Legal Opinion
New York Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. v. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 4, 2007No. 07-1675PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Shipping solid waste to Midwestern landfills has become big business — particularly in places like New Jersey where capacity at in-state landfills is scarce. Railroads are prime beneficiaries of the increased demand for the means of shipping waste across the country. Many railroads accommodate this demand by building facilities within them rights-of-way for the storage and loading of waste, which often is brought to the loading facility by truck. As one might imagine, transferring solid waste from truck to rail car is not the cleanest of businesses,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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