Every street railway in the District of Columbia whose lines connect, or whose lines may, after August 2, 1894, connect, with the lines of any other street-railway company, is hereby required to make reciprocal transfer arrangements with such street-railway companies, and to furnish such facilities therefor as the public convenience may require, and to enter into reciprocal trackage arrangements with such connecting roads. The schedules and compensation shall be mutually agreed upon between the said railway companies, and in case of failure to reach such mutual agreement, the matter in dispute shall be determined by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, upon petition filed by either party.
(Aug. 2, 1894, 28 Stat. 218, ch. 189, § 5; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 572, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(c)(40).)
1981 Ed., § 44-208.
1973 Ed., § 44-208.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers
Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines
§ 35–203. Prosecutions to be on information
§ 35–204. Fenders required on street cars
§ 35–205. Glass vestibules required for street car motormen; penalties; exception. [Repealed]
§ 35–206. Construction of duct lines authorized
§ 35–207. Unlawful disposition, acceptance and use of transfers
§ 35–208. Reciprocal transfer and trackage agreements
§ 35–209. Type of rails required
§ 35–210. Use of another’s underground line prohibited
§ 35–211. Removal of disused tracks; penalty for noncompliance
§ 35–212. Free transfer under reciprocal trackage agreement
§ 35–213. Free transportation of uniformed policemen and firemen. [Repealed]