[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57152-57153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34105]


Conecuh Valley Railroad Co., Inc.--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--Southern Alabama Railroad Co., Inc.

    Conecuh Valley Railroad Co., Inc. (CV), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from 
Southern Alabama Railroad Company, Inc., its rights and interests in, 
and to operate, an approximately 15.04-mile rail line from 
approximately milepost 374.96, at or near Troy, AL, to the end of the 
line at approximately milepost 390.00, at or near Goshen, AL.\1\ CV 
certifies that its projected annual revenues will not exceed those that 
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and that its annual 
revenues are not projected to exceed $5 million.
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    \1\ By letter filed October 30, 2001, Anderson's Peanuts, a 
shipper on the line, has expressed concern due to advice attributed 
to representatives of CV that CV would no longer provide rail 
service to the shipper's Goshen plant.
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    The transaction was expected to be consummated on or after October 
22, 2001, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the notice 
was filed).
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34106, Gulf & 
Ohio Railways Holding Co., Inc. H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. 
Claussen-Continuance in Control Exemption-Conecuh Valley Railroad Co., 
Inc., wherein Gulf & Ohio Railways Holding Co., Inc. (G&O), H. Peter 
Claussen and Linda C. Claussen (the Claussens) have filed a notice of 
exemption to continue in control of CV upon its becoming a Class III 
rail carrier.\2\
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    \2\ CV will be wholly owned by G&O, which controls seven other 
Class III carriers. G&O, in turn, is wholly owned by the Claussens. 
The Claussens also own and control another Class III railroad, H&S 
Railroad, Inc., which operates in Southeast Alabama.

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    If the notice contain 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. 34105, 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, one copy of each pleading must 
be served on Rose-Michele Weinryb, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, 1300 
19th Street, NW., Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20036-1609.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: November 7, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-28501 Filed 11-13-01; 8:45 am]
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