N.Y. Railroad Law § 85: Certain railroads may cease operation in winter

§ 85. Certain railroads may cease operation in winter. The directors

of any railroad corporation operating a railroad, constructed and used

principally for transporting lumber or ores, during the summer months,

or for summer travel, may, by a resolution duly passed at a meeting

thereof, apply to the commissioner of transportation for permission to

cease the operation of their road during the winter season, for a period

not exceeding seven months in any one year, specifying the date of such

suspension, and the date of the reopening thereof, and such commissioner

of transportation may, in his discretion, make an order granting the

application wholly or in part, and thereupon such railroad corporation

shall be relieved of the duty of operating its road during the period

specified in the order. A copy of such order shall be posted in all

depots and at the termini of such railroad, and published in every

newspaper in each town in any part of which such road shall be

constructed at least four weeks prior to the date of such suspension.