Section 123. Power of commissioner to order changes in time schedules; running of additional cars and trains  


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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.