PENN CENT. CORP. v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 92-1.

862 F.Supp. 437 (1994)

The PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, Special Court, Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.

August 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Craco, John R. Oller, George Vuoso, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, New York City and Kenneth N. Hart, James J. Capra, Marianne Santangelo, Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine, New York City, for plaintiff Penn Cent. Corp.

Lois J. Schiffer, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Christopher S. Vaden, Timothy Burns, Thomas L. Halkowski, Andrew Eschen, Franklin E. White, Alan E. Kleinburd, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, and G. Joseph King, Alan Carpien, Federal R.R. Admin., Washington, DC, for defendant U.S.

Laurence Z. Shiekman, David Richman, Colleen F. Coonelly, Brian T. Ortelere, Pepper Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, and Timothy T. O'Toole, Janet L. Scagnelli, Conrail Corp., for defendant Consolidated Rail Corp.

J. Brain Molloy, Douglas H. Green, Norman L. Rave, Jr., Piper & Marbury, Washington, DC, and Dennis M. Moore, Daniela Winkler, Amtrak Law Dept., for defendant Nat. R.R. Passenger Corp.

Bonnie A. Barnett, David P. Bruton, Seamus C. Duffy, Leslie Gillin Bohner, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant Southeastern Pa. Transp. Authority.

Before WISDOM, Presiding Judge, and GASCH and GREEN, JJ.


WISDOM, Presiding Judge:

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