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The NAM filed an amicus brief supporting BNSF and underscoring the importance of the freight rail network for manufacturers that rely on it to efficiently move materials. The plaintiff seeks an unprecedented injunction restricting the type and quantity of goods that can be shipped over an interstate railway that crosses its land, particularly hazardous materials. Such an injunction would disregard the exclusive federal regulatory scheme governing interstate rail transportation, would undermine shippers’ common-carriage rights and would obstruct interstate commerce in economically critical products. The NAM’s brief explained why the court should not allow the obstruction of commerce of lawful products by giving landowners an unprecedented ability to veto the quantity or types of cargo being shipped through interstate commerce.