(a) No railroad company shall require or permit its employees who are engaged in the business of operating its trains over its roads to make runs of more than 13 hours or to make runs aggregating more than 13 hours in any 24 hours, except when such train is detained by reason of casualty or other cause from reaching its destination on schedule time.

(b) No trainman, after having been on runs for as much as 13 hours out of a 24 hour period, shall be required to go again on duty until after ten hours' rest, except in the case stated in subsection (a) of this Code section. Any railroad company violating any of the provisions of this Code section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00.

(c) Actions for the collection of penalties pursuant to this Code section shall be brought in the county in which is situated the principal office of the railroad company, provided that if such company has no principal office in this state, then such action may be brought in any county in which such company has a track and an agent. All penalties collected pursuant to this Code section shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.