ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RY. CO. v. PEÑA

Nos. 93-1505, 93-2378, and 93-2712.

44 F.3d 437 (1994)

The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Illinois Central Railroad Company, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, Petitioners, v. Federico PEÑA, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Respondents, and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and United Transportation Union, Intervening Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1994.

Argued October 18, 1994.

Decided December 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Fort Worth, TX, Ronald M. Johnson (argued), Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, Guy Vitello, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co., Schaumburg, IL, for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Fort Worth, TX, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, for Burlington Northern R. Co., Southern Pacific Transp. Co.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, John B. Rossi, Jr., Andrew P. Cocoran, Consolidated Rail Corp., Philadelphia, PA, for Consolidated Rail Corp.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, James D. Tomola, CSX Transp., Inc., Jacksonville, FL, for CSX Transp., Inc.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, Ronald A. Lane, Illinois Cent. R. Co., Chicago, IL, for Illinois Cent. R. Co.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, William P. Stallsmith, Jr., Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk, VA, for Norfolk Southern Ry. Co., Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.

Thomas J. Knapp, Lawrence M. Stroik, W. Douglas Werner, Ronald M. Johnson, Mark V. Holden, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, Brenda J. Council, Union Pacific R. Co., Omaha, NE, for Union Pacific R. Co.

John F. Daly (argued), Malcolm L. Stewart, Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Section, Rosalind A. Knapp, Dept. of Transp., Washington, DC, for Federico Pena.

John F. Daly, Malcolm L. Stewart, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for S. Mark Lindsey.

S. Mark Lindsey, pro se.

John F. Daly, Malcolm L. Stewart, S. Mark Lindsey, David Herbert Kasminoff, Daniel C. Smith, Billie Ann Stultz, Federal R. Admin. Office of the Chief Counsel, Washington, DC, for Federal R. Admin.

John F. Daly, Malcolm L. Stewart, Rosalind A. Knapp, Dept. of Transp., Washington, DC, for National Transp. Safety Bd.

Lawrence M. Mann, Alper & Mann, Washington, DC, for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, United Transp. Union.

Janet Reno, U.S. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, John F. Daly (argued), Malcolm L. Stewart, Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Section, Rosalind A. Knapp, Department of Transp., David Herbert Kasminoff, Daniel C. Smith, Billie Ann Stultz, Federal R.R. Admin., Office of the Chief Counsel, Lawrence M. Mann, Steven M. Weisbaum, Alper & Mann, Washington, DC, for National Transp. Safety Bd.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, BAUER, COFFEY, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Argued En Banc October 18, 1994.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

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