[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 58835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23377]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34249]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--The 
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company

    The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) has 
agreed to grant temporary overhead trackage rights to Union Pacific 
Railroad Company (UP)\1\ between BNSF milepost 6.1 near Fort Worth, TX, 
and BNSF milepost 218.1 near Temple, TX, a distance of approximately 
129.2 miles.\2\
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    \1\ On August 30, 2002, UP concurrently filed a petition for 
exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34249 (Sub-No. 1), Union Pacific 
Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption--The Burlington Northern 
and Santa Fe Railway Company, wherein UP requests that the Board 
permit the proposed temporary overhead trackage rights arrangement 
described in this notice to expire on October 24, 2002. That 
petition will be addressed by the Board in a separate decision.
    \2\ The milepost numbers do not reflect the actual length of the 
BNSF line segment because of intermediate milepost changes.
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    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on September 9, 
2002. The temporary trackage rights will allow UP to facilitate 
maintenance work on its lines.
    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).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 34249, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one 
copy of each pleading must be served on Robert T. Opal, General 
Commerce Counsel, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: September 6, 2002.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-23377 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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