Section 55102 of this title does not apply to the transportation of merchandise loaded on a railroad car or to a motor vehicle with or without a trailer, and with its passengers or contents when accompanied by the operator, when the railroad car or motor vehicle is transported in a railroad car ferry operated between fixed terminals on the Great Lakes as part of a rail route, if-
(1) the car ferry is owned by a common carrier by water and operated as part of a rail route with the approval of the Surface Transportation Board;
(2) the stock of the common carrier by water, or its predecessor, was owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail prior to June 5, 1920;
(3) the stock of the common carrier owning the car ferry is, with the approval of the Board, now owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail; and
(4) the car ferry is built in and documented under the laws of the United States.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 55117 | 46 App.:883 (5th proviso). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §27, as added Apr. 11, 1935, ch. 58, |