Week of 3 Dec 2012

Decisions served

1. 7 Dec 2012 NOR 42056
   DECISION GRANTED TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY AND BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY'S MOTION FOR STAY AND TO HOLD THIS PROCEEDING IN ABEYANCE.

   Director Of Proceedings · TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY V. THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 42815
2. 7 Dec 2012 NOR 42130
   DECISION GRANTED A REQUEST BY NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TO MODIFY THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE IN THIS PROCEEDING.

   Director Of Proceedings · SUNBELT CHLOR ALKALI PARTNERSHIP V. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 42814
3. 7 Dec 2012 FD 35676 (Sub-No. 1)
   THIS DOCUMENT CORRECTED A NOTICE THAT APPEARED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON DECEMBER 3, 2012.

   Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--TEMPORARY TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION--UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 42809
4. 7 Dec 2012 NOR 42123
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT A PRIOR DECISION IS BEING UPDATED WITH THE PUBLIC VERSION OF AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED BY THE PARTIES ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012.

   Director Of Proceedings · M&G POLYMERS USA, LLC V. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. · decision 42808
5. 6 Dec 2012 FD 35694
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT WESTERN WASHINGTON RAILROAD, LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM THE CITY OF TACOMA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATE 7.6 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN MILEPOST 60 AND MILEPOST 67.6 IN LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

   Director Of Proceedings · WESTERN WASHINGTON RAILROAD, LLC--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--CITY OF TACOMA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS · decision 42789
6. 6 Dec 2012 FD 35700
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT CHESSIE LOGISTICS CO., LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE FROM J. EMIL ANDERSON & SON INC. AND TO OPERATE 1.006 MILES OF PRIVATE TERMINAL TRACKAGE, INCLUDING 431 FEET OF SIDING, IN THE CITY OF MELROSE PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILL.

   Director Of Proceedings · CHESSIE LOGISTIC CO., LLC--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--J. EMIL ANDERSON & SON, INC. · decision 42787
7. 6 Dec 2012 AB 57 (Sub-No. 60X)
   DECISION PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE ABANDONMENT OF THE INVOLVED RAIL LINE WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES OR ON HISTORIC RESOURCES.

   Director Of Proceedings · SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN COOK COUNTY, ILL. · decision 42774
8. 6 Dec 2012 AB 55 (Sub-No. 725X)
   DECISION EXEMPTED UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 10502, FROM THE PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS OF 49 U.S.C. § 10903, THE DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE BY CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. OF ITS OPERATIONS OVER APPROXIMATELY 13.5 MILES OF RAIL LINE OWNED BY THE NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY IN RALEIGH COUNTY W. VA., SUBJECT TO STANDARD EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE CONDITIONS.

   Entire Board · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN RALEIGH COUNTY, W.VA. · decision 42637
9. 5 Dec 2012 FD 32760
   DECISION PROVIDED NOTICE THAT AN ORAL ARGUMENT WILL BE HELD IN THIS PROCEEDING ON JANUARY 15, 2013.

   Director Of Proceedings · 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 42779
10. 3 Dec 2012 EP 717
    DECISION GRANTED A MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING REPLIES TO THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS' PETITION UNTIL JANUARY 14, 2013.

    Director Of Proceedings · PETITION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS TO INSTITUTE A RULEMAKING PROCEEDING TO REINTRODUCE INDIRECT COMPETITION AS A FACTOR CONSIDERED IN MARKET DOMINANCE DETERMINATIONS FOR COAL TRANSPORTED TO UTILITY GENERATION FACILITIES · decision 42800
11. 3 Dec 2012 AB 55 (Sub-No. 670X)
    DECISION GRANTED A FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE PARTIES TO NEGOTIATE A TRAIL USE/RAIL BANKING AGREEMENT.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS. · decision 42762