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CONSOL. R. CORP. v. NAT. R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

Civ. A. No. 87-0510.

657 F.Supp. 405 (1987)

In the Matter of the Arbitration Between CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Petitioner, and NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Respondent.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

As Amended May 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Norton, Washington, D.C.; Laurence Z. Shiekman and Thomas E. Zemaitis, pro hac vice, Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner Conrail.

Harold R. Henderson, Christopher M. Klein and John C. Morland, Washington, D.C., for respondent Amtrak; William R. Perlik, Deanne C. Siemer and Michael A. Mello, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

MEMORANDUM

GASCH, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The issue which today confronts the Court is narrow: whether a contract between two parties to arbitrate their differences requires the Court to compel arbitration where the issue to be submitted demands a ruling grounded on public policy considerations.

On January 4, 1987, a train controlled by the Consolidated Rail Corporation ("Conrail...

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