BROTHERHOOD OF R.R. SIGNALMEN v. I.C.C.

No. 94-3877.

63 F.3d 638 (1995)

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN, et al., Petitioners, and State of Vermont, et al., Intervening Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, and New England Central Railroad, Incorporated, et al., Intervening Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Mahoney, Richard S. Edelman (argued), Donald F. Griffin, Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, Washington, DC, for Broth. of R.R. Signalmen, American Train Dispatchers Ass'n, Broth. of Maintenance of Way Employees, Intern. Broth. of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, Intern. Broth. of Elec. Workers, Intern. Broth. of Firemen & Oilers.

Henri F. Rush, Louis Mackall (argued), John J. McCarthy, I.C.C., Office of the Gen. Counsel, Washington, DC, Janet Reno, U.S. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, Dennis J. Stark, I.C.C., Compliance & Consumer Assistance, Chicago, IL, James B. Burns, Office of the U.S. Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for I.C.C.

Janet Reno, U.S. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, John J. Powers, III, Robert J. Wiggers, Dept. of Justice Antitrust Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, James B. Burns, Office of the U.S. Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

Kelvin J. Dowd (argued), Patricia E. Dietrich, Slover & Loftus, Washington, DC, for New England Cent. R.R. Inc.

Robert P. Vom Eigen, Charles A. Spitulnik, Alicia M. Serfaty, Hopkins & Sutter, Washington, DC, for Central Vermont Ry. Inc.

John K. Dunleavy, Montpelier, VT, for State of VT.

Kenneth P. Kolson, Washington, DC, for The Ass'n of American Railroads.

Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., Martha Walfoort (argued) Guerrieri, Edmond & James, Washington, DC, Allison Beck, Mark D. Schneider, Intern. Ass'n of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Upper Marlbro, MD, for Intern. Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers.

Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., Martha Walfoort, Guerrieri, Edmond & James, Washington, DC, Larry R. Pruden, Mitchell M. Krause, Transp. Communications Intern. Union, Rockville, MD, for Transp. Communications Intern. Union (TCU).

Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., Martha Walfoort, Guerrieri, Edmond & James, Washington, DC, Clinton J. Miller, III, Daniel R. Elliott, III, United Transp. Union, Cleveland, OH, for United Transp. Union.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, RIPPLE, Circuit Judge, and NORGLE, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 22, 1995.*

POSNER, Chief Judge.

This petition to review the decision by the Interstate Commerce Commission in New England Central R.R., Inc., Finance Dkt. No. 32432, Dec. 9, 1994, requires us to revisit an esoteric body of regulatory law that was before us last year in Fox Valley & Western Ltd. v. ICC, 15 F.3d 641

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