389.895. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, corporation, operating a railroad as a common carrier in this state, to hereafter build and put into operation, any car used as a caboose which does not conform to the requirements of this section.
2. Wherever glass or glazing materials are used in partitions, doors, windows, or wind deflectors, it shall be of the safety glass type. For the purpose of this subsection, safety glass is any type of glass or glazing material so manufactured, fabricated, treated or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects, other external sources, or by glass or glazing material when the same is cracked or broken.
3. This section shall not apply to a caboose operated wholly within yard limits.
4. The motor carrier and railroad safety division of the department of economic development of Missouri shall be empowered to enforce the foregoing subsections and prosecute any violation thereof.
(L. 1963 p. 502 §§ 1 to 4)CROSS REFERENCE:
Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, RSMo 226.008