CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Board

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”)1 petitions for review of the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”)2 that CSXT’s rerouting of all traffic from the Walker-Wilsonburg Line was “in anticipation of’ abandonment of that line, and hence employees who were adversely affected qualify for labor protection under the Oregon Short Line conditions.3 Because we conclude that the ICC’s decision was not arbitrary or capricious or contrary to law, we deny the petition.

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The Walker-Wilsonburg Line, a 61-mile stretch between Walker and Wilsonburg, *698West Virginia (the “lower…