Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit February 11, 2003, No. 01-3946 (Lucas v. Township of Bethel)

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

This jurisdictional dispute requires us to decide whether the District Court or the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has authority to resolve a property claim involving a defunct railroad line. The line, known as the Allegheny Secondary Track, was used by the Consolidated Rail Corpo*597ration (Conrail) as a railroad right of way.