Legal Opinion
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 16, 1967No. Appeals, Nos. 133 to 144PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ervin, P. J.,
These appeals by eleven railroads operating in Pennsylvania are from two orders of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission dated November 22, 1965 and December 19, 1966 ordering the railroads to promulgate appropriate operating rules to provide flagging protection “when a train stops [or is moving] under circumstances in which it may be overtaken by another train.” In general, appellants contend that flagging protection is no longer necessary under automatic block and similar signal systems.
On July 22, 1964 the Co-Operative Legislative Committee, Railroad…
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