Statute treatment: 49 C.F.R. § 213.1

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 39 citation events across 30 distinct cases.

39citations total

30distinct interpreting cases

23distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1978–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Earwood v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (1993) gand 60 own cites 2× in case

#2 Kevin Cowden v. BNSF Railway Company (2012) ca8 58 own cites 1× in case

#3 PBR, INC., Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF LABOR and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Respondents (1981) ca1 15 own cites 2× in case

#4 Carter v. National Railroad Passenger (2014) cand 13 own cites 2× in case

#5 Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (1986) cand 37 own cites 1× in case

#6 Cowden v. BNSF Railway Co. (2013) moed 11 own cites 2× in case

#7 Monongahela Connecting Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1979) pacommwct 8 own cites 2× in case

#8 Liepelt v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. (1978) illappct 16 own cites 1× in case

#9 Norfolk Southern Company v. Charles Box (2009) ca7 15 own cites 1× in case

#10 In Re the Speed Limit for the Union Pacific Railroad Ex Rel. City of Shakopee (2000) minnctapp 15 own cites 1× in case

#11 Hendrix v. Port Terminal RR Ass'n (2006) texapp 15 own cites 1× in case

#12 Charles Harris v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company (2015) ca4 14 own cites 1× in case

#13 Davis v. Union Pacific Railroad (2009) ared 9 own cites 1× in case

#14 Gallo v. Union Pac. R.R. Co. (2019) txwd 9 own cites 1× in case

#15 Mills v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (1999) gactapp 4 own cites 2× in case

#16 Skrovig v. BNSF Railway Co. (2012) sdd 4 own cites 2× in case

#17 Miller v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (2014) pa 6 own cites 1× in case

#18 Nicholas Sapp v. CSX Transportation Inc. (2012) ca6 4 own cites 1× in case

#19 NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. HARTRY (2019) ga 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 Murphy v. Town of Darien (2019) conn 4 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.