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49 U.S.C. § 10703

Authority for rail carriers to establish through routes

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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.(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 810.)Editorial NotesPrior 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 sections 10703 and 13705 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Puerto Rico Mar. Shipping Auth. & Sea-Land Serv., Inc. v. Valley Freight Sys., Inc., 856 F.2d 546 (3rd Cir. 1988).
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Puerto Rico Mar. Shipping Auth. & Sea-Land Serv., Inc. v. Valley Freight Sys., Inc., 856 F.2d 546 (3rd Cir. 1988). · cites it 2× “Authority claims authority for its alleged joint through route with Trucking under 49 U.S.C. § 10703 . This section provides in pertinent part as follows: (a) A carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under chapter 105…”
In the Matter of Iowa R.R. Co., Debtor. Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Terry F. Moritz, Tr. of Iowa R.R. Co., 840 F.2d 535 (7th Cir. 1988). “Motor carriers may enter into joint and through route agreements, 49 U.S.C. § 10703 , and the ICC may prescribe them when appropriate.”
Parker Motor Freight, Inc. v. Fifth Third Bank, 116 F.3d 1137 (3rd Cir. 1997). · cites it 2× “This agreement was in accordance with the contemporary authority set forth at 49 U.S.C. § 10703 (a)(4)(A) (1986). Section 10705(h) required any motor freight jointliner which accepted payment to “promptly pay divisions or make interline *? settlements .”
Engelhard Corp. v. Springfield Terminal Ry. Co., 193 F. Supp. 2d 385 (D. Mass. 2002). “49 U.S.C. §§ 10703 and 10742. This obligation is typically discharged by voluntary agreements among railroads.”
Curtis, Inc. v. Interstate Com. Comm'n & United States of Am., Midwest Emery Freight Sys., Inc., Intervenor-Petitioner, 669 F.2d 648 (10th Cir. 1982). · cites it 2× “See 49 U.S.C. § 10703 (a)(4)(A) (formerly 49 U.”
Gross Common Carrier, Inc. v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 851 F. Supp. 313 (N.D. Ill. 1994). “Title 49 U.S.C. § 10703 (a)(4)(A) provides au­thority for common carriers to establish “through routes and joint rates .”
The Soc'y of Plastics Indus., Inc. v. Interstate Com. Comm'n & the United States of Am., Forty Railroads, Intervenors, 955 F.2d 722 (D.C. Cir. 1992). “49 U.S.C. § 10703 (a)(1). “A through route is an arrangement under which a shipment is transported to its ultimate destination by two or more railroads in succession.”
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. v. Chicago & North W. Transp. Co., 516 F. Supp. 399 (W.D. Mich. 1981). “[ 49 U.S.C. § 10703 (c)] Where the rate contract relates to non-agricultural goods, the Commission shall approve a contract unless either of two circumstances appear: (1) that an individual shipper will be harmed because the proposed contract impairs the ability of the carrier…”
Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. v. Fed. Mar. Comm'n & United States of Am., 662 F.2d 563 (9th Cir. 1981). “§ 316 (c), since recodified at 49 U.S.C.A. § 10703 (1981). For a brief discussion of the Rivers Act and the problems it was intended to solve, see Alaska Steamship Co.”
Trailer Marine Transp. Corp. v. Dolphin Forwarding, Inc., 758 F. Supp. 796 (D.P.R. 1991). “MC-C-30098, in order to reconsider whether the ICC had jurisdiction to regulate demurrage charges assessed in Puerto Rico pursuant to joint water-motor tariffs filed with the ICC under 49 U.S.C. § 10703 (a)(4)(A). . The relevant portion of the general jurisdiction statute…”
Trailer Marine Transp. Corp. v. Fed. Mar. Comm'n, 602 F.2d 379 (D.C. Cir. 1979). “§§ 316 (c) & 905(b) (1976), recodified as 49 U.S.C.A. § 10703 (a)(4)(D)(ii) (1979).”
Malone v. Mayflower Transit, Inc., 819 F. Supp. 724 (E.D. Tenn. 1993). “, supra at 1306, the validity and effect of this transportation agreement is governed by federal law.”
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