# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 9. Carrier Companies

### Subtitle 4. Commission Provisions on Railroad Companies

#### Section 9-403

(a) If safe to install, reasonably practicable, and justified by the volume of business, a railroad company, on the application of a shipper, shall construct, maintain, and operate on reasonable terms:

  (1) a switch connection or a connection with a lateral line of railroad or private sidetrack owned by the shipper; or

  (2) a sidetrack and switch connection for the shipper on property owned by the railroad company.

(b) The Commission shall regulate installation, maintenance, and compensation under this section.

(c) A railroad company may terminate connections that it provides under this section if the Commission determines that the required conditions are no longer satisfied.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)