Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) appeals from a decision of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) which ordered Conrail to: (1) pay the City of Altoona $15,000.00 as contribution to the expenses of repairing the 37th Street Bridge in Altoona; (2) bear costs of $7,673.08 it had incurred in furnishing construction engineering and inspectors for the project; and (3) bear the costs of right-of-way damages, estimated , at $7,785.00, which it had incurred in the construction of the project. The sole issue before us is whether federal law preempts the PUC’s authority…