
10requiring the installation of a telltale shall be in writing and contain complete
11provisions and requirements as to the vertical clearance to be maintained in such
12construction or reconstruction. Such structure shall be constructed or reconstructed
13only in compliance with such order.
AB588-ASA1, s. 29 14Section 29. 192.32 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed
AB588-ASA1, s. 30 15Section 30. 192.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,10,20 16192.321 Getting on and off cars. Any person under the age of 17 years who
17shall get upon, attempt to get upon, cling to, jump or step from any railroad car or
18train while the same is in motion shall be punished by fine of not more than $20 nor
19less than $2
forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $200, provided that this section
20shall not apply to the employees of any railway or express railroad company.
AB588-ASA1, s. 31 21Section 31. 192.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,11,322 192.33 (1) Every Subject to s. 190.09, every corporation operating any railroad
23shall erect and maintain on both sides of its road railroad, depot grounds excepted,
24sufficient fences with openings or gates or bars therein, and suitable and convenient
25farm crossings for the use of the occupants of the lands adjoining and shall maintain

1cattle guards at all highway crossings, outside of municipalities, and connect their
2fences therewith. This section shall not apply to that part of the road railroad where
3sidetracks or switch tracks are used in cities of the first 1st class.
AB588-ASA1, s. 32 4Section 32. 192.42 of the statutes is repealed.
AB588-ASA1, s. 33 5Section 33. 192.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,11,96 192.52 (1) (a) The term "shops" shall mean and embrace plants and locations
7where steam railroads engage in the general work of repairing, painting,
8overhauling or constructing locomotives, cars, coaches and other rolling stock and
9appurtenances thereto.
AB588-ASA1,11,1310 (b) The word "terminal" as employed in this section shall mean where trains
11are customarily and normally made up, or where train and engine crews on through
12trains are normally and customarily changed on the main line of any steam railroad
13operating in this state.
AB588-ASA1, s. 34 14Section 34. 192.53 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,11,2415 192.53 (4) (b) The office shall make the findings described in par. (a) only upon
16written application to it to exempt the construction or reconstruction of a structure
17from the requirements of this section, setting forth fully the grounds therefor, and
18only after public hearing held upon notice to all interested parties except that, if no
19objection is filed with the office within 20 days of the notice, the office may authorize
20the exemption without hearing
. The office's findings and order granting the
21exemption shall be in writing and shall contain complete provisions and
22requirements as to the horizontal clearance to be maintained in the construction or
23reconstruction. The structure shall be constructed or reconstructed only in
24compliance with the office's order.
AB588-ASA1, s. 35 25Section 35. 192.53 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,12,4
1192.53 (6) Any railroad or shipper to which this section applies, who violates
2any provision of this section or who fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order
3made by the office under this section, shall be fined forfeit not more less than $100
4or imprisoned for not more than 60 days or both nor more than $200.
AB588-ASA1, s. 36 5Section 36. 192.55 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,12,86 192.55 (6) Any person violating s. 192.32 shall be punished by a fine of forfeit
7not less than $1 $100 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days,
8or by both such fine and imprisonment
$200.
AB588-ASA1, s. 37 9Section 37. 192.55 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,12,1210 192.55 (7) Any railroad which violates s. 192.14 or 192.15 shall forfeit to the
11state $100 for each violation and each day that the violation continues shall be
12deemed a separate offense.
AB588-ASA1, s. 38 13Section 38. 192.71 and 192.72 of the statutes are repealed.
AB588-ASA1, s. 39 14Section 39. Chapter 195 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,12,1515 CHAPTER 195
AB588-ASA1,12,1616 RAILROAD and water carrier REGULATION
AB588-ASA1, s. 40 17Section 40. 195.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,12,2518 195.02 (3) This chapter applies to the transportation of passengers and
19property between points within this state, and to the receiving, switching,
20delivering, storing and handling of such property, and to all water carrier charges
21connected therewith, and applies to all common carriers engaged in the
22transportation of passengers or property wholly by rail or partly by rail and partly
23by water, and to all common carriers of property wholly by water which operate
24between fixed end points, but shall not apply to transportation of property by water
25under contract as a private carrier.
AB588-ASA1, s. 41
1Section 41. 195.02 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588-ASA1,13,42 195.02 (4m) Each provision of this chapter applies only to the extent that it is
3not contrary to or inconsistent with federal law or the constitution of the United
4States.
AB588-ASA1, s. 42 5Section 42. 195.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,13,146 195.02 (5) "Railroad" also " Water carrier" means and embraces a common
7carriers or contract carrier of property by water which operate that operates between
8fixed end points, and all of the duties required of, and penalties imposed upon, any
9railroad or any agent or officer thereof shall, insofar as the same are applicable, be
10required of, and imposed upon, such common carriers of property by water
but does
11not include a water carrier under common control with a railroad when transporting
12freight for continuous carriage or shipment. In this chapter, "common carrier," with
13respect to a water carrier, includes a contract carrier other than a private contract
14carrier
.
AB588-ASA1, s. 43 15Section 43. 195.03 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,13,2116 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-ASA1, s. 44 22Section 44. 195.03 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,14,623 195.03 (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-ASA1, s. 45 7Section 45. 195.03 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,14,148 195.03 (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-ASA1, s. 46 15Section 46. 195.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,14,2016 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-ASA1, s. 47 21Section 47. 195.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,15,322 195.03 (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-ASA1, s. 48 4Section 48. 195.03 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,15,75 195.03 (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-ASA1, s. 49 8Section 49. 195.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,15,109 195.03 (13) Schedule forms. The office may prescribe the forms for railroad
10water carrier schedules.
AB588-ASA1, s. 50 11Section 50. 195.03 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,15,1412 195.03 (19) Railroad and water carrier structures. The office may order the
13repair or reconstruction of any inadequate or unsafe railroad track or water carrier
14structure.
AB588-ASA1, s. 51 15Section 51. 195.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,16,216 195.04 (1) Upon complaint of any person, including any state agency, water
17carrier,
or railroad, either relating to a railroad as provided under s. 192.324, 192.34,
18195.20, 195.28 (1), 195.285 (1), 195.29 (1), (5), or (6), 195.31, or 195.32 or
that any
19railroad water carrier rate, fare, charge, or classification or any regulation or
20practice whatever affecting the transportation of persons or property, or any service
21in connection therewith, is in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory
22or that any service is inadequate, the office may direct the department to investigate
23the complaint and shall set the complaint for hearing. The report of the department
24shall be presented to the office only at the hearing on the complaint, if hearing is

1requested and held.
No order may be entered by the office without a public hearing,
2except as otherwise provided in this chapter
.
AB588-ASA1, s. 52 3Section 52. 195.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,16,64 195.04 (2) The office shall, prior to such any hearing, notify the water carrier
5or
railroad complained of that a complaint has been made, and 20 days after such
6notice has been given the office may proceed to set a time and place for a hearing.
AB588-ASA1, s. 53 7Section 53. 195.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,16,118 195.04 (3) The office shall give the water carrier or railroad and the
9complainant 20 days' notice of the hearing and the matters to be considered and
10determined. Both the water carrier or railroad and the complainant shall be entitled
11to be heard and shall have process to enforce the attendance of witnesses.
AB588-ASA1, s. 54 12Section 54. 195.041 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,16,17 13195.041 Separate rate hearings; absence of direct damage. The office
14may, when complaint is made of more than one water carrier rate or charge, order
15separate hearings thereon, and may consider and determine the several matters
16complained of separately and at such times as it may prescribe. No complaint shall
17at any time be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant.
AB588-ASA1, s. 55 18Section 55. 195.042 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,16,25 19195.042 Summary investigations. Whenever the office believes that any
20water carrier rate or charge may be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or that
21any service is inadequate or cannot be obtained or that an investigation of any matter
22relating to any water carrier or, if a matter arising under s. 192.324, 192.34, 195.20,
23195.28 (1), 195.285 (1), 195.29 (1), (5), or (6), 195.31, or 195.32, to any
railroad should
24for any reason be made, it may request the department to investigate the same with
25or without notice.
AB588-ASA1, s. 56
1Section 56. 195.043 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,17,8 2195.043 Procedure after summary investigation. (1) If, after summary
3investigation by the department, the office becomes satisfied that sufficient grounds
4exist to warrant a formal hearing being ordered as to the matters investigated, it
5shall set a time and place for a hearing. The office shall publish notice of any such
6investigation in its weekly calendar and the any report of the department and all
7matters considered by the office with respect thereto shall be available for public
8inspection upon request.
AB588-ASA1,17,15 9(2) Notice of the time and place for such hearing shall be given to the water
10carrier or
railroad, and to such other interested persons as the office deems
11necessary, as provided in s. 195.04, and thereafter proceedings shall be had and
12conducted in reference to the matter investigated in like manner as though
13complaint had been filed with the office relative to the matter investigated, and the
14same order or orders may be made in reference thereto as if such investigation had
15been made on complaint.
AB588-ASA1, s. 57 16Section 57. 195.05 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,17,18 17195.05 (title) Office; water carrier rates, regulations, service,
18procedure.
AB588-ASA1, s. 58 19Section 58. 195.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,18,220 195.05 (1) Orders for rates and service. Whenever the office shall find that
21any existing water carrier rate, fare, charge, or classification, or any joint rate, or any
22regulation or practice affecting the transportation of persons or property, or any
23service in connection therewith is unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or that
24any service is inadequate, it shall determine and by order fix a reasonable rate, fare,
25charge, classification, joint rate, regulation, practice or service to be imposed,

1observed and followed in the future, in lieu of that found to be unreasonable or
2unjustly discriminatory or inadequate.
AB588-ASA1, s. 59 3Section 59. 195.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,18,84 195.05 (3) Rates not changed by railroad water carrier. All railroads water
5carriers
to which the order applies shall make such changes in their schedule on file
6as may be necessary to make the same conform to said order, and no change shall
7thereafter be made by any railroad water carrier in any such rates, fares or charges,
8or in any joint rates except as provided in s. 195.08.
AB588-ASA1, s. 60 9Section 60. 195.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,18,1310 195.05 (4) Modification of orders. The office may by order at any time, upon
11notice to the railroad water carrier and after opportunity to be heard, rescind, alter
12or amend any order fixing any rate or rates, fares, charges or classification, or any
13other order made by the office.
AB588-ASA1, s. 61 14Section 61. 195.05 (5) and (6) of the statutes are repealed.
AB588-ASA1, s. 62 15Section 62. 195.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,18,1916 195.07 (1) Powers. The office shall inquire into the neglect or violation of the
17laws of this state by water carriers and railroads, or by the officers, agents or
18employees thereof, or by persons operating water carriers and railroads, and shall
19report violations to the attorney general.
AB588-ASA1, s. 63 20Section 63. 195.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,18,2521 195.07 (2) Attorney general and district attorney to prosecute. Upon
22request of the office, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county
23shall aid in any investigation, hearing or trial had under, and shall institute and
24prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of, laws relating
25to water carriers and railroads.
AB588-ASA1, s. 64
1Section 64. 195.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,19,2 2195.08 (title) Railroad Water carrier rates, schedules, service.
AB588-ASA1, s. 65 3Section 65. 195.08 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,19,94 195.08 (1r) Service rates to be adequate and just. Every railroad water
5carrier
shall furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and the charges
6made for the transportation of passengers or property or for any service in connection
7therewith, or for the receiving, switching, delivering, storing or handling of property
8shall be reasonable and just, and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such
9service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
AB588-ASA1, s. 66 10Section 66. 195.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,19,1911 195.08 (2) Schedules; publication. Every railroad water carrier shall print in
12plain type and file with the office schedules which shall be open to public inspection
13showing all rates, fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and
14property and any service in connection therewith which it has established and which
15are in force at the time between all points in this state upon its line or any line
16controlled or operated by it. The schedules shall plainly state the places upon its line
17or any line controlled or operated by it in this state between which passengers and
18property will be carried, and there shall be filed therewith the classification of freight
19in force.
AB588-ASA1, s. 67 20Section 67. 195.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,20,221 195.08 (3) Schedules, rules and regulations. Every railroad water carrier
22shall publish with and as a part of such schedules all rules and regulations that in
23any manner affect the rates charged or to be charged for the transportation of
24passengers or property, and its charges for delay in loading or unloading cars, for
25track and car service or rental and for demurrage, switching, terminal or transfer

1service,
property or for rendering any other service in connection with the
2transportation of persons or property.
AB588-ASA1, s. 68 3Section 68. 195.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,20,74 195.08 (4) Schedules, copies in depots terminals. Two copies of said schedules
5for the use of the public shall be kept in every depot, station terminal and office of
6such railroad water carrier in such form and place as to be easily accessible to the
7public.
AB588-ASA1, s. 69 8Section 69. 195.08 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588-ASA1, s. 70 9Section 70. 195.08 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588-ASA1,20,1710 195.08 (7) Changes in schedule. No change shall be made in any schedule, or
11in any classification, unless the change shall be plainly indicated upon existing
12schedules, or by filing new schedules in lieu thereof, 30 days prior to the time the
13same are to take effect. Copies of all new schedules shall be filed as hereinbefore
14provided
required in this section in every depot, station terminal and office of such
15railroad water carrier at places to or from which the rates in such schedules apply,
1630 days prior to the time the same are to take effect, unless the office of the
17commissioner of railroads
shall prescribe a less time.
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