...abandonment of railroad excludes from the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission " * * * street, suburban or interurban electric railways which are not operated as a part or parts of a general steam railroad system of transportation." Under this quoted exclusion language, the Interstate...

...construction, extension, or abandonment of a line, excludes, by Т 22, p. 478, "street, suburban [and] or interurban electric railways, which are not operated as a part or parts of a general steam railroad system of transportation." Section 439, which inserts the new § 20a, concerning...

...that are subject to this act, which covers the whole act. Mr. MAPES. But section 20a expressly exempts suburban or interurban electric railways which are not operated as a part of general steam railroad system. Mr. ESCH. Yes. Mr. MAPES. This is not a part of any steam railroad...

...States. (22) The authority of the Commission conferred by paragraphs (18) to (21), both inclusive, itrust laws," as designated in section 1 of the Act...monopolies, and for other purposes," approved October 15, general steam railroad system of transportation. (23) That on and after the approval of this Act any...

...immediately follows: "The authority of the commission conferred by paragraphs 18 to 21, both inclusive, shall not extend to the construction or abandonment,...wholly within one state, or of street, suburban, or interurbau electric railways which are not operated as a part or parts of a general steam railroad...

...22 of § 1, which excludes from its jurisdiction " spur, industrial, team, switching or side tracks, located wholly within one State, or of street, suburban,...railways, which are not operated as a part or parts of a general steam railroad system of transportation." It is clear that the connection here in question...

...follows : "The authority of the Commission conferred by paragraphs 18 to 21, both inclusive, sjiall not extend to the construction or abandonment of spur,...switching or side tracks, located or to be located \vholly within one state, or of street, suburban, or interurban electric railways, which are not operated...

...convenience and necessity permit of such abandonment." It also provides that "the authority of the Commission shall not extend to the construction or abandonment of spur, industrial, team, switching or sidetracks." It is, therefore, necessary to draw a line between branches and sidetracks. Several characteristics...

...Transportation Act, 1920) which declares that the authority of the Commission conferred by paragraphs 18-21 shall not extend to the construction or abandonment...located or to be located wholly within one State, refers to tracks built by the carrier as part of its railroad and does not destroy the power of the...

...22 declares: " The authority of the Commission conferred by paragraphs (18) to (21), both inclusive, shall not extend to the construction or abandonment...located or to be located wholly within one State. . . ." Paragraph 22 in no way affects the power conferred by paragraph 9. By its terms, it operates...