In Re the Investigation of the Penn Central Passenger Station

This case involves the legality of an order by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners (Board) which directed the Penn Central Transportation Company (Penn Central) to take certain specified steps to improve the facilities at its Newark station. Penn Central appealed the order to the Appellate Division, and before argument there we granted the Board’s motion for certification directly to this Court. B. 2:12 — 2.

On January 23, 1969, as a result of a staff report outlining conditions at Penn Central’s Newark station, the Board issued an order instituting an investigation into the conditions…