Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 02-32934] 1. Chicago, Peoria & Western Railway Company--Acquisition Exemption--Rail Line
Chicago, Peoria & Western Railway Company (CPW), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate approximately 17 miles of railroad rightofway and trackage, referred to as the Argo Facility trackage, at transloading and storage facilities owned by Corn Products International, Inc. (CPI) at
Published: 2002-12-31 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32935] 2. Fort Worth and Western Railroad Company, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation
Fort Worth and Western Railroad Company, Inc. (FWWR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate, through a supplemental lease agreement, approximately 6.92 miles of rail line from Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The rail line, known as the Everman Industrial Lead,
Published: 2002-12-31 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32933] 3. Illinois Central Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Forrest County,
On December 10, 2002, Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a rail line known as Central District Trackage, extending from milepost MH 0.66 to milepost MH 3.06, a distance of 2.4 miles, in
Published: 2002-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32568] 4. Peter Pan Bus Lines Trust--Purchase and Acquisition of Control-- Arrow
In an application filed under 49 U.S.C. 14303, Peter Pan Bus Lines Trust (Peter Pan Trust), a noncarrier, seeks to purchase, through its newly formed limited liability companiesArrow Line Acquisition, LLC (Arrow), Bonanza Acquisition, LLC (Bonanza), Maine Line, LLC (Maine), Pawtuxet Valley, LLC (Pawtuxet), and Peter Pan Boston, LLC (Peter Pan
Published: 2002-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32712] 5. Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
The Board has approved the rebased first quarter 2003 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. As required by statute, the RCAF was rebased using the fourth quarter 2002 index value as the denominator and first quarter 2003 index value as the numerator (10/1/02 = 1.00). Rebasing is required
Published: 2002-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32255] 6. Airlake Terminal Railway Company--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Rail
Airlake Terminal Railway Company (ATRC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease and to operate approximately 2.35 miles of railroad rightofway and trackage, referred to as the Lakeville trackage, at transloading and storage facilities owned by Empire Builder Investments Incorporated at
Published: 2002-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32567] 7. CSX Transportation, Inc.--Corporate Family Merger Exemption--The Western
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT)\1\ and The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA),\2\ have filed a verified notice of exemption with respect to a proposed corporate restructuring, through which WRA, which is controlled by CSXT, will be merged into CSXT, with CSXT as the surviving entity. Under the agreement and plan of merger, CSXT will own all of
Published: 2002-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32256] 8. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority--Acquisition Exemption--Union
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) approximately 14.88 miles of railroad rightofway and related improvements known as the WP Milpitas Line. The line is located between a point north of Pasco Padre
Published: 2002-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32076] 9. Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.--Operation Exemption--Somerset Terminal
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc. (M&E), a Class III rail carrier, has filed an amended verified notice of exemption \1\ under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate over approximately 1.25 miles of rail line located in the Township of Bridgewater and the Borough of Manville, Somerset County, NJ, that is part of a rail line known as the Reading Company New
Published: 2002-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32075] 10. RailAmerica, Inc. et al.--Corporate Family Reorganization Exemption--Western
RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica), a noncarrier holding company, and its noncarrier subsidiary, Palm Beach Rail Holdings, Inc. (PBRH), filed a verified notice of exemption under the Board's class exemption procedures at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for them to continue in control of the Western Illinois Railway Company (WIRC), when it becomes a rail
Published: 2002-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32078] 11. San Jacinto Rail Limited--Construction Exemption--And The Burlington Northern
Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) issued by the Surface Transportation Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) and the three cooperating agencies on December 6, 2002 in this proceeding were to be submitted by January 27, 2003. In response to a number of written requests for an extension of the comment period,
Published: 2002-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-32077] 12. Western Illinois Railway Company--Acquisition Exemption--Toledo, Peoria &
The Western Illinois Railway Company (WIRC), a noncarrier, filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Corporation (TP&W) the rail, ties, and certain improvements on a 71.5mile rail line, between milepost 194.5 at La Harpe and milepost 123.0 at Peoria, in Hancock, McDonough, Fulton, and
Published: 2002-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31683] 13. RailAmerica, Inc., et al.--Control and Merger Exemption--A&R Line, Inc., and
The Board grants an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 1132325 for noncarrier RailAmerica, Inc., et al., to acquire control of A&R Line, Inc. (A&R Line), and J.K. Line, Inc. (J.K. Line), two wholly owned Class III railroad subsidiaries of Cargill, Incorporated, and to merge A&R Line and J.K. Line into
Published: 2002-12-17 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31459] 14. Canadian National Railway Company--Discontinuance of Trackage Rights
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service and Trackage Rights to discontinue trackage rights over a 0.15mile portion of trackage owned by Canada Southern Railway Company (CSR) from a point on the international railway bridge at Niagara
Published: 2002-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31460] 15. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Alamo
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MMM), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Alamo North
Texas Railroad Corporation (Alamo North) upon Alamo North's becoming a Class III railroad.\1\
\1\ See Alamo North Texas Railroad CorporationConstruction and
Operation ExemptionWise County, TX, STB Finance
Published: 2002-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31457] 16. Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad--Lease and Operation Exemption-- Union Pacific
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad (PSPR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and operate approximately 1.85 miles of rail line from Union Pacific Railroad Company extending between milepost 2.41 at Blakeslee Junction, WA, and milepost 4.26 at Raisch, WA.
Because PSPR's projected
Published: 2002-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31458] 17. CHS Holdings, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Pembina County, ND
On November 25, 2002, CHS Holdings, Inc. (CHS) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon its entire line of railroad extending from milepost 177.44 to the end of the line at milepost 179.55, a distance of 2.11 miles, in Pembina County,
Published: 2002-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31337] 18. Railroad Cost of Capital--2002
The Board is instituting a proceeding to determine the railroad industry's cost of capital for 2002. The decision solicits comments on: (1) The railroads' 2002 current cost of debt capital; (2) the railroads' 2002 current cost of preferred stock equity capital; (3) the railroads' 2002 cost of common stock equity capital; and (4) the 2002 capital
Published: 2002-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31197] 19. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company--Abandonment
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 1.92mile line of railroad between milepost 9.48 and milepost 11.40 in Redlands, San Bernardino County, CA. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 92373 and 92374.
BNSF has
Published: 2002-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-31196] 20. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Alameda County, CA
On November 22, 2002, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 1.40mile line of railroad, known as the Ninth Street Electric Industrial Lead, from milepost 0.00 (south of Powell Street) in Emeryville
Published: 2002-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-30803] 21. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company--Abandonment
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 subpart F Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 10.8mile line of railroad between milepost 127.83, near Reynolds, and milepost 117.03, near Endicott, in Jefferson County, NE (line). The line traverses United States Postal Service
Published: 2002-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-30907] 22. San Jacinto Rail Limited--Construction Exemption--and the Burlington Northern
On August 30, 2001, San Jacinto Rail Limited (SJRL) and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) (referred to collectively as the Applicants) filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502 for authority for construction by SJRL and operation by BNSF of a new rail line near Houston, Harris
Published: 2002-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-30593] 23. Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Buchanan County,
Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 6.4mile line of railroad between milepost DC16.6 at Wyatt and milepost DC23.0 at Jewell Valley, in Buchanan County, VA.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Service zip codes 24066 and 24622. \1\ NSR
Published: 2002-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-30690] 24. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Davis and Weber
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 23.69 mile line of railroad from milepost 754.31 near Valencia, to milepost 778.00 near Ogden, in Davis and Weber Counties, UT.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Zip Codes 84010, 84014, 84015, 84025, 84041,
Published: 2002-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc 02-30691] 25. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Salt Lake and Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 3.23mile portion of a line of railroad of the Provo Industrial Lead, from milepost 772.00 near Cutler, to milepost 775.23 near Mount, in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, UT.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Zip
Published: 2002-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
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