Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.020
Obstructing or delaying train—Penalty
Every person who shall wilfully obstruct, hinder or delay the passage of any car lawfully operated upon any railway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 81.48 — Railroads—Operating Requirements and Regulations
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Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.030
Regulating speed within cities and towns and at grade crossings—Exception
Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the right to fix and regulate the speed of railway trains within the limits of any city or town other than a first-class city, and at grade crossings as defined in RCW 81.53.010 where such grade crossings are outside the limits of cities and towns, is vested exclusively in…
Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.040
Procedure to fix or change speed limits
(1) After due investigation, the commission shall make and issue an order fixing and regulating the speed of railway trains within the limits of cities and towns other than first-class cities. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the speed limit to be fixed by the commission shall be discretionary, and it may…
Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.050
Trains to stop at railroad crossings
All railroads and street railroads, operating in this state shall cause their trains and cars to come to a full stop at a distance not greater than five hundred feet before crossing the tracks of another railroad crossing at grade, excepting at crossings where there are established signal towers, and signal operators,…
Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.060
Penalty for violation of duty endangering safety
Every engineer, motor operator, grip operator, conductor, brake operator, switch tender, train dispatcher, or other officer, agent, or servant of any railway company, who shall be guilty of any willful violation or omission of his or her duty as such officer, agent, or servant, by which human life or safety shall be en…
Wash. Rev. Code § 81.48.070
Cruelty to stock in transit—Penalty
Railroad companies in carrying or transporting animals shall not permit them to be confined in cars for a longer period than forty-eight consecutive hours without unloading them for rest, water, and feeding for a period of at least two consecutive hours, unless prevented from so unloading them by unavoidable accident.…