[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27859]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33488]


Norfolk and Western Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Union Pacific Railroad Company has agreed to grant local and 
overhead trackage rights to Norfolk and Western Railway Company (NW) 
over approximately 50.2 miles of rail line located in Illinois as 
follows: (1) Local access trackage rights over approximately 4.7 miles 
of line between Monterey Lead milepost 4.4 at Monterey Mine No. 1 (near 
Carlinville) and Monterey Lead milepost 0.0 at Monterey Junction, and 
both legs of the wye track and related trackage between milepost 104.5 
and milepost 104.8 at Monterey Junction; (2) local access trackage 
rights over approximately 15.0 miles of line between milepost 104.8 at 
Monterey Junction, and milepost 119.8 at DeCamp; (3) overhead trackage 
rights over approximately 15.4 miles of line between milepost 119.8 at 
DeCamp and milepost 135.2 at Edwardsville; and (4) overhead trackage 
rights over approximately 15.1 miles of line between milepost 135.2 at 
Edwardsville and milepost 150.3 at Madison. The transaction is expected 
to be consummated on or soon after October 15, 1997, the effective date 
of the exemption.
    The purpose of the proposed trackage rights is to permit the 
movement of coal traffic directly between Monterey Mine No. 1 and 
Madison, IL, and on to Coffeen, IL, entirely via NW; and to eliminate 
costly delays in handling and interchanges.
    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 the notice 
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. 33488, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001 and served on: James R. Paschall, General 
Attorney, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Three Commercial Place, 
Norfolk, VA 23510-2191.

    Decided: October 14, 1997.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27859 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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