[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16001]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33765]


The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company--Trackage 
Rights Exemption--Illinois Central Railroad Company

    Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) has agreed to grant limited 
overhead trackage rights to The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 
Railway Company (BNSF) over IC's rail line between a point at the east 
end of the St. Charles Airline near IC's milepost 1.7 at Chicago, IL, 
and a point near IC's milepost 19.5 at Harvey, IL, a distance of 
approximately 17.6 miles.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
June 18, 1999.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to permit BNSF, using its own 
trains with its own crews, to interchange unit coal trains with 
Canadian National Railway (CN) at CN's connection with IC at Harvey.
    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 it 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. 33765, 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 Michael E. Roper, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 
Railway Company, 3017 Lou Menk Drive, P.O. Box 961039, Fort Worth, TX 
76161-0039.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: June 16, 1999.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16001 Filed 6-22-99; 8:45 am]
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