[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 63196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24116]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34597]


Progressive Rail, Incorporated--Lease and Operation Exemption--
Rail Line of Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Progressive Rail, Incorporated (PGR), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from 
Union Pacific Railroad Company and operate 38.3 miles of rail line 
consisting of the Cameron Line that extends between milepost 50.00 at 
or near Cameron and milepost 11.70 at or near Norma, in Barron and 
Chippewa Counties, WI.\1\
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    \1\ The rail line in the instant transaction connects in Barron 
County, WI, to a rail line that is the subject of a concurrently 
filed notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34596, Wisconsin 
Northern Railroad Company, LLC-Lease and Operation Exemption-Rail 
Lines of Wisconsin Central, Ltd., wherein Wisconsin Northern 
Railroad Company (WNRC) has sought to lease and operate 
approximately 23.97 miles of rail line in Barron County, WI. PGR is 
the parent company of WNRC. However, by letter filed on October 15, 
2004, WNRC has requested withdrawal of its notice, indicating that 
PGR proposes to file a new notice in its own behalf to lease and 
operate the 23.97 miles of rail line in Barron County to avoid the 
common control situation that otherwise would occur and require 
Board approval. The withdrawal request was granted by decision 
served October 22, 2004, in that proceeding.
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    PGR 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. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated no sooner 
than October 12, 2004, the effective date of the exemption (7 days 
after the exemption was filed).
    If the verified 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. 34597, 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: Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208 
South LaSalle St., Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604-1112.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: October 22, 2004.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-24116 Filed 10-28-04; 8:45 am]
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