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If, in the judgment of the commissioner, any railroad company or street railroad company does not run trains enough or cars enough or possess or operate motive power enough, reasonably to accommodate the traffic, passenger and freight, transported by or offered for transportation to it, or does not run its trains or cars with sufficient frequency or at a reasonable or proper time having regard to safety, or does not run any train or trains, car or cars, upon a reasonable time schedule for the run, the commissioner shall, after a hearing either on his own motion or after complaint, have power to make an order directing any such railroad company or street railroad company to increase the number of its trains or of its cars or its motive power or to change the time for starting its trains or cars or to change the time schedule for the run of any train or car or make any other suitable order that the commissioner may determine reasonably necessary to accommodate and transport the traffic, passenger or freight, transported or offered for transportation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Transportation Law - TRA § 123. Power of commissioner to order changes in time schedules; running of additional cars and trains - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/transportation-law/tra-sect-123/
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