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Finance DocketBefore the Surface Transportation Board

FD 36504

FOX VALLEY & LAKE SUPERIOR RAIL SYSTEM, L.L.C. —ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION— LINES OF WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.

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51 filings, 3 decisions and 0 environmental comments observed here; last checked 10 Oct 2026, 22:36 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. Reply
    308879Reply
    Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  3. Comments
    308803Comments
    Clark County Economic Development & Tourism Bureau
  4. Supplement
    303968Modify/Supplement Prior Filing Or The Record
    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  5. Notice
    303646Consummation Notice
    Watco Holdings, Inc.
  6. Decision
    50887Director Of Proceedings
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT FOX VALLEY & LAKE SUPERIOR RAIL SYSTEM, L.L.C. FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 328.52 MILES OF ACTIVE RAIL LINES AND 180.75 MILES OF RAIL LINE OVER WHICH DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 509.27 MILES OWNED BY WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
  7. 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.
  8. Section
    303419Section 5 Summary
    Surface Transportation Board
  9. Section
    303418Section 5 Summary
    Surface Transportation Board
  10. Letter
    303163Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  11. Comments
    303150Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services, Inc.
  12. Comments
    303136Comment
    Honorable Thomas P Tiffany
  13. Motion
    303084Motion/Petition/Request
    Watco Holdings, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail Systems, LLC, and Grand Elk Railroad, Inc.
  14. Letter
    303077Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  15. Reply
    303073Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  16. Reply
    303039Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  17. Letter
    303010Letter
    Surface Transportation Board
  18. Comments
    303009Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services
  19. Comments
    302978Comment
    Honorable Tom Tiffany
  20. Notice
    302365Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    Transportation Communications Union/IAM
  21. Notice
    302362Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    IAM District Lodge 19
  22. Comments
    302315Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services & Branch Line Railroad
  23. Comments
    302309Comment
    Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
  24. Comments
    302308Comment
    Lake States Lumber Association
  25. Comments
    302294Comment
    Wisconsin Central Group, Lake States Shippers Association
  26. Reply
    302288Reply
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  27. Reply
    302285Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  28. Reply
    302278Reply
    Northwoods Rail Transit Commission (NRTC)
  29. Notice
    302274Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  30. Comments
    302266Comment
    Packaging Corporation of America
  31. Comments
    302265Comment
    The National Industrial Transportation League
  32. Statement
    302248Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc. and Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  33. 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.
  34. Statement
    302166Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc. and Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  35. Supplement
    302131Modify/Supplement Prior Filing Or The Record
    Wisconsin Central Group, Lake States Shippers Association
  36. Notice
    302127Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    American Train Dispatchers Association
  37. Notice
    302125Notice Of Intent To Participate (Without Comment)
    International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division
  38. Motion
    302106Petition
    Northwoods Distribution Services, Inc. and Dahlquist Trucking, Inc.
  39. Comments
    302102Comment
    The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Railroads
  40. Letter
    302090Letter
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  41. Comments
    302072Comment
    Northwoods Distribution Services and Branch Line Railroad
  42. Statement
    302044Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  43. Reply
    302028Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  44. Statement
    302023Support Statement
    Wisconsin Paper Council
  45. Statement
    302021Support Statement
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C. and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  46. Statement
    301928Support Statement
    Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  47. Reply
    301923Reply
    Wisconsin Central Ltd.
  48. Motion
    301921Petition For Stay
    Wisconsin Central Group and Lake States Shippers Association
  49. Motion
    301920Motion/Petition/Request
    Grand Elk Railroad, Inc., Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C., and Watco Holdings, Inc.
  50. Comments
    301915Comment
    Northwoods Rail Transit Commission
  51. Comments
    301914Comment
    Timber Professionals Cooperative
  52. Comments
    301911Comment
    Honorable Tom Tiffany
  53. Notice
    301897Notice Of Exemption
    Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System, L.L.C.
  54. 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.