The State of Texas v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., and Trailways, Inc., Intervening

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

I. Background

This is a consolidated appeal in which the State of Texas seeks review of two Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC or Com- . mission) decisions setting aside the decision of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RCT), which denied bus service rate increases requested by Greyhound Lines, Inc. (Greyhound). In proceedings before the RCT, Greyhound sought a 15% increase in its Texas intrastate passenger rates and package express rates and a 26% increase in its intrastate charter rates. Trailways Lines, Inc. (Trailways) intervened and submitted evidence…