Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 192.25 (2026)
Railroad train crews
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192.25(1)(a)(a) “Certified railroad locomotive engineer” means a person certified under 49 CFR 240 as a train service engineer, locomotive servicing engineer or student engineer.
192.25(1)(b)(b) “Qualified railroad trainman” means a person who has successfully completed a railroad carrier’s training program and passed an examination on railroad operation rules.
192.25(2)(2) No person operating or controlling any railroad, as defined in s. 85.01 (5), may allow the operation of any railroad train or locomotive in this state unless the railroad train or locomotive has a crew of at least 2 individuals. One of the individuals shall be a certified railroad locomotive engineer. The other individual shall be either a certified railroad locomotive engineer or a qualified railroad trainman. A certified railroad locomotive engineer shall operate the control locomotive at all times that the railroad train or locomotive is in motion. The other crew member may dismount the railroad train or locomotive when necessary to perform switching activities and other duties in the course of his or her job.
192.25(3)(a)(a) The office, by rule, may grant an exception to sub. (2) if the office determines that the exception will not endanger the life or property of any person.
192.25(3)(b)(b) Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent that it is contrary to or inconsistent with a regulation or order of the federal railroad administration.
192.25(4)(4) Any person who violates sub. (2) may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for a first offense, not less than $100 nor more than $500 for a 2nd offense committed within 3 years, and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for a 3rd offense committed within 3 years.
192.25 AnnotationThis section is preempted by federal law except to the extent that sub. (2) prohibits over-the-road train operation unless there is a train crew of at least 2. However over-the-road operations may also be exempted by specific agreement between the Federal Railway Administration and an individual railroad. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Doyle, 186 F.3d 790 (1999).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1960–1999 · leading case: Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 24 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 1998).
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 24 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 1998). “Wisconsin State Representative John Dobyns, who would later sponsor the legislation that became Wis.Stat. § 192.25, also testified at the hearings and submitted a letter expressing his concerns about the safety of one-person crews and remote-controlled locomotive operations.”
State v. Wisconsin Cent. Transp. Corp., 546 N.W.2d 206 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “2d 441, 454 (1969) (calling upon the legislature to review the full crew requirements), the legislature repealed §§ 192.25 and 192.26, Stats., 1969. See Laws of 1971, ch.”
State v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie R.R., 106 N.W.2d 320 (Wis. 1960). “” It was added to sec. 192.25, Stats., which is known as the Full Crew Act.”
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 186 F.3d 790 (7th Cir. 1999). “Wisconsin’s Two-Person Crew Law and This Suit On December 15, 1997, Wisconsin enacted Wis. Stat. § 192.25 to regulate the qualifications of train crew members and to require at least two persons in all train crews.”
— Wis. Stat. § 192.25(1) — 1 case
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 24 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 1998). “Wisconsin State Representative John Dobyns, who would later sponsor the legislation that became Wis.Stat. § 192.25, also testified at the hearings and submitted a letter expressing his concerns about the safety of one-person crews and remote-controlled locomotive operations.”
— Wis. Stat. § 192.25(2) — 1 case
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 24 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 1998). “Wisconsin State Representative John Dobyns, who would later sponsor the legislation that became Wis.Stat. § 192.25, also testified at the hearings and submitted a letter expressing his concerns about the safety of one-person crews and remote-controlled locomotive operations.”
— Wis. Stat. § 192.25(l)(a) — 1 case
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Doyle, 24 F. Supp. 2d 928 (E.D. Wis. 1998). “Wisconsin State Representative John Dobyns, who would later sponsor the legislation that became Wis.Stat. § 192.25, also testified at the hearings and submitted a letter expressing his concerns about the safety of one-person crews and remote-controlled locomotive operations.”
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