{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-156","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 156","heading":"Safety couplers on freight cars","body":"Section 156. A railroad corporation shall cause to be placed upon both ends of every freight car owned by it and which it may lawfully use such automatic or other safety coupler as the department, after an examination and test, may prescribe, and the department may annul any such requirement made by it.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter160/Section156","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:47Z","sha256":"67aaeb2ef95411f978b6a06d98f9cdc430ba78e6ba25d58851482af80c4e292b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-155","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}