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AbandonmentIn AB 167

AB 167 (Sub-No. 1095X)

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--LANCASTER AND CHESTER COUNTIES, PA

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21 filings, 9 decisions and 138 environmental comments observed here; last checked 10 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTC; last new entry 31 Aug 2026, 20:19 UTC.

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  1. Comment
    EI-4019PA Historical and Museum Commission
    Douglas C. McLearen, Chief Division of Archaeology & Protection · Harrisburg, PA
  2. Comment
    EI-4027ASC Group, Inc.
    Susan Peters · Harrisburg, PA
  3. Comment
    EI-3163Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Charlene Dwin Vaughn · Washington, DC
  4. Comment
    EO-636Advisory Counsil on Historic Preservation
    Mr. Don Klima
  5. Comment
    EI-3021Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Charlene Dwin Vaughn
  6. Comment
    EI-3162Norfolk Southern Corporation
    James Paschall · Norfolk, VA
  7. Comment
    EI-3027PA Department of Transportation
    Kara Russell
  8. Comment
    EI-3024Bart Township Supervisors
    Calvin Keene · Quarryville, PA
  9. Comment
    EI-3023Martic Township Supervisors
    Judy Ament · Pequea, PA
  10. Comment
    EI-3022Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
    Douglas McLearen · Harrisburg, PA
  11. Comment
    EO-580Southern End Community Association
    Julie Collins
  12. Comment
    EO-579Quarryville Borough
    Jerry McCarrell
  13. Comment
    EO-578Randolph Harris
  14. Comment
    EO-577Northeast Regional Office of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
    Mr. Tom Sexton
  15. Comment
    EO-576Lancaster Farmland Trust
    Karen Martynick
  16. Comment
    EO-575Lancaster County Conservancy
    Ralph Goodno
  17. Comment
    EO-574Lancaster County Commissioners
    Dick Schellenberger, etc.
  18. Comment
    EO-573Norfolk Southern Railway Company
    James Paschall
  19. Comment
    EO-572Joyce Nettke
  20. Comment
    EO-571Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
    PA DOT
  21. Comment
    EO-570Conestoga Township Supervisors
    Craig Eshleman
  22. Comment
    EO-569Adivsory Council on Historic Preservation
    Mr. Don Klima
  23. Comment
    EO-568Bart Township Supervisors
    Calvin Keene
  24. Comment
    EO-567Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
    Ms. Susan Zacher
  25. Comment
    EO-565Sadsbury Township Supervisors
    N. Eugene Lammey
  26. Comment
    EO-564Providence Township Supervisors
    C. Williams Shaffer
  27. Comment
    EO-563Eden Township Supervisors
    Mr. Ellis Ferguson
  28. Comment
    EO-562Martic Township Supervisors
    Mr. Thomas Irwin
  29. Comment
    EO-561Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
    Timothy Smedick
  30. Comment
    EI-2844ACHP
    Charlene Dwin Vaughn
  31. Comment
    EO-414Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Mr. Don Klima
  32. Comment
    EI-1427Norfolk Southern
    James Paschall
  33. Comment
    EO-203Norfolk Southern
    James Paschall
  34. Notice
    213366Consummation Notice
    Norfolk Southern Corporation
  35. Notice
    213342Consummation Notice
    Norfolk Southern Corporation
  36. Reply
    213066Reply
    Lancaster County, Pa
  37. Decision
    34987Entire Board
    REMOVED THE SECTION 106 HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONDITION IMPOSED IN THIS PROCEEDING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT'S REMAND IN FRIENDS OF THE ATGLEN-SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, INC. V. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BD., 252 F.3D 246 (3D CIR. 2001).
  38. Reply
    212951Reply
    Friends Of The Atglen-Susquehanna Trail Inc,
  39. Request
    212867Request For Extension Of Time
    Lancaster County, Pa
  40. Reply
    212744Reply
    Conestoga-Martic-Providence-Eden-Bart And Sadsbury Township
  41. Reply
    212738Reply
    Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  42. Motion
    212590Motion/Petition/Request
    Lancaster County, Pa
  43. Comment
    EI-986Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
    Kurt W. Carr, Chief
  44. Comment
    EO-161Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Bureau for Historic Preservation
    Susan Zacher
  45. Comment
    EO-160Southern End Community Association
    Mike Reynolds
  46. Comment
    EO-159Township of Sadsbury
    N. Eugene Lammey
  47. Comment
    EO-158Township of West Sadsbury
    Jim Landis
  48. Comment
    EO-157Northeast Regional Field Office
    Rails-to-Trails Conservnacy
  49. Comment
    EO-156Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  50. Comment
    EO-155Township of Eden
    Karen Hurd
  51. Comment
    EO-154Lancaster County
    Bernadette Hohendael
  52. Comment
    EO-153Lancaster County - Office of the County Commissioners
    Howard "Pete"" Schaub, Molly S. Henderson, and Dick Schellenberger"
  53. Comment
    EO-152Township of Conestoga
    Craig C. Eshleman
  54. Comment
    EO-151Township of Bart
    Calvin D. Keene
  55. Comment
    EO-150Quarryville Borough
    Dan Mylin
  56. Comment
    EO-149Lancaster Farmland Trust
    Heidi J. Shellenger
  57. Comment
    EO-148Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
    Timothy A. Smedick
  58. Comment
    EO-147Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail
    Joyce A. Nettke, Attorney
  59. Comment
    EO-146Lancaster County Conservancy
    Ralph Goodno
  60. Comment
    EO-145Norfolk Southern Railway Company
    James R. Paschall, General Attorney
  61. Comment
    EO-144Township of Martic
    James Hostetter, Jr.
  62. Comment
    EO-143Township of Providence
    Wayne Herr
  63. Comment
    EI-938Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Office of Federal Agency Programs
    Karen Theimer Brown
  64. Comment
    EO-139Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Don L. Klima, Director
  65. Decision
    34596Director Of Proceedings
    DENIED THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA'S REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF A NITU.
  66. Comment
    EI-797Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Clarification of Section 106 issues.
    Karen Theimer Brown
  67. Comment
    EI-796Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Questions and answers related to the Section 106 process.
    Karen Theimer Brown
  68. Comment
    EI-794Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail, Inc.
    Freedom of Information Act Request and Response to April 2004 Notice and Final MOA. The letter, written on behalf of FAST, states that FAST will not sign the Final MOA because of concerns regarding historic preservation and the Section 106 process. Attached is a list of sites and resources that is called Examples of the Kinds of Historic and Cultural Resources Likely to be Discovered During Post Review.""
    Randolph J. Harris · Mount Joy, PA
  69. Comment
    EI-795Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
    Tom Sexton, Director, Northeast Region Office · Harrisburg, PA
  70. Comment
    EI-818Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Bureau for Historic Preservation
    Comment on Final MOA.
    Susan Zacher
  71. Comment
    EI-819Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Bureau for Historic Preservation
    Comment on Final MOA.
    Susan Zacher
  72. Comment
    EI-791Lancaster County Conservancy
    In response to SEA's April 12, 2004 letter, the Lancaster County Conservancy (concurring party to the Final MOA) has elected not to sign the Final MOA.
    Ralph H. Goodno, Pesident and CEO
  73. Comment
    EI-790Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
    In response to SEA's April 12, 2004 letter, the Historic Preservation Trust (concurring party to the Final MOA) has elected not to sign the Final MOA.
    Timothy A. Smedick, Executive Director
  74. Comment
    EO-129Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Bureau for Historic Preservation; and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Susan Zacher & Karen Theimer Brown
  75. Comment
    EO-101Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historical Preservation
    Susan Zacher
  76. Comment
    EI-820Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Comment on Final MOA.
    Karen Theimer Brown
  77. Comment
    EI-821Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Pennsylvania Field Office
    Patricia A. Tomes
  78. Decision
    34617Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    NOTICE TO THE PARTIES: PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, THIS NOTICE TO THE PARTIES SUMMARIZES AND RESPONDS TO ALL COMMENTS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE OCTOBER 2003 NOTICE AND DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA), INCLUDING THOSE THAT FAVOR CONVERTING THIS RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO A TRAIL, AND PRESENTS THE FINAL MOA, WHICH SETS FORTH MEASURES FOR MITIGATING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
  79. Comment
    EO-96Township of Martic
    James Hostetter, Sr.
  80. Comment
    EO-95Township of Providence
    Wayne Herr
  81. Comment
    EO-94Township of Sadsbury
    N. Eugene Lammey
  82. Comment
    EO-93Township of West Sadsbury
    Jim Landis
  83. Comment
    EO-92Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation
  84. Comment
    EO-91Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  85. Comment
    EO-90Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Northest Regional Field Office
  86. Comment
    EO-89Township of Eden
    Karen Hurd
  87. Comment
    EO-88Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Don Klima
  88. Comment
    EO-87Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Law Department
    James R. Paschall
  89. Comment
    EO-86Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail
    Joyce A. Nettke
  90. Comment
    EO-85Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
    Timothy A. Smedick
  91. Comment
    EO-84Lancaster County, Office of the County Commissioners
    Howard "Pete"" Schaub, Molly S. Henderson, and Dick Schellenberger"
  92. Comment
    EO-83Lancaster County Conservancy
    Ralph Goodno
  93. Comment
    EO-82Lancaster Farmland Trust
    Heidi J. Schellenger
  94. Comment
    EO-81Quarryville Borough
    Dan Mylin
  95. Comment
    EO-80Southern End Community Association
    Mike Reynolds
  96. Comment
    EO-79Township of Bart
    Calvin D. Keene
  97. Comment
    EO-78Township of Conestoga
    Craig Eshleman
  98. Comment
    EO-77Lancaster County
    Office of County Commissioners
  99. Comment
    EI-771Lancaster County
    Letter includes a proposed draft of Principles for Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement.""
    Office of the County Commissioners
  100. Reply
    210411Reply
    Pennsylvaiia Lines Llc, Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  101. Comment
    EI-752Martic Township
    At Frank Peiffer's request, Martic Township faxed newspaper articles regarding the case. Aattched is a March 24, 2004 article Railroad: Get County off Rail Line" and a March 22, 2004 article "In our Opinion...A Matter of Trust.""
    Judy Ament, Sectretary · Pequea, PA
  102. Reply
    210379Reply - Fax Copy
    Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  103. Comment
    EI-743Norfolk Southern Corporation
    NS's response to Lancaster County's request for interim trail use. NS states that it is not willing to negotiate with Lancaster County for interim trail use.
    James R. Paschall, General Attorney · Norfolk, VA
  104. Trail
    210371Trail Use Request
    Lancaster County, Pa
  105. Comment
    EI-753Amtrak
    Amtrak describes its rights on the right-of-way (ROW), including an easement. Amtrak also describes the above-ground power lines, which it does not believe would be incompatible with public use of the ROW as a trail, if certain precautions are taken.
    Peter D. Cohen, Director, Government Affairs · -, -
  106. Comment
    EO-72FAST
    Joyce A. Nettke, Attorney
  107. Comment
    EI-742Stevens & Lee
    Fax copy of Lancaster County's Petition for Notice of Interim Trail Use and for Reconsideration.""
    Keneth Zielonis · Harrisburg, PA
  108. Comment
    EO-63U.S. House of Representatives, 16th District, Pennsylvania
    Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
  109. Comment
    EI-682F.A.S.T.
    Joyce A. Nettke, Attorney
  110. Comment
    EI-594Lancaster County
    Stevens & Lee, P.C., Mr. Kenneth Zielonis
  111. Comment
    EI-52716th District, Pennsylvania
    Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
  112. Comment
    EI-468Norfolk Southern
    James R. Paschall, General Attorney
  113. Comment
    EI-467Norfolk Southern Railway Company
    James R. Paschall, General Attorney
  114. Comment
    EI-444Pamela J. Dogger, RPR (Court Reporter)
  115. Comment
    EO-53Norfolk Southern Corporation
    James R. Paschall
  116. Comment
    EO-52Lancaster Co. Commissioners
    Paul Thibault
  117. Comment
    EI-372Eschbach Bus Service
    Al Sama, Director of Operations
  118. Comment
    EI-420Michelle Parke, Court Reporter
  119. Comment
    EI-822Amtrak
    Comments and questions regarding Amtrak's high voltage lines and easement.
    Peter D. Cohen
  120. Comment
    EO-130Amtrak
    Peter D. Cohen
  121. Comment
    EI-349York County Rail Trail Authority
    Carl Knoch, Chairman
  122. Comment
    EI-346Friends of the Heritage Rail Trail Corridor
    Allen J. Smith and other members
  123. Comment
    EI-344Valley Lea Riding Club, Lancaster County
    Barbara Long, Secretary
  124. Comment
    EI-341Benjamin R. King
  125. Comment
    EI-340Randolph J. Harris
  126. Comment
    EI-343Dean Baker
  127. Comment
    EI-353John Wise, Sr. and Lois Wise
  128. Comment
    EI-352Wayne and Judy Sponseller
  129. Comment
    EI-395Norfolk Southern
    James R. Paschall, General Attorney
  130. Comment
    EI-373Paul Clark
  131. Comment
    EI-396Lancaster County, Office of the County Commissioners
    Howard Pete" Schaub, Molly S. Henderson, Dick Shellenberger"
  132. Comment
    EI-351Gary Kendig and Selma A. Kendig
  133. Comment
    EI-455Friends of the Atglen-Susquehanna Trail (FAST)
    FAST
  134. Comment
    EI-454Dr. Alan S. Peterson
  135. Comment
    EI-453Benjamin R. King
  136. Comment
    EI-450Charlie H. Wolfinger
  137. Comment
    EI-407Taylor
  138. Comment
    EI-406Paul B. Glazier
  139. Comment
    EI-399David R. Morrison
  140. Comment
    EI-397Penn Manor Girl Scouts
    Christine Brubaker
  141. Comment
    EI-394Richard S. Leoup
  142. Comment
    EI-393William R. Miller
  143. Comment
    EI-392Tess Miller
  144. Comment
    EI-391Boy Scout Troop 76
    Frederic J. Knerr, Scoutmaster
  145. Comment
    EI-390Delores Garrett
  146. Comment
    EI-389George T. Heebner
  147. Comment
    EI-388M. Miller
  148. Comment
    EI-387Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
    Richard G. Sprenkle, Deputy Secretary for Conservation and Engineering Services
  149. Comment
    EI-333Christiana Borough Council, Lancaster Chapter Inc., National Railway Historical Society
    Glenn J. Kendig
  150. Comment
    EI-331Duvall Chevrolet, Inc.
    Robert L. Duvall
  151. Letter
    209378Letter
    Bart Township
  152. Comment
    EI-425Delaware Tribe of Indians
    Brice Obermeyer
  153. Comment
    EI-332Stuart F. Mylin
  154. Decision
    34089Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    THIS NOTICE TO THE PARTIES RESPONDS TO THE COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE OCTOBER 24, 2002 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES IN THIS RAIL LINE ABANDONMENT PROCEEDING, DISCUSSES THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAIL USE FOR THE RAIL LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, DESCRIBES AND SOLICITS COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS NOTICE, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR A PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19, 2003.
  155. Reply
    206966Reply
    Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  156. Decision
    33282Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    NOTICE TO THE PARTIES ADVISING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THAT COMMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE, AND MAY BE ACCESSED BY VISITING WWW.STB.DOT.GOV, SELECTING THE 'ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT' SECTION, SELECTING 'KEY CASES' FROM THE LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THEN SELECTING THE CASE TITLED 'ENOLA BRANCH.
  157. Comments
    206863Environmental Comment
    County Of Chester, Pa
  158. Comments
    206792Environmental Comment
    Norfolk Southern Railway Company
  159. Comments
    206790Environmental Comment
    Martic Township Planning Commission
  160. Comments
    206789Environmental Comment
    Sadsbury Township, Providence Township, Eden Township, Martic Township Planning Commission, Conestoga Township, Bart Township
  161. Comments
    206776Environmental Comment
    Friends Of The Atglen-Susquehanna Trail Inc
  162. Comments
    206743Environmental Comment
    Howard Groff
  163. Comments
    206742Environmental Comment
    Conestoga Township
  164. Decision
    33097Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    NOTICE TO THE PARTIES: DISCUSSED THE BACKGROUND OF THE ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION PROCEEDING, DESCRIBED THE BOARD'S REINITIATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT SECTION 106 PROCESS, AND REQUESTED COMMENTS ON SEVERAL SPECIFIC ISSUES.
  165. Letter
    204455Letter
    Conestoga-Martic-Providence-Eden-Bart And Sadsbury Township
  166. Decision
    30571Secretary
    NOTICE THAT A COURT ACTION WAS INSTITUTED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 7, 1999, INVOLVING THE ABOVE-ENTITLED PROCEEDING.
  167. Decision
    30264Entire Board
    (1) DENIED THE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION BY FRIENDS OF THE ATGLEN-SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, INC., (2) TERMINATED THE SECTION 106 PROCESS AND (3) REMOVED THE PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONDITION, AS MODIFIED.
  168. Decision
    28287Entire Board
    (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING, (2) MODIFIED THE PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONDITION, AND (3) DENIED THE REQUEST BY FAST TO EXPAND THIS CONDITION TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE LINE AS A LINEAR RESOURCE.