[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 209 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 64475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27560]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33947]


Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, Inc.--Operation Exemption--
State of Wisconsin and Washburn County Transit Commission

    Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, Inc. (WGNR), a noncarrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption (notice) under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 
operate a 19.48-mile rail line (line) in Washburn County, WI, owned by 
the State of Wisconsin and the Washburn County Transit Commission. The 
line extends between milepost 80.8, at or near Spooner, and milepost 
96.0, at a point of connection with Wisconsin Central, Ltd (WC), at 
Hayward Junction, including approximately .8 miles of incidental 
trackage rights over WC's line between milepost 95.2 and milepost 
96.0.\1\
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    \1\ The line is a continuous rail line consisting of two 
segments: (1) Between milepost 80.8, at or near Spooner, and 
milepost 87.6, at or near Trego, a distance of 6.8 miles; and (2) 
between milepost 83.32, at or near Trego, and milepost 96.0, at 
Hayward Junction, a distance of 12.68 miles. WGNR currently provides 
rail passenger service over the line.
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    The transaction is expected to be consummated no earlier than the 
October 20, 2000 effective date of the exemption.
    If the 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 reopen will not automatically stay the 
transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33947, 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 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: October 19, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-27560 Filed 10-26-00; 8:45 am]
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