[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5256]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 32872]
Minnesota Commercial Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Soo Line Railroad Company
Minnesota Commercial Railway Company (MNCR) has filed a verified
notice under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) to acquire overhead trackage rights
from the Soo Line Railroad Company (Soo) over approximately 7.60 miles
between milepost 416.14+/- near Merriam Park and milepost 408.54+/-
near East Hoffman Avenues in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN. The trackage
rights were scheduled to become effective on February 29, 1996.
\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109
Stat. 803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect
on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and
transferred certain functions to the Surface Transportation Board
(Board). This notice relates to functions that are subject to Board
jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323.
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The notice states that the MNCR's use of the Soo track will enable
MNCR to operate trains it handles in interchange with other carriers.
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, 354 I.C.C.
732 (1978) and 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
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. 32872, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: Larry D. Starns,
Esq., 1000 Soo Line Building, 105 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN
55402.
Decided: February 29, 1996.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5256 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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