98-26027. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyTrackage Rights ExemptionThe Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 52315-52316]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-26027]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Surface Transportation Board
    [STB Finance Docket No. 33657]
    
    
    Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--The 
    Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
    
        The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has 
    agreed to grant overhead trackage rights to Union Pacific Railroad 
    Company (UP) over BNSF's rail line between milepost 618.0 at Pueblo, 
    CO, and milepost 170 at Peabody, KS, a distance of 448 miles, for the 
    period September 10, 1998, through December 31, 1998.1
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        \1\ On September 3, 1998, UP filed a petition for exemption in 
    STB Finance Docket No. 33657 (Sub-No. 1), Union Pacific Railroad 
    Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--The Burlington Northern and 
    Santa Fe Railway Company, wherein UP requests that the Board permit 
    the proposed overhead trackage rights arrangement described in the 
    present proceeding to expire on December 31, 1998. That petition 
    will be addressed by the Board in a separate decision.
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        The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
    September 10, 1998.
        The purpose of the trackage rights is to permit UP to use the BNSF 
    trackage when UP's trackage is out of service for scheduled programmed 
    track, roadbed and structural maintenance.
        As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
    trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
    and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
    modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.-Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 
    (1980).
        This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 33657, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
    Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
    Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must 
    be served on Joseph D. Anthofer, Esq., 1416 Dodge Street, #830, Omaha, 
    NE 68179.
        Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
    ``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''
    
        Decided: September 23, 1998.
    
    
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        By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
    Proceedings.
    Vernon A. Williams,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 98-26027 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4915-00-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/30/1998
Department:
Surface Transportation Board
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-26027
Pages:
52315-52316 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
STB Finance Docket No. 33657
PDF File:
98-26027.pdf