Legal Opinion

Western Resources, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America, Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 16, 1997No. 95-1435, 95-1495, 95-1512, 95-1519, 95-1537 and 95-1543PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

On August 16, 1995 the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the merger of Burlington Northern, Inc. (“BN”) and The Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (“Santa Fe”), two railways that serve the West with about 35,000 miles of track. Burlington Northern Inc. & Burlington Northern R.R. Co. — Control & Merger— Santa Fe Pacific Corp. & The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co., Finance Docket No. 32549, Decision No. 38 (August 16,1995) (hereinafter “Burlington Northern”). Although the Commission…

2Cases cited9 opinions

United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
Illinois Central Railroad v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
Midtec Paper Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. And Waste Management of North America, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lee M. Thomas, AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989

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