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The State Corporation Commission may inspect any such track or structure of any railroad in this Commonwealth, and upon complaint, or on its own motion and after timely notice to the railroad company affected and a hearing thereon, by proper order or orders, may require any railroad to make such changes as may be found necessary to safeguard and preserve the safety of its employees, servants and the general public. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind in existence prior to January 1, 1953, nor to any private or industrial siding; provided, further, however, that any private or industrial siding constructed after January 1, 1953, shall, as far as practical, conform to the foregoing provisions.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1381579,"text":"No railroad, nor any person, firm or corporation operating any railroad shall hereafter construct or erect any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind unless there is sufficient clearance provided for the safety of any employee or servant in the normal and customary operations of such railroad or any part thereof. The State Corporation Commission may inspect any such track or structure of any railroad in this Commonwealth, and upon complaint, or on its own motion and after timely notice to the railroad company affected and a hearing thereon, by proper order or orders, may require any railroad to make such changes as may be found necessary to safeguard and preserve the safety of its employees, servants and the general public. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind in existence prior to January 1, 1953, nor to any private or industrial siding; provided, further, however, that any private or industrial siding constructed after January 1, 1953, shall, as far as practical, conform to the foregoing provisions.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":52751,"edition_id":2,"name":"Safety Provisions","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":7,"parent_id":52743,"metadata":{"child_laws":13,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:04:07","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:42","permalink":{"id":1476679,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52751,"identifier":"7","token":"56\/13\/7","url":"\/56\/13\/7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52743,"edition_id":2,"name":"Railroad Corporations","identifier":"13","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":27,"parent_id":52702,"metadata":{"child_laws":86,"child_structures":11},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:03:58","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:41","permalink":{"id":1476441,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52743,"identifier":"13","token":"56\/13","url":"\/56\/13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52702,"edition_id":2,"name":"Public Service Companies","identifier":"56","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":121,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":710,"child_structures":93},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:03:25","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:35:34","permalink":{"id":1475475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52702,"identifier":"56","token":"56","url":"\/56\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":370379,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-413","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-413\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-413","metadata":false},{"id":370377,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-413.01","catch_line":"Locomotive and rail car standards","url":"\/56-413.01\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-413.01","metadata":false},{"id":370378,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-413.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-413.1\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-413.1","metadata":false},{"id":370380,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-414","catch_line":"Bell and whistle or horn; when sounded","url":"\/56-414\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-414","metadata":false},{"id":370381,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-415","catch_line":"Penalty for violation of \u00a7 56-414","url":"\/56-415\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-415","metadata":false},{"id":370382,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-416","catch_line":"Effect of failure to give statutory signals","url":"\/56-416\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-416","metadata":false},{"id":370384,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-417","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-417\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-417","metadata":false},{"id":370383,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-417.1","catch_line":"Clearance to be provided in construction, etc., of railroad structures","url":"\/56-417.1\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-417.1","metadata":false},{"id":370385,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-418","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-418\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-418","metadata":false},{"id":370388,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-419","catch_line":"Duplicate switch keys of railroads; unlawful making, etc.; punishment","url":"\/56-419\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-419","metadata":false},{"id":370386,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-419.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-419.1\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-419.1","metadata":false},{"id":370387,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-419.2","catch_line":"Safety requirements applicable to vehicles transporting railroad employees","url":"\/56-419.2\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-419.2","metadata":false},{"id":370390,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-420","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-420\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-420","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":370384,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-417","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-417\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-417","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":370385,"structure_id":52751,"section_number":"56-418","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/56-418\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-418","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/56-417.1\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 710 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1476709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370383,"identifier":"56-417.1","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-417.1","url":"\/56-417.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-417.1\/","token":"56\/13\/7\/56-417.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clearance to be provided in construction, etc., of railroad structures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-417.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No railroad, nor any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>, firm or <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> operating any railroad shall hereafter construct or erect any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind unless there is sufficient clearance provided for the safety of any employee or servant in the normal and customary operations of such railroad or any part thereof. 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Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind in existence prior to January 1, 1953, nor to any private or industrial siding; provided, further, however, that any private or industrial siding constructed after January 1, 1953, shall, as far as practical, conform to the foregoing provisions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLEARANCE TO BE PROVIDED IN CONSTRUCTION, ETC., OF RAILROAD STRUCTURES (\u00a7\n56-417.1)\n\nNo railroad, nor any person, firm or corporation operating any railroad shall\nhereafter construct or erect any track, building, sign, guidepost, switch stand\nor structure of any kind unless there is sufficient clearance provided for the\nsafety of any employee or servant in the normal and customary operations of such\nrailroad or any part thereof. The State Corporation Commission may inspect any\nsuch track or structure of any railroad in this Commonwealth, and upon\ncomplaint, or on its own motion and after timely notice to the railroad company\naffected and a hearing thereon, by proper order or orders, may require any\nrailroad to make such changes as may be found necessary to safeguard and\npreserve the safety of its employees, servants and the general public. Provided,\nhowever, that this section shall not apply to any track, building, sign,\nguidepost, switch stand or structure of any kind in existence prior to January\n1, 1953, nor to any private or industrial siding; provided, further, however,\nthat any private or industrial siding constructed after January 1, 1953, shall,\nas far as practical, conform to the foregoing provisions.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 710.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}