2014-19635. CSX Transportation, Inc., The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company, and Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Joint Relocation Project Exemption-Gary-Chicago International Airport Authority

AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY:

The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for CSX Transportation, Inc., to obtain trackage rights from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) over a 1.7-mile portion of NSR's Gary Branch between approximately milepost TC 244.90 and milepost TC 246.60.^[1]

DATES:

This exemption is effective on August 14, 2014. Petitions to reopen must be filed by September 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES:

An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35804 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Valerie Quinn, [phone]. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in the Board's decision served on August 14, 2014, which is available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: August 14, 2014.

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Miller, and Commissioner Begeman.

Jeffrey Herzig,

Clearance Clerk.

Footnotes

1.  This transaction is related to the joint relocation project described in CSX Transportation, The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Co., & Norfolk Southern Railway—Joint Relocation Project Exemption—Gary-Chicago International Airport Authority, FD 35804 (STB served May 21, 2014).