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Assembly Bill A6238

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires train operators to completely stop trains prior to entering stations located within N.Y. city

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2019-A6238 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Add §56-a, Rail L; amd §406, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4796
2013-2014: A2523
2015-2016: A6666
2017-2018: A6091

2019-A6238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A6238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6238
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. Section 406 of the transportation law, as amended by chapter  505
 of the laws of 2011, 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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