Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided December 12, 1988No. C2-88-1023PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GRAHAM, District Judge.
In 1970 Congress enacted the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), 45 U.S.C. § 421 et seq. which authorized the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to adopt railroad safety regulations. Congress included in the act broad preemption provisions excluding the states from legislating in any area of railroad safety already covered by regulations adopted by the Secretary. In 1974 Congress enacted the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), 49 U.S.C.App. § 1801 et seq. authorizing the Secretary to adopt rules and regulations governing the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Armijo v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1990
- Csx Transportation, Inc. v. The Public Utilities Commission Of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- BNSF Ry. Co. v. Cal. Dep't of Tax & Fee Admin.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Hatfield v. Burlington Northern RailroadDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1991
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1990
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