Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2021 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
RAILROADS
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way
Acquisition by other than Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
Bankruptcy, leaseholders' rights of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Preservation, see REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITIES
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.57, 174.50, 222.63
Surface Transportation Board proceedings, intervenor, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
Tracks, see same under this topic
Accidents, Minn. Statutes 2021 115E.042, 218.031
Accounting and bookkeeping, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.53
Acquisition of land or property
Acquiring carrier, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.86 to 222.88
Air rights, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.01
Contracts and agreements, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.87
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.85
Depots and stations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Divesting carriers, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.85, 222.86
Eminent domain, see same under this topic
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Gravel pits, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Information, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.86
Regional railroad authorities, acquisition by, payment of costs, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 84.0274, 222.26, 222.27
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Trunk highway construction, relocation of railroad tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.241
Agency service, depots and stations, closing or abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.98
Agents, see RAILWAY STATION AGENTS
Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.01
Air tanks, boiler inspections, exception, Minn. Statutes 2021 326B.988
Assessments
Rights of way proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2021 216B.62
State rail inspector, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Audits and examinations
Duty to assist state auditor, Minn. Statutes 2021 6.52
Operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.83
Baggage, see Charges and rates under this topic
Bankruptcy, leaseholders, right of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Boards of directors, minutes, location, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.33
Bridges (structures)
Additional tracks, maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Bridges over railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 165.06
Clearance between bridges and highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 165.05
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Construction or reconstruction, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.20
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.011, 270.80
Drainage systems, duties, see same under this topic
First class cities, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2021 446.04
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Width, bridges over highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 165.05
Buildings, defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Camps, inspections, Meat and poultry inspection law, access by inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2021 31A.25
Capital stock, see Stock under this topic
Cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Cattle guards
Failure to erect, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32, 219.33
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.31
Certificates and certification, operating property, fair market value, equalization, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.87
Certified lists, lands conveyed by the state, recording, Minn. Statutes 2021 507.31
Certifying to, new roads, inspection and safety standards, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.92
Charges and rates
Contested cases, see same under this topic
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.64
Overcharges, Minn. Statutes 2021 316.06
Road construction materials, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.025
Schedules, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.025
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.025
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Charters, forfeitures, failure to report land transfers, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Chicago Great Western Railroad, Douglas Trail, right-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 85.015
Chicago Northwestern Railroad, Luce Line Trail, right-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 85.015
Claims against, construction, payment of laborers or mechanics, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30
Clearance between structures and cars
Attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Bridges (structures), Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47, 219.98
Existing structures, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.45 to 219.53
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.47
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.47
Obstructing space between tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.50
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.98
Overhead clearances, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Side clearances, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Tunnels, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.51 to 219.53
Warning signs, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.52
Commercial zones, see COMMERCIAL ZONES
Common carriers
Employees, exclusion, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2021 176.041
Pesticide applications, regulations concerning, Minn. Statutes 2021 18B.346
Railroad companies defined as, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.011
Yard lighting plans, maintenance, compliance reports, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.375
Commuter rail, see COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM
Complaints
Dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.39, 219.40
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Trains stopping at crossings, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Consists
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Construction
Contractors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 375.18
First class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 446.04
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement, see same under this topic
Timber cutting, disposal of debris, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.14
Contested cases
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.64, 174.65
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.10
Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
Contractors
Bond, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30
Rail service improvement program, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50
Contracts and agreements
Acquiring carriers, contracts binding on, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.87
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30, 222.50
Facilities, relocation or alteration, minimum wage, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.365
Motor carriers of railroad employees, Minn. Statutes 2021 221.0255
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.62
Provisions for evasion of liability, voiding of contracts, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.81
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50, 222.52
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.20, 219.074, 219.403
Receivers, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.815
Rights-of-way over public ways, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.26
Trunk highways, railroad tracks and lands, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.241
Conveyances
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.05
Trunk highways, unneeded land for, relocation of tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.241
Corporate offices, buildings defined as nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Cranes on tracks, warning devices, electric lines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.753
Crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Culverts
Drainage systems, duties, see same under this topic
Failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37
Damages
Cattle guards, failure to erect, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32, 219.33
Contributory negligence, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.79
Failure to fence, liability, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32 to 219.34
Fires caused by locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76
Offsets, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.81
Steam railroads, employee injuries or deaths, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.77, 219.79
Data
Acquisitions information, classification, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.86
Rail service improvement program, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.54
Death or injury of railway personnel due to safety violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.64
Definitions
Cigarette and tobacco products taxes, Minn. Statutes 2021 297F.01
Common carriers, rail transportation, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.011
Discharge preparedness and response, Minn. Statutes 2021 115E.01
Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2021 363A.03
Passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.61
Rail service improvement, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.48
Rail Service Improvement Act, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.48
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.56
Railroad acquisitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.85
Railroad property first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.631
Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Terminals, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.011
Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.011
Depots and stations
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Agency service, depots and stations, closing or abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.98
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Fire prevention warnings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.57
Freight platforms, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.54
Industrial activities, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.242
Property damage, critical public service facilities, Minn. Statutes 2021 609.594
Public accommodations, discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2021 363A.03, 363A.11, 363A.12
Station houses, apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Trespass, critical public service facilities, Minn. Statutes 2021 609.6055
Discharge preparedness and response, Minn. Statutes 2021 115E.042, 115E.08
Disclosure
Acquisitions information, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.86
Rail service improvement program data, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.54
Ditches
Failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37
Divesting carriers, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.85, 222.86
Docks, piers, and wharves
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Personal property, exclusion, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2021 297A.61
Drainage systems, duties
Benefits or damages to railroad, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2021 103E.315
Bridges and culverts, construction, Minn. Statutes 2021 103E.285, 103E.525, 103E.526, 103E.721
Drinking water, operating units or consists, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Easements
Mining easements, Natural Resources Department, power to grant, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.47
Rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Tax-forfeited lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 282.01, 282.04
Elevators
Acquisition, eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Grain elevators, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Nonrailroad ownership, personal property taxes, listing, assessment, Minn. Statutes 2021 273.32
Eligible obligations, savings banks, investments in, Minn. Statutes 2021 50.14
Eminent domain
Acquisition of railroad property by government authority, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.57, 174.636
Agricultural uses, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.57
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Power to condemn
Improvements, enlargements, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.38 to 117.41
Limits based on public safety and access, Minn. Statutes 2021 383B.83
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.26, 222.27, 222.36
State rail bank, rail lines, or rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
Employees, see RAILROAD PERSONNEL
Enforcement of law
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Engine drivers, see RAILROAD PERSONNEL
Engineers, see RAILROAD ENGINEERS
Engines
Consists, see same under this topic
Locomotives, see same under this topic
Equipment trusts, rolling stock, obligations, savings banks, investing in, Minn. Statutes 2021 50.14
Federal aid
Federal rail programs, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.51, 222.53
Passenger rail, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.634
Rail safety technology, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.01
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50 to 222.52
Railroad crossings, improvement, maintenance, or repair, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.071
Federal rail programs
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.53
Local governments, participation, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.51
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.53
Federal Railway Labor Act, parties to suits, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 540.153
Fences
Failure to fence, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32 to 219.34
Fences between railroad and public road, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.34
Repair, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.33
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.31
Fines
Charges and rates, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Clearance violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Crossing signs, failure to maintain, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.06
Culverts, failure to keep clean, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Ditches and culverts, failure to keep clean, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Drinking water, operating units and consists, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Freight platforms, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.54
Land grant railroads, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Multiple tracks, railroad crossing violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.10
New roads, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Office violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Orders, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Recovery, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Toilets and toilet facilities, operating units and consists, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Tracks, pedestrians on, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.26
Trains, stopping at crossings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Fire prevention
Combustible material, clearing from rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.20, 88.21
Fire patrol officers, employment, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.20
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.57
Violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Fires caused by locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76, 219.761
Fireworks, use, Minn. Statutes 2021 624.23
Flag stops, exclusion, stations, Minn. Statutes 2021 363A.03
Forfeitures, see Fines under this topic
Franchises
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Forfeitures, failure to report land transfers, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Freight, see Charges and rates under this topic
Freight claims departments, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30
Freight platforms, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.54
Freight trains
Cars, see Freight cars under RAILROAD CARS
Freight rail economic development study, Minn. Statutes 2021 171.03
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.634
Good faith, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Grade crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Grain elevators, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Grants to, public lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.05
Gravel pits, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Gross earnings, tax, Minn. Const. art 10 s 1
Guideway projects, Minn. Statutes 2021 473.4485
Hazardous materials transporters, see HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTERS
Hazardous waste transporters, see HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTERS
Hearings
Air rights, sale, lease, acquisition, or use, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.01
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.47
Operating property, apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Passenger service agreements, notice, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.63
Rights-of-way, use, notice, Minn. Statutes 2021 230.10, 230.11
Hennepin County, contamination cleanup near, environmental response fund, Minn. Statutes 2021 383B.81
Historic places, Northern Pacific Railroad Shops, Minn. Statutes 2021 138.664
Historic sites, Hennepin County, trail, Minn. Statutes 2021 138.662
Improvements, generally, see Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement under this topic
Indebtedness, security agreements, Minn. Statutes 2021 336.9-201
Industrial zones, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.242, 173.02, 173.16, 428A.02
Information about, supplying to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.54
Initial terminals, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Inspections
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Land grant railroads, records, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Locomotive inspectors, Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21, 326B.988
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.92
Public terminal warehouse yards, scales, Minn. Statutes 2021 239.081
State rail safety inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Insurance, property insurance, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76
Investigations
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.64
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.47
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Invoices, filing with claims, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.031
Junctions, trains stopping at, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.93
Land grant railroads
Fines, see same under this topic
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Land grants, county recorders, transcription of records, Minn. Statutes 2021 386.26
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Land stock
Rights, title, interest, or estate granted by, taxation, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.22
Transfers, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Lands
Acquisition of land or property, see same under this topic
Land grants, county recorders, transcription of records, Minn. Statutes 2021 386.26
Lands conveyed by the state, certified lists, recording, Minn. Statutes 2021 507.31
Mineral rights reservations, Minn. Statutes 2021 93.01, 93.03
Sale, taxation, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.21
Transfers, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Lawsuits
Attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Consists and operating units, drinking water and toilet facility violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Construction debts, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30
Employee injury or death, steam railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.79 to 219.83
Failure to fence, damages, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32
Fines, recovery
Clearance violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Crossing violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.384, 219.42
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071, 219.51, 219.97
Land grant railroads, records violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Fires, extinguishment, claims for reimbursement of costs, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.761
Land transfers, failure to report, forfeiture of charter or franchises, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Office violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Parties to suits, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 540.153
Railroad land transfers, taxability, effect, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.23
Trains stopping at crossings, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.10, 218.041
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2021 542.09
Leaseholders
Bankruptcy sales, right of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Nonrailroad lessors, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.631
Notice received, rights-of-way, offer for sale, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Leases
Contracts, see same under this topic
Leaseholders, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.631, 222.632
Lessees, culverts and ditches, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.05
Liability
Cattle guards, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.22
Construction, payment of laborers or mechanics, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.29, 222.30
Contracts, evasion provisions, voiding of contracts, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.81
Farm crossing gates, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.36
Fences, damages, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32 to 219.34
Fire prevention, failures of duty, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76, 219.761
Landowners, recourse, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.33
Property leased to regional railroad authority, Minn. Statutes 2021 398A.03
Steam railroads, employee injuries or deaths, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.77
Liens, tax liens, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Light rail, see LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
Loans
Locomotives, rehabilitation, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.58
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.55 to 222.62
Location or relocation
Logging railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.24
Railroads along, across, on, or under trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.45
Locomotives
Consists, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Defined as operating units, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Exclusion, vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2021 363A.03
Failure of equipment, corrections, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.662
Fire protection appliances, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Fires caused by, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76, 219.761
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21, 326B.988
Lease or rental, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2021 297A.668
Model locomotives, boiler inspections, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 326B.988
Operating units, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Orders, speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.662
Rehabilitation, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.58
Spark arresters, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.57
Speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.661, 219.662
Steam engines, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.011
Logging railroads, across highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.24
Loss or damage caused by
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76, 219.761
Insurance, authority to issue, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 60A.06
Machine shops, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27, 270.80
Maintenance, see Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement under this topic
Maps
County topographical land maps, valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2021 273.061
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.92
Metropolitan area transit programs, Minn. Statutes 2021 473.4485
Municipalities, limited as to aid, Minn. Const. art 11 s 12
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursement, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.62
New roads, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.92, 219.97
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80, 270.81
Officers
Attestation, new roads, completion notices, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.92
Complaints, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.39, 219.40
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.33
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Offices
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.33
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Operating property
Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.83
Classification, property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2021 273.13
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Docks, piers, and wharves, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80, 270.86, 297A.61
Fair market value, equalization, basis for tax levy and collection, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.87
Forfeiture of contracts, lands reverting to railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.81
Personal property taxes, taxable property, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.02
Sale or conversion to nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.81 to 270.86
Operating units, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Orders
Applications, fees, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.98
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.98
Federal law, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.64
Locomotives, speedometers, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.662
Rights-of-way, disagreements, Minn. Statutes 2021 230.11
Trains stopping at crossings, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.93
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Walkways, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Overcharges, Minn. Statutes 2021 316.06
Passenger service
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.61
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.634
High-speed rail passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.36, 218.75
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.75
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursement, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.62
Passenger rail, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.632, 174.636
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.60, 174.632
Public Service Department duties, transfer to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.06
Public Utilities Commission duties, transfer to Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.06
Passengers
Disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2021 256C.02
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.75
Riding without paying fare, arrests, Minn. Statutes 2021 629.363
Payments by
Easements, rights-of-way over state-owned land, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.025
Firefighting and protection fees and assessments, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.761
Fires, extinguishment costs, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.761
Highway drainage ditches crossing railroads, costs, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.19
New crossings, warning devices, costs, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.072
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.071, 219.384, 219.40, 219.42
Payments to
Private crossings and drains, construction, maintenance, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.35
Replacement railroad lands acquired for trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.241
Permits, real estate tax judgment sales, Minn. Statutes 2021 280.03, 280.11
Petitions by
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.98
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.074, 219.383
Places of business, railroads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2021 297F.01
Planning
High speed rail passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.75
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.46
Rail service improvement, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.46
Southern rail corridor improvement, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.445
Statewide freight and passenger rail plan, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.03, 473.1467
Statewide rail transportation plan, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.03
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.03, 222.52, 222.53
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.01, 174.60, 219.661, 222.46
Property
Crimes against, Minn. Statutes 2021 609.85
Real property, see same under this topic
Structures, see same under this topic
Taxable property, generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.02
Property insurance
Authority to issue, Minn. Statutes 2021 60A.06
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.76
Property taxes, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2021 273.372
Public lands, conveyance, grant, lease, or sale from municipal corporations, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.05
Public service corporations, Minn. Statutes 2021 301B.01
Purchases by
Property, generally, powers, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.05
Quiet zones, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.166
Rail bank, see STATE RAIL BANK
Rail carriers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.56
Rail lines
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, persons entitled to, Minn. Statutes 2021 514.04
Rehabilitation, acquisition, or installation, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.58
Rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Tracks, see same under this topic
Rail service
Capital improvement projects, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.58
Continuation, termination, or modification, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.64
Rail Service Improvement Act, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.46 to 222.54
Rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50 to 222.52
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.57 to 222.59, 222.63
Rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.55 to 222.62
Rail users
Financial or other assistance to, rural development financing authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 469.142
Loans by, rail service improvement program, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50
Railroad cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Railroad companies
Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2021 6.52, 270.83
Bankruptcy, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Boards of directors, see same under this topic
Bonds, see same under this topic
Consulting, commuter rail system, planning, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.84
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2021 316.06
Lawsuits, see same under this topic
Oaths, annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.82
Public service corporations, Minn. Statutes 2021 301B.01
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given, see same under this topic
Review by, southern rail corridor improvement plan, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.445
Rights, privileges, and franchises, forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2021 316.06
Securities, Minn. Statutes 2021 50.14
Track safety technology grants, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.01
Railroad interest
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.631
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping, see same under this topic
Reports given, see same under this topic
Railroad operators, driver's license display, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.035, 171.03
Railroad ties, open burnings, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.171
Railroad track scales, see COMMERCIAL SCALES
Railroads along, across, on, or under trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.45
Railway utilities
Electrical systems, inspections, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2021 326B.36
Employees, electrician's license exemption, Minn. Statutes 2021 326B.33
Ramsey County, environmental response fund for cleanup along, Minn. Statutes 2021 383A.81
Real property
Acquisition of land or property, see same under this topic
Lands, see same under this topic
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80, 270.81
Title to, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2021 541.023
Rebates, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Receivers and receivership, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37, 219.815
Records and record keeping
Access, locomotive inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Land grant railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Locomotive inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement
Constitutional provisions, Minn. Const. art 11 s 5
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 375.18
First class cities, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2021 446.04
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Transportation department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.632 to 174.636
Reports given
Accidents, wrecks, and casualties, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.031
Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.82, 270.83
Fire protection appliances on locomotives, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Fires, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21, 219.57
Lands, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Operating property, sale or forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Reports required by state auditor, Minn. Statutes 2021 6.52
Research, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.53
Rights-of-way
Abandonment of rail lines or rights-of-way, see same under this topic
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 84.0274, 116J.423, 222.26, 222.27
Air tanks installed on, boiler inspection, exception, Minn. Statutes 2021 326B.988
Assessments, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2021 216B.62
Bankruptcy, leaseholders, rights of first refusal, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
Best management practices, prairie lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.99
Branch railroad tracks, construction, Minn. Statutes 2021 373.04
Combustible material, clearing, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 375.18
Dangerous obstructions, removal, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.384
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Disagreements with railroad, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2021 230.10, 230.11
Disposition, funds, depositing, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50
Ditches and culverts, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.37, 219.97
Drainage ditches crossing, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.19
Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.26, 222.27, 222.36
Fences, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.31, 219.33
Field reviews, prairie lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.99
Fire prevention, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.57
Fires near, reports, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.21
Historic sites, trail along right of way, Hennepin County, Minn. Statutes 2021 138.662
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Natural Resources Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.99
Noxious weeds, destruction, eradication, see Control or eradication under NOXIOUS WEEDS
Petroleum tank release cleanup, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2021 115C.09
Public utilities, crossing or paralleling, Minn. Statutes 2021 237.045
Public ways, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.26, 222.27
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.19
Roads on or parallel to, not legal highways, Minn. Statutes 2021 160.05
Sale or offer for sale, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.632
State-owned land, Minn. Statutes 2021 84.0274, 222.025
State rail bank, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.57, 174.50, 222.63
State trails, Minn. Statutes 2021 85.015
Telegraph lines, construction, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.36
Telephone lines, construction, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.36
Use, Minn. Statutes 2021 230.09 to 230.11, 441.48
Rolling stock
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.56
Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2021 290.191
Locomotives, see same under this topic
Railroad cars, see RAILROAD CARS
Rehabilitation or acquisition, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.58
Sales and use taxes, see SALES AND USE TAXES
Rulemaking about, continuance, Minn. Statutes 2021 216A.08
Safety
Death or injury of railway personnel due to safety violations, contributory negligence, assumption of risk, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.64
Discharge preparedness and response, Minn. Statutes 2021 115E.042, 115E.08
Hazardous materials rail safety program, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.016
Inspections and inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.01, 219.071, 219.92
Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.53
Walkways, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.501, 219.51
Sales, state rail bank property, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
Security, inspections and inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Service of process on
Complaints, use of rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2021 230.10
Freight platforms, provision, notice, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.54
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.33
Shops, machine shops, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Side tracks, see Tracks under this topic
Sidings, commercial or industrial activities
Exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.242
Exclusion, outdoor advertising, Minn. Statutes 2021 173.02
Signs and signals, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
State aid, limitation, Minn. Const. art 11 s 2,5
State auditor, duty to assist, Minn. Statutes 2021 6.52
State rail bank, see STATE RAIL BANK
State rail safety inspector, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041, 219.015
Statewide rail transportation plan, see Planning under this topic
Station agents, see RAILWAY STATION AGENTS
Station houses, see Depots and stations under this topic
Statutes of limitations
Employee injury or death, steam railroads, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.83
Real property, title to, Minn. Statutes 2021 541.023
Steam engines, defined as trains, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.011
Stock
Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2021 302A.021
Depots and stations, see same under this topic
Land stock, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.22, 272.24
Stockyards, see STOCKYARDS
Structures
Apportionment of value, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Clearances between structures and cars, see same under this topic
Defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Depots and stations, see same under this topic
Subpoenas
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Information requested by Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.54
Subscription books, see Records and record keeping under this topic
Surveys, aerial photograph surveys, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.50
Switching and drayage, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.501, 219.51
Tax assessments
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2021 273.372
Nonoperating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.81
Operating property reverting to railroad, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Tax liability, operating property, reversion, failure to report, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Tax liens, operating property reverting to railroads, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.20
Technical assistance, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.545
Telephone and telegraph companies, Minn. Statutes 2021 237.03
Terminals, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.011, 219.551
Toilets and toilet facilities, operating units or consists, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Track motor cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.561
Track scales, inspections, Weights and Measures Division, Minn. Statutes 2021 239.081
Tracks
Abandonment, removal, or closing for traffic, Minn. Statutes 2021 117.57, 174.50, 219.98, 222.63
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Damages, Minn. Statutes 2021 161.242, 173.02
Defined as rail line, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.48
Defined as real property, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.03
Electric lines, crossing or paralleling, Minn. Statutes 2021 237.04, 237.05
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Ladder tracks, clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Maintenance, construction, and operation, Minn. Statutes 2021 174.632, 218.041
Multiple tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.09, 219.10
Obstructing space between tracks, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.50
Parallel tracks, clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Pedestrians on, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.26
Repairs, reconstruction, or replacement, see same under this topic
Safety, see same under this topic
Switch position indicator signals, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.01
Value, apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.86
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2021 609.85
Yard tracks
Clearance requirements, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.47
Walkways, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.501
Trains
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.011
Exclusion, motor vehicle sales tax, Minn. Statutes 2021 297B.01
Trains approaching crossings, unsafe crossings, prima facie evidence, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.26
Transfer facilities, defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Transportation by
Hazardous materials, see HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTERS
Iron ore on state mineral lands, Minn. Statutes 2021 93.20
Trestles, defined as operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.80
Trucks, motor carrier permits, Minn. Statutes 2021 221.121
Tunnels, clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46
Underpasses, improvements, first class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 446.04
Valuation of property
Notice, Revenue Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.81, 270.84
Operating property, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.81, 270.83 to 270.86
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.82
Viaducts, improvements, first class cities, funding, Minn. Statutes 2021 446.04
Violations and penalties
Clearance between structures and cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.46, 219.51 to 219.53
Complaints, filing, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.51
Cranes on tracks, warning device or electric line violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.753
Culverts, failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Ditches, failure to keep clean, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Drinking water, consists and operating units, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Fences, failure to fence, liability, damages, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.32 to 219.34
Fire patrol officers, failure to appoint, Minn. Statutes 2021 88.20
Fire prevention, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.57
Freight platforms, noncompliance, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.54
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
Injury, accident or derailment, Minn. Statutes 2021 609.85
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.041
Land grant railroads, records violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Medical cannabis, operating under the influence, Minn. Statutes 2021 152.23
New roads, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97
Obstructing space between tracks, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.50
Office violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.34
Railroad companies, Minn. Statutes 2021 270.83
Reporting violations, land transfers, forfeiture of charter and franchises, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.24
Rules, violations, Minn. Statutes 2021 218.071
State rail bank property, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.63
State rail safety inspector, powers and duties, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Toilets and toilet facilities, consists and operating units, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.551
Track motor cars, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.561
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 169.26, 609.85
Trains, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.97, 609.85
Walkways, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.501, 219.51
Warehouses, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27, 273.32
Warning devices, cranes on tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.753
Wye connections, property taxes, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2021 272.02
Yard switching, locomotives, speedometers, exception, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.662
Yards
Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2021 222.27
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015
Lighting, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.375
Tracks, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.015, 219.46, 219.47
Walkways, Minn. Statutes 2021 219.501