[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16551]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33769]


Canadian National Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--New 
York Central Lines LLC

    New York Central Lines LLC (NYC) has agreed to grant limited, non-
exclusive overhead trackage rights to Canadian National Railway Company 
(CN) over a segment of NYC's lines between the NYC/CN connection at CP 
``H'', at Belt Line Branch MP 7.2 near Black Rock, and the NYC/
Pennsylvania Lines LLC connection at CP 5, at Chicago Line MP 5.4 near 
the south end of Seneca Yard, both in the vicinity of Buffalo, NY, via: 
(i) NYC's Belt Line Branch between CP ``H'' and CP ``T'; (ii) NYC's 
Bailey Avenue Branch between CP ``T'' and CP 437; (iii) NYC's 
Compromise Branch between CP 437 and CP 2; and (iv) NYC's Chicago Line 
between CP 2 and CP 5, a total distance of approximately 12.8 miles.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after June 25, 
1999.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is generally to improve service 
and transit times for CN's traffic moving through the Buffalo area, and 
to facilitate CN's interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
    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. 33769, 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 Robert P. vom Eigen, Esq., Hopkins & Sutter, 888 16th 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: June 22, 1999.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16551 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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