The Public Utility Commission has the power to charge a railroad company for demolishing a structure near the railroad line that the company uses but does not own, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
In an apparent issue of first impression, the court unanimously ruled October 2 that the Public Utility Commission can allocate a portion of the costs for removing a bridge that once sat over the East Hempfield Township railroad crossing that trains owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway Co. frequently traversed.
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