Competition Come Full Circle? Pending Legislation to Repeal the U.S. Railroad Exemptions

Competition Policy Institute, GCP: The Antitrust Chronicle, Forthcoming

Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Paper No. 09-180

9 Pages Posted: 14 Sep 2009

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Chris Sagers

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University

Date Written: September 14, 2009

Abstract

Repeal of the railroad antitrust exemptions has been advocated ever since deregulation of that industry, and bills have been introduced twice to do it. However, there is no particular reason yet to believe railroad exemption repeal will occur in this Congress. The pending bills have not progressed far and have failed before, and they are opposed by the industry. But even if they progress, and assuming there is not also some significant change to the overall railroad regulatory framework, it seems unlikely that antitrust litigation will be very successful or that it will much change the status quo in rail competition.

Keywords: antitrust, exemptions & immunities, railroads, transportation, infrastructure

Suggested Citation

Sagers, Chris, Competition Come Full Circle? Pending Legislation to Repeal the U.S. Railroad Exemptions (September 14, 2009). Competition Policy Institute, GCP: The Antitrust Chronicle, Forthcoming, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Paper No. 09-180, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1473230

Chris Sagers (Contact Author)

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University ( email )

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Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
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