[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60220-60221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22434]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34545]


Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption-
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board grants an exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from the 
prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for Genesee & 
Wyoming, Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, to continue in control of Tazewell & 
Peoria Railroad, Inc. (TPR), upon TPR's becoming a rail carrier 
pursuant to a related transaction involving the lease and operation of 
a line of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Company.\1\ GWI is a 
holding company that directly or indirectly controls 1 Class II rail 
carrier, 21 operating Class III rail carriers, and 4 non-operating 
Class III rail carriers. A line of one of GWI's subsidiaries, Illinois 
& Midland Railroad, Inc., connects at Pekin, IL, with the line to be 
leased by TPR in the related transaction.
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    \1\ See Tazewell & Peoria Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Company, STB Finance 
Docket No. 34544 (STB served Sept. 28, 2004).

DATES: This exemption will be effective on October 28, 2004. Petitions 
to stay must be filed by October 15, 2004. Petitions to reopen must be 
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filed by October 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring 
to STB Finance Docket No. 34545, to: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of 
pleadings to Jo A. DeRoche, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, 1300 19th 
Street, NW., Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20036-1609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric S. Davis, (202) 565-1600 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, e-
mail or call: ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, 
Lanham, MD 20706; e-mail [email protected]; telephone (301) 577-2600. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS at 1-
800-877-8339.]
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.


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    Decided: September 30, 2004.

    By the Board, Chairman Nober, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and 
Commissioner Buttrey.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-22434 Filed 10-6-04; 8:45 am]
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