Legal Opinion
Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Interstate Commerce Commission, Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co., Intervenor-Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1986No. 85-7115PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.
After unsuccessfully attempting to abandon the Eel River railroad line (“line”), Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company sold its interests in the line to Eureka Southern Railroad Company and Northwestern Pacific Acquiring Corporation. The Railway Labor Executives’ Association (“RLEA”) appeals the refusal of the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”) to condition its approval of the sale on either the vendor or the acquirers paying financial protections for those presently employed on the line (“labor protections”).
When a railroad is abandoned, the relevant statute…
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