Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 2014No. 13-1313PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Surface Transportation Board (“STB” or “Board”) has exclusive jurisdiction over interstate rail transportation, including the power to review and modify railroad rates to ensure that they are reasonable. 49 U.S.C. §§ 10501, 10701, 10707. However, the Board can only examine the reasonableness of a rail carrier’s rate if it determines that the railroad has “market dominance” over the transportation route to which the rate applies. Id. §§ 10707(b), (d). A railroad has market dominance over a route in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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