2005 Minnesota Statutes

     181.28 Locomotive engineers, hours.  

    Locomotive engineers and fire tenders shall not be required 
 to serve as such for more than 14 consecutive hours.  At least 
 nine hours, or as many hours less as are asked for by these 
 engineers or fire tenders, shall be allowed for rest before 
 being again required to go on duty.  Nothing herein shall permit 
 any such engineer or fire tender to desert a locomotive when, by 
 reason of accident or of delay caused by the elements, another 
 cannot immediately be procured as a replacement, nor prohibit 
 them, in any case, from serving longer than 14 hours if they so 
 desire.  Every superintendent or other officer or employer of a 
 railway company who shall order or require any service in 
 violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
 such company shall be liable to any engineer or fire tender for 
 injuries sustained in consequence of such violation.  

    HIST: (4091) RL s 1801; 1986 c 444