[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21151]



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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 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (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 
49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3430

    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, at Morton, Kentucky, 
milepost OHC-268.38, on the Earlington Cutoff, Henderson Subdivision, 
Chicago Service Lane, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of 
controlled signals 93RA and 93RL.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation, due to the 
previous removal of the siding.

BS-AP-No. 3431

    Applicant: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Mr. 
John LaForce, P. E., Deputy Chief Engineer Power, Signals and 
Communications, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
    The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) 
seeks approval of the proposed modification of the automatic block 
signal system, on the Ivy Ridge Line, between CP Valley, milepost 4.0 
and Cynwyd, milepost 6.1, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting 
of the conversion of eastward leaving Signal No. 62 to a controlled 
signal, remotely controlled by the SEPTA ``A'' Tower Operator, and 
elimination of the Train Register function located at Jeff, milepost 
4.5.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that all eastward 
movements from the Cynwyd Turnback can be manually controlled and will 
no longer require each train to stop when entering and leaving the 
single track, thus improving operations.
    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., Mail Stop 25, 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 an 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 August 6, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-21151 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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