[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24384]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34406]


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 line of railroad on BNSF's Pikes Peak Subdivision 
between BNSF milepost 107.9 in or near Bragdon, CO, and BNSF milepost 
120.3 (617.51) in or near Pueblo, CO, a total distance of approximately 
12.4 miles.\1\
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    \1\ UP has included a draft of the trackage rights agreement and 
states that a copy of the agreement will be provided to the Board 
after it is finalized and executed.
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    Although UP states that the transaction was scheduled to be 
consummated on September 11, 2003, the earliest the transaction could 
be consummated was September 12, 2003 (7 days after filing under 49 CFR 
1180.4(g)).
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to permit UP and BNSF to 
implement directional running over lines between Pueblo, CO, and 
Amarillo, TX.
    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. 34406, 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 St., 
Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: September 22, 2003.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-24384 Filed 9-24-03; 8:45 am]
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