1950 House Bill 1873. An Act To Create An Old Colony Transportation Authority With Power, If The New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad Company Discontinues Or Further Reduces Passenger Service On Its Old Colony Lines, To Take Said Lines By Eminent Domain And The Personal Property Connected Therewith And Operate Such Railroad Lines For Both Freight And Passenger Service And To Assess Deficits Incurred In The Operation On The Cities And Towns Served.