Legal Opinion
Montezuma Grain Co. v. Surface Transportation Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2003No. 02-3960PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
CSX Transportation, Inc., (“CSXT”) used to own and operate a 1.88-mile stretch of track near Montezuma, Indiana. After the Surface Transportation Board 1 authorized CSXT to abandon the track, the Montezuma Grain Company (“Montezuma Grain”) and the Redevelopment Commission of Parke County, Indiana, (“County”) moved to reopen the abandonment proceedings. The Board denied their motion, and Montezuma Grain and the County now petition us for review. The petition is denied.
I. Background
This case concerns two segments of a contiguous 1.88-mile stretch of track running west from…
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- Janet Fritsch v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Monroe County, a Legal Subdivision of the State of Indiana, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Montezuma Grain Co., Llp, and Redevelopment Commission of Parke County, Indiana v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America, and Csx Transportation, Inc., InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003