[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21551]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33438]
Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway, LLC--Acquisition and Operation
Exemption--The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway LLC of Dallas, TX (ALA), a
noncarrier, filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31
et seq. to acquire from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Company (BNSF) and operate a 140.58-mile rail line between milepost
776.10 near Kimbrough, AL, and milepost 916.68 in Pensacola, FL. ALA
will also acquire incidental trackage rights over 13.6 miles of BNSF's
line between milepost 776.10 near Kimbrough, AL, and milepost 762.5
near Magnolia, AL. ALA will also be temporarily assigned trackage
rights over a 43.1-mile line of CSX Transportation, Inc., between
milepost L621.7 near Atmore, AL, and milepost L635.4 near Catonment,
FL, pending completion of repairs to the line to be acquired from BNSF.
The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after September 1,
1997.
This proceeding is related to Kauri, Inc., and StatesRail LLC--
Continuance in Control Exemption--Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway LLC, STB
Finance Docket No. 33439, in which Kauri, Inc. and StatesRail LLC have
concurrently filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in
control of ALA when it becomes a Class III railroad.
If the verified 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. 33438 must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on Fritz R. Kahn, Suite 750 West, 1100 New York Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20005-3934.
Decided: August 5, 1997.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-21551 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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