New York Central Rd. v. Public Utilities Commission

This is a proceeding in error from the order of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, entered after a hearing upon a citation theretofore issued to the New York Central Railroad Company to show cause why it should not be required to discontinue the practice of switching cars with a locomotive crane at Thurston, Ohio.

The commission found that the locomotive crane in question is used in switching cars, and that such “operation is within the purview of Section 12557-1 of the General Code of Ohio, which prescribes that an engine or locomotive so employed shall he manned with a full crew of…