In re Qwest Corp.

In this certiorari appeal, relator-railroad challenges a decision made by respondent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission allowing respondent-utility to proceed with a crossing application submitted to relator *581under Minn. Stat. § 237.045. Because we reject relator's constitutional challenges to section 237.045 and conclude that the statute applies to respondent-utility's crossing application, we affirm the commission's decision.

FACTS

In May 2014, respondent Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (CenturyLink) submitted an application to relator BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to lay underground…