63-2-5: [Methods of exercising rights and powers.]

Any corporation so authorized by law to own or operate railroads in the state of New Mexico, may exercise the rights and powers hereby granted by one or more of the following methods:

A. by direct operation of equipment and facilities owned, leased and/or otherwise held or controlled by it;

B. through operations conducted by a corporation owned or controlled in whole or in part by such corporation authorized by law to own and/or operate railroads in the state of New Mexico, either through stock ownership or otherwise, with equipment and facilities owned, leased and/or otherwise held by either or both of such corporations;

C. by operations conducted under contract with such corporation authorized by law to own and/or operate railroads in the state of New Mexico, by a corporation independently owned or controlled, or by an individual or association of individuals, with equipment owned, leased and/or otherwise held or controlled by either or both of the parties to such contract.