[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30288]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 33295]


Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Commuter Rail 
Division of the Regional Transportation Authority

    Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority 
(METRA) has agreed to grant non-exclusive trackage rights to Wisconsin 
Central Ltd. (WCL), a class II railroad, over 6.0 miles of railroad 
between milepost 12.6 at Franklin Park to milepost 6.6 at Cragin, in 
Cook County, IL. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on 
November 11, 1996.
    The trackage rights is solely for the purpose of moving loaded and 
empty cars in through freight service.1
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    \1\ The parties have agreed that except for emergencies or until 
further review, WCL is restricted in the number and length of trains 
it can operate over the line each day.
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    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. 33295, 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 Janet H. Gilbert, Esq., Wisconsin Central 
Ltd., 6250 N. River Road, Suite No. 9000, Rosemont, IL 60018.

    Decided: November 19, 1996.

    By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30288 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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