[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40632-40633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19681]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
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. 3359
Applicant: Utah Railway Company, Mr. William Callor, Jr., Division
Engineer, P. O. Box 57040, Salt Lake City, Utah 84157
The Utah Railway Company, seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal system, on the
single main track, between milepost 1.4 and milepost 4.3, near Martin,
Utah, and between milepost 17.8 and milepost 18.4, near Wattis, Utah,
consisting of the discontinuance and removal of nine signals, No.'s 14,
16, 21, 28, 35, 38, 43, 178 and 184.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signals are
obsolete, delaying trains, and no longer needed to protect out of
service branch lines.
BS-AP-No. 3360
Applicant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Mr. J. W. Smith, Chief
Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring
Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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The Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Central of Georgia Railroad
seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the
automatic block signal and traffic control signal systems, on the
single main track ``P'' Line and sidings between Columbus, Georgia,
milepost P-291.8 and Leeds, Alabama, milepost P-423.8, Alabama
Division, Columbus and Norris Yard District, a distance of
approximately 132 miles.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that through traffic
has been rerouted off this line segment several months ago and to save
costs of testing, maintenance, and materials.
Rules Standards & Instructions Application (RS&I-AP) No. 1097
Applicant: Metro North Commuter Railroad Company, Mr. G. F. Walker,
Assistant Vice President-Operations, 347 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York 10017
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company (MNCW) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR,
Part 236, Section 236.566, to the extent that MNCW be permitted to
operate, one non-equipped N.Y.C.T.A. Locomotive No. 64, to perform
switching and transfer service, within automatic cab signal and train
control territory, between Grand Central Terminal, milepost 0.0 and CP
7, milepost 6.4, on the Hudson Line, in New York, New York.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that Locomotive No. 64
would be operated at restricted speed not exceeding 15 mph under
protection and authority of an absolute block, and considering a
budgetary crisis, it is not cost effective to equip the locomotive.
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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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. 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, D.C. on August 4, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-19681 Filed 8-8-95; 8:45 am]
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