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§10703 Authority for Rail Carriers to Establish Through Routes

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part A— RAIL › Chapter 107— RATES › Subchapter I— GENERAL AUTHORITY › § 10703

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Board-regulated rail carriers must create through routes with physical connections to rail and water carriers under chapter 137; set rates, classifications, and rules; provide facilities; and pay owed service compensation.

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Title 49, §10703

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Rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall establish through routes (including physical connections) with each other and with water carriers providing transportation subject to chapter 137, shall establish rates and classifications applicable to those routes, and shall establish rules for their operation and provide—

(1)reasonable facilities for operating the through route; and

(2)reasonable compensation to persons entitled to compensation for services related to the through route.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 10703, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1372; Pub. L. 96–296, § 22(a), (h),

July 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 812, 814; Pub. L. 97–449, § 5(g)(5), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2443; Pub. L. 98–216, § 2(11), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 99–521, § 7(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2994; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(m)(21),

July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1377, related to authority for carriers to establish through routes, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 10703 and 13705 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 10703

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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