CGTC v. Norfolk Southern

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CGTC v. NS
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)
Case history
Subsequent action(s)Norfolk Southern Railway required to replace the wrecked SD32-ECO locomotive with an equal or greater quality locomotive
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingMark R. Hornak
Case opinions
Concur/dissentCon

CGTC v. NS 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.