[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13953]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34032]


Canadian Pacific Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Consolidated Rail Corporation

    Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) has agreed to grant 
overhead trackage rights to Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR) over 
its Michigan Line between the Conrail/Detroit River Tunnel Partnership 
property line at the west portal of the Detroit River Tunnel at 
milepost 2.02 and the Conrail/CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) property 
line at the new connection between Conrail's Michigan Line and CSXT's 
Detroit Subdivision at milepost 5.50+/-of Conrail's Michigan Line, a 
distance of approximately 3.48 miles.\1\
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    \1\ A redacted version of the trackage rights agreement between 
CPR and Conrail was filed with the notice of exemption. The full 
version of the agreement, as required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii), 
was concurrently filed under seal along with a motion for protective 
order. A protective order was served on May 29, 2001.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
May 24, 2001.
    The purpose of this trackage rights is to allow CPR to utilize a 
new connection being built between Conrail's Michigan Line at milepost 
5.50+/-and CSXT's line of railroad known as the Detroit Subdivision, at 
milepost CH-7.5+/-, located entirely within the City of Detroit, MI.\2\
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    \2\ This transaction is related to the verified notice of 
exemption filed with the Board on May 17, 2001, STB Finance Docket 
No. 34033, Canadian Pacific Railway Company--Trackage Rights 
Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc.
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    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
modified in 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. 34032, 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 Diane P. Gerth, LEONARD, STREET AND DEINARD, 150 South Fifth 
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: May 29, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-13953 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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