Legal Opinion
Henry C. Wedemeyer v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 2017No. 15-3580PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In 1989, CSX Transportation successfully petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission (the “ICC”) to end CSX’s obligation to provide, common-carrier rail service on a portion of track in Putnam County, Indiana. The following year, CSX notified the ICC that it had abandoned that segment. Shortly thereafter, CSX leased a portion of its track, including the abandoned segment, for use by a grain-shipping company.
The Wedemeyers own property adjoining the abandoned track segment. They sued CSX seeking removal of the tracks and possession of the real property underlying the…
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