CHAPTER 9. PLACEMENT OF LOCOMOTIVES WITHIN TRAINS

IC 8-9-9
    Chapter 9. Placement of Locomotives Within Trains

IC 8-9-9-1
Unlawful acts; exceptions
    Sec. 1. On and after March 8, 1913, it shall be unlawful for anyperson, firm, or corporation, or lessee or receiver of any person, firm,or corporation, owning or operating any line or lines of steamrailroad in this state to place, attach, couple, or otherwise connectany car or cars between any two (2) or more locomotive engines insuch manner that one (1) or more such locomotive engines shallprecede, and one (1) or more such locomotive engines shall succeed,such car or cars, and, in such case, and in such cases only, when suchlocomotive engines, having such car or cars placed, attached,coupled, or otherwise connected between them shall be used oremployed, or shall be intended to be used or employed to haul, push,draw, switch, shunt, or otherwise move or transport such car or carsover or along the track or tracks of such railroad or railroads, or anypart or parts thereof lying within this state. And it shall likewise beunlawful to haul, push, draw, switch, shunt, or otherwise move ortransport such car or cars when placed, attached, coupled, orotherwise connected between such locomotive engines in the mannerdescribed in this section, over or along any sidetrack, spur, turn-out,or switch located in any yard or yards or elsewhere when used,owned, operated, or leased by any such railroad or railroads, and inany and all other cases when the hauling, pushing, drawing,switching, shunting, or otherwise moving or transporting such car orcars when placed, attached, coupled, or otherwise connected betweensuch locomotive engines in the manner described in this sectionwould imperil or endanger the life or lives of any person or personsengaged or employed on or in such car or cars and engines, or whohave a lawful right to be or ride therein or thereon; provided, thatnone of the provisions of the section shall be construed to apply tocases where it is necessary or imperative to use or employ a switchor other engine to assist in starting or overcoming the inertia of astanding train, or in pushing or moving such train over steep or heavygrades, or around sharp curves, for short distances, and when it iscustomary to detach such engine or engines when the bend of suchcurve shall have been passed, or when the summit of such grade oracclivity shall have been reached.
(Formerly: Acts 1913, c.130, s.1.) As amended by P.L.62-1984,SEC.136.

IC 8-9-9-2
Violation; forfeiture
    Sec. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation, or lessee or receiver ofany person, firm, or corporation owning or operating any line or linesof steam railroad in this state who shall violate any of the provisionsof this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state of Indiana the sum offive hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense, and each and

every day that the violation of any of the provisions of this chaptershall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate and distinctoffense.
(Formerly: Acts 1913, c.130, s.2.) As amended by P.L.62-1984,SEC.137.