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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 358 By: Boren
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to railroad safety; defining terms;
requiring certain placement of hot bearings detector;
authorizing Department of Public Safety to issue
citations for certain violations; setting amount of
fines for certain violations; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as S ection 104 of Title 66, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section :
1. “Hot bearings detector ” means an infrared detector located
along railroad tracks to detect and alert the operators of a passing
train to any overheating of the train ’s bearings, axles, or wheels ;
and
2. “Main line” means a segment or route of railroad track of
any railroad over which five million (5,000,000) or more gross tons
of railroad traffic is transported annually as document ed in
timetables filed with the Federal Railroad Administration. Main
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line does not include tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion
operations.
B. Any person, firm, or corporat ion operating a train in this
state shall install and maintain a hot bearings detector system at
least every ten (10) miles along each main line .
C. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to
issue a citation to any person, firm, or corpo ration that violates
the provisions of this section. Such person, firm, or co rporation
shall be subject to a fine not less than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) but not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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