Byline: Derek Hawkins
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Wisconsin Central LTD., v. Surface Transportation Board, et al.,
Case No.: 20-3507
Officials: EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and KIRSCH, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Statutory Interpretation Facilities for Interchange or Traffic
This case pits Wisconsin Central (a subsidiary of Canadian National) against Soo Line (a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific). The question is where, in the Chicago area, Wisconsin Central will receive traffic from Soo Line. Wisconsin Central prefers Belt Railway's yard; Soo Line prefers the Spaulding yard near Bartle`, Illinois, about 25 miles to the west. The Surface Transportation Board ruled that Wisconsin Central cannot insist that Soo Line deliver to Belt Railway. 2020 STB LEXIS 428 (Oct. 29, 2020).
According to the Board...