...to procedures for the joint consideration, initiation, or establishment of rates, classifications, divisions, allowances or charges (including charges...equipment), or rules and regulations pertaining thereto, hereinafter called traffic matters, applicable to the transportation, in service subject to the act,...

..."rate," for purposes of the rule adopted here, means a rate, fare, classification, allowance, or charge (including charges between carriers and compensation...and equipment) or rules and regulations pertaining to these items. 8. Proposals affecting rates established by independent action which are made as part...

...procedures for the joint consideration, initiation, or establishment of rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges...compensation paid or received for the use of facilities or equipment), and rules pertaining thereto, applicable to transportation, in interstate or foreign...

...Code, which is "an agreement * * * that relates to rates [or rules related to rates] * * * between rail carriers and compensation paid or received for the use of facilities and equipment," (49 USC § 10706(a)(2)(A)), it requires an application for our approval under § 10706. The United...

...agreements are approved by the commission, and if they relate to "rates, fares, classifications, divisions (including charges between carriers and compensation...consideration, initiation or establishment thereof." Among other provisions of the section are those stipulating that the commission shall not approve any...

...party to an agreement between or among two or more carriers relating to rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges...consideration, initiation or establishment thereof, may, under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, apply to the Commission for...

...or among two or more carriers as defined in the section, relating to rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges...consideration, initiation, or establishment thereof, may apply to the Commission for approval of the agreement. The parties to any agreement approved by...

...or among two or more carriers as defined in the section, relating to rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges...consideration, initiation, or establishment thereof, may apply to the Commission for approval of the agreement. The parties to any agreement approved by...

...rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges between camel's and compensation paid or received for the use of facilities...consideration, initiation or establishment thereof, may, under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, apply to the Commission for...

...section 5a shall maintain: (a)(l) A file for each proposal relating to rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances, or charges (including charges...equipment) , or rules and regulations pertaining thereto, which shall contain the complete proposal, all procedural documents issued, protests, memoranda, amendments,...