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Paul G. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 24, 1987No. 86-1776PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Paul G. Landers, has been working on the railroad for numerous livelong days. During the last four years, he passed the time away as an engineer for defendant/appellee National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Amtrak was created by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, 45 U.S.C. §§ 541 et seq. Pursuant to 45 U.S.C. § 546(b), Amtrak is subject to the federal labor statutes governing railroads. Accordingly, the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. (RLA), applies to this case.

Amtrak and the defendant/appellee Brotherhood of Locomotive…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. General Committee of Adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. United Steelworkers of America Local 1913 And/or Sam Godich v. Union Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  5. Pennsylvania Railroad v. RychlikSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Douglas T. Wightman v. Springfield Terminal Railway Company and United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Merrill Stevens Dry Dock Co. v. M/V Yeocomico II and YII Shipping Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. T v. Ryan v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  5. Raymond E. Pawlowski v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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