[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43209-43210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14615]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34723]


Blacklands Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--Union 
Pacific Railroad Company

    Blacklands Railroad, Inc. (BLR), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from 
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and operate a segment of rail line 
known as the Commerce Branch. The segment extends approximately 7.9 
miles from milepost 481.5 near Mt. Pleasant, TX, to milepost 489.40 
near Winfield, TX. The transaction will enable BLR to interchange 
traffic with UP in Mt. Pleasant.
    BLR states that its projected revenues as a result of this 
transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier, and certifies that its projected annual revenues will not 
exceed $5 million. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on 
or shortly after July 6, 2005.
    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. 34723, 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 Wayne Defebaugh, 641 Church 
St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: July 19, 2005.


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    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-14615 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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