§ 125 — Power of commissioner to order continuance of train service during investigation

§ 125. Power of commissioner to order continuance of train service\nduring investigation. Unless otherwise ordered or authorized by the\ncommissioner, no railroad company shall discontinue any train engaged in\nthe transportation of passengers in intrastate commerce within the\nstate, except upon thirty days' notice to the commissioner and the\nposting of notice of such proposed discontinuance in every station\ndirectly affected thereby thirty days in advance thereof; nor, unless\notherwise ordered or authorized by the commissioner, shall any railroad\ncompany discontinue any scheduled station stop by any such train, except\nupon fifteen days' notice and posting as herein prescribed. Upon receipt\nof such notice, the commissioner shall have power, upon complaint, or\nupon his own motion without complaint, to institute an investigation to\ndetermine whether the existing service provided by any such train is\nreasonably required to provide adequate transportation service. Upon the\ninstitution of such an investigation, the commissioner is authorized by\norder to require the railroad company to continue existing service,\npending the holding of public hearings and decision thereon, provided\nthat such order shall not be effective for a longer period than ninety\ndays.\n