[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15216-15217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8035]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief from the
Requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 CFR part 235 and 49 U.S.C. App. 26, the
following railroads have petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of the
signal system or relief from the requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 236
as detailed below.
Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3420
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick,
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350),
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.2
CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed
modification of the signal system, at ``SY,'' milepost A-388.4, near
Charleston, South Carolina, on the Yemassee Subdivision, Jacksonville
Division, including: conversion of the north end of the No. 5 crossover
switch from power to hand operation, discontinuance and removal of 44R
signal, and relocation of 44L signal northward.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to improve operations
and increase efficiency.
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BS-AP-No. 3421
Applicants:
CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, Chief Engineer
Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville, Florida
32202
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. C. M. Golias, Chief Engineer S&E
Engineering, 99 Spring Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Belt Railway of Chicago, Mr. J. Q. Anders, Chief Engineer, 6900 South
Central Avenue, Bedford Park, Illinois 60638
Chicago Commuter Rail Service Board, Mr. W. P. Kaminski, Director of
Signal Engineering, 547 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60661
CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX), Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NS), Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC), and Chicago Commuter
Rail Service Board (Metra), jointly seek approval of the proposed
modification of 75th Street Interlocker, milepost DC-22.5, Chicago,
Illinois, on CSX's Blue Island Subdivision, Chicago Division, involving
main tracks of CSX, NS, BRC, and Metra, consisting of the
discontinuance and removal of: 11 mechanically operated switch point
derails, 7 mechanically operated sliding derails, and 2 automatic
signals. The proposed changes are associated with the replacement of
the mechanical interlocking machine with a modern facility with overrun
protection.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to modernize and
remote control the mechanical interlocking facilities.
Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and contain a concise statement of the interest of the
protestant in the proceeding. The original and two copies of the
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety,
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20590 within 45
calendar days of the date of issuance of this notice. Additionally, one
copy of the protest shall be furnished to the applicant at the address
listed above.
FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-8035 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]
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