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ST. CROIX VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN PINE AND KANABEC COUNTIES, MN

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13 filings, 7 decisions and 0 environmental comments observed here; last checked 10 Oct 2026, 23:36 UTC; last new entry 26 Aug 2026, 15:33 UTC.

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  1. Decision
    39691Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION GRANTED KANABEC COUNTY REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL JULY 6, 2009, FOR THE SEGMENT OF THE LINE IN THIS PROCEEDING BETWEEN MILEPOST 55.8 AND MILEPOST 47.0.
  2. Request
    224335Request For Extension Of Time
    Kanabec County Regional Rail Authority
  3. Decision
    37967Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION: (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) MODIFIED THE DECISION SERVED ON JULY 7, 2003.
  4. Reply
    222505Reply
    St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
  5. Trail
    219149Trail Use Request
    Kanabec County Regional Rail Authority
  6. Decision
    37849Director Of Proceedings
    MODIFIED THE JULY 7, 2003 DECISION IN THIS PROCEEDING TO CHANGE THE REFERENCED 'MILEPOST 47.6' TO 'MILEPOST 47.0.'
  7. Motion
    218751Motion/Petition/Request
    St. Croix Valley Railroad Company
  8. Environmental
    216722Environmental Materials
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  9. Motion
    210778Motion To Withdraw
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  10. Notice
    210303Consummation Notice
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  11. Decision
    33864Director Of Proceedings
    (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) MODIFIED THE DECISION SERVED ON JULY 7, 2003, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM TRAIL USE/RAIL BANKING AS SET FORTH FOR THAT PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN MILEPOST 58.3 AT MORA JUNCTION AND THE PINE COUNTY AND THE KANABEC COUNTY LINE AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT ST. CROIX VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY LEAVE INTACT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, INCLUDING BRIDGES, TRESTLES, CULVERTS, AND TUNNELS (BUT NOT TRACK AND TRACK MATERIAL, FOR THAT PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN MILEPOST 58.3 AT MORA JUNCTION AND THE PINE COUNTY AND THE KANABEC COUNTY LINE, FOR A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE JULY 7, 2003 DECISION, TO ENABLE ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, OR OTHER INTERESTED PERSON TO NEGOTIATE THE ACQUISTION OF THE LINE FOR PUBLIC USE.
  12. Reply
    208381Reply
    Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
  13. Certificate
    208363Certificate Of Service
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  14. Decision
    33540Entire Board
    GRANTED A PETITION FOR EXEMPTION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10502 FROM THE PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS OF 49 U.S.C. 10903 FOR ST. CROIX VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY TO: (1) ABANDON 10.7 MILES OF ITS RAIL EASEMENT OVER A LINE OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY (BNSF); AND (2) DISCONTINUE SERVICE PURSUANT TO TRACKAGE RIGHTS OVER 8.2 MILES OF RAIL LINE OF BNSF, IN PINE AND KANABEC COUNTIES, MN, SUBJECT TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND STANDARD EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE CONDITIONS.
  15. Trail
    208235Trail Use Request
    Pine County Railroad Authority
  16. Comments
    207829Environmental Comment
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  17. Decision
    33463Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
  18. Decision
    33468Director Of Proceedings
    NOTICE THAT ST. CROIX VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY FILED A PETITION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10502 FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF 49 U.S.C. 10903 TO: (1) ABANDON ITS RAIL EASEMENT OVER A LINE OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY (BNSF) BETWEEN MILEPOST 58.3 AT MORA JUNCTION (BROOK PARK) AND MILEPOST 47.6 AT MORA, A DISTANCE OF 10.7 MILES; AND (2) DISCONTINUE RAIL SERVICE PURSUANT TO OVERHEAD TRACKAGE RIGHTS OVER A RAIL LINE OF BNSF BETWEEN HINCKLEY AND MORA JUNCTION (BROOK PARK), A DISTANCE OF 8.2 MILES, IN PINE AND KANABEC COUNTIES, MN.
  19. Certificate
    207471Certificate Of Publication
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company
  20. Motion
    207412Petition For Exemption
    St Croix Valley Railroad Company