Federal Railroad Administration Sued Over Coal Train Financing Documents

The Federal Railroad Administration has been sued over it's failure to release records pertaining to a 2.3 billion dollar federal loan sought by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad for a planned coal train project.

The lawsuit was filed by the law firm of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips because the FRA has failed to provide the requested material from the FOIA request filed in April of 2006.  The law firm represents The Rochester Coalition and the Mayo Clinic, both of which oppose the train project because it would mean more trains running through the city and close to the clinic.