[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 74566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27340]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34622]


The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company--Trackage 
Rights Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), pursuant to a written trackage 
rights agreement entered into between UP and The Burlington Northern 
and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), has agreed to grant overhead 
reciprocal trackage rights to BNSF over UP's rail line between UP's 
milepost 609.6 at a station known as Tower 60 (North Fort Worth) and 
UP's milepost 612.4 at a station known as Dalwor Junction, including a 
station known as Purina Junction (milepost 611.9), and continuing on to 
a station known as North Tower 55 (milepost 612.9) on UP's Duncan 
Subdivision and between BNSF's milepost 2.52 and BNSF's milepost 0.86 
adjacent to and connecting to BNSF owned Tail Track on BNSF's Fort 
Worth Subdivision and between UP's milepost F250.9 at a station known 
as Tower 55 and UP's milepost F250.8 at a station known as Tower 55 
(connecting with BNSF's Cleburne Subdivision) on UP's Fort Worth 
Subdivision, a total distance of approximately 5.0 miles. BNSF will 
operate its own trains with its own crews over the UP line under the 
trackage rights.
    BNSF indicates that it expected to consummate the transaction on 
December 1, 2004.
    The purpose of the overhead trackage rights is to facilitate 
directional running in the Fort Worth, TX area and to enhance the 
efficiency of UP and BNSF operations through Fort Worth.
    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 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. 34622, 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 Sarah W. Bailiff, The 
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, P.O. Box 961039, Fort 
Worth, TX 76161-0039.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: December 7, 2004.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-27340 Filed 12-13-04; 8:45 am]
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