{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.561","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 219.561","heading":"TRACK MOTOR CAR; EQUIPMENT.","body":"Subdivision 1. Lights.\nA person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad shall equip each of its track motor cars used during the period from 30 minutes before sunset to 30 minutes after sunrise with:\n(1) an electric headlight of such construction and of sufficient candlepower to render plainly visible at a distance of not less than 300 feet in advance of the track motor car a track obstruction, landmark, warning sign, or grade crossing; and\n(2) a rear electric red light of such construction and of sufficient candlepower as to be plainly visible at a distance of 300 feet.\nSubd. 2. Windshield and top.\nUpon request of the section lead supervisor in any section operated by a railroad referred to in subdivision 1, a track motor car must be equipped within 90 days with a windshield and top wide and high enough to reasonably protect the employees from weather. However, a railroad company is not required in any one year to equip more than an additional 25 motor cars with that equipment.\nSubd. 3. Penalty.\nA person, firm, or corporation operating or controlling a railroad and using or permitting to be used on its line in this state a track motor car in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["CARRIERS","CHAPTER 219. RAILROAD SAFETY AND EMPLOYMENT","EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/219.561","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"8a5e0095d794c76855597d9b589f0ccb22a35e00c762b5230a623e37caae7a95","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.56","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}