Week of 17 Mar 2003

Decisions served

1. 21 Mar 2003 AB 389 (Sub-No. 1X)
   GRANTED, IN PART, RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY AND SOUTH GEORGIA RAILS TO TRAILS, INC.'S MOTION AND EXTENDED THE DUE DATE FOR REPLIES UNTIL APRIL 4, 2003.

   Secretary · GEORGIA GREAT SOUTHERN DIVISION, SOUTH CAROLINA CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., INC.--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE EXEMPTION--BETWEEN ALBANY AND DAWSON, IN TERRELL, LEE, AND DOUGHERTY COUNTIES, GA · decision 33467
2. 21 Mar 2003 AB 565 (Sub-No. 13X)
   CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVENTED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

   Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis · NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN BRONX COUNTY, NY · also entered in AB 55 (Sub-No. 628X) · decision 33421
3. 20 Mar 2003 EP 290 (Sub-No. 5)
   APPROVED THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (RCAF) AND COST INDEX FILED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 RCAF (UNADJUSTED) IS 1.020, AND THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 RCAF (ADJUSTED) IS 0.522. THE SECOND QUARTER 2003 RCAF-F IS 0.502.

   Entire Board · QUARTERLY RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR · decision 33438
4. 19 Mar 2003 FD 32760
   DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE THE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION FILED ON DECEMBER 2, 2002, BY THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY.

   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 UP-SP MERGER · decision 33348
5. 18 Mar 2003 AB 33 (Sub-No. 190X)
   REOPENED THE PROCEEDING TO MODIFY THE SECTION 106 CONDITION IMPOSED IN THE BOARD'S FEBRUARY 7, 2003 DECISION.

   Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN DUNN COUNTY, WI · decision 33432
6. 18 Mar 2003 AB 565 (Sub-No. 13X)
   NOTICE THAT NYC AND CSXT HAVE FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR NYC TO ABANDON AND CSXT TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE OVER AN APPROXIMATELY 1.5-MILE LINE OF RAILROAD BETWEEN MILEPOST QVP 0.0 AT MELROSE AVENUE AND MILEPOST QVP 1.5 NEAR THE SOUTHERNMOST EDGE OF THE TUNNEL AT SOUTHERN BOULEVARD IN BRONX COUNTY, NY.

   Director Of Proceedings · NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN BRONX COUNTY, NY · also entered in AB 55 (Sub-No. 628X) · decision 33422
7. 17 Mar 2003 AB 565 (Sub-No. 6X)
   GRANTED NYC'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO EXERCISE THE ABANDONMENT AUTHORITY, WHICH MUST BE EXERCISED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 25, 2003.

   Director Of Proceedings · NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN SHELBY COUNTY, OH · decision 33450
8. 17 Mar 2003 AB 556 (Sub-No. 2X)
   (1) EXTENDED THE DUE DATE FOR REPLIES TO THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY AND CENTRAL COLUMBIANA AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY'S (CCPA/CCPR) JOINT MOTION FOR FINAL CLOSURE OF THE ESCROW ACCOUNT TO APRIL 4, 2003; AND (2) ORDERED THAT CCPA/CCPR SHALL PERMIT AN INSPECTION BY RVI'S CONSULTANT, OF ALL PROPERTY AND PREMISES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRACK AND CROSSINGS, NECESSARY TO EVALUATE CCPA/CCPR'S USE OF FUNDS FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT.

   Secretary · RAILROAD VENTURES, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--BETWEEN YOUNGSTOWN, OH, AND DARLINGTON, PA, IN MAHONING AND COLUMBIANA COUNTIES, OH, AND BEAVER COUNTY, PA · decision 33447
9. 17 Mar 2003 FD 34319
   EXTENDED THE DEADLINE BY WHICH AT&T MUST FILE A RESPONSE TO CONRAIL'S DECLARATORY ORDER PETITION TO APRIL 7, 2003.

   Secretary · CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER PROCEEDING · decision 33420