[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28791]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33478]
Maumee & Western, L.L.C.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Maumee & Western, L.L.C. (MAW), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company (NW) and to operate the Maumee Line
(Line),1 consisting of approximately 51 miles of rail line,
from Liberty Center, OH (milepost TN-28.0), to Woodburn, IN (milepost
79.0). In addition, MAW will also grant NW limited incidental local
access trackage rights over MAW's line between milepost TN-77.8 and
milepost TN-79.0.
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\1\ R. Franklin Unger, Trustee of the Indiana Hi Rail
Corporation currently leases and operates the Line.
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The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after the
October 15, 1997 effective date of the exemption. The transaction is
related to the Hi Rail Trustee's filing of an Amended Plan of
Reorganization with the Board in STB Finance Docket No. 33491 on
October 3, 1997.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding to
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time.
The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the
transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 33478, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on Richard R. Wilson, Esq., 1126 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403,
Altoona, PA 16002.
Decided: October 21, 1997.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28791 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-00-P
