Legal Opinion
Interstate Commerce Commission, and Ethan Allen, Inc., Intervenors v. Maine Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 22, 1974No. 355, Docket 74-2062PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The Maine Central Railroad Company (Maine Central), the appellant, is a common carrier subject to Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.; and it is operating under franchises granted by several states, including Vermont and New Hampshire. Through a combination of outright ownership and trackage agreements with the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Canadian National Railway, Maine Central operates a 57.52 mile rail line from Quebec Junction in Carroll, New Hampshire, to Beecher Falls, Vermont. This line is divided into four segments, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Harlem Valley Transportation Ass'n v. StaffordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Zirn v. Hanover BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Froehling Supply Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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