[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33441-33442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33604]


Lone Star Railroad, Inc.--Acquisition Exemption--Union Pacific 
Railroad Company

    Lone Star Railroad, Inc. (LSRI), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire through 
lease a Union Pacific Railroad Company rail line as follows: all 
Abilene, TX yard tracks south of the Abilene wye track and south of the 
east-west main line, including the A&S Industrial Lead from milepost 
0.0 to milepost 4.30, a distance of approximately 8.24 miles, at 
Abilene, Taylor County, TX.
    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
May 26, 1998.
    This proceeding is related to STB Finance Docket No. 33604 (Sub-No. 
1), Southern Switching Company--Operation Exemption--Lone Star 
Railroad, Inc., wherein Southern Switching Company (SSC), also a Class 
III rail carrier, has concurrently filed a notice of exemption to 
operate the Abilene line pursuant to an operating agreement with 
LSRI.1
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    \1\ LSRI and SSC are commonly controlled by Gregory B. Cundiff. 
See Gregory B. Cundiff--Continuance in Control Exemption--Lone Star 
Railroad, Inc. and Southern Switching Company, Finance Docket No. 
32501 (ICC served May 27, 1994).
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    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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33604, 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 Thomas F. McFarland, Jr., 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1330, 
Chicago, IL 60606-2902.

    Decided: June 12, 1998.


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    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16319 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-00-P .