49 CFR § 1145.4 - Negotiations.

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title: "49 CFR § 1145.4 - Negotiations."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1145.4"
section_name: "Negotiations."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1145"
part_name: "RECIPROCAL SWITCHING FOR INADEQUATE SERVICE"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 1321 and 11102."
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# 1145.4 Negotiations.

At least five days prior to petitioning for prescription of a reciprocal switching agreement hereunder, the petitioner must seek to engage in good faith negotiations to resolve its dispute with the incumbent rail carrier.