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Title 45, RailroadsRelease 119-102

§920 Continuation of Service

Title 45 › CHAPTER 18 — MILWAUKEE RAILROAD RESTRUCTURING › § 920

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Milwaukee Railroad to keep running its entire rail system as it was on October 15, 1979. It must keep at least the same regular level of service from that date. It may not block traffic except for acts of God or safety reasons, and it may not abandon or stop service on any part of the system. Those duties stop if any one of four things happens: an employee or employee-shipper ownership plan is not filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission within the time set in section 905(a); the Commission finds the plan infeasible or does not act within 30 days; the bankruptcy court finds the plan not fair and equitable to the Railroad’s estate; or the plan is not put into effect within the time set in section 905(c).

Full Legal Text

Title 45, §920

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(a)Until the occurrence of an event described in subsection (b) of this section, the Milwaukee Railroad (1) shall maintain its entire railroad system, as it existed on October 15, 1979, (2) shall continue no less than the regular level of service provided by it as of that date, and (3) shall not embargo traffic (other than when necessitated by acts of God or safety requirements) or abandon or discontinue service over any part of its railroad system.
(b)The Milwaukee Railroad shall comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section until—
(1)an employee or employee-shipper ownership plan is not submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission within the time period prescribed under section 905(a) of this title;
(2)the proposed plan is found by the Commission not to be feasible or the Commission does not act within 30 days;
(3)the proposed plan is found by the bankruptcy court not to be fair and equitable to the estate of the Milwaukee Railroad; or
(4)the plan is not implemented within the time period prescribed under section 905(c) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and

Transfer of Functions

Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 1302 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

45 U.S.C. § 920

Title 45, Railroads

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102