[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-1671] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: January 27, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION [Finance Docket No. 32442] NEBKOTA Railway, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Line of Chicago and North Western Transportation Co.; Exemption NEBKOTA Railway, Inc. (NEBKOTA), a noncarrier, has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate a 73.5-mile line of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (CNW) between Merriman, at or near milepost 331.0, and Chadron, at or near milepost 404.5, in Cherry, Sheridan, and Dawes Counties, NE. The transaction includes the acquisition of incidental trackage rights over a 27.8-mile CNW rail line in Dawes County between Chadron, at or near milepost 404.5, and Crawford, at or near milepost 432.3. With the trackage rights, NEBKOTA will be able to interchange with Burlington Northern Railroad Company. The transaction was to become effective on or after January 10, 1994. The parties certify that NEBKOTA's projected revenues do not exceed those that would qualify it as a class III carrier. As a condition to the use of this exemption, any employees affected by the acquisition and operation will be protected by the conditions set forth in New York Dock Ry.--Control--Brooklyn Eastern Dist., 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979). Any employees affected by the trackage rights will be protected under 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). If the notice of exemption contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. Pleadings must be filed with the Commission and served on Thomas F. McFarland, Jr., Belnap, Spencer, McFarland & Herman, 20 North Wacker Drive, suite 3118, Chicago, IL 60606-3103. Decided: January 14, 1994. By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Sidney L. Strickland, Jr., Secretary. [FR Doc. 94-1671 Filed 1-26-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7035-01-P