{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.752","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 219.752","heading":"MINIMUM CREW SIZE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Class I or Class II railroad.\nA Class I railroad or Class II railroad must not operate a train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight unless it has a crew of a minimum of two individuals.\nSubd. 2. Class III railroad.\n(a) For purposes of this subdivision, \"shared corridor\" means a segment of railroad track in which light rail transit operates within or adjacent to right-of-way used in freight rail operation.\n(b) A Class III railroad while operating in a shared corridor must not operate a train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight unless it has a crew of a minimum of two individuals.\nSubd. 3. Exemption.\nThe requirements of this section do not apply to hostler services or utility employees.\nSubd. 4. Penalty; action.\n(a) Any railroad that willfully violates this section must pay a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a first offense, not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for a second offense committed within three years of the first offense, and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense committed within three years of the first offense.\n(b) Fines prescribed in this section must be recovered in a civil action before a judge of the county in which the violation occurs.","path":["CARRIERS","CHAPTER 219. RAILROAD SAFETY AND EMPLOYMENT","EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/219.752","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"109c6f25085efbb98a3ddb9142f715365c27be5d5dcf8a098ce67fa3fd10bba3","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.751","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-219.753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}