Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)
DOCID: fr30de08-167 FR Doc E8-30973
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
STB ID: [STB Finance Docket No. 35177]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr30de08-167
ACTION: Control Exemption:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Exemption.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.--Control Exemption--Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad Co., The Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road Company, The Mahoning Valley Railway Company, Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Ohio Central Railroad, Inc., The Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad Company, Ohio Southern Railroad, Inc., Youngstown & Austintown Railroad, Inc., The Youngstown Belt Railroad Company, and The Warren & Trumbull Railroad Company
DATES: This exemption will be effective on January 29, 2009. Petitions to stay must be filed by January 12, 2009. Petitions to reopen must be filed by January 21, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 1132325 for Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, to acquire control of Summit View, Inc. (Summit View), and thereby to acquire control of the 10 Class III railroads controlled by Summit View, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into by and between GWI and Jerry Joe Jacobson, owner of all Summit View shares. The transaction will be subject to the labor protection required by 49 U.S.C. 11326(b).
SUMMARY:
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.; Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad Co., et al.,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Additional information is contained in the Board's decision. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''
Decided: December 22, 2008.
By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner Buttrey.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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