[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23115]



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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. 3365

    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 approval of the 
proposed discontinuance and removal of ``CP Esplen'' Interlocking, 
milepost 2.4, on Conrail's Mon Line, Pittsburgh Division, and 
discontinuance of the Form D Control System on the single main track 
Carnegie Secondary, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The proposed changes 
are associated with track reconfiguration and extension of the No. 2 
main track southward to ``CP Beck'' on the Mon Line. The proposed 
changes include: conversion of the Carnegie Secondary to an industrial 
track; conversion of old No. 1 power-operated switch to hand operation; 
removal of signals 3E, 3S, 22N, and 21N; installation of new ``CP 2'' 
near milepost 3.0 on the Mon Line; and installation of an electrically 
lock hand-operated switch north of ``CP 2'' for the industrial track 
connection on track No. 2.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to facilitate the 
extension of track No. 2, which is necessitated by increased coal 
traffic on the Mon Line.

BS-AP-No. 3366

    Applicant: Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Mr. William G. 
Peterson, Director of Signal Engineering, 1900 Continental Plaza, Fort 
Worth, Texas 76102-5304.
    The Burlington Northern Railroad Company seeks approval of the 
proposed modification of the traffic control system on the two main 
tracks, near Alliance, Nebraska, on the Alliance Division, Angora 
Subdivision, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of 
``Prairie'' control point, milepost 3.1 and the reduction of the 
traffic control system limits from ``Prairie'', milepost 3.1 to ``South 
Alliance'', milepost 4.53.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to make better use of 
signals in a traffic congested area.
    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 September 12, 1995,
Phil Olekszyk,
 Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-23115 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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