Week of 13 Dec 1999

Decisions served

1. 17 Dec 1999 AB 57 (Sub-No. 46X)
   GRANTED THE REQUESTS TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC USE CONDITION UNDER 49 U.S.C. FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS UNTIL MARCH 18, 2000.

   Director Of Proceedings · SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN ST. PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MN · decision 30698
2. 17 Dec 1999 FD 33832
   NOTICE THAT TR HAS AGREED TO GRANT OVERHEAD TRACKAGE RIGHTS TO ARZC D/B/A (PS&P) FROM THE LAKESIDE SIDING NEAR BLAKESLEE JUNCTION, MILEPOST 60.0, SOUTHWEST SIX MILES TO THE INTERCHANGE WITH BNSF AT CHEHALIS, MILEPOST 66.0 AND FROM THE TR/BNSF INTERCHANGE ONE MILE TO MILEPOST 67.0, WHERE TR'S RAIL LINES CONNECT WITH RAIL LINE OWNED BY THE PORT OF CHEHALIS, FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 7.0 MILES.

   Director Of Proceedings · ARIZONA & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PUGET SOUND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD--TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION--THE CITY OF TACOMA D/B/A TACOMA RAIL · decision 30683
3. 17 Dec 1999 AB 33 (Sub-No. 140)
   GRANTED UP AN APPLICATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10903 TO ABANDON A 57.72-MILE RAIL LINE KNOWN AS THE BEATRICE BRANCH EXTENDING FROM MILEPOST 66 NEAR JAMAICA, NE, TO MILEPOST 125 NEAR MARIETTS, KS, IN LANCASTER AND GAGE COUNTIES, NE, AND MARSHALL COUNTY, KS, SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC USE, AND STANDARD EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE CONDITIONS.

   Entire Board · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LANCASTER AND GAGE COUNTIES, NEB., AND MARSHALL COUNTY, KAN. · decision 30537
4. 16 Dec 1999 FD 31700 (Sub-No. 13)
   DENIED ATDD'S PETITION TO REOPEN AND DISMISSED AS MOOT.

   Entire Board · CANADIAN PACIFIC LIMITED, ET AL.--PURCHASE AND TRACKAGE RIGHTS--DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY COMPANY (ARBITRATION REVIEW) · decision 30696
5. 16 Dec 1999 AB 560 (Sub-No. 1X)
   GRANTED NCRT AND DER'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL APRIL 27, 2000.

   Director Of Proceedings · ABERDEEN & ROCKFISH RAILROAD COMPANY D/B/A DUNN-ERWIN RAILWAY--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE EXEMPTION--IN HARNETT COUNTY, NC · decision 30670
6. 15 Dec 1999 FD 33466
   GRANTED HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME, AND COMMENTS ARE NOW DUE ON DECEMBER 29, 1999.

   Secretary · BOROUGH OF RIVERDALE--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER--THE NEW YORK SUSQUEHANNA AND WESTERN RAILWAY CORPORATION · decision 30689
7. 15 Dec 1999 FD 33388
   INSTITUTED A 3-YEAR BUFFALO RATE STUDY PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S CONDITION IMPOSED IN STB FINANCE DOCKET NO. 33388, DECISION NO. 89, APPROVING THE CSX/NS/CONRAIL MERGER.

   Entire Board · CSX CORPORATION AND CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY--CONTROL AND OPERATING LEASES/AGREEMENTS--CONRAIL INC. AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION · also entered in FD 33388 (Sub-No. 90) · decision 30671
8. 15 Dec 1999 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 36)
   EXTENDED THE STAY IMPOSED BY THE DECISION SERVED ON OCTOBER 29, 1999, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS, UNTIL FEBRUARY 26, 2000.

   Commissioner · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, AND MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--CONTROL AND MERGER--SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL CORPORATION, SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, SPCSL CORP., AND THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY (PETITION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AWARD) · decision 30664
9. 15 Dec 1999 FD 29430 (Sub-No. 21)
   RESOLVED INTERLOCUTORY ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN IN THE APPEAL OF AN AWARD OF AN ARBITRATION PANEL.

   Entire Board · NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION--CONTROL--NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (ARBITRATION REVIEW) · decision 30615
10. 15 Dec 1999 FD 29430 (Sub-No. 21)
    REQUESTED COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC TO DEVELOP A MORE COMPLETE RECORD ON THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE RAISED CONCERNING DISPLACEMENT ALLOWANCES UNDER LABOR PROTECTIVE CONDITIONS IMPOSED IN RAIL CONSOLIDATION APPROVALS.

    Entire Board · NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION--CONTROL--NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (ARBITRATION REVIEW) · decision 30484
11. 14 Dec 1999 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 35)
    GRANTED MS. SULLIVAN'S REQUEST FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION, UNTIL JANUARY 5, 2000 TO FILE AN APPEAL, AND NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.

    Secretary · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, AND MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--CONTROL AND MERGER--SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL CORPORATION, SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, SPCSL CORP., AND THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY (ARBITRATION REVIEW) · decision 30691
12. 14 Dec 1999 FD 33821
    (1) GRANTED UP'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER; (2) ORDERED THAT THE TRACKAGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT SUBMITTED IN FD 33821 WILL BE KEPT UNDER SEAL BY THE BOARD AND NOT PLACED IN THE PUBLIC DOCKET OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, UNLESS THE ATTACHED UNDERTAKING IS EXECUTED AND THE TERMS OF THE PROTECTIVE ORDER ARE FOLLOWED, OR UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE BOARD.

    Secretary · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION--ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 30661
13. 13 Dec 1999 FD 33797
    DENIED THE REQUEST TO REJECT THE NOTICE OR TO IMPOSE LABOR PROTECTION.

    Director Of Proceedings · KEYSTONE RAILROAD, INC. D/B/A LAKE MICHIGAN AND INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANY--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION · decision 30676
14. 13 Dec 1999 FD 33815
    NOTICE THAT EMONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC., EMONS RAILROAD GROUP, INC., MPA, YKR, AND MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, LLC AND YORKRAIL, LLC HAVE FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION, INVOLVING THE MERGER OF MPA AND YKR INTO THE NEWLY FORMED YORK RAILWAY COMPANY WITH YORK AS THE SUCCESSOR CORPORATION.

    Director Of Proceedings · MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND YORKRAIL, INC.--INTRACORPORATE FAMILY TRANSACTION EXEMPTION · decision 30655