[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28647-28648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13428]



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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 Title 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. 3354

    Applicants: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. D.G. Orr, Chief 
Engineer--Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville, 
Florida 32202; Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith, Chief 
Engineer--C&S Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring Street, 
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX) and Norfolk Southern 
Corporation (NS) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance 
and removal of the automatic interlocking at 29th Street, milepost 
737.0, Birmingham, Alabama, CSX Mobile Division, Boyles Subdivision, 
where the single CSX main track crosses at grade the single NS yard 
track. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and removal 
of four interlocking signals, installation of a swing gate normally 
lined for CSX movements, and government of train operations by Yard 
Limit Rules.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed for present day operation.

BS-AP-No. 3355

    Applicants: Consolidated Rail Corporation, Mr. J.F. Noffsinger, 
Chief Engineer--C&S, 2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41410, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19101-1410; Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith, 
Chief Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring 
Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 
Company, Mr. C.H. Allen, General Manager, 2721-161st Street, P. O. Box 
389, Hammond, Indiana 46325; Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation 
District, Mr. Victor R. Babin, General Manager, 601 North Roeske 
Avenue, Michigan City, Indiana 46360-2669.
    Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), Norfolk Southern Railway 
Company (NS), Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (IHB), and Northern 
Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD) jointly seek approval 
of the proposed modifications to the signal system, on Conrail's S.C.& 
S Branch, Dearborn Division, between ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking, 
milepost 3.9 and ``Calumet Park'', milepost 5.5, South Chicago, 
Illinois, consisting of the following:
    1. The discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system on 
the single main track between ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking and ``Calumet 
Park'', and operate as an Industrial Track;
    2. The discontinuance and removal of ``Hegewisch'' Interlocking, 
milepost 3.9;
    3. The conversion of Conrail's 2N and 2S signals at ``Burnham'' 
Interlocking, milepost 4.6, from operator controlled to automatic 
operation;
    4. The conversion of NICD's 4E, 4W, 6E, and 6W signals at 
``Burnham'' Interlocking, milepost 4.6, from operator controlled to 
automatic operation; and
    5. The relocation of control to the NS Bridge Operator of the 
remaining NS signals and switches at ``Burnham'' Interlocking, milepost 
4.6.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to retire facilities 
no longer required for present operation.

BS-AP-No. 3356

    Applicants: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.W. Smith, Chief 
Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring Street, 
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. 
D.G. Orr, Chief Engineer--Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and CSX Transportation, 
Incorporated (CSX) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance 
and removal of the automatic interlocking at South Lima Yard, Ohio, 
milepost SP91.5, on the NS Lake Division, Frankfort District, where a 
single CSX yard track intersects with two NS yard tracks and one NS 
main track, through a series of hand-throw crossover switches. The 
proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and removal of all 
associated signals and government of train operations by Yard Limit 
Rules.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed for present day operation.

Rules Standards & Instructions Application (RS&I-AP) No. 1095

    Applicant: Consolidated Rail Corporation, Mr. J.F. Noffsinger, 
Chief Engineer--C&S, 2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41410, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19101-1410.
    Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, 49 CFR, Part 236, 
Sec. 236.566, to the extent that Conrail be permitted to operate non-
equipped Norfolk Southern locomotives, with or without cars, not 
exceeding 20 mph, on Track No. 1 and Track No. 2, between milepost 
131.3, ``Landover'' Interlocking and milepost 136.7, ``CP Virginia'' 
Interlocking, near Washington, D.C, on the Landover Line, Harrisburg 
Division.
    The applicant's justification for relief is to seek similar 
easement for the NS on this line, predicated upon existing relief for 
Conrail work trains and trains operating in switching service, as well 
as CSX trains, between ``CP Anacostia'' and ``CP Virginia.''
    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. [[Page 28648]] 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 May 25, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-13428 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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