McGrody v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge,

This is an action under § 1(20) of the-Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 1(20), to enjoin an alleged abandonment by defendant railroad of a river tugboat operation without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity to abandon, purportedly in violation of § 1(18) of the Act. Individual plaintiff was formerly employed by defendant as captain of its tug. Plaintiff *253union is the collective bargaining representative of the individual plaintiff and executed a collective bargaining agreement with defendant on behalf of its members.…