All railroad-related matters including:

• Railroad abandonments
• Construction, acquisition and operation of rail lines
• Railroad contracts and operating agreements - review, negotiation, arbitration & litigation
• Freight car-hire arbitration
• Railbanking and interim recreational trail use
• Crossing of railroad tracks by roads and utilities
• Federal preemption of state and local regulation of rail transportation
• Railroad rate and service complaints
• Railroad demurrage litigation
• Railroad competitive access matters
• Railroad Retirement Board matters
• Federal Railroad Administration matters
• Offers of Financial Assistance to preserve rail service
• Railroad collection of freight charges
• Railroad loss and damage to cargo
• Railroad mergers and acquisition of control