No part of any railroad shall be opened for public travel unless the company operating such railroad first obtains a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Transportation that it is in a suitable and safe condition.(1949 Rev., S. 5442; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 610.)History: P.A. 75-486 substituted 'public utilities control authority' for 'commission', i.e. public utilities commission, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted 'commissioner of transportation' for 'public utilities control authority', effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-52 transferred to Sec. 13b-201.
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