[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18848]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34225]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Company

    Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Company (RBMN), 
pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement entered into between 
RBMN and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR),\1\ has agreed to grant 
overhead trackage rights to NSR over approximately 56.7 miles of RBMN's 
Lehigh Line between milepost 119.3 in Lehighton Yard and milepost 175.5 
in Dupont, PA.\2\
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    \1\ NSR is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk Southern 
Corporation, a holding company.
    \2\ According to NSR's representative, due to historic reasons 
concerning the varied ownership of the line, there is a discrepancy 
of approximately one-half mile between the apparent and actual 
mileage between the milepost locations.
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    The transaction is expected to be consummated no sooner than the 
latter of (1) July 12, 2002 (7 days after the exemption was filed), or 
(2) the expiration of any labor notice period to which NSR may be 
subject.
    Under the proposed transaction, the trackage rights will enable NSR 
to efficiently route traffic between Allentown, PA, and points in New 
York State in conjunction with trackage rights concurrently being 
obtained in STB Finance Docket No. 34209, Norfolk Southern Railway 
Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--Delaware and Hudson Railway 
Company, Inc.\3\
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    \3\ Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. d/b/a Canadian 
Pacific Railway (CPR) has agreed to grant NSR overhead trackage 
rights over approximately 284.6 miles of CPR's freight main line, 
between NSR's connection with CPR at milepost 752.0 near Sunbury, 
PA, and CPR's connection with Guilford Rail System at milepost 
467.40 at Mechanicville, NY.
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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).
    The notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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 will not 
automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34225, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on John V. Edwards, Norfolk 
Southern Corp., Three Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510-2191.

STB Finance Docket No. 34225

    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: July 18, 2002.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-18848 Filed 7-24-02; 8:45 am]
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