Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1995PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (trial court) dismissing the criminal information charging CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) with violating the Fish and Game' Code.1
On August 23, 1989, two CSX freight trains were traveling on adjacent railroad tracks in Westmoreland County. Because of heavy rainfall and flooding in the area undermining the roadbed, the tracks collapsed and the trains derailed while passing each other. As a result of the derailment, one of the train cars broke open and corn…
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