connecting line
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From 382 U.S. 237 - Western Pacific Railroad v. United States · 1965Most cited · 32 citing opinions
To qualify as a 'connecting line' under § 3(4) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 'in the absence of physical connection, a carrier need only show that it participates in an established through route, making connection at the point of common interchange, all of whose participants stand willing to cooperate in the arrangements necessary to eliminate the alleged discrimination.