Judge asks rail cos. to compromise
A federal judge in Bangor has declined to issue a ruling in a lawsuit filed by Canadian National Railway Co. against Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway over access to rail lines in northern Maine, instead urging the companies to reach an agreement.
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock heard arguments yesterday related to CN's request for a preliminary injunction that would allow it to operate on tracks owned by MM&A that lead to Twin Rivers Paper Co. and told the companies a compromise would result in a better outcome for all involved, according to the Bangor Daily News. CN filed the suit earlier this year, claiming MM&A has been barring its access to the paper mill in Madawaska based on an error in property easement deeds. In a countersuit, MM&A has argued its property rights on the line and that CN's access ends 1,780 feet from the mill. Twin Rivers filed as an intervener on behalf of CN. The rail spur in question is not part of the 233 miles of track the state is buying from MM&A for $20.1 million.
A lawyer for CN told the paper that Woodcock should issue an order allowing the company access to the mill, while a lawyer for MM&A said the case should be put in front of an arbitrator with rail law experience.
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