[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 179 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48521-48522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 33047]


Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Company--Acquisition and 
Operation Exemption--Lines of Burlington Northern Railroad Company

    Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Company (CCRR), a noncarrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 
acquire and operate approximately 131.2 miles of rail line from the 
Burlington Northern Railroad Company (BN) between Oroville Subdivision 
milepost 6.0, north of Olds Junction, WA, and the northern end of the 
rail line, at about Oroville Subdivision milepost 137.2, in Oroville, 
WA. In addition, CCRR will acquire incidental overhead trackage rights 
from BN to operate between Oroville Subdivision milepost 6.0, north of 
Olds Junction, WA, and Oroville Subdivision

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milepost 1650.2, in Wenatchee, WA, including over any and all tracks in 
BN's Wenatchee, WA, rail yard for the sole purpose of interchanging 
freight cars and equipment between CCRR and BN and no other party at 
the Wenatchee rail yard.
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    \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. 10901.
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    The transaction was expected to be consummated on or after the 
September 4, 1996 effective date of the exemption. This transaction is 
related to STB Finance Docket No. 33048, RailAmerica, Inc.--Continuance 
in Control Exemption--Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Company, 
wherein RailAmerica, Inc. has concurrently filed a verified notice to 
continue in control of CCRR, upon its becoming a Class III rail 
carrier.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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. 33047, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on Edward D. Greenberg, Esq., Galland, 
Kharasch, Morse & Garfinkle, P.C., Canal Square, 1054 Thirty-First 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007.

    Decided: September 5, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-23501 Filed 9-12-96; 8:45 am]
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