RLTD Ry. Corp. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

ELR Citation: ELR 20615
No(s). 96-4142 (6th Cir. Jan 28, 1999)

The court holds that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) lacks jurisdiction to grant a railroad's application to abandon a segment of its rail line. The court first holds that the STB lost jurisdiction over the line through a de facto abandonment. A de facto abandonment occurred because the line ...