Week of 3 Oct 2011

Decisions served

1. 7 Oct 2011 FD 35545
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT FINGER LAKES RAILWAY CORP. FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE FROM CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. (CSXT) AND TO OPERATE A 0.73-MILE LINE OF RAILROAD NEAR SOLVAY, ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y., AND LEASE FROM CSXT THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY.

   Director Of Proceedings · FINGER LAKES RAILWAY CORP.--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. · decision 41921
2. 7 Oct 2011 AB 1087-X
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT GRENADA RAILWAY LLC FILED A PETITION TO ABANDON THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF ITS LINE OF RAILROAD IN GRENADA, MONTGOMERY, CARROLL, HOLMES, YAZOO AND MADISON COUNTIES, MISS., A DISTANCE OF 81.3 MILES.

   Director Of Proceedings · GRENADA RAILWAY LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN GRENADA, MONTGOMERY, CARROLL, HOLMES, YAZOO AND MADISON COUNTIES, MISS. · decision 41917
3. 7 Oct 2011 AB 55 (Sub-No. 717X)
   DECISION REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING AND IMPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON AN ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION.

   Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLA. · decision 41898
4. 6 Oct 2011 AB 6 (Sub-No. 477X)
   DECISION REMOVED A SECTION 106 HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONDITION THAT WAS IMPOSED ON AN ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION.

   Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CAL. · decision 41925
5. 6 Oct 2011 AB 1086-X
   DECISION REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING TO IMPOSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THE ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION.

   Director Of Proceedings · PITTSBURGH & WEST VIRGINIA RAILROAD--ABANDOMENT EXEMPTION--IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA. · decision 41891
6. 6 Oct 2011 AB 32 (Sub-No. 103X)
   DECISION REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING TO IMPOSE A CONDITION ON AN ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION.

   Director Of Proceedings · BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS. · decision 41876
7. 6 Oct 2011 AB 3 (Sub-No. 137X)
   DECISION GRANTED, AS DESCRIBED, BOWIE COUNTY, TEX.'S PETITION IN THIS PROCEEDING.

   Director Of Proceedings · MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN RED RIVER AND BOWIE COUNTIES, TEX. · decision 41806
8. 5 Oct 2011 NOR 42130
   DECISION GRANTED A JOINT MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE MEDIATION PERIOD AND A PARTIAL STAY OF THIS PROCEEDING.

   Director Of Proceedings · SUNBELT CHLOR ALKALI PARTNERSHIP V. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 41933
9. 5 Oct 2011 AB 1073-X
   DECISION: (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) DETERMINED THAT THE NOTICE SERVED AND PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON AUGUST 9, 2011, IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

   Director Of Proceedings · ALABAMA & FLORIDA RAILWAY CO., INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN GENEVA, COFFEE AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, ALA. · decision 41907
10. 4 Oct 2011 AB 355 (Sub-No. 40X)
    CONCLUDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT.

    Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY-DISCONTINUCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION-IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.H. · also entered in AB 32 (Sub-No. 104X) · decision 41889
11. 4 Oct 2011 AB 914-X
    DECISION: (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) ISSUED A NEW NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT IN THIS PROCEEDING.

    Director Of Proceedings · McCLOUD RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN SISKIYOU, SHASTA, AND MODOC COUNTIES, CAL. · decision 41492
12. 4 Oct 2011 FD 33556 (Sub-No. 5)
    DECISION AFFIRMED IN PART AN ARBITRAL DECISION THAT CONTAINED CONDITIONS GOVERNING CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY'S PLANNED RELOCATION AND INTEGRATION OF TRAIN DISPATCHERS FROM TROY, MICH., TO HOMEWOOD, ILL. BECAUSE THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE ARBITRATOR MADE CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND FACTUAL ERRORS, AND OTHERWISE EXCEEDED THE SCOPE OF AUTHORITY, THE BOARD VACATES THE ARBITRAL DECISION IN PART AND RETURNS THIS MATTER TO THE PARTIES FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATION AND, IF NECESSARY, TO ARBITRATION FOR FURTHER ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD'S OPINION.

    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 · decision 40667
13. 3 Oct 2011 EP 558 (Sub-No. 14)
    DECISION FOUND THAT FOR 2010, THE CURRENT COST OF RAILROAD LONG-TERM DEBT WAS 4.61%; THE COST OF COMMON EQUITY WAS 12.99%; THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE MIX OF THE RAILROADS WAS 23.38% LONG-TERM DEBT AND 76.62% COMMON EQUITY; AND THE COMPOSITE RAILROAD INDUSTRY COST OF CAPITAL WAS 11.03%.

    Entire Board · RAILROAD COST OF CAPITAL - 2010 · decision 41599