[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34520-34521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11556]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[STB Finance Docket No. 34692]


Surface Transportation Board Denver Terminal Railroad Company, d/
b/a Denver Rock Island Railroad--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--
Rail Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company; Notice

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    Denver Terminal Railroad Company, d/b/a Denver Rock Island Railroad 
(DRIR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from Union Pacific Railroad 
Company (UP) and operate rail lines commonly known as the Stock Yard 
Lead and the North Washington Industrial Track in Denver and Adams 
Counties, CO. The Stock Yard Lead line of railroad consists of Track 
12, extending from a point of connection with a UP main line north of 
East 58th Avenue in unincorporated Adams County to a point of 
connection with existing DRIR trackage at or near Race Court in the 
City of Denver, Denver County, a distance of 5,750 feet, or 1.09 miles, 
plus the following auxiliary tracks: Track 12A (450 feet); Track 12B 
(750 feet); Track 12C (1,767 feet); and Track 12D (1,845 feet), for a 
total distance of approximately 10,562 feet, or 2 miles. The North 
Washington Industrial Track line of railroad consists of Track 122, 
extending from a point of connection with UP trackage east of North 
Washington Street to the end of the track north of East 68th Avenue, 
all in unincorporated Adams County, a distance of approximately 2.2 
miles. Numerous auxiliary tracks are also part of the North Washington 
Industrial Track. DRIR has been leasing and operating the Stock Yard 
Lead from UP since 2005.\1\ The purpose of this transaction is to 
convert DRIR's leasehold interest into an ownership interest, and to 
obtain acquisition and operation authority for the North Washington 
Industrial Track.\2\
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    \1\ See Denver Terminal Railroad Company, d/b/a Denver Rock 
Island Railroad--Lease and Operation Exemption--Rail Line of Union 
Pacific Railroad Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34637 (STB served 
Jan. 12, 2005).
    \2\ Acquisition of the Stock Yard Lead and North Washington 
Industrial Track by DRIR is part of an exchange of trackage whereby 
UP acquired DRIR's Sandown-Belt Junction line in Denver. See Union 
Pacific Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Line 
of Denver Terminal Railroad Company, d/b/a Denver Rock Island 
Railroad, STB Finance Docket No. 34631 (STB served Apr. 1, 2005).
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    DRIR 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 is scheduled to be consummated no sooner 
than May 27, 2005, 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. 34692, 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, Thomas F. 
McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 
60604-1112.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 6, 2005.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-11556 Filed 6-13-05; 8:45 am]
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