[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7617]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33520]


Consolidated Rail Corporation--Trackage Rights Exemption--The 
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company

    The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) has agreed to 
grant local trackage rights to Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) 
over certain railroad trackage, being a portion of W&LE's River Line, 
and more particularly described as follows: (1) initial rights for a 
period of 6 months from the date Conrail begins operations under the 
trackage rights agreement, or for such extensions of time as may be 
mutually agreed, shall begin at the connection between Conrail and W&LE 
at Shannon Run, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE milepost R-1.5, 
and shall extend to the American Electric Power (AEP) Cardinal Plant at 
Brilliant, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE R-5.0; and (2) 
permanent rights, after the term of the initial rights, shall begin at 
a new connection to be constructed between Conrail's River Line at 
milepost 26.40 and W&LE's River Branch at milepost R-
3.0, thence extending on W&LE's River Branch to the AEP 
Cardinal Plant at Brilliant, OH, in the vicinity of W&LE milepost R-
5.0.
    The trackage rights exemption will be effective on March 19, 1998. 
The actual commencement of operations by Conrail pursuant to the 
trackage rights will depend upon Conrail's commercial arrangements with 
AEP, but will not take place before the March 19, 1998 effective date.
    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. 33520, 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 J. Paylor, Associate General Counsel, Consolidated Rail 
Corporation, 2001 Market Street, 16A, Philadelphia, PA 19101-1416.

    Decided: March 17, 1998.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7617 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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