"General Railroad Safety Act"; prohibiting certain railroad related educational programs; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to order the installation of trackside ballast surface warning devices at any railroad track and right-of-way in the state; requiring outdoor electrical lighting appliances at certain points along a railroad track; requiring the commissioner to assess and adopt certain rules for best practice clearance standards for passenger rail platforms; requiring owners of industrial complexes to ensure a positive separation between rail and any motor vehicle at certain industrial complexes; establishing locomotive safety and sanitation standards; prohibiting certain appurtenant equipment from being above the surface of the ground as well as near track switches; applying federal hours of service regulations to persons operating dual purpose railroad tracks and public road vehicles; providing relief from service for certain fatigued railroad employees from accidents causing injury or death to another person; requiring conductors to be deputized as railroad police; prohibiting common carriers from benefiting from certain compensation related work injuries; requiring common carriers to construct shelters for certain employees; restricting railroad track removal or formal railroad abandonment proceedings under certain circumstances; requiring certain detailed information be provided from carriers transporting hazardous substances; modifying foreseeable risk; requiring the commissioner of transportation to study and make recommendations regarding passenger platform standards, the long term feasibility and costs of rail and certain strategic rail security interests
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