1997 Minnesota Statutes

     219.558 Definitions. 

    As used in sections 219.559 and 219.56, the following terms 
 have the meanings given them:  

    (a) "Caboose" means a railroad car or coach that meets the 
 standards of section 219.56 and is used on a train to carry a 
 train crew.  

    (b) "Terminal" means a system of tracks, whose boundaries 
 are set by a railroad, used for coupling or uncoupling cars.  

    (c) "Placarded car" means a railroad car that is required 
 by federal regulations to display placards because the car 
 contains hazardous materials.  

    (d) "Block signals" means a series of signals that control 
 the movement of trains within a section of track.  

    HIST: 1988 c 697 s 1