[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30288]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 33295]
Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Commuter Rail
Division of the Regional Transportation Authority
Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority
(METRA) has agreed to grant non-exclusive trackage rights to Wisconsin
Central Ltd. (WCL), a class II railroad, over 6.0 miles of railroad
between milepost 12.6 at Franklin Park to milepost 6.6 at Cragin, in
Cook County, IL. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on
November 11, 1996.
The trackage rights is solely for the purpose of moving loaded and
empty cars in through freight service.1
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\1\ The parties have agreed that except for emergencies or until
further review, WCL is restricted in the number and length of trains
it can operate over the line each day.
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As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C.
653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it contains
false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio.
Petitions 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. 33295, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on Janet H. Gilbert, Esq., Wisconsin Central
Ltd., 6250 N. River Road, Suite No. 9000, Rosemont, IL 60018.
Decided: November 19, 1996.
By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30288 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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