Record returned to U.S. D.C. for E. Northen District of Illinois.

Record returned to U.S.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: J. Scott Ballenger, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Thomas H. Geoghegan, Chicago, Ill.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Illinois.

Reply of petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, National Division filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit.

Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed)

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits has been further extended to and including August 10, 2009.

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 27, 2009.

Brief amici curiae of National Railway Labor Conference, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company filed.

Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Co..

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 26, 2009.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 11, 2009.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Railway Labor Conference, et al. GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2009.

Reply of petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Railway Labor Conference, et al.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 5, 2009.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 5, 2008)

Union Pacific Railroad Company, Petitioner, represented by J. Scott Ballenger

Union Pacific Railroad Company, Petitioner, represented by Maureen E. Mahoney

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region, Respondent, represented by Thomas H. Geoghegan

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region, Respondent, represented by Edgar N. James

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region, Respondent, represented by Michael Persoon

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by James B. Coppess

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, National Division, Amicus Curiae, represented by Harold A. Ross

National Railway Labor Conference, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Buscemi