Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

In 1984, the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC” or “Commission”) authorized the Maine Central Railroad Company (“MEC”) to lease a section of rail line to the Twin State Railroad Corporation. Under the terms of the authorization, MEC was required to implement certain employee protective conditions, known as the Mendocino Coast conditions, on behalf of workers adversely affected by the lease transaction. This case arises from a claim by Norman Bilodeau, a former MEC employee, for Mendocino Coast…