IN RE PETITION OF ERIE-LACKAWANNA R.R. CO.


48 N.J. 567 (1967)

227 A.2d 129

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE ERIE-LACKAWANNA RAILROAD COMPANY FOR AN ORDER PERMITTING ITS DISCONTINUANCE AND ABANDONMENT OF SUBURBAN PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued February 13, 1967.

Decided March 6, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James M. Davis, Jr. argued the cause for appellants, Northern Valley Commuters Organization, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (Messrs. Powell & Davis, attorneys).

Mr. Frank J. Cuccio argued the cause for appellant, County of Bergen.

Mr. William Gural, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent, Board of Public Utility Commissioners, State of New Jersey (Mr. Alan B. Handler, First Assistant Attorney General, Mr. William Gural, and Mr. David A. Biederman, Deputy Attorneys General, of counsel and on the brief; Mr. Michael J. Mehr, Law Assistant, on the brief; Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. Harry G. Silleck, Jr., of the New York Bar, on motion of Raymond J. Lamb and with permission of the Court, argued the cause for respondent, Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company (Mr. F.G. Hoffman, Mr. Harry G. Silleck, Jr., Mr. Emmet McCaffery, of the New York Bar, counsel; Messrs. Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander, of the New York Bar, of counsel; Messrs. Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne, attorneys).


The opinion of the court was delivered

PER CURIAM.

These appeals involve a decision of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners which permitted Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company to discontinue certain passenger trains in New Jersey.

On January 5, 1966 Erie-Lackawanna petitioned the Board of Public Utility Commissioners for leave to discontinue all of its New Jersey intrastate passenger service. Thereafter 36 public hearings were held, and on May 4...

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