ASSOCIATION OF AM. RAILROADS v. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

Civil Action No. 11-1499 (JEB).

865 F.Supp.2d 22 (2012)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Dupree, Jr. , Porter Noell Wilkinson , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, DC, Plaintiff.

Justin M. Sandberg , Justin Michael Sandberg , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.

We all know Amtrak — the federally chartered corporation that has provided intercity and commuter train service to Americans for more than forty years. But what is Amtrak? Is it a private entity? Or is it part of the government? While courts have previously addressed these questions in various other contexts, it is on their resolution that much of this case hinges.

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