[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 28982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9788]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34701]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Illinois 
Central Railroad Company

    Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement dated April 22, 
2005, Illinois Central Railroad Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Canadian National Railway Company (collectively, CN), has agreed to 
grant overhead trackage rights to CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) over 
a line of railroad extending from (1) CN's Aulon Interlocking, milepost 
390 on the Fulton Subdivision to milepost 11.00 on the Yazoo 
Subdivision, approximately 200 feet past the south leg of the wye 
switch into the Memphis Intermodal Terminal (Memphis Facility), in 
Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, including CN's yard lead and yard 
tracks required to access the Memphis Facility, a distance of 
approximately 12 miles; and (2) CN's milepost 8.7 located on the track 
known as the old Birmingham Steel lead (owned by the Shelby County Port 
Authority and operated by CN) continuing westward to and beyond the new 
turnout to the Memphis Facility, a distance of approximately one 
thousand (1000) feet, all in the State of Tennessee.
    The parties state that consummation of the transaction was 
scheduled to occur on May 10, 2005.
    The purpose of the trackage rights is to allow CSXT and its 
affiliate, CSX Intermodal, to achieve operating efficiencies and to 
improve customer rail service by the movement of intermodal traffic 
between the Aulon Interlocking and the Memphis Facility.
    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 exemption.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34701, 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 J. Michael Cavanaugh, Holland & 
Knight, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: May 10, 2005.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9788 Filed 5-18-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P