Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America, West Texas Utilities Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 23, 1997No. 96-1229PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, challenges a Surface Transportation Board decision finding the railroad’s common carrier rate for coal transport from a Wyoming mine to a Texas power plant unreasonable and ordering the rate substantially lowered. Rejecting Burlington Northern’s argument that the Board’s decision is invalid because a rate filing was ordered prematurely and finding substantial evidence that the railroad dominated the market for the complaining utility’s coal shipments, we conclude that the…
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