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Monongahela Connecting Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 17, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1843 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company (Railroad) brings this appeal from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) directing the Railroad to install an occupational block signal at the approaches of a blind curve on a railroad track within the Jones and Laughlin Steel plant at Pittsburgh. Following a head-on collision by two trains on the high grade eastbound track at the blind curve location, these proceedings were initiated with the PUC by the filing of a complaint by the Pennsylvania State Legislative Board, United Transportation Union (UTU)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Thomas A. Donelon, Charles J. Eagan, Jr. v. New Orleans Terminal Company and Federal Railroad Administration of the Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. York v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. York v. Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Monongahela Connecting Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Duluth, Winnipeg, & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of OrrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  2. In Re the Speed Limit for the Union Pacific Railroad Ex Rel. City of ShakopeeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
  3. Burleson v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Union Pacific Railroad v. California Public Utilities CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2000
  5. Penn United Technology, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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