The department before authorizing any railroad to discontinue or abandon any of its lines, stations or other service, may consider, in addition to other facts, the revenues of said railroad from all sources.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 16A
Factors in ordering discontinuance or abandonment of railway service
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