---
kind: "unit"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
key: "stIV/ptA/ch109"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 109"
heading: "Licensing"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/stIV-ptA-ch109"
sections_count: 10
---

# Chapter 109 — Licensing

Title 49 — Transportation › Subtitle IV — Interstate Transportation › Part A — Rail

## Sections

- [§10901. Authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines](/usc/49/10901.md)
- [§10902. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers](/usc/49/10902.md)
- [§10903. Filing and procedure for application to abandon or discontinue](/usc/49/10903.md)
- [§10904. Offers of financial assistance to avoid abandonment and discontinuance](/usc/49/10904.md)
- [§10905. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes](/usc/49/10905.md)
- [§10906. Exception](/usc/49/10906.md)
- [§10907. Railroad development](/usc/49/10907.md)
- [§10908. Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities](/usc/49/10908.md)
- [§10909. Solid waste rail transfer facility land-use exemption](/usc/49/10909.md)
- [§10910. Effect on other statutes and authorities](/usc/49/10910.md)