[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14740-14741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6922]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34320]


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 overhead trackage rights to Union Pacific Railroad 
Company (UP) over a BNSF line of railroad between BNSF milepost 203.0 
near Keddie, CA, and BNSF milepost 0.0 near Klamath Falls, OR,\1\ a 
distance of approximately 203.0 miles.\2\
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    \1\ On March 7, 2003, UP and BNSF filed a petition for partial 
revocation of this class exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34320 
(Sub-No. 1), Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights 
Exemption--The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, 
wherein UP and BNSF request that the Board permit the proposed 
overhead trackage rights arrangement described in the present 
proceeding to expire on or about May 22, 2003. That petition will be 
addressed by the Board in a separate decision.
    \2\ By amendment filed March 12, 2003, a representative of UP 
indicates that the correct distance of the involved trackage is 
203.0 miles in lieu of 202.5 miles as initially stated.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on March 16, 2003. 
The purpose of the temporary trackage rights is to facilitate 
maintenance work on UP's 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).

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    This 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. 34320, 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 Robert T. Opal, 1416 Dodge 
Street, Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: March 18, 2003.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6922 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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