[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 20752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5741]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34845]


Indiana Boxcar Corporation--Acquisition of Control Exemption--
Tishomingo Railroad Company, Incorporated

    Indiana Boxcar Corporation (INBC),\1\ has filed a verified notice 
of exemption \2\ to acquire control of Tishomingo Railroad Company, 
Incorporated (Tishomingo), a Class III rail carrier.\3\ According to 
INBC, INBC and Vintage Locomotives, Incorporated (Vintage), a 
noncarrier, have entered into a letter of intent with the owners of 
Tishomingo to acquire control of Tishomingo, and INBC will submit a 
copy of the executed agreement under seal as soon as it is available. 
INBC states that, while INBC and Vintage will each purchase 50% of 
Tishimingo's stock, only INBC will be involved in the management of 
Tishomingo.
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    \1\ INBC currently controls two other Class III carriers: 
Vermilion Valley Railroad Company, Inc., and the Chesapeake & 
Indiana Railroad Company, Inc.
    \2\ On April 10, 2006, INBC filed an amendment to page 4 of the 
notice of exemption.
    \3\ INBC concurrently filed a motion for protective order to 
protect certain confidential documents and information in connection 
with its notice of exemption. A protective order in this proceeding 
was served on April 12, 2006.
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    The transaction was expected to be consummated on April 1, 2006.
    INBC states that: (1) The properties presently owned, operated, or 
managed and the properties to be owned, operated, or managed by INBC do 
not physically connect; (2) there are no plans to acquire additional 
rail lines for the purpose of making a connection; and (3) the carriers 
are all Class III carriers. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from 
the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 
1180.2(d)(2).
    Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption 
authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to 
protect the interests of its employees. Section 11326(c), however, does 
not provide for labor protection for transactions under sections 11324 
and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the 
Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of 
the carriers involved are Class III carriers.
    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. 34845, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of all pleadings must be served on John D. Heffner, 1920 N Street, 
NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: April 12, 2006.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-5741 Filed 4-20-06; 8:45 am]
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