Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. Soo Line Railroad Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD., ) ) Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, ) ) No. 16-cv-04271 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, ) ) Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In October 1987, Wisconsin Central Ltd. (“WCL”) and Soo Line Railroad Company (“Soo Line”) finalized an asset purchase agreement (“APA”). Among the railroad assets purchased by WCL in the transaction was a right-of-way located in Ashland, Wisconsin. Nearly fifteen years later, the right-of-way was part of a…