Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Trailer Train Co.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two questions concerning arbitration: whether the arbitration clause of a contract is applicable to the dispute involved, and whether the order denying arbitration is appealable as a final judgment. We hold that we have jurisdiction to consider the appeal1 but conclude *1345that arbitration is not required. Hence we affirm.

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The Trailer Train Company “Trailer Train” was incorporated in 1955 by the nation’s railroads for the purpose of maintaining a pool of railroad flat cars to meet the member railroads’ needs. Members borrow cars from the pool under a…