CGTC v. Norfolk Southern

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CGTC v. Norfolk Southern
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CourtUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Full case nameCentral Gateway Turtle du Canada v. Norfolk Southern Corporation
StartedDecember 27, 2021 (2021-12-27)
DecidedJuly 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
Ruling
Norfolk Southern Corporation deemed liable for all damages and required to replace the wrecked SD32-ECO locomotive with an equal or greater quality locomotive
Court membership
Judges sittingMark R. Hornak
Cathy Bissoon
Christy C. Wiegand
Marilyn Horan
Nicholas Ranjan
William S. Stickman IV
Case opinions
Decision byMark R. Hornak
ConcurrenceMarilyn Horan
Cathy Bissoon
DissentWilliam S. Stickman IV
Christy C. Wiegand

CGTC v. Norfolk Southern was a court case over the head-on collision of CGTC locomotive #5608 and an NS locomotive due to a PTC failure on the Norfolk Southern locomotive. CGTC would end up attempting to sue the Norfolk Southern Corporation as a result of this, and after approximately 204 days, the court would rule that the Norfolk Southern Corporation was liable for the incident, and that they would be required to replace the unsalvageable locomotive with an equal or greater quality locomotive.