Legal Opinion
Quincy College & Seminary Corp. v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 21, 1971No. 71 C 992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECKER, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief arising out of the discontinuance by the Burlington Northern Railroad of two trains operating between Chicago, Illinois and West Quincy, Missouri.
Plaintiffs are various charitable and municipal corporations which purport to represent all citizens of Macomb and Quincy, Illinois who are affected by the termination of railway service to and from Chicago. Until recently, defendant Burlington Northern, Inc. owned and operated trains Nos. 5 and 6 between West Quincy and Chicago. The trains were terminated pursuant to a…
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