[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16463]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33981]


Three Notch Railroad Co., Inc.--Acquisition, Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Alabama & Florida Railway Company

    Three Notch Railroad Co., Inc. (TNR), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to: (1) Acquire from 
Alabama & Florida Railway Company (A&F), its rights and interest in, 
and to operate, an approximately 34-mile rail line extending 
approximately from right-of-way station 22+57, at the interchange point 
with CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), in Georgiana, AL, to A&F milepost 
581.3, in Andalusia, AL (Georgiana Line); (2) take assignment of A&F's 
lease with CSXT to the extent it pertains to the right-of-way 
underlying the Georgiana Line; and (3) take assignment of A&F's lease 
with Andalusia & Conecuh Railroad Company (A&C) for the lease and 
operation of the rail line extending approximately from milepost 
S428+4706 feet to milepost S425+5170 feet, in Andalusia (A&C Line), in 
Covington, Butler and Conecuh Counties, AL. The A&C Line connects with 
the Georgiana Line in Andalusia.\1\
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    \1\ TNR certifies that its annual revenue will not exceed those 
that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and that its 
annual revenue are not projected to exceed $5 million.
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    The transaction was expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
June 8, 2001, the effective date of the exemption.
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 33982, Gulf & 
Ohio Railways Holding Co., Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. 
Claussen--Continuance in Control Exemption--Three Notch Railroad Co., 
Inc., wherein Gulf & Ohio Railways Holding Co., Inc. (GORH), H. Peter 
Claussen and Linda C. Claussen \2\ have concurrently filed a verified 
notice to continue in control of TNR upon its becoming a Class III rail 
carrier.
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    \2\ H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen, who wholly own 
GORH, also own and control H&S Railroad, Inc., which operates in 
Alabama.
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    If the verified 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 will not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33981, 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 Troy W. Garris, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, 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: June 22, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-16463 Filed 6-28-01; 8:45 am]
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