Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§10906 Exception
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part A— RAIL › Chapter 109— LICENSING › § 10906
Summary
Rail carriers may jointly own or use spur and related tracks without needing Board approval. The Board has no power under this chapter to build, buy, run, abandon, or close those tracks.
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Title 49, §10906
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Notwithstanding section 10901 and subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title, and without the approval of the Board, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may enter into arrangements for the joint ownership or joint use of spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks. The Board does not have authority under this chapter over construction, acquisition, operation, abandonment, or discontinuance of spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks.
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10907 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). A prior section 10906, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1406, related to offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). See section 10905 of this title.
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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. § 10906
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60