[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 87 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25976-25977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11180]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33867]


Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--State of Georgia and Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.

    Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and/or 
operate four contiguous sections of rail line totaling 177.76 miles 
between Vidalia, GA, and Mahrt, AL, owned by the State of Georgia, 
Department of Transportation (State), and the Georgia Southwestern 
Railroad, Inc. (GSWR), as follows: (1) HOG will lease (by assignment of 
GSWR's rights under a lease with State) State's segment of the rail 
line between milepost 577.85, at or near Vidalia, and milepost 644.00, 
at Rochelle, GA, and the .48-mile Abbeville Wye Track, at Abbeville, 
GA; (2) HOG will acquire the exclusive rail freight easement over 
GSWR's segment between milepost 644.00, at Rochelle, and milepost 
713.00, at or near Preston, GA; (3) HOG will lease State's segment 
between milepost 713.00, at or near Preston, and milepost 753.00, at 
Omaha, GA; and (4) HOG will acquire the exclusive rail freight easement 
over GSWR's segment between milepost 753.00, at Omaha, and milepost 
755.13, at Mahrt, AL. All of the segments will be operated by HOG.

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    The transaction was expected to be consummated shortly after April 
26, 2000, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the 
exemption was filed).
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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. 33867, 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., Esq., McFarland & Herman, 20 North 
Wacker Drive, Suite 1330, Chicago, IL 60606-2902.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: April 27, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11180 Filed 5-3-00; 8:45 am]
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