Ala. Code § 37-2-135
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Section 37-2-135 Connection of Tracks and Interchange of Traffic - Duty to Deliver Freight or Cars Without Unreasonable Delay or Discrimination; Precedence Given Livestock and Perishable Freight
Official statutory text
All railroads shall afford all reasonable and proper facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines for forwarding and delivering passengers and property, and shall transfer and switch for reasonable compensation, and deliver without unreasonable delay or discrimination any freight or cars, loaded or empty, destined to any points on its tracks or any connecting lines; and precedence over other freight shall be given to livestock and perishable freight.
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