33 U.S.C. § 493
Use of railroad bridges by other railroad companies
All railroad companies desiring the use of any railroad bridge built in accordance with the provisions of sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title, shall be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same and over the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of any disagreement between the parties in regard to the terms of such use or the sums to be paid all matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of Transportation upon hearing the allegations and proofs submitted to him.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1938–1974 · leading case: Pike Rapids Power Co. v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co.
Pike Rapids Power Co. v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co. (1938)
“Section 3, 33 U.S. C.A. § 493, provided that if the bridge be a railroad bridge all railroad companies desiring the use of the bridge shall be entitled to equal privileges upon payment of reasonable compensation therefor.”
In Re Silver Bridge Disaster Litigation (1974)
“; that all railroads shall have equal access to any railroad bridge; that the Secretary of War shall determine any rate disputes arising from such use, 33 U.S.C. § 493 ; and that the Secretary shall regulate the tolls charged for transit over the bridge to “ * * * engines, cars,…”
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