Week of 19 Apr 2004

Decisions served

1. 23 Apr 2004 FD 34488
   NOTICE THAT CPR HAS AGREED TO RENEW LOCAL TRACKAGE RIGHTS TO UP EXTENDING FROM UP MILEPOST 306.5 NEAR COMUS, MN, AND UP MILEPOST 333.5, NEAR ROSEMOUNT, MN.

   Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION--SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY D/B/A CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY · decision 34624
2. 23 Apr 2004 AB 347 (Sub-No. 3X)
   CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

   Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis · FLORIDA WEST COAST RAILROAD COMPANY, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN ALACHUA AND GILCHRIST COUNTIES, FL · decision 34516
3. 22 Apr 2004 AB 855 (Sub-No. 1X)
   ORDERED THAT THE OFFER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (OFA) PROCESS WILL BE TERMINATED AND THE BOARD'S MARCH 19, 2004 DECISION WILL BE VACATED TO THE EXTENT IT POSTPONED THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION TO PERMIT THE OFA PROCESS TO PROCEED.

   Director Of Proceedings · A & R LINE, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN CASS AND PULASKI COUNTIES, IND. · decision 34665
4. 22 Apr 2004 AB 534 (Sub-No. 2X)
   GRANTED LAKE STATE RAILWAY COMPANY'S REQUEST TO CLARIFY THE BOARD'S MAY 22, 2000 DECISION AND THE SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS IN THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) MODIFIED THE DECISIONS TO SHOW THAT RCB MILEPOST 12.7 IS THE END POINT OF THE ROGERS CITY BRANCH.

   Director Of Proceedings · LAKE STATE RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN ALPENA AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES, MI · decision 34654
5. 22 Apr 2004 AB 565 (Sub-No. 7X)
   GRANTED THE REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD TO OCTOBER 28, 2004.

   Director Of Proceedings · NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA · decision 34652
6. 22 Apr 2004 FD 34492
   NOTICE THAT RIVERPORT RAILROAD, LLC (RIVERPORT), FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION UNDER 49 CFR 1150.41 TO ACQUIRE FROM JO-DAVIES/CARROL COUNTY LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (THE AUTHORITY), THE REAL ESTATE AND RAIL ASSETS OF A 50-MILE LINE OF RAILROAD LOCATED AT THE FORMER SAVANNA ARMY AMMO DEPOT NEAR SAVANNA, IL, AND ADJACENT TO THE CHICAGO TO TWIN CITIES MAIN LINE OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY (BNSF) AT BNSF MILEPOST 156.9. RIVERPORT HAS BEEN LEASING AND OPERATING THE LINE UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY SINCE 1999, AND THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE TO CONVERT ITS LEASEHOLD INTEREST INTO AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST.

   Director Of Proceedings · RIVERPORT RAILROAD, LLC--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--JO DAVIES/CARROL COUNTY LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY · decision 34641
7. 22 Apr 2004 FD 34486
   NOTICE THAT OHIO VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY HAS FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE BY LEASE FROM HARWOOD PROPERTIES, INC. AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILES OF TRACKAGE CONSISTING OF TRACKS 4 THROUGH 11 AND CONNECTING TRACKS IN THE FORMER HARWOOD YARD IN EVANSVILLE, IN.

   Director Of Proceedings · OHIO VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--HARWOOD PROPERTIES, INC. · decision 34599
8. 21 Apr 2004 AB 314 (Sub-No. 2X)
   GRANTED MARION-LOUISA INDUSTRY LEAD'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE INTERIM TRAIL USE NEGOTIATING PERIOD FOR THE PORTION OF THE LINE BETWEEN MILEPOSTS ZA 225.7 AND ZA 228.45 TO OCTOBER 16, 2004.

   Director Of Proceedings · CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LINN COUNTY, IA · decision 34662
9. 21 Apr 2004 FD 34493
   NOTICE THAT OLD AUGUSTA RAILROAD, LLC FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION UNDER 49 CFR 1150.31 TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE A SHORT LINE RAILROAD CURRENTLY OPERATED BY THE OLD AUGUSTA RAILROAD COMPANY.

   Director Of Proceedings · OLD AUGUSTA RAILROAD LLC-ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION-ASSETS OF OLD AUGUSTA RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 34642
10. 21 Apr 2004 FD 34489
    NOTICE THAT, PURSUANT TO A TRACKAGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 15, 2001 BETWEEN BNSF AND SCRR, BNSF HAS AGREED TO GRANT RESTRICTED OVERHEAD TRACKAGE RIGHTS TO SCRR OVER A LINE OF RAILROAD LOCATED BETWEEN BNSF MILEPOST 426.9, AT CHEROKEE YARD IN TULSA, OK, AND BNSF MILEPOST 437.0, AT SAPULPA, OK.

    Director Of Proceedings · STILLWATER CENTRAL RAILROAD, INC.--TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION--THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 34621
11. 21 Apr 2004 AB 6 (Sub-No. 408X)
    (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; (2) IMPOSED FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THE ABANDONMENT OF THE LINE; (3) TOLLED THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE GARDEN CITY WESTERN RAILWAY, INC. TO FILE AN OFFER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNTIL MAY 21, 2004; AND (4) POSTPONED THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION UNTIL MAY 31, 2004.

    Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION --IN HAMILTON AND MERRICK COUNTIES, NE · decision 34601
12. 21 Apr 2004 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 42)
    DENIED THE PETITION OF JOHN E. GROTHER, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (UP) WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED BY A LABOR ORGANIZATION, ASKING THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING TO CONSIDER CLAIMS AGAINST UP FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE NEW YORK DOCK CONDITIONS.

    Entire Board · 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 34500
13. 20 Apr 2004 AB 303 (Sub-No. 20X)
    GRANTED THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNDER THE NITU TO OCTOBER 23, 2004.

    Director Of Proceedings · WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN BROWN COUNTY, WIS. · decision 34663
14. 20 Apr 2004 FD 34484
    (1) REVOKED THE ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION OF JAMES RIFFIN D/B/A THE NORTH CENTRAL RAILROAD OVER RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD, AND 20.9 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN YORK COUNTY, PA; AND (2) DENIED THE NORTH CENTRAL RAILROAD'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS.

    Entire Board · JAMES RIFFIN D/B/A THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--IN YORK COUNTY, PA, AND BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD · decision 34661
15. 20 Apr 2004 AB 33 (Sub-No. 168X)
    GRANTED THE CITY OF ELDORA, IA'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNDER THE NITU TO OCTOBER 8, 2004.

    Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN HARDIN COUNTY, IA (ELDORA JUNCTION LINE IN ELDORA, IA) · decision 34660
16. 19 Apr 2004 AB 55 (Sub-No. 643X)
    DIRECTED CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND THE INCORPORATED TOWN OF NORTH JUDSON TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE VALUE OF THE LINE'S ASSETS TO THE BOARD NO LATER THAN APRIL 21, 2004.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LAPORTE, PORTER AND STARKE COUNTIES, IND. · decision 34664
17. 19 Apr 2004 AB 55 (Sub-No. 613X)
    GRANTED THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATION PERIOD TO OCTOBER 16, 2004.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALA. · decision 34656