[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4193]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the 
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 
49 U.S.C. App. 26, the following railroads have petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance 
or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of 
49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.

[Docket No. FRA-2001-11370]

    Applicant: Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Mr. William G. 
Peterson, Director Signal Engineering, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66106.
    Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) seeks approval of 
the proposed removal of Interlocking Signals over Crescent Bridge at 
Rock Island, Illinois, on the Illinois Division, Barstow Subdivision, 
LS 7, M.P. 253.89. The proposed changes consist of the following:
    1. Remove Interlocking at Crescent Bridge.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that this bridge was 
acquired by the BNSF when it took over operation of this industry track 
from the DRI&NW. The bridge is very old and utilizes un-conventional 
bridge alignment detection circuitry that does not meet current 
requirements for bridge interlocking signals. BNSF does not believe 
that the level of train operation justifies the massive capital 
expenditures required to bring the bridge interlocking equipment to 
current standards.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and contain a concise statement of the interest of the 
Protestant in the proceeding. The original and two copies of the 
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety, 
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 within 
45 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. 
Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be furnished to the 
applicant at the address listed above.
    FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral 
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is 
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present 
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set 
for public hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 14, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-4193 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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