The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
007
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OPERATING RAILROADS
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3727)
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§ 3727. Only company’s engines to be run on road; penalty
A locomotive, engine, or other power shall not run upon a railroad, except those that
belong to and are controlled by the person owning and managing the road, unless by
the person’s consent. An engineer or other person violating the provisions of this
section shall be liable to the person owning and managing the road for the damages
sustained due to the violation and shall be fined not more than $500.00. If a collision
of trains results from the violation of this section and an individual is killed,
the engineer or other person shall be guilty of manslaughter. This section shall not
be enforced when it conflicts with the charter of a railroad corporation organized
under the laws of this State. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. July 1, 2022.)