[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32202-32203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15066]



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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 [[Page 32203]] requirements of 49 CFR Part 
236 as detailed below.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3357
Applicant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Mr. J. W. Smith, Chief 
Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring Street 
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    The Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Central of Georgia Railway 
seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
automatic block signal system, on the single main track ``O'' Line and 
sidings between Fort Benning Junction, Georgia, milepost 4.2 and B.V.& 
E. Junction, Georgia, milepost 60.0, Georgia Division, Americus 
District, a distance of approximately 56 miles.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to reduce maintenance 
costs without affecting the safety of operations, in connection with 
the pending lease of the ``O'' Line to the Georgia Southwestern 
Railroad.

BS-AP-No. 3358
Applicants: Metro North Commuter Railroad Company, Mr. G. F. Walker, 
Assistant Vice President-Operations, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, New 
York 10017
Connecticut Department of Transportation, Mr. L. J. Forbes, Rail 
Administrator, P. O. Box 317546, Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546.

    Metro North Commuter Railroad Company and the Connecticut 
Department of Transportation jointly seek approval of the proposed 
modifications, near New Haven Interlocking, milepost 72.3, in New 
Haven, Connecticut, on the New Haven Line; consisting of the 
reconfiguration of New Haven Interlocking, the installation of CP 271 
between milepost 71.16 and milepost 71.46, and installation of a new 
computer based office control system.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that with the proposed 
electrification east of New Haven and the number of freight trains and 
engine changes reduced significantly, the current design of New Haven 
Interlocking no longer meets the needs of its users. Also, as part of 
the Northeast Corridor Highspeed Rail Project, New Haven Interlocking 
must be reconfigured to safely accommodate the proposed mixes of rail 
traffic and speed.
    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 June 15, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-15066 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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