[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19234]


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[Federal Register: August 8, 1994]


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Finance Docket No. 32546]

 

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co.--Purchase, Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Canadian Pacific Rail Services

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Commission exempts from the prior approval requirements of 
49 U.S.C. 11343 the purchase, lease, and operation by Wisconsin & 
Southern Railroad (WSOR) of approximately 20 miles of Canadian Pacific 
Rail Services' (CPRS)\1\ rail lines. WSOR seeks to: (1) Purchase and 
operate an 8.86-mile line of railroad between mileposts 167.6 in 
Madison and milepost 146.722 in Middleton, WI, and a diverging 
0.21-mile line between milepost 138.79 and 138.58 in Madison, WI; (2) 
lease and operate 6.82 miles of additional CPRS railroad trackage 
between milepost 94.49 and milepost 11.02 (including a ``Wye'' track to 
milepost 46.28)3 located in and around Janesville, WI; and (3) 
lease and operate an additional 5513.1 feet (3.66 miles in the 
aggregate) of yard track constituting CPRS' ``West Yard'' at 
Janesville, WI, subject to standard labor protective conditions.

    \1\CPRS was formerly known as Soo Line Railroad Company.
    \2\The mileposts do not indicate actual mileage differentials.
    \3\Milepost designations do not represent points on a single 
line of railroad, but instead are mileposts from two separately 
identified, but connecting, lines of railroad.
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DATES: This exemption will be effective on August 18, 1994. Petitions 
to stay must be filed by August 15, 1994. Petitions to reopen must be 
filed by August 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to Finance Docket No. 32546 to: 
(1) Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Interstate Commerce 
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20423; and (2) Robert A. Wimbish, Rea, 
Cross & Auchincloss, Suite 420, 1920 N Street NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927-5660. 
[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Commission's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write 
to, call, or pick up in person from: Dynamic Concepts, Inc., Room 2229, 
Interstate Commerce Commission Building, Washington, D.C. 20423. 
Telephone: (202) 289-4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through TDD services at (202) 927-5721].

    Decided: August 1, 1994.

    By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Phillips, 
Commissioners Simmons and Morgan.
Vernon A. Williams,
Acting Secretary .
[FR Doc. 94-19234 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]
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