§ 9-403. Switch connections and sidetracks

MD Pub Util Code § 9-403 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    If safe to install, reasonably practicable, and justified by the volume of business, a railroad company, on the application of a shipper, shall construct, maintain, and operate on reasonable terms:

(1)    a switch connection or a connection with a lateral line of railroad or private sidetrack owned by the shipper; or

(2)    a sidetrack and switch connection for the shipper on property owned by the railroad company.

(b)    The Commission shall regulate installation, maintenance, and compensation under this section.

(c)    A railroad company may terminate connections that it provides under this section if the Commission determines that the required conditions are no longer satisfied.