The Commission may: as it considers reasonable and proper, order a common carrier to issue mileage, excursion, school commuter, passenger commuter, or joint interchangeable mile tickets for all or part of the common carrier’s route in the State; and require any two or more common carriers, whose lines form a continuous line of transportation or whose lines could form a continuous line of transportation by means of switch connection, to: establish through routes and joint rates; provide for the manner of securing the through routes or paying the joint rates; and apportion the through routes and joint rates between the affected common carriers. This section: is subject to § 7-208(f) of the Transportation Article; and does not limit § 5-101 of this subtitle.