Legal Opinion

United Transportation Union v. Maine Central Railroad

District Court, D. Maine

Decided October 13, 1987No. Civ. No. 85-0184 PPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

GENE CARTER, District Judge.

In June 1985 Plaintiff filed a four-count complaint in this Court concerning two leases of track by Maine Central—one to the Georgia Pacific Corporation and the second to Lamoille Valley Railroad Company. Both leases and various transactions *483relating to them1 were exempted from regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) under 49 U.S.C. § 10505. In connection with all but one transaction, the ICC imposed labor protective benefits as described in Mendocino Coast Railway, Inc.—Lease and Operate—California Western…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Boston & Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  2. United Transportation Union v. Maine Central RailroadDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1985
  3. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 1987
  4. Railway Labor Executives' Association v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982

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