Prairie Central Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission

PELL, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Prairie Central Railroad Company (Prairie Central), petitions this *908court for review of decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission (the Commission) granting the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company’s (Illinois Central) motions to strike Prairie Central’s notices of intent to purchase certain railroad lines in central Illinois. Prairie Central contends, as it did before the Commission, that the notices of intent to purchase indefeasibly vested the Commission’s jurisdiction. The Commission decided otherwise. Prairie Central now requests this court to…