PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION v. UNITED STATES

No. 69-280 Civil.

311 F.Supp. 1024 (1970)

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION et al., Plaintiffs, City of Pittsburgh and City of Philadelphia, Intervening Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Interstate Commerce Commission and Penn Central Transportation Co., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Pennsylvania.

April 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilhelm E. Shissler, David C. Eaton, Donald A. Brinkworth, Harrisburg, Pa., for Penn Central Transportation Co.

John H. D. Wigger, Richard W. McLaren, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., S. John Cottone, U. S. Atty., Scranton, Pa., for the United States.

Robert W. Ginnane, Jerome Nelson, Washington, D. C., for Interstate Commerce Commission.

Edward Munce, William A. Goichman, Harrisburg, Pa., Paul Silverstein, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Gordon P. MacDougall, Washington, D. C., Handler, Gerber & Widmer, Harrisburg, Pa., Gelb, Notarianni & Mullaney, Scranton, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Cyril A. Fox, Jr., Second Asst. City Solicitor, Pittsburgh, Pa., for City of Pittsburgh.

Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Solicitor, Herbert Smolen, Asst. City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa., for City of Philadelphia.

Carl E. Van Dorn, Public Counsellor, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind., for State of Indiana.

Paul W. Brown, Atty. Gen., Sheldon A. Taft, Gerald P. Wadkowski, Asst. Attys. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, for Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

William J. Melvin, Columbus, Ohio, for City of Columbus.

George B. Tofaute, Terre Haute, Ind., for City of Terre Haute.

Keith E. Roberts, Chicago, Ill., for Maurice F. Radrizzi.

Nelson G. Grills, Indianapolis, Ind., for J. T. McNeal, George B. Lee, B. L. Dresbach, and J. H. Smith.

Thomas P. Shearer, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Cooperative Legislative Committee — Railroad Brotherhoods in Pennsylvania.

Before VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge, and SHERIDAN and NEALON, District Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NEALON, District Judge.

This is an action filed July 18, 1969, to annul and set aside a July 11, 1969, decision1 of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission), entered after hearing in a formal investigation conducted by the Commission, allowing Penn Central Transportation Company (hereinafter Penn Central) to discontinue two passenger trains, one operating daily in each direction between New York, New...

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