[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22430-22431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11063]
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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 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. 3352
Applicant: Canadian American Railroad Company, Mr. Alfred E. Michon,
President, Northern Maine Junction Park, RR2 Box 45, Bangor, Maine
04401-9602
The Canadian American Railroad Company seeks approval of the
proposed discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal
system, of the single main track and sidings, between ``Boundary'',
milepost 101.7 and Brownsville Junction, milepost 0.0, on the Moosehead
Subdivision; and between milepost 104.84 and milepost 105.15, on the
Mattawamkeag Subdivision, in the State of Maine, a distance of
approximately 102 miles.
The reason given for the proposed changes is the abandonment of
passenger service and changes in freight train service has altered
operations, and the maintenance and repair of the signal system is very
expensive.
BS-AP-No. 3353
Applicant: Eastern Maine Railway Company, Mr. E. Scott Smith, 11
Gifford Road, P.O. Box 5666, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E21 5B6
The Eastern Maine Railway Company seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal system, of the
single main track and sidings, between Vanceboro, milepost 5.6 and
Brownsville Junction, milepost 104.84, Maine, on the Mattawamkeag
Subdivision, a distance of approximately 99.2 miles. [[Page 22431]]
The reason given for the proposed changes is the abandonment of
passenger service and changes in freight train service has altered
operations, and the maintenance and repair of the signal system is very
expensive.
Rules Standards and Instructions Application (RS&I-AP) No. 1095
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. D.G. Orr, Chief
Engineer--Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville,
Florida 32202
CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX) seeks permanent relief from
the requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, 49 CFR, Part
236, Section 236.566, to the extent that CSX be allowed to operate non-
equipped locomotives for all CSX freight trains, on all main tracks of
the RF&P Subdivision, between Richmond, Virginia, milepost CFP 4.8, and
Alexandria, Virginia, milepost 110.1; including the discontinuance and
removal of all on board automatic cab signal and train control
equipment from all CSX freight locomotives.
The applicant's justification for relief is that the 106 mile RF&P
Subdivision, is the only subdivision on CSX that requires the use of
automatic cab signal and train control equipped locomotives. CSX
desires to operate trains on the RF&P Subdivision in exactly the same
safe manner as the balance of their 18,000 mile system. CSX has 2,754
road locomotives of which only 51 are equipped with automatic cab
signal and train control apparatus. Utilization of these locomotives is
severely restricted and requires special locomotive management
procedures to ensure that one of the equipped locomotives is in the
lead of every freight consist operated over the RF&P Subdivision.
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 SW., Washington, DC 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, DC on April 25, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-11063 Filed 5-4-95; 8:45 am]
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