69-14-119. Connection of lines where several rail lines come together. (1) Such corporation connecting by crossing, intersecting, or paralleling (overhead, at grade, or otherwise) shall also, when so ordered, after notice and hearing by the commission, unite and connect the tracks of said several corporations so as to permit the transfer, from the tracks of said several corporations to the tracks of each other, of loaded and unloaded cars designed for transportation on both roads; provided, however, that no such union or connection shall be ordered except where and when necessary to properly serve the public.
     (2) The expense of construction and maintenance shall be apportioned and the material to be used and the route to be followed shall be determined by such corporations as they may agree, and in the event that they fail to agree, as may be fixed by order of the commission; and the expense thus incurred by the commission shall be paid by the railroad or railway companies jointly interested on such basis as the commission may order.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3834, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3834, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20. Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-156(part).