[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22033]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33916]


Penn Eastern Rail Lines, Inc.--Acquisition Exemption--Lines of 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Acting Through Its Department of 
Transportation

    Penn Eastern Rail Lines, Inc. (PERL), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire 
ownership rights in two rail lines from the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, acting through its Department of Transportation. The 
first rail line, known as the Perkiomen Branch, extends between 
approximately milepost 22.338, at Pennsburg, and milepost 38.23, at 
Emmaus Junction, Emmaus, in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties, PA. 
The second rail line, known as the Mount Hope Industrial Track, extends 
between approximately milepost 0.36 and milepost 1.00, at Manheim, 
Lancaster County, PA. The total distance of the rail lines to be 
acquired is approximately 16.53 route miles. PERL will continue as the 
operator of the two rail lines.\1\
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    \1\ See Penn Eastern Rail Lines, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--Lines of Lancaster Northern Railway, Inc., Chester Valley 
Railway, Inc., East Penn Railways, Inc., and Bristol Industrial 
Terminal Railway, Inc., STB Finance Docket No. 33512 (STB served 
December 1, 1997).
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    The parties report that they intend to consummate the transaction 
on or soon after the effective date of the exemption. The earliest the 
transaction can be consummated is August 25, 2000, 7 days after the 
exemption was filed.
    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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33916, 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 Kevin M. Sheys, Esq., Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, 1350 
Eye Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005-3324.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: August 23, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-22033 Filed 8-30-00; 8:45 am]
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