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AB 6 (Sub-No. 408X)

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BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION --IN HAMILTON AND MERRICK COUNTIES, NE

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21 filings, 11 decisions and 12 environmental comments observed here; last checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:06 UTC; last new entry 31 Aug 2026, 20:18 UTC.

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  1. (printed as 8/28/2008)
    Notice
    223438Consummation Notice
    Bnsf Railway Company
  2. served (printed as 8/26/2008)
    Decision
    37701Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION: (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; (2) ACCEPTED BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY'S (BNSF) NOTICE OF CONSUMMATION OF DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE ONLY BETWEEN MILEPOST 4.37 AND MILEPOST 9.63; AND (3) DETERMINED THAT BNSF MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD IF IT IS GOING TO DISCONTINUE RAIL BANKING AND CONSUMMATE THE ABANDONMENT FOR THE SEGMENT OF LINE BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 9.63 AND 17.50.
  3. (printed as 12/26/2006)
    Trail
    218345Trail Use Agreement Reached
    Bnsf Railway Company
  4. served (printed as 11/6/2006)
    Decision
    37444Director Of Proceedings
    GRANTED THE NEBRASKA TRAILS FOUNDATION, INC.'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD FOR THE PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN MILEPOST 9.63, NEAR MARQUETTE, TO MILEPOST 17.50, NEAR CENTRAL CITY, UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2007.
  5. (printed as 10/31/2006)
    Correction
    218000Correction - Fax Copy
    Nebraska Trails Foundation Inc
  6. (printed as 10/23/2006)
    Reply
    217897Reply
    Bnsf Railway Company
  7. (printed as 10/16/2006)
    Request
    217823Request For Extension Of Time
    Nebraska Trails Foundation Inc
  8. (printed as 7/10/2006)
    Comment
    EI-2446State Conservationist
  9. served (printed as 6/28/2006)
    Decision
    37077Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION GRANTED BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO EXERCISE ABANDONMENT AUTHORITY UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2006.
  10. (printed as 6/22/2006)
    Comment
    EI-2356The Tie Yard of Omaha
    Terry Peterson
  11. (printed as 6/6/2006)
    Request
    216724Request For Extension Of Time
    Bnsf Railway Company
  12. (printed as 2/1/2006)
    Comment
    EI-1942Natural Resources Conservation Service
    State Conservationist
  13. served (printed as 12/29/2005)
    Decision
    36600Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION GRANTED BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO CONSUMMATE THE ABANDONMENT ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2006.
  14. (printed as 12/21/2005)
    Request
    215398Request For Extension Of Time
    Bnsf Railway Company
  15. served (printed as 10/7/2005)
    Decision
    36040Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING AND MODIFIED OR REPLACED PREVIOUS CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE APRIL 21, 2004 DECISION.
  16. (printed as 7/15/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1586US Fish and Wildlife Service, Nebraska Field Office
    Steve Anschutz
  17. (printed as 7/5/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1562U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Keith Tillotson
  18. (printed as 6/24/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1548Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
    Keith Tillotson, Senior Project Manager
  19. (printed as 5/23/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1476BNSF
    John A. Sims
  20. (printed as 4/20/2005)
    Environmental
    213804Environmental Materials
    U S Department Of The Interior, Ne
  21. (printed as 4/20/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1460USFWS, Nebraska Field Office
    John Cochner, Acting Nebraska Field Supervisor
  22. (printed as 4/4/2005)
    Comment
    EI-1448USFWS
    John Cochnar, Acting Nebraska Field Supervisor
  23. served (printed as 3/7/2005)
    Decision
    35631Director Of Proceedings
    (1) GRANTED BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO CONSUMMATE THE ABANDONMENT; AND (2) ORDERED THAT THE AUTHORITY TO ABANDON MUST BE EXERCISED, AND THE NOTICE OF CONSUMMATION MUST BE FILED, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2005.
  24. (printed as 2/18/2005)
    Request
    213349Request For Extension Of Time
    Bnsf Railway Company
  25. (printed as 1/5/2005)
    Reply
    212928Reply
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  26. served (printed as 12/20/2004)
    Decision
    35401Director Of Proceedings
    EXTENDED THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL JANUARY 26, 2005.
  27. (printed as 12/16/2004)
    Reply
    212775Reply - Fax Copy
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  28. (printed as 12/2/2004)
    Request
    212684Request For Extension Of Time
    Nebraska Trails Foundation Inc
  29. (printed as 11/2/2004)
    Comment
    EI-1066Freeborn & Peters LLP
    Brian Nettles
  30. served (printed as 5/26/2004)
    Decision
    34720Director Of Proceedings
    (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; (2) ACCEPTED THE GARDEN CITY WESTERN RAILWAY, INC.'S WITHDRAWAL OF ITS NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN OFA; (3) TERMINATED THE OFA PROCESS IN THIS PROCEEDING; (4) GRANTED THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY'S MOTION TO AMEND ITS NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO REMOVE A 2.47-MILE SEGMENT OF RAIL LINE LOCATED BETWEEN MILEPOST 1.90 AND MILEPOST 4.37 FROM THE SCOPE OF ITS ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION; AND (5) IMPOSED INTERIM TRAIL USE/RAIL BANKING AND PUBLIC USE CONDITIONS ON BNSF'S LINE SEGMENT BETWEEN MILEPOST 4.37, NEAR AURORA, AND MILEPOST 17.50, NEAR CENTRAL CITY.
  31. (printed as 5/10/2004)
    Motion
    210830Motion To Withdraw
    Garden City Western Railway Inc
  32. (printed as 4/30/2004)
    Supplement
    210766Modify/Supplement Prior Filing Or The Record
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  33. (printed as 4/23/2004)
    Request
    210669Request For Extension Of Time
    Garden City Western Railway Inc
  34. served (printed as 4/21/2004)
    Decision
    34601Director Of Proceedings
    (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; (2) IMPOSED FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THE ABANDONMENT OF THE LINE; (3) TOLLED THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE GARDEN CITY WESTERN RAILWAY, INC. TO FILE AN OFFER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNTIL MAY 21, 2004; AND (4) POSTPONED THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION UNTIL MAY 31, 2004.
  35. (printed as 4/15/2004)
    Reply
    210601Reply
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  36. (printed as 4/12/2004)
    Trail
    210570Trail Use Request
    Nebraska Trails Foundation Inc
  37. served (printed as 3/26/2004)
    Decision
    34542Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
  38. served (printed as 3/22/2004)
    Decision
    34539Director Of Proceedings
    NOTICE THAT BNSF HAS FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ABANDON A 15.60-MILE LINE OF RAILROAD BETWEEN BNSF MILEPOST 1.90, NEAR AURORA, AND MILEPOST 17.50, NEAR CENTRAL CITY, IN HAMILTON AND MERRICK COUNTIES, NE.
  39. (printed as 3/10/2004)
    Notice
    210274OFA - Notice Of Intent To File OFA
    Garden City Western Railway Inc.
  40. (printed as 3/10/2004)
    Comment
    EI-735National Geodetic Survey
    Richard A. Snay, Chief, Spatial Reference System Division
  41. (printed as 3/9/2004)
    Certificate
    210265Certificate Of Publication
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  42. (printed as 3/9/2004)
    Comment
    EI-739Freeborn & Peters LLP
    Attached is the affidavit of publication from the Aurora News Register, which was missing from the original abandonment filing.
    Brian Nettles · Chicago, IL
  43. (printed as 3/2/2004)
    Notice
    210211Notice Of Exemption
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  44. (printed as 2/4/2004)
    Environmental
    210014Environmental Materials
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company