Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 14, 2000, No. 98-70906 (Redmond-Issaquah Railroad Preservation Ass'n v. Surface Transportation Board)

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

The Redmond-Issaquah Railroad Preservation Association (“RIRPA”), an organization made up largely of homeowners living along Lake Sammamish in King County, Washington, appeals the Surface Transportation Board’s (“STB”) decision rejecting its Offer of Financial Assistance (“OFA”) to acquire the Redmond-Issaq-uah railroad line; the line, measuring 12.