Catchline at repeal: Abandonment of passenger service.
History: Repealed 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 17, effective December 1, 2000. --
Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 1. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 166, secs. 1
and 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. secs. 772, 772a-5.
Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the
effectiveness of the repeal of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was
met, the voters of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on
November 7, 2000, a constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399)
abolishing the Railroad Commission.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth ex rel. Kentucky R.R. Comm'n v. Illinois Cent. R.R., 299 S.W.2d 803 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
· cites it 4× “The authority sought by appellee is governed by KRS 276.480, the pertinent part of which is: *805 " * * * the Railroad Commission * * * shall have the power and it shall he its duty to authorize common carriers by railroad to discontinue passenger service by railroad on any line…”
City of Middlesboro v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 252 S.W.2d 680 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
“In accordance with the provisions of KRS 276.480 the appellee, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, on October 10, 1950, filed its application with the Railroad Commission of Kentucky for authority to discontinue its passenger trains 11 and 12 affording passenger service…”
R.R. Comm'n v. Illinois Cent. R., 265 S.W.2d 797 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954).
“” A railroad company’s right to discontinue the operation of a passenger train in this state is governed by KRS 276.480. The applicable part of that statute reads: “Upon the' application of any carrier by railroad, and after such notice to the public and such hearing as the…”
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