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Week of 10 Oct 2011

10–16 October 2011 · Monday to Sunday · ← previous week · next week → · every week · the latest seven days

6 decisions served (one entered in two dockets) and 37 filings observed, in 19 proceedings — 2 of them in AB 55 (Sub-No. 625X).

Decisions served

  1. FD 35555
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT MIDWEST RAIL D/B/A TOLEDO, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILWAY FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM TOLEDO, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILWAY AND MUSEUM, INC., AND TO OPERATE, A 10-MILE RAIL LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN WATERVILLE, OHIO AND GRAND RAPIDS, OHIO.
    Director Of Proceedings · MIDWEST RAIL D/B/A TOLEDO, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILWAY--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--TOLEDO, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILWAY AND MUSEUM, INC. · decision 41932
  2. FD 35524
    DECISION DIRECTED BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY TO MAINTAIN SERVICE FOR CANEXUS CHEMICALS CANADA, L.P. (CANEXUS) THROUGH AN INTERCHANGE POINT AT KANSAS CITY, MO. THIS ORDER, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S EMERGENCY SERVICE POWERS, WILL PRESERVE TEMPORARILY EXISTING SERVICE FOR CANEXUS' TRAFFIC ORIGINATING IN CANADA AND THE U.S. NORTHWEST, AND DESTINED TO POINTS IN ILLINOIS, ARKANSAS, AND TEXAS. IN ADDITION, THIS DECISION SET FORTH A PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE TO ENABLE THE BOARD TO RESOLVE THE MERITS OF THE DISPUTE.
    Entire Board · CANEXUS CHEMICALS CANADA L.P. v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-EMERGENCY SERVICE ORDER · also entered in NOR 42131 · decision 41905
  3. FD 35553
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT BIG SPRING RAIL SYSTEM, INC. FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO OPERATE OVER APPROXIMATELY 2.07 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN HOWARD COUNTY, TEX., OWNED BY THE CITY OF BIG SPRING, TEX.
    Director Of Proceedings · BIG SPRING RAIL SYSTEM, INC.--OPERATION EXEMPTION--TRANSPORT HANDLING SPECIALISTS, INC. · decision 41924
  4. EP 706
    DECISION PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE BOARD PROPOSES TO AMEND ITS RULES TO REQUIRE RAIL CARRIERS THAT SUBMIT TO THE BOARD R-1 REPORTS THAT IDENTIFY INFORMATION ON CAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL TO BREAK OUT THOSE EXPENSES SO THAT THEY CAN BE VIEWED BOTH AS COMPONENT PARTS OF AND SEPARATELY FROM OTHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND EXPENSES.
    Entire Board · REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EXPENSES AND INVESTMENTS · decision 41429
  5. AB 449 (Sub-No. 3X)
    DECISION: (1) GRANTED AN EXTENSION OF THE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE (NITU) NEGOTIATING PERIOD IN THIS PROCEEDING UNTIL FEBRUARY 20, 2012; (2) GRANTED A REQUEST FOR AN ISSUANCE OF A NITU; AND (3) DENIED A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC USE CONDITION.
    Director Of Proceedings · WESTERN KENTUCKY RAILWAY, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN WEBSTER, UNION, CALDWELL AND CRITTENDEN COUNTIES, KY. · decision 41853
  6. EP 712
    THIS DECISION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE BOARD IS UNDERTAKING REVIEW OF ITS EXISTING REGULATIONS TO EVALUATE THEIR CONTINUED VALIDITY AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE CRAFTED EFFECTIVELY TO SOLVE CURRENT PROBLEMS FACING SHIPPERS AND RAILROADS. AS PART OF THE REVIEW, THE BOARD SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WHETHER ANY OF ITS REGULATIONS MAY BE OUTMODED, INEFFECTIVE, INSUFFICIENT, OR EXCESSIVELY BURDENSOME, AND HOW TO MODIFY, STREAMLINE, EXPAND, OR REPEAL THEM, AS APPROPRIATE.
    Entire Board · IMPROVING REGULATION AND REGULATORY REVIEW · decision 41774

Proceedings that moved in the week of 10 Oct 2011

DocketProceedingFilingsLast activity
AB 55 (Sub-No. 625X) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA. 2
FD 35087 CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION--CONTROL--EJ&E WEST COMPANY 2
FD 35087 (Sub-No. 8) CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND GRAND TRUNK CORPORATION--CONTROL--EJ&E WEST COMPANY 2
FD 35387 AG PROCESSING INC A COOPERATIVE--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER 2
NOR 42123 M&G POLYMERS USA, LLC V. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. 1
FD 35506 WESTERN COAL TRAFFIC LEAGUE--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER 11
FD 35517 CF INDUSTRIES, INC. v. INDIANA & OHIO RAILWAY, POINT COMFORT AND NORTHERN RAILWAY, AND THE MICHIGAN SHORE RAILROAD--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER 2
AB 33 (Sub-No. 277X) UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LAFOURCHE PARISH, LA. 1
FD 35412 MIDDLETOWN & NEW JERSEY RAILROAD, LLC--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY 1
MCF 21041 NATIONAL EXPRESS ACQUISITION CORPORATION--CONTROL--PETERMANN PARTNERS, INC. 1
NOR 42121 TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC. V. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. 1
AB 55 (Sub-No. 701X) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN VIGO COUNTY, IND. 1
FD 35544 DESERTXPRESS ENTERPRISES, LLC AND DESERTXPRESS HSR CORPORATION--CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--IN VICTORVILLE, CAL. AND LAS VEGAS, NEV. 1
AB 1087-X GRENADA RAILWAY LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN GRENADA, MONTGOMERY, CARROLL, HOLMES, YAZOO AND MADISON COUNTIES, MISS. 3
FD 35539 JIE AO AND XIN ZHOU--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER 2
AB 6 (Sub-No. 478X) BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN CASS COUNTY, N.D. 1
AB 986 (Sub-No. 1X) WILLIAMETTE & PACIFIC RAILROAD, INC.--DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AND DISCONTINUANCE OF TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTIONS--IN BENTON COUNTY, OR. 1
FD 35468 PINELAWN CEMETERY--PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER 1
FD 35496 DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILWAY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION --PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER. 1

Captions and summaries appear as the Board prints them. Counts are filings observed in the record between 10–16 October 2011; decisions are listed above and not counted here. Dates are quoted from the record, never computed.

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