{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-16a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 16A","heading":"Factors in ordering discontinuance or abandonment of railway service","body":"Section 16A. The department before authorizing any railroad to discontinue or abandon any of its lines, stations or other service, may consider, in addition to other facts, the revenues of said railroad from all sources.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 159"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter159/Section16A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:44Z","sha256":"670307af21ab53a5678adb7bf4e93c4e4c49eef52c5a9a25311a728c054bb121","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}