TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 90 State rail operators not common carriers TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 90 State rail operators not common carriers 90 State rail operators not common carriers (1) A State rail operator is not a common carrier. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect any contract or arrangement for the carriage of passengers or freight between a State rail operator and any other person in which the operator accepts the risk and liability of a common carrier.