[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14588]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33403]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--The 
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company

    The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has agreed to 
grant overhead trackage rights to Union Pacific Railroad Company over 
trackage extending generally in a northeast direction from milepost 
59.06, near 10th Street and Avery Avenue, to milepost 56.92, a distance 
of 2.14 miles in Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on May 28, 1997.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to facilitate efficient train 
operations and coordination of rail operations in the City of Lincoln, 
NE, in connection with the plan of the Lincoln-Lancaster County 
Railroad Transportation Safety District.
    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. 33403, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on Joseph D. Anthofer, Esq., 1416 Dodge Street, #830, Omaha, NE 
68179.

    Decided: May 27, 1997.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-14588 Filed 6-3-97; 8:45 am]
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