[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28647-28648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13428]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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. 3354
Applicants: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. D.G. Orr, Chief
Engineer--Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville,
Florida 32202; Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith, Chief
Engineer--C&S Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring Street,
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX) and Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NS) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance
and removal of the automatic interlocking at 29th Street, milepost
737.0, Birmingham, Alabama, CSX Mobile Division, Boyles Subdivision,
where the single CSX main track crosses at grade the single NS yard
track. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and removal
of four interlocking signals, installation of a swing gate normally
lined for CSX movements, and government of train operations by Yard
Limit Rules.
The reasons given for the proposed changes is to eliminate
facilities no longer needed for present day operation.
BS-AP-No. 3355
Applicants: Consolidated Rail Corporation, Mr. J.F. Noffsinger,
Chief Engineer--C&S, 2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41410, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19101-1410; Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith,
Chief Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring
Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Company, Mr. C.H. Allen, General Manager, 2721-161st Street, P. O. Box
389, Hammond, Indiana 46325; Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation
District, Mr. Victor R. Babin, General Manager, 601 North Roeske
Avenue, Michigan City, Indiana 46360-2669.
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (NS), Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (IHB), and Northern
Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD) jointly seek approval
of the proposed modifications to the signal system, on Conrail's S.C.&
S Branch, Dearborn Division, between ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking,
milepost 3.9 and ``Calumet Park'', milepost 5.5, South Chicago,
Illinois, consisting of the following:
1. The discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system on
the single main track between ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking and ``Calumet
Park'', and operate as an Industrial Track;
2. The discontinuance and removal of ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking,
milepost 3.9;
3. The conversion of Conrail's 2N and 2S signals at ``Burnham''
Interlocking, milepost 4.6, from operator controlled to automatic
operation;
4. The conversion of NICD's 4E, 4W, 6E, and 6W signals at
``Burnham'' Interlocking, milepost 4.6, from operator controlled to
automatic operation; and
5. The relocation of control to the NS Bridge Operator of the
remaining NS signals and switches at ``Burnham'' Interlocking, milepost
4.6.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to retire facilities
no longer required for present operation.
BS-AP-No. 3356
Applicants: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith, Chief
Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring Street,
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr.
D.G. Orr, Chief Engineer--Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350),
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and CSX Transportation,
Incorporated (CSX) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance
and removal of the automatic interlocking at South Lima Yard, Ohio,
milepost SP91.5, on the NS Lake Division, Frankfort District, where a
single CSX yard track intersects with two NS yard tracks and one NS
main track, through a series of hand-throw crossover switches. The
proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and removal of all
associated signals and government of train operations by Yard Limit
Rules.
The reasons given for the proposed changes is to eliminate
facilities no longer needed for present day operation.
Rules Standards & Instructions Application (RS&I-AP) No. 1095
Applicant: Consolidated Rail Corporation, Mr. J.F. Noffsinger,
Chief Engineer--C&S, 2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41410, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19101-1410.
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, 49 CFR, Part 236,
Sec. 236.566, to the extent that Conrail be permitted to operate non-
equipped Norfolk Southern locomotives, with or without cars, not
exceeding 20 mph, on Track No. 1 and Track No. 2, between milepost
131.3, ``Landover'' Interlocking and milepost 136.7, ``CP Virginia''
Interlocking, near Washington, D.C, on the Landover Line, Harrisburg
Division.
The applicant's justification for relief is to seek similar
easement for the NS on this line, predicated upon existing relief for
Conrail work trains and trains operating in switching service, as well
as CSX trains, between ``CP Anacostia'' and ``CP Virginia.''
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, SW., Washington, DC 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. [[Page 28648]] 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, DC on May 25, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-13428 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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