[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7617]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33520]
Consolidated Rail Corporation--Trackage Rights Exemption--The
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) has agreed to
grant local trackage rights to Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
over certain railroad trackage, being a portion of W&LE's River Line,
and more particularly described as follows: (1) initial rights for a
period of 6 months from the date Conrail begins operations under the
trackage rights agreement, or for such extensions of time as may be
mutually agreed, shall begin at the connection between Conrail and W&LE
at Shannon Run, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE milepost R-1.5,
and shall extend to the American Electric Power (AEP) Cardinal Plant at
Brilliant, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE R-5.0; and (2)
permanent rights, after the term of the initial rights, shall begin at
a new connection to be constructed between Conrail's River Line at
milepost 26.40 and W&LE's River Branch at milepost R-
3.0, thence extending on W&LE's River Branch to the AEP
Cardinal Plant at Brilliant, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE milepost R-
5.0.
The trackage rights exemption will be effective on March 19, 1998.
The actual commencement of operations by Conrail pursuant to the
trackage rights will depend upon Conrail's commercial arrangements with
AEP, but will not take place before the March 19, 1998 effective date.
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 the notice
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. 33520, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on: John J. Paylor, Associate General Counsel, Consolidated Rail
Corporation, 2001 Market Street, 16A, Philadelphia, PA 19101-1416.
Decided: March 17, 1998.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7617 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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