[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13428]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34044]


Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated--Trackage Rights 
Exemption--Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company

    Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (IHB) has agreed to grant 
overhead trackage rights to Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated 
(GTW) over IHB's rail line extending between milepost 15.2 in Blue 
Island, IL, and milepost 39.3 in Franklin Park, IL, a total distance of 
24.10 miles.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after May 23, 
2001.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to facilitate economical and 
efficient operation of GTW's overhead traffic from Blue Island to 
Franklin Park and to interchange traffic to the Soo Line Railroad 
Company, d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway, at Bensenville in Franklin 
Park.
    Any employees affected by the subject transaction will be protected 
by the labor conditions prescribed in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.--
Trackage Rights-BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified by 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. 34044, 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 Cynthia A. Bergmann, CN/IC Railroad Company, 455 North 
Cityfront Plaza Dr., Chicago, IL 60611-5318.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: May 22, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-13428 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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