Week of 20 Sep 2004

Decisions served

1. 24 Sep 2004 EP 638
   PROVIDES NOTICE THAT THE BOARD'S DECISIONS IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH WERE SERVED LATE RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD BE PRINTED IN THE BOUND VOLUMES OF THE STB PRINTED REPORTS AT A LATER DATE.

   Secretary · PROCEDURES TO EXPEDITE RESOLUTION OF RAIL RATE CHALLENGES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE STAND-ALONE COST METHODOLOGY · also entered in EP 652 · decision 35105
2. 24 Sep 2004 AB 325 (Sub-No. 2X)
   GRANTED THE REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL DECEMBER 2, 2004, FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE LINE DESCRIBED IN THIS DECISION.

   Director Of Proceedings · FLORIDA MIDLAND RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN SUMTER AND LAKE COUNTIES, FL · decision 35096
3. 24 Sep 2004 AB 6 (Sub-No. 400X)
   GRANTED NEBRASKA TRAILS FOUNDATION, INC.'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NITU NEGOTIATION PERIOD TO DECEMBER 23, 2004.

   Director Of Proceedings · THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN FRANKLIN AND WEBSTER COUNTIES, NE · decision 35092
4. 24 Sep 2004 AB 55 (Sub-No. 607X)
   CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

   Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LOGAN COUNTY, WV · decision 35043
5. 24 Sep 2004 EP 652
   THE BOARD AMENDED ITS REGULATIONS TO CHANGE INCORRECT CITATIONS TO ITS AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT RAIL TRANSPORTATION, AND TO UPDATE MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES. THE BOARD ALSO MADE CHANGES TO ITS AUTHORITY CITATIONS.

   Entire Board · REVISION OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY CITATIONS · decision 34749
6. 24 Sep 2004 EP 638
   THE BOARD REVISED ITS REGULATIONS AT 49 CFR 1114.31(A).

   Entire Board · PROCEDURES TO EXPEDITE RESOLUTION OF RAIL RATE CHALLENGES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE STAND-ALONE COST METHODOLOGY · decision 34746
7. 24 Sep 2004 NOR 42083
   THE BOARD (1) ADDRESSED A COMPLAINT BROUGHT BY THE MILFORD-BENNINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY, INC. (M-B), AND GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO., INC. (GRANITE STATE), AGAINST THE BOSTON AND MAINE CORP., AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY (JOINTLY, BM-ST), AND (2) CONCLUDED THAT M-B AND GRANITE STATE HAD NOT SHOWN THAT BM-ST UNREASONABLY INTERFERED WITH M-B'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS COMMON CARRIER OBLIGATION TO SERVE GRANITE STATE. THE BOARD ALSO DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD NOT REINSTATE THE EXEMPTION FROM REGULATION FOR GRANITE STATE'S SHIPMENT OF STONE, CRUSHED STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL, WHICH THE BOARD PARTIALLY REVOKED IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THIS COMPLAINT.

   Entire Board · GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO., INC. AND MILFORD-BENNINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY, INC. V. BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION AND SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 34380
8. 23 Sep 2004 AB 33 (Sub-No. 201X)
   EXTENDED THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCEEDING UNTIL MARCH 5, 2004

   Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, IA · decision 35084
9. 23 Sep 2004 AB 33 (Sub-No. 206X)
   EXTENDED THE NITU NEGOTIATING PERIOD FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCEEDING UNTIL MARCH 2, 2005.

   Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN POLK AND STORY COUNTIES, IA · decision 35076
10. 22 Sep 2004 FD 34462
    INSTITUTED A PROCEEDING UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10502(D) TO CONSIDER PROLINE RAILROAD TRACK CO.'S PETITION TO REVOKE THE EXEMPTION IN THIS PROCEEDING.

    Secretary · MVC TRANSPORTATION, LLC--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--P&LE PROPERTIES, INC. · decision 35090
11. 21 Sep 2004 AB 307 (Sub-No. 5X)
    CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

    Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis · WYOMING AND COLORADO RAILROAD COMPANY, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN CARBON COUNTY, WY · decision 34948
12. 20 Sep 2004 EP 290 (Sub-No. 5)
    APPROVES THE FOURTH QUARTER 2004 RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (RCAF) AND COST INDEX FILED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. THE FOURTH QUARTER 2004 RCAF (UNADJUSTED) IS 1.097. THE FOURTH QUARTER 2003 RCAF (ADJUSTED) IS 0.544. THE FOURTH QUARTER RCAF-5 IS 0.519.

    Entire Board · QUARTERLY RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR · decision 35050
13. 20 Sep 2004 AB 55 (Sub-No. 607X)
    NOTICE THAT CSXT HAS FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ABANDON A 10.02-MILE LINE OF RAILROAD IN ITS SOUTHERN REGION, HUNTINGTON DIVISION, BUFFALO SUBDIVISION, EXTENDING FROM MILEPOST CLU 6.3 AT FRANCO TO THE END OF THE LINE AT MILEPOST CLU 16.32 NEAR SAUNDERS, IN LOGAN COUNTY, WV.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LOGAN COUNTY, WV · decision 35031
14. 20 Sep 2004 AB 55 (Sub-No. 654X)
    NOTICE THAT CSXT HAS FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE OVER AN APPROXIMATELY 6.0-MILE RAIL LINE OF THE NORTHERN REGION, BALTIMORE DIVISION, CAPITAL SUBDIVISION, BETWEEN SHEPHERD JUNCTION, MILEPOST BAZ 0.02, AND THE END OF THE TRACK, MILEPOST BAZ 6.0, IN WASHINGTON, DC.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN WASHINGTON, DC · decision 35027
15. 20 Sep 2004 AB 865-X
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    Director Of Proceedings · HONEY CREEK RAILROAD, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-- IN HENRY COUNTY, IN · decision 35017