Assembly Bill A4796

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires train operators to completely stop trains prior to entering stations located within a city of over one million inhabitants

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2011-A4796 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Add §56-a, Rail L; amd §406, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2523
2015-2016: A6666
2017-2018: A6091
2019-2020: A6238

2011-A4796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires train operators to completely stop trains prior to entering stations located within a city of over one million inhabitants.

2011-A4796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4796

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the railroad law and the transportation law, in relation
  to requiring train operators to completely stop trains prior to enter-
  ing stations located within a city of over one million inhabitants

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The railroad law is amended by adding a new section 56-a to
read as follows:
  S 56-A. TRAINS MUST STOP PRIOR TO ENTERING STATIONS IN CITIES OF  OVER
ONE  MILLION  INHABITANTS. OPERATORS OF ALL TRAINS OPERATING TO AND FROM
STATIONS WITHIN CITIES OF OVER ONE MILLION INHABITANTS  ON  TRACKS  OVER
WHICH  THERE  ARE  REGULARLY  SCHEDULED  PASSENGER  MOVEMENTS  SHALL  BE
REQUIRED TO BRING THE TRAIN TO A COMPLETE STOP PRIOR  TO  ENTERING  EACH
STATION,  WHEREUPON  THE  OPERATOR SHALL MAKE A VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE
FORTHCOMING RAILS TO ENSURE NO PERSONS ARE PRESENT ON  THE  RAILS.  ONLY
AFTER MAKING SUCH A VISUAL ASSESSMENT THAT THE RAILS AT EACH STATION ARE
CLEAR  CAN  THE  OPERATOR PROPEL THE TRAIN FORWARD INTO THE STATION AT A
MAXIMUM SPEED OF FIVE MILES PER HOUR.
  S 2. Section 406 of the transportation law, as added by chapter 209 of
the laws of 2007, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4  to  read  as
follows:
  4. IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION FIFTY-SIX-A OF THE RAILROAD LAW, THE NEW
YORK  CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  TRACK SAFETY TASK FORCE SHALL MODIFY THE
ON-TRACK SAFETY PROGRAM TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF ALL TRAINS OPERATING  TO
AND  FROM  STATIONS  LOCATED  WITHIN  NEW YORK CITY ON TRACKS OVER WHICH
THERE ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PASSENGER MOVEMENTS TO BRING THE TRAIN  TO
A  COMPLETE  STOP PRIOR TO ENTERING EACH STATION, WHEREUPON THE OPERATOR
SHALL MAKE A VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE FORTHCOMING  RAILS  TO  ENSURE  NO
PERSONS  ARE  PRESENT  ON  THE  RAILS.  ONLY  AFTER MAKING SUCH A VISUAL
ASSESSMENT THAT THE RAILS AT EACH STATION ARE  CLEAR  CAN  THE  OPERATOR
PROPEL  THE  TRAIN INTO THE STATION AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF FIVE MILES PER
HOUR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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