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SECTION 123
Power of commissioner to order changes in time schedules; running of additional cars and trains
Transportation (TRA) CHAPTER 61-A, ARTICLE 5
§ 123. Power of commissioner to order changes in time schedules;
running of additional cars and trains. If, in the judgment of the
commissioner, any railroad company or street railroad company does not
run trains enough or cars enough or possess or operate motive power
enough, reasonably to accommodate the traffic, passenger and freight,
transported by or offered for transportation to it, or does not run its
trains or cars with sufficient frequency or at a reasonable or proper
time having regard to safety, or does not run any train or trains, car
or cars, upon a reasonable time schedule for the run, the commissioner
shall, after a hearing either on his own motion or after complaint, have
power to make an order directing any such railroad company or street
railroad company to increase the number of its trains or of its cars or
its motive power or to change the time for starting its trains or cars
or to change the time schedule for the run of any train or car or make
any other suitable order that the commissioner may determine reasonably
necessary to accommodate and transport the traffic, passenger or
freight, transported or offered for transportation.