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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="9-401" title_number="9" title_name="Carrier Companies" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Commission Provisions on Railroad Companies">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless the Commission orders otherwise, a railroad company shall have sufficient cars and motive power to meet all requirements that reasonably may be anticipated to transport passengers, property, and freight.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a railroad company does not have sufficient cars to meet the demand to transport freight in carload lots, the railroad company shall distribute available cars to shippers that apply.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except for giving priority to transporting livestock or perishable property, a railroad company may not discriminate in any way, including preferences as to shippers, localities, or competitive or noncompetitive points, when supplying cars under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
