Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of Thorsby
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided June 11, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-T-1364-NPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.-
In this lawsuit, plaintiff CSX Transportation, Inc., commonly referred to as “CSXT,” claims that an ordinance passed by defendant City of Thorsby, Alabama, limiting the speed with which trains may travel through the city, is preempted by the “FRSA,” the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 421, 431-441, 443-444. This cause is now before the court on CSXT’s motion for summary judgment. Summary judgment is appropriate if “there is no genuine issue to any material fact and ... the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a…
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