[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9198-9199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04612]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36271]


Walking Horse Railroad, LLC--Change in Operators Exemption--
Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad Company, Inc.

    Walking Horse Railroad, LLC (WHRR), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to assume operations 
over approximately 7.9 miles of rail line owned by Bedford County Rail 
Authority (BCRA). The Line extends

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between milepost 0.0, a point of connection to CSX Transportation, 
Inc., at or near Wartrace, and milepost 7.9, the end of track at or 
near Shelbyville, in Bedford County, Tenn. (the Line). WHRR states that 
the Line is currently operated by Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad 
Company, Inc. (WHOE). WHRR states that an agreement has been reached 
among BCRA, WHRR, and WHOE for a change in operator from WHOE to WHRR.
    The transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in Gregory B. Cundiff Trust--Continuance in Control 
Exemption--Tennessee Railroad Holdings, Inc., Sequatchie Valley 
Switching Co., & Walking Horse Railroad, Docket No. FD 36272, in which 
the Gregory B. Cundiff Trust, the Connie Cundiff Trust, CGX, Inc., and 
Ironhorse Resources, Inc., seek to continue in control of WHRR upon 
WHRR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    WHRR certifies that the proposed change in operators transaction 
and WHRR's anticipated operation of the Line do not involve any 
provision or agreement that would limit future interchange. Further, 
WHRR certifies that its projected annual rail revenues as a result of 
the transaction will not exceed $5 million and will not result in 
WHRR's becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. Under 49 CFR 
1150.32(b), a change in operator requires that notice be given to 
shippers. WHRR states that it provided notice of the proposed change in 
operators to the shippers on the Line.
    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is March 27, 2019, 
the effective date of exemption (30 days after the verified notice 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 effectiveness of the 
exemption. Petitions to stay must be filed no later than March 20, 
2019.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36271, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each 
pleading must be served on Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, 
P.C., 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1666, Chicago, IL 60604-1228.
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: March 8, 2019.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-04612 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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