It shall be unlawful for any street-railway company operating its system or parts of its system over any portion of the underground electric lines owned and operated by another street-railway company in the City of Washington to continue such operation, or to enter into reciprocal trackage relations with any other company, unless its motive power for the propulsion of its cars shall be the same as that of the company whose tracks are used or to be used. For every violation of §§ 35-210 to 35-212 the company violating it shall be subject to a fine of $10 for every car operated in violation of the provisions of §§ 35-210 to 35-212, said fine to be collected and applied in the same manner as is provided by § 35-211.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1302, ch. 854, § 711.)
1981 Ed., § 44-210.
1973 Ed., § 44-210.
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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]