Legal Opinion
Csx Transportation, Inc. v. City of Plymouth, Michigan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1996No. 94-1857PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Plymouth, Michigan (“Plymouth”), appeals summary judgment granted to the plaintiff, CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”). CSXT challenges a Plymouth ordinance as being preempted by the Federal Railway Safety Act (“FRSA”), 49 U.S.C. § 20101 et seq. We hold that the ordinance is preempted and affirm the district court.
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CSXT operates interstate trains that cross Plymouth’s streets. Plymouth Statute Chapter 129, Section 10.51 (“ordinance”), prohibits trains from obstructing “free passage of any street ... for longer than five (5) minutes” and requires five minutes…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Anna S. Petrey, D/B/A Magnum Towing v. City of ToledoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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