Department of Transportation v. P. U. C.

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

This is an appeal from an Order of the Public Utility Commission (Commission) issued October 5, 1970. The proceedings before the Commission were initiated by the City of Harrisburg (City) by the filing of a complaint which averred, inter alia, that the 17th Street bridge over the tracks of the Lebanon Valley branch *475of the Reading Company had deteriorated to such a point that public safety required its replacement. The cost of replacing the bridge was estimated to be $368,-000, and the City asked that the cost of such replacement be allocated among the Pennsylvania…