[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11949-11950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6290]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33551]


Kansas Southwestern Railway Company, L.L.C.; Acquisition 
Exemption; Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Kansas Southwestern Railway Company, L.L.C. (KSW), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 
acquire and operate approximately 287.83 miles of rail line in Kansas 
owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The lines involved in the 
acquisition transaction consist of: (1) UP's Hutchinson Branch from MP-
572.677 on the east leg of the wye and 1,213 feet of the west leg of 
the wye at Geneseo, KS, to MP-486.003 of the northeast leg of the wye 
and 984 feet of the southwest leg of the wye at Wichita, KS; (2) UP's 
Hardtner Branch from MP-485.938 at

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Wichita, KS, to MP-571.85 at Kiowa, KS; (3) UP's Stafford Branch from 
MP-559.028 of the south leg of the wye and 955 feet of the north leg of 
the wye at Conway Springs, KS, to MP-654.11 at Radium, KS; and (4) UP's 
Iuka Branch from MP-609.97 at Olcott, KS, to MP-630.13 at Iuka, KS. KSW 
currently leases and operates over the lines. Following its acquisition 
of the lines, KSW would continue to be the operator over the lines.
    The transaction was expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
the March 3, 1998 effective date of the exemption.
    If this 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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33551, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on Karl Morell, Esq., Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F. Street, NW, Suite 
225, Washington, DC 20005.

    Decided: March 3, 1998.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6290 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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