Soo Line Railroad v. Iowa Department of Transportation

CARTER, Justice.

This is an appeal in a proceeding to review agency action pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19 (1991). The appellant is Soo Line Railroad Company (Soo Line) who sought review of an order of the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) requiring it to (1) rebuild a bridge on a county road that crossed over a main line of the railroad, (2) pay damages to an inconvenienced farming corporation, and (3) improve a grade crossing through the corporation’s farm. The district court affirmed the agency order except for the interest allowed on the damages to the farming corporation.…