...in question, as so amended, reads : (4) In establishing any such through route the Commission snail not (except as provided in section 3, and except where...railroad and of any Intermediate railroad operated in conjunctioa and under a common management or control therewith, which lies between the termini of such...

...(4) of section 15, so far as pertinent, reads as follows : In establishing any sm-li through route the Commission shall not (except as provided in section...route substantially less than the entire length of ita railroad and of any intermediate railroad operated in conjunction and under a common management...

..., as amended by Transportation Act, 1940, provides that — In establishing any such through route the Commission shall not (except as provided in section...carrier by railroad, without its consent, to embrace In snch route substantially less than the entire length of its railroad and of any Intermediate railroad...

...establishing any such through route the Commission shall not (except as provided In section 3 * * *) require any carrier by railroad, without its consent,...substantially less than the entire length of its railroad * * *, which lies between the termini of such proposed route * * * unless the Commission finds that...

...15(4) of the interstate commerce act, which provides that in establishing « through route we shall not require any carrier by railroad, without Its consent,...route substantially less than the entire length of its line, provided that the route over such line Is not unreasonably long as compared with another practicable...

...establishing any such through route the commission shall not (except as provided In section 3, * • *) require any carrier by railroad, without its consent,...embrace in such route substantially less than the entire lengti of its railroad and of any intermediate railroad operated in conjunction and under a common...

...quoted.] Attention is directed to the part of the section quoted which is in parenthesis, namely, " except as provided in section 3, and except where one of the carriers is a water line." It must be apparent from this that it was the intention of Congress to limit the right of a carrier...

...carriers is a water line), require any carrier by railroad, without its consent, to embrace in sucti route substantially less than the entire length of...railroad and of any intermediate railroad operated In conjunctiom and under a common management or control therewith, which lies between the termini of such...

...shall not (except t* provided In section 3 • * •) require any carrier by railroad, without it* consent, to embrace in such route substantially less than the entire length of its railroad * * *, which lies between the termini of such proposed route * * * unless the Commission finds that...

...in view of section 15 (4) of the act, which proTides that in establishing through routes we— riwn not (except as provided In section 3 and except where one of the carriers li a water line) require any carrier by railroad • * * to embrace In such rocte substantially less...