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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, ERICKSON, WASHINGTON, FERLO, TARTAGLIONE, RAFFERTY, WARD AND FONTANA, MAY 27, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MAY 27, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for whistle post signage. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
6 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
7 | § 2710. Whistle post signage. |
8 | (a) Duty.--A public utility engaged in a railroad business |
9 | shall place whistle post signs to the right of the main track in |
10 | the direction of approach exactly one-quarter of a mile from the |
11 | entrance to crossings to notify engineers or operators of |
12 | locomotives who blow a whistle and ring a bell as the locomotive |
13 | approaches the crossing as a warning to the public. |
14 | (b) Signs.--The whistle post signs shall consist of a "W" |
15 | identifiable on a square plate mounted on a post and shall be: |
16 | (1) Visible to an engineer or operator of a locomotive |
17 | within the cabin or caboose car. |
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1 | (2) Kept in good repair. |
2 | (3) Replaced promptly when necessary. |
3 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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