46 U.S.C. § 55117: Great Lakes rail route

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Goods on a rail car, or a vehicle accompanied by its operator, that are carried on a railroad‑car ferry between fixed Great Lakes terminals are exempt from the usual rule when four things are true: the ferry is U.S.‑built and documented; it’s run by a U.S. water carrier as part of a rail route approved by the Surface Transportation Board; the carrier’s stock (or its predecessor’s) was owned or controlled by a railroad before June 5, 1920; and the carrier’s stock is now owned or controlled by a railroad with the Board’s approval.

Title 46, §55117

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section 55102 of this title does not apply to the transportation of merchandise loaded on a railroad car or to a motor vehicle with or without a trailer, and with its passengers or contents when accompanied by the operator, when the railroad car or motor vehicle is transported in a railroad car ferry operated between fixed terminals on the Great Lakes as part of a rail route, if—

(1)the car ferry is owned by a common carrier by water and operated as part of a rail route with the approval of the Surface Transportation Board;

(2)the stock of the common carrier by water, or its predecessor, was owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail prior to June 5, 1920;

(3)the stock of the common carrier owning the car ferry is, with the approval of the Board, now owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail; and

(4)the car ferry is built in and documented under the laws of the United States.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5511746 App.:883 (5th proviso).June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 27, as added Apr. 11, 1935, ch. 58, 49 Stat. 154.

§55117 Great Lakes Rail Route

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Title 46, §55117

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