[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33112]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33672]


Central Kansas Railway, L.L.C.--Lease Exemption--Union Pacific 
Railroad Company

    Central Kansas Railway, L.L.C. (CKR), a Class III rail common 
carrier, has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease 
from Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and operate over the rail 
freight easement pursuant to an agreement between CKR and UP of 
approximately .73-miles of rail line between milepost 312.65 and 
milepost 313.38 in Wichita, KS.
    Because its annual revenues exceed $5 million, pursuant to 49 CFR 
1150.42(e), CKR certified on October 1, 1998, that it had served the 
national offices of all labor unions with employees on the affected 
line with a copy of a notice of its intent to undertake this 
transaction and posted such notice at the workplace of the employees on 
the line on September 30, 1998.
    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
November 30, 1998 (60 days after CKR's certification to the Board, that 
it had complied with the Board's rule at 49 CFR 1150.42(e)). Upon 
consummation, CKR will become the exclusive operator of the rail line.
    The proposed transaction is part of the overall settlement between 
UP and the City of Wichita.1
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    \1\ See Union Pacific Corporation, Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--Control and Merger--
Southern Pacific Rail Corporation, Southern Pacific Transportation 
Company, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, SPCSL Corp., and 
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Finance Docket 
No. 32760 [Decision No. 80] (STB served July 8, 1998).
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    Pursuant to the settlement agreement, UP will relocate its tracks 
through the center of Wichita and CKR will rehabilitate its line that 
connects with the .73-mile line that is the subject of this notice. 
With UP's track relocation, UP will no longer be able to serve the one 
shipper located on the .73-mile line. Therefore, CKR has agreed to 
serve that shipper pursuant to the rail freight easement until that 
shipper relocates its facilities.
    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. 33672, 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, one copy of each pleading must 
be served on Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1445 F Street, N.W., Suite 
225, Washington, DC 20005.

Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: December 9, 1998.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33112 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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