[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23115]
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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. 3365
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 approval of the
proposed discontinuance and removal of ``CP Esplen'' Interlocking,
milepost 2.4, on Conrail's Mon Line, Pittsburgh Division, and
discontinuance of the Form D Control System on the single main track
Carnegie Secondary, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The proposed changes
are associated with track reconfiguration and extension of the No. 2
main track southward to ``CP Beck'' on the Mon Line. The proposed
changes include: conversion of the Carnegie Secondary to an industrial
track; conversion of old No. 1 power-operated switch to hand operation;
removal of signals 3E, 3S, 22N, and 21N; installation of new ``CP 2''
near milepost 3.0 on the Mon Line; and installation of an electrically
lock hand-operated switch north of ``CP 2'' for the industrial track
connection on track No. 2.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to facilitate the
extension of track No. 2, which is necessitated by increased coal
traffic on the Mon Line.
BS-AP-No. 3366
Applicant: Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Mr. William G.
Peterson, Director of Signal Engineering, 1900 Continental Plaza, Fort
Worth, Texas 76102-5304.
The Burlington Northern Railroad Company seeks approval of the
proposed modification of the traffic control system on the two main
tracks, near Alliance, Nebraska, on the Alliance Division, Angora
Subdivision, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of
``Prairie'' control point, milepost 3.1 and the reduction of the
traffic control system limits from ``Prairie'', milepost 3.1 to ``South
Alliance'', milepost 4.53.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to make better use of
signals in a traffic congested area.
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 September 12, 1995,
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-23115 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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