Legal Opinion

Vill. of Barrington v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 11, 2018No. 17-3586PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Flaum, Circuit Judge.

In 2007, Canadian National Railway Company ("CN") sought approval from the Surface Transportation Board (the "Board") of its acquisition of control of the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company ("EJ & E") rail line near Chicago. As part of its review, the Board considered the impact of the acquisition on 112 railroad crossings throughout the Chicagoland area, including the intersection at U.S. Highway 14 ("U.S. 14") in the Village of Barrington (the "Village"). Crossings projected to be "substantially affected" by the acquisition were eligible for mitigation measures…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  2. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Caldwell, Iii v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

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