[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1251]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34982]


James Riffin d/b/a The Northern Central Railroad--Acquisition and 
Operation Exemption--in Baltimore City, MD

    James Riffin d/b/a The Northern Central Railroad (NCR), a Class III 
rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.41 to acquire and operate approximately 2.2 miles of the line 
formerly known as the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad line, located 
between the northerly side of the former Pennsylvania Railroad right-
of-way, where the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad connected to the 
former Pennsylvania Railroad line near Pennsylvania Station, along, 
adjacent and parallel to Falls Road, a distance of approximately 1.4 
miles, to where the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way 
passed under 29th Street, together with the 0.8-mile long switchback 
that connected the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad to the former 
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on the north side of North Avenue, all in 
Baltimore City, MD.\1\ NCR proposes to interchange with CSX 
Transportation, Inc., and/or Norfolk Southern Railway Company. NCR also 
states that no agreement has been reached, but states that agreements 
are expected to be executed sometime after the filing of its notice.
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    \1\ NCR describes the line it wishes to acquire as part of the 
``former Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad.'' If, indeed, the line 
is not part of an existing line of railroad, a verified notice must 
be filed under 49 U.S.C. 10901 and 49 CFR 1150.31, rather than 49 
U.S.C. 10902 and 49 CFR 1150.41.
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    NCR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the 
transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is the February 
11, 2007 effective date of the exemption (30 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. 
Petitions for stay must be filed no later than February 2, 2007 (at 
least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34982, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on James Riffin d/b/a The Northern 
Central Railroad, 1941 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD 21093.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: January 22, 2007.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-1251 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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