[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34339-34340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16664]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the 
Requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 CFR Part 235 and 49 U.S.C. App. 26, the 
following railroads have petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of the 
signal system or relief from the requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 236 
as detailed below.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3423

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R.M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the northward absolute signal N2 and the 
traffic control system, on the No. 1 Main Track, between Rosedale, 
Kentucky, milepost KC-5.1 and Latonia, Kentucky, milepost KC-4.1, 
Louisville Division, Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, and extend Yard 
Limit operation to the trackage.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to enhance switching 
operations and increase efficiency.

BS-AP-No. 3424

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R.M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system, on the 
connection track between Sanderson No. 1 and Sanderson No. 2, Memphis 
Junction, Kentucky, milepost 118.7, Louisville Division, Main Line 3 
Subdivision; consisting of the conversion of the power-operated switch 
at Sanderson No. 2 to hand operation, removal of controlled signals 
150RA, 150RB, and 150L, removal of approach signal 1202, and implement 
Yard Limit operation on the trackage.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to enhance switching 
operations and increase efficiency.

BS-AP-No. 3425

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R.M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of RO Interlocking, milepost CFP-110.1, near Alexandria, 
Virginia, Baltimore Division, RF&P Subdivision, consisting of the 
conversion of power-operated switches No.'s 3, 5, and 13 to hand 
operation equipped with electric locks, and removal of associated 
controlled signals 2L, 8LB, and 8LC.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to enhance switching 
operations and increase efficiency.

BS-AP-No. 3426

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R.M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of Milford Interlocking, milepost CFP-37.8, Milford, 
Virginia, Baltimore Division, RF&P Subdivision; consisting of the 
conversion of the No. 3 power-operated crossover to a hand-operated 
electrically locked crossover, and removal of associated controlled 
signals 4L and 4R.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to enhance switching 
operations and increase efficiency.

BS-AP-No. 3427

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on the single main track, 
at Amqui, Tennessee, milepost H-176.8, on the Henderson Subdivision, 
Chicago Service Lane, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of 
northward absolute signal 3R.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal is not 
needed under present day operation.

BS-AP-No. 3428

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, 
Chief

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Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville, 
Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on the single main track, 
between milepost 172 and milepost 225, on the Florence Division, 
Aberdeen Subdivision, in North Carolina, associated with the 
installation of electronic coded track circuits, consisting of the 
following:
    1. Conversion of the two power-operated switches, North End of 
Merry Oaks, to hand operation equipped with electric locks;
    2. Conversion of the two power-operated switches, South End of 
Merry Oaks, to hand operation equipped with electric locks;
    3. Conversion of the power-operated switch, milepost 212, south of 
Cameron, to hand operation; and
    4. Discontinuance and removal of 34 controlled signals, associated 
with the conversion of the above power-operated switches, and the 
removal of several sidings no longer required.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation.

BS-AP-No. 3429

    Applicant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Mr. C. M. Golias, 
Chief Engineer S&E Engineering, 99 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303.
    Norfolk Southern Railway Company seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on the Kinney Wye 
connecting track, between control point Kinney, milepost PH-16.5, 
Virginia Division, Blue Ridge District and control point Montview, 
milepost 174.6, Piedmont Division, Lynchburg-Salisbury-Southward 
District, near Lynchburg, Virginia, consisting of the discontinuance 
and removal of the switch point protection on the hand-operated 
switches, and modifications to provide for a restricting aspect for 
train movements through the OS onto the connecting track at the 4R, 
21R, and 25R signals.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to reduce maintenance 
costs without affecting safety.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and contain a concise statement of the interest of the 
protestant in the proceeding. The original and two copies of the 
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety, 
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D. C. 20590 within 45 
calendar days of the date of issuance of this notice. Additionally, one 
copy of the protest shall be furnished to the applicant at the address 
listed above.
    FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without oral 
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is 
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present 
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set 
for public hearing.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-16664 Filed 6-24-97; 8:45 am]
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