[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22161-22162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10752]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34188]


ISG South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Company--Acquisition 
and Operation Exemption--Rail Lines of the Chicago Short Line Railway 
Company

    ISG South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Company (SCIH), a 
noncarrier,\1\ has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 
acquire and operate, pursuant to an agreement entered into between ISG 
and LTV Steel Company, Inc. (LTV), the railroad lines, trackage rights, 
and substantially all other assets of the Chicago Short Line Railway 
Company (CSL).\2\ SCIH will acquire CSL's interest in approximately 5 
miles of railroad line generally located between Pullman Junction and 
Rock Island Junction, in South Chicago, Cook County, IL. Specifically, 
SCIH proposes to acquire the following: (1) An undivided one-half 
interest in and to: 1,595 track feet of track commencing at 
approximately EPS 155+95 near E. 95th Street and Woodlawn Avenue and 
ending at approximately EPS 171+90 near E. 95th Street and Stony Island 
Avenue; 312 track feet of track commencing at approximately EPS 171+90 
and ending at approximately EPS 175+02; 193 track feet of crossover 
track located between approximately EPS 170+95.2 and approximately EPS 
172+88.2; the westerly segment of crossover track being 95 track feet 
located at approximately EPS 174+07 and connecting to the east bound 
main track as located near E. 95th St. and Stony Island Avenue, in the 
City of Chicago; (2) 978 track feet extending from approximately EPS 
175+02 near E. 95th Street and Stony Island Avenue to approximately EPS 
184+80; (3) two parallel main railroad tracks, one comprised of 
approximately 10,754 track feet and the other comprised of 
approximately 9,254 track feet, extending from approximately EPS 175+02 
near E. 95th St. and South Chicago Avenue to approximately EPS 282+61 
near E. 95th and South Chicago Avenue, in the City of Chicago; (4) an 
undivided one-half interest in approximately 976 track feet of track 
providing a rail connection with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) 
at Rock Island Junction near E. 95th Street and South Chicago Avenue as 
located beginning at approximately EPS 275+44; and (5) one track 
comprised of approximately 186 track feet at South Chicago Avenue, in 
the City of Chicago. SCIH also will acquire more than 5 miles of yard, 
switching, industrial and other trackage owned by CSL in the vicinity 
of its 98th Street Yard in South Chicago and in the vicinity of the 
Acme Steel facility in South Deering, IL, over which the Board does not 
have jurisdiction. See 49 U.S.C. 10906.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ SCIH is a wholly owned subsidiary of ISG Indiana Harbor 
Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Steel 
Group, Inc. (ISG).
    \2\ CSL is a subsidiary of LTV.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition to the railroad lines owned by CSL, SCIH will acquire 
any and all trackage rights that are held by CSL over the rail lines of 
third parties. These trackage rights include the following 9.65 miles 
of overhead trackage rights that CSL acquired from Consolidated Rail 
that are currently operated by NS: (1) The 0.05-mile 
segment between NS's right-of-way line and the point of switch of the 
new interlocked switch in NS's Chicago Line at milepost 
509.5, in South Chicago, IL; (2) the 7.40-mile 
segment comprising main tracks (including appurtenant sidings, 
crossovers, and connecting tracks) of the NS Chicago Line between 
milepost 502.6, at Indiana Harbor, IN, and milepost 
510.0, at South Chicago; (3) the 0.20-mile 
segment of the BRC connection lead between the connection with the NS 
Chicago Line main track at milepost 509.7, in South 
Chicago, then westerly to NS's property line at Rock Island Junction, 
IL; and (4) the 2.0-mile segment of NS's Calumet River Line 
between its connection with the Chicago Line at milepost 
0.0, in South Chicago, and milepost 1.9, at 
South Chicago, plus 0.1-mile through 110th Street Yard.\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See Chicago Line Railway Company--Trackage Rights 
Exemption--Consolidated Rail Corporation, Finance Docket No. 32828 
(ICC served Dec. 29, 1995).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SCIH also will acquire approximately 13.5 miles of CSL's overhead 
trackage rights over the following railroad lines: (1) CSXT's Lake 
Subdivision between approximately milepost 251.3 near Indiana Harbor, 
IN, and approximately milepost 257.3 near Rock Island Junction, IL, a 
distance of approximately 6 miles; (2) NS's ex-NKP line and parallel 
ex-C&WI line between Pullman Junction, IL, and South Deering, a 
distance of approximately 2 miles; (3) Belt Railway of Chicago's 
District Tracks between Rock Island Junction and South Deering, a 
distance of approximately 2.5 miles; and (4) Chicago Rail Link's 
railroad line between Rock Island Junction and South Deering, a 
distance of approximately 3 miles.
    The total distance of trackage rights proposed to be acquired by 
SCIH is approximately 23.15 miles. SCIH will also acquire any and all 
rights held by CSL to operate over the tracks of third parties for 
interchange, switching and other purposes. Separate Board approval is 
not required for the acquisition of these rights.
    SCIH certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class I or Class 
II rail carrier, and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenues will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier. SCIH will become a Class III rail carrier after 
consummation of the transaction proposed here and it will operate as a 
switching/terminal railroad.

[[Page 22162]]

    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
April 9, 2002, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the 
exemption was filed).
    If the 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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34188, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. 
In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Kevin M. 
Sheys, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, 1800 Massachussets Avenue NW, 2nd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''


    Decided: April 25, 2002.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10752 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-00-P