Foster Pepper lawyers represent a diverse group of rail clients on matters including:

• Right of way assemblage and condemnation
• Negotiation of rail franchise agreements
• Industry track and crossing agreements and related disputes
• Rail service and service abandonment
• PTC development and implementation
• Freight damage claims
• Defense of FELA claims
• Railbanking under the National Trails System Act (Rails-to Trails)
• PTC development and integration
• Employment matters, including independent contractor analysis
• Surface intermediary issues

Foster Pepper is recognized in the Pacific Northwest as a leading firm in issues of rail transportation law. In addition to advising clients on rail-related commercial transactions, property, franchise and crossing disputes and negotiations with other public and private entities, Foster Pepper has extensive experience in eminent domain cases involving the establishment of new rail and rail infrastructure and in related issues of federal preemption.