Legal Opinion
Erie-Niagara Rail Steering Committee v. Surface Transportation Board
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 25, 2001No. Docket Nos. 98-4285(L), 98-4358(CON), 98-4362(CON), 98-4375(CON), 98-4385(CON), 98-4393(CON) and 98-4127(CON)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
Two major railroads, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS), have applied to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for approval of a transaction by which they would acquire and divide the assets of a third major railroad, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail). The STB, which has oversight jurisdiction concerning such transactions, see 49 U.S.C. §§ 11321-26, approved the transaction, but in response to comments by a wide range of affected entities, imposed conditions on the transaction. See CSX Corp., Decision No. 89, Docket No. 33388,…
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- Erie-Niagara Rail Steering Committee v. Surface Transportation BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001