Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 55117: Great Lakes rail route
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the car ferry is owned by a common carrier by water and operated as part of a rail route with the approval of the Surface Transportation Board; the stock of the common carrier by water, or its predecessor, was owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail prior to June 5, 1920 ; the stock of the common carrier owning the car ferry is, with the approval of the Board, now owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail; and the car ferry is built in and documented under the laws of the United States.
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