Week of 6 Mar 2000

Decisions served

1. 10 Mar 2000 FD 33385
   NOTICE THAT COURT ACTIONS WERE INSTITUTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 1 AND MARCH 3, 2000 INVOLVING THE ABOVE-ENTITLED PROCEEDING.

   Secretary · RAILROAD VENTURES, INC.--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--YOUNGSTOWN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY · also entered in AB 556 (Sub-No. 2X) · decision 30880
2. 10 Mar 2000 FD 33853
   (1) GRANTED CEMEX'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER; (2) ADOPTED THE PROTECTIVE ORDER AND UNDERTAKING IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS DECISION; (3) ORDERED THAT THE CONFIDENTIAL VERSION OF CEMEX'S PETITON FOR DECLARATORY AND THE VERIFIED STATEMENT BY MR. BURNS TO BE KEPT UNDER SEAL AND NOT BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC DOCKET OR DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC; AND (4) INSTRUCTED PARTIES TO THIS PROCEEDING TO COMPLY WITH THE PROTECTIVE ORDER AND UNDERTAKING.

   Secretary · CEMEX USA -- PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER -- THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 30875
3. 10 Mar 2000 AB 564
   DENIED CSPR'S PETITION FOR WAIVER FILED FEBRUARY 14, 2000.

   Director Of Proceedings · CAMAS PRAIRIE RAILNET, INC.—ABANDONMENT— IN LEWIS, NEZ PERCE, AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO (BETWEEN SPALDING AND GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO) · decision 30852
4. 9 Mar 2000 FD 33556 (Sub-No. 4)
   INSTITUTED THIS PROCEEDING TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL OVERSIGHT CONDITION IMPOSED IN CN/IC DEC. NO. 37, INVITING INFORMATION FROM INTERESTED PERSONS AS TO BOTH THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CN/IC TRANSACTION AND THE EFFECTS OF THE VARIOUS CONDITIONS IMPOSED.

   Entire Board · CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION AND GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD INCORPORATED-CONTROL-ILLINOIS CENTRAL CORPORATION ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY CHICAGO CENTRAL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND CEDAR RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY (GENERAL OVERSIGHT) · decision 30849
5. 8 Mar 2000 FD 32549 (Sub-No. 22)
   GRANTED PARTIALLY THE RAI-11 MOTION; TIME TO FILE REPLIES TO ROQUETTE AMERICA, INC.'S PETITION TO REOPEN IS EXTENDED BY 30 DAYS AND REPLIES WILL BE DUE ON APRIL 5, 2000.

   Secretary · BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC., AND BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY--CONTROL AND MERGER--SANTA FE PACIFIC CORPORATION AND THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY (PETITION TO REOPEN--ROQUETTE AMERICA, INC.) · decision 30883
6. 8 Mar 2000 FD 33811
   GRANTED WCTC AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS OF 49 U.S.C. 11323, TO CONTINUE IN CONTROL OF WCLL, A CLASS III COMMON CARRIER BY RAIL, WHICH NOW OWNS TRACKAGE IN THE CHICAGO, IL AREA.

   Entire Board · WISCONSIN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION -- CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION -- WISCONSIN CHICAGO LINK LTD. · decision 30690
7. 7 Mar 2000 NOM 40819
   APPROVED RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION TO DETERMINE AND CORRECT ERRORS IN JUNE DECISION BUT DO NOT OTHERWISE DISTURB FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS IN THAT DECISION.

   Entire Board · UARCO INCORPORATED V. JAMES B. ORR AND FREIGHTWAYS EXPRESS, INC. · decision 30865
8. 6 Mar 2000 NOR 42038
   (1) FOUND THAT THE BOARD CANNOT DETERMINE THE REVENUE-TO-VARIABLE COST (R/VC) LEVEL ON THE PRESENT RECORD, (2) DIRECTED THE DEFENDANT, DMIR TO DEVELOP AND FILE THE INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED TO ENABLE A RELIABLE R/VC DETERMINATION, AND (3) HELD THE CASE IN ABEYANCE IN THE MEANTIME.

   Entire Board · MINNESOTA POWER, INC. V. DULUTH, MISSABE AND IRON RANGE RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 30710