Week of 27 Jul 2015

Decisions served

1. 31 Jul 2015 AB 6 (Sub-No. 489X)
   CONCLUDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT.

   Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN KANE COUNTY, ILL. · decision 44613
2. 31 Jul 2015 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 47)
   DECISION DECLINES TO DISTURB AN ARBITRATION AWARD FINDING THAT UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY MAY USE ARTICLE IX OF THE 1986 NATIONAL ARBITRATION AWARD TO ESTABLISH NEW INTERDIVISIONAL OPERATIONS BETWEEN YERMO, CAL., AND WEST COLTON, CAL., AND BETWEEN YUMA, ARIZ., AND WEST COLTON, CAL.

   Entire Board · BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 44336
3. 31 Jul 2015 FD 35832
   DECISION DENIED CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.'S PETITION FOR A DECLARATORY ORDER, BUT PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE QUESTION OF PREEMPTION.

   Entire Board · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.-PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER · decision 44307
4. 30 Jul 2015 AB 55 (Sub-No. 739X)
   DECISION DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT IN ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, GA., WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY EFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES OR HISTORIC RESOURCES.

   Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, GA. · decision 44588
5. 29 Jul 2015 EP 722
   DECISION ORDERED THAT THE RECORD IN THESE PROCEEDINGS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 6, 2015.

   Director Of Proceedings · RAILROAD REVENUE ADEQUACY · also entered in EP 664 (Sub-No. 2) · decision 44648
6. 29 Jul 2015 FD 35842
   DECISION PLACED THE DEADLINES FOR PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC'S REPLY AND NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD, INC.'S REBUTTAL, IN ABEYANCE PENDING FURTHER ORDER OF THE BOARD.

   Director Of Proceedings · NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD, INC.--TRACKAGE RIGHTS ORDER--PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC · decision 44643
7. 29 Jul 2015 FD 35921
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT WESTERN WASHINGTON RAILROAD, LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM THE CITY OF TACOMA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS D/B/A TACOMA RAIL, AND TO OPERATE, APPROXIMATELY 34.6 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN MILEPOST 33C AND MILEPOST 67.6 IN LEWIS AND THURSTON COUNTIES, WASH.

   Director Of Proceedings · WESTERN WASHINGTON RAILROAD, LLC-LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION-CITY OF TACOMA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS · decision 44624
8. 29 Jul 2015 AB 290 (Sub-No. 379X)
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (NSR) FILED A VERIFIED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION UNDER 49 C.F.R. PT. 1152 SUBPART F-EXEMPT ABANDONMENTS AND DISCONTINUANCES OF SERVICE TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE OVER AN APPROXIMATELY 0.24-MILE RAIL LINE BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 215.96 B (NEAR SE TIMBERWOLF DRIVE) AND 216.20 B (NEAR POUNDS HAMMOCK ROAD AND BLACK BEAR STREET) (THE LINE), IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLA. THE LINE TRAVERSES UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ZIP CODE 32025.

   Director Of Proceedings · NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY--DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLA. · decision 44606
9. 28 Jul 2015 AB 6 (Sub-No. 489X)
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT BNSF RAILWAY FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ABANDON 0.43 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN MILEPOST 4.0 AND MILEPOST 3.57 IN NORTH AURORA, KANE COUNTY, ILL.

   Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN KANE COUNTY, ILL. · decision 44610
10. 27 Jul 2015 AB 364 (Sub-No. 16X)
    DECISION GRANTS EXTENSION OF TIME.

    Director Of Proceedings · MID-MICHIGAN RAILROAD, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. · decision 44636
11. 27 Jul 2015 AB 1232
    DECISION WAIVES CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS REVENUE AND COST DATA THAT NORMALLY PERTAIN TO DISCONTINUANCE APPLICATIONS BUT WOULD BE UNNECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH SHOULD THE TOWN OF NORTH JUDSON, IND., FILE AN APPLICATION FOR ADVERSE DISCONTINUANCE.

    Entire Board · TOWN OF NORTH JUDSON, IND.--ADVERSE DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE--IN LAPORTE, PORTER, AND STARKE COUNTIES, IND. · decision 44481