CITY OF NEW YORK v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 13-7119.

776 F.3d 11 (2015)

CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, (Amtrak), Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Shorr argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Daniel G. Jarcho argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Craig D. Rust and Dennis M. Moore.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.


The dispute in this case is over who bears financial responsibility for the $25 million rehabilitation of a bridge carrying a public highway over a parcel of land in the Bronx: New York City or Amtrak. The City invokes a 1906 agreement obligating Amtrak's predecessor to maintain and repair the bridge. It asserts...

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