Legal Opinion
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1977No. 76-1472PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether there exist any grounds for vacating an arbitration award confirmed by the district court pursuant to 9 U.S.C. §§ 9, 13.
I
The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, 45 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. [hereinafter referred to as the “Amtrak Act” or the “Act”] authorized the creation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation [hereinafter referred to as “Amtrak” or “NRPC”] for the purpose of providing intercity rail passenger service.
The Act authorized Amtrak to contract with railroads to relieve them of their responsibility for the…
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