[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36306-36307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17329]
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Finance Docket No. 32732]
East Penn Railways, Inc.--Modified Rail Certificate
On June 26, 1996, East Penn Railways, Inc. (EPRY), filed a notice
for a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity under 49
CFR 1150, subpart C, to operate three rail lines as follows: (1) The
Perkiomen Branch, USRA Line No. 906, between milepost 22.38 at
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Pennsburg, PA and milepost 38.23 at Emmaus Jct., Emmaus, PA, a distance
of 15.85 miles, in Berks, Lehigh, and Montgomery Counties, PA; (2) the
Colebrookdale Industrial Track (Boyertown Branch), USRA Line No. 909,
between milepost 0.00 at Colebrookdale Jct. (Pottstown, PA), to
milepost 8.60 at Boyertown, PA, a distance of 8.60 miles, in Berks and
Montgomery Counties, PA; and (3) the Kutztown Branch, USRA Line No.
910, between milepost 0.17 at Topton, PA, and milepost 4.29 at
Kutztown, PA, a distance of 4.12 miles, in Berks County, PA.
The lines were acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1982
and were formerly operated by Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad
Company.\1\ They connect with Consolidated Rail Corporation at Topton,
Emmaus, and Pottstown, PA. EPRY has entered into three simultaneously
executed 5-year agreements with Pennsylvania effective July 1, 1995 and
extending to June 30, 2000. This transaction is related to a notice of
exemption concurrently filed in John C. Nolan--Continuance In Control
Exemption--East Penn Railways, Inc., Finance Docket No. 32733.
\1\ See Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad Company Modified Rail
Certificate, Finance Docket No. 30305 (Sub-No. 1) (ICC served June
13, 1990).
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The Commission will serve a copy of this notice on the Association
of American Railroads (Car Service Division), as agent of all railroads
subscribing to the car-service and car-hire agreement, and on the
American Short Line Railroad Association.
Decided: July 10, 1995.
By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17329 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7035-01-P
