KRS 277.090: Railroad company may operate ferry.

(1) Any railroad company may, without securing the grant of any ferry franchise or

privilege from the county judge/executive, transport, or employ other persons to

transport for it, any passengers, baggage or freight carried, or to be carried, on its

railroad line, across any stream within or bordering upon this state.

(2) Any railroad company operating a ferry for the purposes mentioned in subsection

(1) of this section may transport thereon any other persons, freight or baggage

offered for transportation upon obtaining the grant of a ferry franchise or privilege

in the manner prescribed by law, except that no railroad company, employee, agent

or trustee of a railroad company, shall be granted a franchise or privilege to

establish, operate or maintain a new fer ry within one mile and a half in a straight

line of any ferry already established and in operation.