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Finance DocketBefore the Surface Transportation Board

FD 36503

GRAND ELK RAILROAD, INC. —ACQUISITION EXEMPTION— LINES OF WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.

Caption from the Board’s record.

48 filings, 3 decisions and 0 environmental comments observed here; last checked 11 Oct 2026, 01:36 UTC; last new entry 26 Aug 2026, 10:50 UTC.

Entries

By type (9)
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  1. Letter
    309087Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  2. Notice
    303973Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  3. Notice
    303646Consummation Notice
    Watco Holdings, Inc.
  4. Decision
    50885Director Of Proceedings
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT GRAND ELK RAILROAD, INC. FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE 142.64 MILES OF RAIL LINES OWNED BY WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. (WCL) IN MICHIGAN, CONSISTING OF 95.38 MILES OF ACTIVE LINE AND 47.26 MILES OF LINE OVER WHICH WCL PREVIOUSLY DISCONTINUED SERVICE.
  5. Decision
    50886Entire Board
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT WATCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND TWO OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAVE FILED FOR A SERIES OF EXEMPTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE AQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 652 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. PERMITTED THOSE EXEMPTIONS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.
  6. Section
    303419Section 5 Summary
    Surface Transportation Board
  7. Section
    303418Section 5 Summary
    Surface Transportation Board
  8. Letter
    303163Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  9. Comments
    303150Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services, Inc.
  10. Comments
    303136Comment
    Honorable Thomas P Tiffany
  11. Motion
    303084Motion/Petition/Request
    Watco Holdings, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail Systems, LLC, and Grand Elk Railroad, Inc.
  12. Letter
    303077Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  13. Reply
    303073Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  14. Reply
    303039Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  15. Letter
    303010Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  16. Comments
    303009Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services
  17. Comments
    302978Comment
    Honorable Tom Tiffany
  18. Notice
    302364Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    Transportation Communications Union/IAM
  19. Notice
    302361Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    IAM District Lodge 19
  20. Comments
    302315Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services & Branch Line Railroad
  21. Comments
    302309Comment
    Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
  22. Comments
    302308Comment
    Lake States Lumber Association
  23. Comments
    302294Comment
    Wisconsin Central Group, Lake States Shippers Association
  24. Reply
    302288Reply
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  25. Reply
    302285Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  26. Statement
    302279Support Statement
    Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region
  27. Reply
    302278Reply
    Northwoods Rail Transit Commission (NRTC)
  28. Notice
    302273Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  29. Comments
    302266Comment
    Packaging Corporation of America
  30. Comments
    302265Comment
    The National Industrial Transportation League
  31. Statement
    302248Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc. and Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  32. Decision
    50735Director Of Proceedings
    (1) DETERMINED THAT THE EXEMPTIONS IN FD 36503, FD 36504, AND FD 36505 WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE BOARD; AND (2) DIRECTED FOX SYSTEM, GRAND ELK, AND WATCO HOLDINGS TO FILE A SUPPLEMENT AND RESPONSE BY MAY 12, 2021.
  33. Statement
    302166Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc. and Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  34. Supplement
    302131Modify/Supplement Prior Filing Or The Record
    Wisconsin Central Group, Lake States Shippers Association
  35. Motion
    302106Petition
    Northwoods Distribution Services, Inc. and Dahlquist Trucking, Inc.
  36. Comments
    302072Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services and Branch Line Railroad
  37. Statement
    302044Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  38. Reply
    302028Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  39. Statement
    302021Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C. and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  40. Comments
    302003Comment
    Branch Line Railroad, LLC
  41. Notice
    301970Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
  42. Notice
    301967Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    American Train Dispatchers Association
  43. Reply
    301923Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  44. Motion
    301921Petition For Stay
    Wisconsin Central Group and Lake States Shippers Association
  45. Motion
    301920Motion/Petition/Request
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  46. Comments
    301916Comment
    Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region
  47. Comments
    301915Comment
    Northwoods Rail Transit Commission
  48. Comments
    301914Comment
    Timber Professionals Cooperative
  49. Comments
    301911Comment
    Honorable Tom Tiffany
  50. Notice
    301892Notice Of Exemption
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc.
  51. Certificate
    301875Certificate Of Compliance With 49 CFR 1150.32(e) or 1150.42(e)
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc. , Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.