[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40266-40267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15984]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35280 (Sub-No. 1)]


Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Amended Trackage Rights Exemption--Grand 
Trunk Western Railroad Company

    Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (GTW) has agreed to amend the 
existing nonexclusive trackage rights previously granted to Wisconsin 
Central Ltd. (WCL). The existing trackage rights extend over 12.9 miles 
of GTW's Elsdon Subdivision between GTW's connection with Illinois 
Central Railroad Company at or near milepost 23.2 (CN Junction) at 
Harvey, Ill., and the east side of the interlocking plant for GTW's 
connection with Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E), at or 
near milepost 36.1 (Griffith), at Griffith, Ind.\1\ WCL states that, 
pursuant to an amended trackage rights agreement dated May 24, 2013, 
GTW has agreed to extend the existing nonexclusive trackage rights 7.2

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miles over GTW's South Bend Subdivision between GTW's connection with 
WCL (formerly EJ&E) at or near milepost 36.1 in Griffith and milepost 
43.3 in Spring Lake, Ind.
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    \1\ See Wis. Cent. Ltd.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Grand Trunk 
W. R.R., FD 35280 (STB served Aug. 17, 2009). EJ&E subsequently was 
merged into WCL. Wis. Cent. Ltd.--Intra-Corporate Family Merger 
Exemption--Elgin, Joliet & E. Ry., FD 35630 (STB served June 8, 
2012).
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    The purpose of the trackage rights is to enable WCL to perform rail 
movements east of the GTW-WCL connection beyond Griffith to the nearest 
location where a typical train can be held without blocking local grade 
crossings.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on July 17, 2013, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption is 
filed).
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
& Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease & 
Operate--California Western Railroad, 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 effectiveness of the exemption. Stay petitions 
must be filed by July 10, 2013 (at least 7 days before the exemption 
becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35280 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy 
of each pleading must be served on Thomas J. Litwiler, 29 North Wacker 
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 28, 2013.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-15984 Filed 7-2-13; 8:45 am]
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