[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40632-40633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19681]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


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. 3359

Applicant: Utah Railway Company, Mr. William Callor, Jr., Division 
Engineer, P. O. Box 57040, Salt Lake City, Utah 84157

    The Utah Railway Company, seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal system, on the 
single main track, between milepost 1.4 and milepost 4.3, near Martin, 
Utah, and between milepost 17.8 and milepost 18.4, near Wattis, Utah, 
consisting of the discontinuance and removal of nine signals, No.'s 14, 
16, 21, 28, 35, 38, 43, 178 and 184.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signals are 
obsolete, delaying trains, and no longer needed to protect out of 
service branch lines.

BS-AP-No. 3360

Applicant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Mr. J. W. Smith, Chief 
Engineer--C&S, Communication and Signal Department, 99 Spring 
Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303

 
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    The Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Central of Georgia Railroad 
seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
automatic block signal and traffic control signal systems, on the 
single main track ``P'' Line and sidings between Columbus, Georgia, 
milepost P-291.8 and Leeds, Alabama, milepost P-423.8, Alabama 
Division, Columbus and Norris Yard District, a distance of 
approximately 132 miles.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that through traffic 
has been rerouted off this line segment several months ago and to save 
costs of testing, maintenance, and materials.

Rules Standards & Instructions Application (RS&I-AP) No. 1097

Applicant: Metro North Commuter Railroad Company, Mr. G. F. Walker, 
Assistant Vice President-Operations, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, 
New York 10017

    Metro North Commuter Railroad Company (MNCW) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR, 
Part 236, Section 236.566, to the extent that MNCW be permitted to 
operate, one non-equipped N.Y.C.T.A. Locomotive No. 64, to perform 
switching and transfer service, within automatic cab signal and train 
control territory, between Grand Central Terminal, milepost 0.0 and CP 
7, milepost 6.4, on the Hudson Line, in New York, New York.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that Locomotive No. 64 
would be operated at restricted speed not exceeding 15 mph under 
protection and authority of an absolute block, and considering a 
budgetary crisis, it is not cost effective to equip the locomotive.
    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 August 4, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-19681 Filed 8-8-95; 8:45 am]
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