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§ 9-402. Receipt and hauling of freight cars from other railroad companies

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Utilities

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Carrier Companies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Commission Provisions on Railroad Companies (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 9-402
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 9-402
§ 9-402. Receipt and hauling of freight cars from other railroad companies
Joint rates
(a) This section does not affect the duties of a railroad company or the powers of the Commission regarding joint rates.
Receipt and hauling of freight cars
(b) A railroad company shall receive freight cars of proper standard from other railroad companies at connecting points and haul the cars:
(1) to their destination; or
(2) by the route billed, to the connecting point with the next connecting carrier.
Interchanging cars
(c) Except on terms and conditions that the Commission establishes, railroad companies may not be required to interchange cars.

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Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Formerly Art. 78, § 37.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 9-402, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 9-402
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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