[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77315-77316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28176]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34564]


Portland & Western Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Portland & Western Railroad, Inc. (PNWR), a Class III rail carrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease 
and operate approximately 0.87 miles of rail line currently owned by 
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) between milepost 741.59 near 
Willsburg Jct. and milepost 740.72 at the connection with UP's main 
line at Willsburg Jct., in Clackamas County, OR.
    PNWR 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. Because PNWR's projected annual revenues will exceed $5 
million, PNWR has certified to the Board on October 6, 2004, that the 
required notice of the transaction was posted at the workplace of the 
employees on the affected line on October 1, 2004, and was sent to the 
national offices of the labor unions representing employees on the 
line. See 49 CFR 1150.42(e).
    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after 
December 10, 2004 (which is more than 60 days after PNWR's 
certification to the Board that it had complied with the Board's rule 
at 49 CFR 1150.42(e)).
    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. 34564, 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 Eric M. Hockey, Gollatz, 
Griffin & Ewing, P.C., Four Penn Center, Suite 200, 1600 John F. 
Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19103-2808.

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    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: December 20, 2004.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-28176 Filed 12-23-04; 8:45 am]
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