Md. Code, PUC § 9-403

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-403 - Switch connections and sidetracks
(a) If safe to install, reasonably practicable, and justified by the volume of business, a railroad company, on the application of a shipper, shall construct, maintain, and operate on reasonable terms:
(1) a switch connection or a connection with a lateral line of railroad or private sidetrack owned by the shipper; or
(2) a sidetrack and switch connection for the shipper on property owned by the railroad company.
(b) The Commission shall regulate installation, maintenance, and compensation under this section.
(c) A railroad company may terminate connections that it provides under this section if the Commission determines that the required conditions are no longer satisfied.

Md. Code, PUC § 9-403