[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46039-46040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33893]


The Blacklands Railroad Company--Operation Exemption--Northeast 
Texas Rural Rail Transportation District

    The Blacklands Railroad Company, a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire 
from Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX) the 
rights to operate over approximately 45 miles of rail line in the State 
of Texas as follows: (1) Approximately 34.59 miles of rail line owned 
by NETEX beginning at milepost 524.0, located approximately 6.2 miles 
west of Sulphur Springs, and proceeding east to milepost 489.41, at the 
eastern county line of Franklin County; and (2) approximately 10.41 
miles of rail line owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 
from milepost 489.41 to milepost 479.0 pursuant to trackage rights 
acquired by NETEX for the purpose of interchanging with UP.\1\
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    \1\ This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified 
notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 33892, Northeast Texas 
Rural Rail Transportation District--Acquisition Exemption--Lines of 
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, wherein NETEX will acquire UP's 
line between milepost 524.0 and 489.41, and incidental trackage 
rights over UP's line between 489.41 and 479.0.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after July 
17, 2000.
    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. 33893, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on Jo A.

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DeRoche, Esq., Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman & Kider, P.C., 1300 19th Street, 
NW, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20036-1609.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: July 19, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18799 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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