[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10528]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34331]


Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Elgin, Joliet 
and Eastern Railway Company

    Pursuant to a trackage rights agreement dated April 8, 2003, 
between Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 
Railway Company (EJE), WCL shall have non-exclusive overhead trackage 
rights between the EJE's connection with WCL at Leithton, IL, at or 
near EJE milepost 59.3 and EJE's connection with the Chicago Central & 
Pacific Railroad Company (CCP)\1\ at Munger, IL, at or near EJE 
milepost 35.3, on EJE's Western Subdivision, a total distance of 
approximately 24 miles.\2\
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    \1\ WCL and CCP are affiliates of Canadian National Railway 
Company.
    \2\ A redacted version of the trackage rights agreement between 
WCL and EJE was filed with the notice of exemption. On April 15, 
2003, the full version of the agreement, as required by 49 CFR 
1180.6(a)(7)(ii), was filed under seal along with a motion for 
protective order. A protective order was served in this proceeding 
on April 23, 2003.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after April 
16, 2003.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to allow WCL access to the 
Hawthorne Yard in Chicago, which is operated by CCP.
    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. 34331, 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 Michael J. Barron, Jr., 455 
North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-5317.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: April 23, 2003.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10528 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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