Legal Opinion

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 2009No. 1540 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) that ordered it primarily liable for the repair and maintenance of a railroad-highway crossing in the City of Harrisburg (City). At issue is a retaining wall that runs along the highway portion of the crossing and is located both within and outside Norfolk Southern’s right-of-way for the railroad portion of the crossing. Finding no abuse of discretion by the PUC in its allocation of responsibility for future maintenance of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hammett v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
  2. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. At & T v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Burke v. City of BethlehemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co. v. PA PUCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026
  3. Consolidated Rail Corp. v. PA PUCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026
  4. Dunlap, M. v. Ridley Swim ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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