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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the 
Requirements of 49 CFR Part 236

    Pursuant to 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 49 CFR part 236 as detailed 
below.
Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3332
Applicant: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Mr. W.S. 
Seery, Director Signal Systems, Communications and Signal, 4515 Kansas 
Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66106-1199

    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company seeks approval of 
the proposed discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system, 
on the main track between ``Eastern Avenue'', milepost 147.3 and 
``Atlantic'', milepost 146.7, near Hobart, California, Southern 
California Division, San Bernardino Subdivision, consisting of the 
discontinuance of control point ``Atlantic'', removal of the four 
controlled signals, and conversion of the power-operated switches to 
hand operation.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal system 
is no longer required due to changes in railroad operating procedures.
BS-AP-No. 3333
Applicants: Southern Pacific Lines, Mr. J. A. Turner, Engineer--
Signals, Southern Pacific Building, One Market Plaza, San Francisco, 
California 94105
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Mr. W.S. Seery, Director 
Signal Systems, Communications and Signal, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas 
City, Kansas 66106-1199

    Southern Pacific Lines and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 
Railway Company jointly seek approval of the proposed conversion of the 
manual interlocking system to a traffic control system, at Pueblo 
Junction, milepost WC-118.2, near Pueblo, Colorado, Rocky Mountain 
Region, Subdivision 1.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to enhance safety by 
having the dispatcher use only one set of operating rules for the 
territory under his control.
    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 November 23, 1994.
Phil Olekszyk,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 94-29616 Filed 11-30-94; 8:45 am]
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