Title 49
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Title 49
Title 49
RATES
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Standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, and practices
Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, classifications, rules, and practices
Authority for rail carriers to establish through routes
Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and practices prescribed by Board
Authority: through routes, joint classifications, rates, and divisions prescribed by Board
Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws
Determination of market dominance in rail rate proceedings
Rail cost adjustment factor
Contracts
Government traffic
Car utilization
Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers
Facilities for interchange of traffic
Liability for payment of rates
Continuous carriage of freight
Transportation services or facilities furnished by shipper
Demurrage charges
Designation of certain routes by shippers