[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66529-66530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29407]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34431]


Allegheny Valley Railroad Company-Lease, Operation and Trackage 
Rights Exemption--Lines of CSX Transportation, Inc.

    Allegheny Valley Railroad Company (AVR) a Class III rail carrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease 
and operate certain rail line segments and acquire related trackage 
rights, pursuant to an agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), 
as follows: (1) Approximately 33.1 miles of CSXT's W&P Subdivision from 
milepost BO-5.0 at Glenwood Junction to milepost BO-38.1 at Washington, 
in Allegheny and Washington Counties, PA; and (2) approximately 13.2 
miles of CSXT's P&W Subdivision in Allegheny County--(a) from milepost 
BG-1.0 at Field to milepost BG-10.4 at Glenshaw, (b) the No. 2 Main 
from milepost BF-322.8 at Glenwood Junction to approximately milepost 
BF-326 at East Schenley, (c) a portion of the Glenwood Yard to be 
agreed upon jointly, and (d) from milepost 0.75 \1\ of the River Branch 
near 33rd Street in Pittsburgh, extending southwesterly to its end at 
milepost 1.35. AVR will also acquire approximately 1.9 miles of local 
trackage rights over CSXT's No. 1 Main from East Schenley to Field to 
provide freight service to customers on the line and connect the leased 
segment that ends at East Schenley and the segment that begins at 
Field.
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    \1\ AVR currently leases and operates a portion of the River 
Branch extending from milepost 0.0 near 43rd Street to milepost 0.75 
near 33rd Street. See Allegheny Valley Railroad Company-Lease and 
Operation Exemption-Line of CSX Transportation, Inc., STB Finance 
Docket No. 34095 (STB served Sept. 27, 2001).
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    AVR certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this 
transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I 
rail carrier.

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    Consummation of the transaction was scheduled to take place on or 
soon after November 7, 2003, the effective date of the exemption.
    The notice is filed under 49 CFR 1150.41. 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. 34431, 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 Keith G. O'Brien, 1707 L 
Street, NW., Suite 570, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 19, 2003.
    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29407 Filed 11-25-03; 8:45 am]
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