[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5256]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 32872]


Minnesota Commercial Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Soo Line Railroad Company

    Minnesota Commercial Railway Company (MNCR) has filed a verified 
notice under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) to acquire overhead trackage rights 
from the Soo Line Railroad Company (Soo) over approximately 7.60 miles 
between milepost 416.14+/- near Merriam Park and milepost 408.54+/- 
near East Hoffman Avenues in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN. The trackage 
rights were scheduled to become effective on February 29, 1996.

    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect 
on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and 
transferred certain functions to the Surface Transportation Board 
(Board). This notice relates to functions that are subject to Board 
jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323.
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    The notice states that the MNCR's use of the Soo track will enable 
MNCR to operate trains it handles in interchange with other carriers.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 354 I.C.C. 
732 (1978) and 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
    If the notice contains false or misleading information, the 
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 
U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to 
revoke will not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32872, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: Larry D. Starns, 
Esq., 1000 Soo Line Building, 105 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 
55402.

    Decided: February 29, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5256 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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