[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29141]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34433]


Soo Line Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--Wisconsin & 
Southern Railroad Company

    Pursuant to a trackage rights agreement between Soo Line Railroad 
Company, d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR) and Wisconsin & 
Southern Railroad Company (WSOR), WSOR has agreed to grant CPR trackage 
rights over a line of railroad between milepost 132.11 in Watertown, 
Jefferson County, WI, and milepost 164.61 in Madison, Dane County, WI, 
a distance of 32.5 miles.\1\
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    \1\ A redacted unexecuted version of the trackage rights 
agreement between CPR and WSOR was filed with the notice of 
exemption. The full version of the agreement, as required by 49 CFR 
1180.6(a)(7)(ii), was concurrently filed under seal along with a 
motion for protective order. CPR states that when a fully executed 
copy of the agreement is available, it will be filed with the Board. 
A protective order is being served on November 18, 2003.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after 
November 10, 2003.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to allow CPR to continue to 
operate over the line that is being sold to WSOR.
    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. 34433, 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 Diane P. Gerth, Leonard, Street 
and Deinard Professional Association, 150 South Fifth St., Minneapolis, 
MN 55402.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: November 17, 2003.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29141 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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