[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52616-52617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26675]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33460]


4 States Railway Service, Inc., d/b/a West Chester Railroad Co.; 
Lease and Operation Exemption; Borough of West Chester

    4 States Railway Service, Inc., d/b/a West Chester Railroad Co., a 
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.31 to sublease and operate 6.405 miles of rail line from the 
Borough of West Chester (Borough) 1 between milepost 27.4 +/
-, at Station 1386+06, in West Chester, Chester County, PA, and 
milepost 20.995+/, at Glen Mills Station, Glen Mills, Delaware County, 
PA.
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    \1\ The owner of the property is Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Transportation Authority (SEPTA). On December 31, 1996, SEPTA leased 
the line to the Borough for tourist railroad operations.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after 
September 22, 1997.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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. 33460, 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 John K. Fiorilla, Esq., Watson, Stevens, Fiorilla & Rutter, 
390 George Street, P.O. Box 1185, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.

    Decided: September 30, 1997.


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    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26675 Filed 10-7-97; 8:45 am]
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