Week of 21 May 2018

Decisions served

1. 25 May 2018 AB 33 (Sub-No. 327X)
   DECISION GRANTED AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE NOTICE IF INTERIM TRAIL USE NEGOTIATING PERIOD IN THIS PROCEEDING TO NOVEMBER 24, 2018.

   Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IOWA · decision 46466
2. 25 May 2018 FD 36179
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT LAKE STATE RAILWAY COMPANY FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 3.9 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN PORT HURON, MICH.

   Director Of Proceedings · LAKE STATE RAILWAY COMPANY--LEASE EXEMPTION--LINE OF GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 46460
3. 25 May 2018 AB 290 (Sub-No. 400X)
   DECISION DETERMINED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT.

   Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY -- DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION -- IN THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA · also entered in AB 6 (Sub-No. 496X) · decision 46426
4. 25 May 2018 FD 36167
   DECISION DENIED A REQUEST TO ISSUE A DECLARATORY ORDER BUT PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE QUESTION OF PREEMPTION CONCERNING SAFETY-RELATED CLAIMS ARISING FROM A COLLISION BETWEEN A TRAIN AND A BUS AT A RAILROAD CROSSING IN BILOXI, MISS.

   Entire Board · JIMMY LEE WANECK AND STARR SWEARINGEN WANECK, ET AL. - PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER · decision 46410
5. 24 May 2018 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 46)
   DECISION DENIED UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER.

   Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--TERMINAL TRACKAGE RIGHTS--KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 46463
6. 24 May 2018 FD 36184
   DECISION DISMISSED THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION IN THIS PROCEEDING.

   Director Of Proceedings · HAINESPORT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, LLC--CORPORATE FAMILY TRANSACTION EXEMPTION · decision 46459
7. 24 May 2018 AB 1032-X
   DECISION DENIED A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE KANSAS SOCIETY OF LAND SURVEYORS REGARDING AN ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER 2015.

   Entire Board · NEBRASKA, KANSAS & COLORADO RAILWAY, L.L.C.-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN DECATUR, NORTON, AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES, KAN., AND HARLAN COUNTY, NEB. · decision 46408
8. 23 May 2018 FD 36180
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HGS RAILWAY HOLDINGS, INC. (HGS HOLDINGS), HAS FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO CONTINUE IN CONTROL OF HGS-ATN, LLC (HGS-ATN), AND HGS-FCR, LLC (HGS-FCR), UPON HGS-ATN'S AND HGS-FCR'S BECOMING CLASS III RAIL CARRIERS.

   Director Of Proceedings · HGS RAILWAY HOLDINGS, INC.--CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION--HGS-FCR, LLC AND HGS-ATN, LLC · decision 46458
9. 23 May 2018 FD 36176
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HGS-FCR FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE FROM CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN ATLANTA, GA.

   Director Of Proceedings · HGS-FCN, LLC -- ACQUISITION EXEMPTION -- CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. · decision 46393
10. 23 May 2018 FD 36175
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HGS-ATN, LLC HAS FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE FROM CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. APPROXIMATELY 121 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN ALABAMA.

    Director Of Proceedings · HGS-ATN, LLC -- ACQUISTION EXEMPTIION -- CSX TRANPORTATION, INC. · decision 46392
11. 23 May 2018 FD 36174
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT FULTON COUNTY RAILWAY, LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM HGS-FCR, LLC AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES OF RAIL LINES LOCATED IN ATLANTA, GA.

    Director Of Proceedings · FULTON COUNTY RAILWAY, LLC--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--HGS-FCR, LLC · decision 46362
12. 23 May 2018 FD 36173
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT ALABAMA & TENNESSEE RIVER RAILWAY, A CLASS III RAIL CARRIER, HAS FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO LEASE FROM HGS-ATN, LLC AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 121 MILES OF RAIL LINES LOCATED IN ALABAMA.

    Director Of Proceedings · ALABAMA & TENNESSEE RIVER RAILWAY--LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--HGS-ATN, LLC · decision 46361
13. 22 May 2018 AB 33 (Sub-No. 327X)
    DECISION DETERMINED THAT THE DEADLINE FOR M&STL GROUP TO FILE ITS OFFER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS JULY 5, 2018.

    Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION--IN CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IOWA · decision 46461
14. 22 May 2018 AB 55 (Sub-No. 775X)
    DECISION REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING AND MODIFIED CERTAIN CONDITIONS IMPOSED IN THIS PROCEEDING'S FEBRUARY 28, 2018 DECISION.

    Director Of Proceedings · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION- IN CLARK, FLOYD, LAWRENCE, ORANGE, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES, IND. · decision 46435
15. 22 May 2018 AB 290 (Sub-No. 393X)
    DECISION GRANTED AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO CONSUMMATE THE ABANDONMENT PERIOD IN THIS PROCEEDING UNTIL MAY 25, 2019.

    Director Of Proceedings · NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY - ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION - BETWEEN MANSFIELD AND BLOOMINGTON, IN MCLEAN, DEWITT, AND PIATT COUNTIES, ILL. · decision 46433
16. 22 May 2018 FD 36178
    DECISION INSTITUTED A DECLARATORY ORDER PROCEEDING AND DIRECTED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO SUBMIT AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BY JUNE 5, 2018.

    Director Of Proceedings · METROPOLITAN COUNCIL – PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER · decision 46391
17. 21 May 2018 FD 36183
    DECISION DETERMINED THAT NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION'S NEXT FILING IN THIS PROCEEDING IS DUE JULY 9, 2018 AND MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION'S REPLY IS DUE JULY 23, 2018.

    Director Of Proceedings · AMTRAK'S PETITION FOR RELIEF PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C § 24905 · decision 46462
18. 21 May 2018 FD 36146
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017, BAYWAY TERMINAL SWITCHING COMPANY, L.L.C. (BTSC) FILED A NOTICE FOR A MODIFIED CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PERMIT BTSC TO OPERATE OVER A RAIL LINE OWNED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

    Director Of Proceedings · BAYWAY TERMINAL SWITCHING COMPANY, L.L.C.--MODIFIED CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY · decision 46027