§ 54. Notice of starting trains; no preferences. Every railroad\ncorporation shall start and run its cars for the transportation of\npassengers and property at regular times, to be fixed by public notice,\nand shall furnish sufficient accommodations for the transportation of\nall passengers and property which shall be offered for transportation at\nthe place of starting, within a reasonable time previously thereto, and\nat the junctions of other railroads, and at the usual stopping places\nestablished for receiving and discharging way passengers and freight for\nthat train; and shall take, transport and discharge such passengers and\nproperty at, from and to such places, on the due payment of the fare or\nfreight legally authorized therefor. No station established by any\nrailroad corporation for the reception or delivery of passengers or\nproperty, or both, shall be discontinued without the consent of the\ncommissioner of transportation first had and obtained. No preference for\nthe transaction of the business of a common carrier upon its cars, or in\nits depots or buildings, or upon its grounds, shall be granted by any\nrailroad corporation to any one of two or more persons, associations or\ncorporations competing in the same business, or in the business of\ntransporting property for themselves or others. Any such station in an\nincorporated village shall have the same name as the village; if any\nroad shall have more than one such station in any such village the\nstation nearest the geographical center thereof shall have such name.\nNames of stations may be changed on the petition of any person\ninterested with the consent of the commissioner of transportation. If\nthe name of any station has been heretofore changed by the railroad\ncompany, the commissioner of transportation may restore the name changed\nor make such change therein as the circumstances require.\n
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