[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56085-56086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27804]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 33182]


New Orleans Public Belt Railroad--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Illinois Central Railroad Company

    Illinois Central Railroad Company has agreed to grant overhead 
trackage rights to New Orleans Public Belt Railroad

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(NOPB) 1 over its trackage between milepost 449.9, at East Bridge 
Junction Interlocking, Shrewsbury, LA, and milepost 921.14, at Lambert 
Junction Interlocking, New Orleans, LA, a total distance of 
approximately 2.6 miles.
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    \1\ NOPB is a local autonomous agency of the City of New 
Orleans. It is an independent railroad and is not part of any 
railroad system.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on October 21, 
1996.
    The trackage rights will facilitate economical and efficient 
operation of NOPB's overhead traffic through Shrewsbury and New 
Orleans.
    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, 360 I.C.C. 
653 (1980).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 33182, 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 Myles L. Tobin, Esq., Illinois Central 
Railroad Company, 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-
5504.

    Decided: October 22, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-27804 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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