§11124 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

If the President says, during war or when war is likely, that certain shipments are vital to national defense, the Board must order that those shipments get priority. If the President requires that troops and war supplies go ahead of all other traffic, every railroad under the Board’s authority must use every means they can to speed and help that military movement. A railroad’s embargo or shipment ban does not apply to goods sent to agents of the U.S. Government for government use. The railroad must deliver those government shipments as quickly as possible.

Title 49, §11124

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(a)(1)When the President, during time of war or threatened war, notifies the Board that it is essential to the defense and security of the United States to give preference or priority to the movement of certain traffic, the Board shall direct that preference or priority be given to that traffic.

(2)When the President, during time of war or threatened war, demands that preference and precedence be given to the transportation of troops and material of war over all other traffic, all rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and expedite the military traffic.

(b)An embargo imposed by any such rail carrier does not apply to shipments consigned to agents of the United States Government for its use. The rail carrier shall deliver those shipments as promptly as possible.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11128 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). Prior sections 11124 to 11128 were omitted in the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). section 11124, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1422, related to rerouting traffic on failure of rail carrier to serve the public. section 11125, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1423; Pub. L. 98–216, § 2(15), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(m)(28),

July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to directed rail transportation. section 11126, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(m)(29),

July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to distribution of coal cars. section 11127, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 99–521, § 9(b)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2997, related to service of household goods freight forwarders. section 11128, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1425, related to war emergencies and embargoes imposed by carriers. See section 11124 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.

§11124 War Emergencies; Embargoes Imposed by Carriers