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Week of 7 Feb 2022

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13 decisions served (one entered in two dockets) and 126 filings observed, in 15 proceedings — 87 of them in FD 36496.

Decisions served

  1. FD 36496
    PROVIDED NOTICE OF: (1) A LIST OF SPEAKERS FOR A HEARING TO BE HELD ONLINE ON FEB. 15 AND 16, 2022; AND (2) INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE HEARING.
    Director Of Proceedings · APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(e) – CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51133
  2. EP 558 (Sub-No. 25)
    INSTITUTED A PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY'S COST OF CAPITAL FOR 2021.
    Entire Board · RAILROAD COST OF CAPITAL—2021 · decision 51100
  3. AB 857 (Sub-No. 2)
    GRANTED EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS AND WAIVED CERTAIN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT NORMALLY APPLY WHEN FILING AN APPLICATION FOR ABANDONMENT AUTHORITY BUT ARE EITHER UNNECESSARY HERE OR WOULD BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A GROUP OF LANDOWNERS IN COLORADO TO COMPLY WITH SHOULD THEY FILE AN APPLICATION FOR ADVERSE ABANDONMENT.
    Entire Board · COLORADO LANDOWNERS -- ADVERSE ABANDONMENT -- GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO, LLC IN WELD COUNTY, COLO. · decision 51085
  4. FD 35724
    GRANTED THE PETITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY TO REOPEN TWO CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION PROCEEDINGS TO CONSIDER AN ADDITION TO THE MERCED TO FRESNO SECTION AND A MODIFICATION TO THE FRESNO TO BAKERSFIELD SECTION OF THE PROPOSED CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL SYSTEM.
    Entire Board · CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY-CONSTRUCTION EXEMPTION-IN MERCED, MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CAL. · also entered in FD 35724 (Sub-No. 1) · decision 51046
  5. FD 36578
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD COMPANY, LLC AND R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD GROUP, LLC. FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO CONTINUE IN CONTROL OF KNOXVILLE AND CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD, LLC (KXCG), UPON KXCG'S BECOMING A CLASS III RAIL CARRIER.
    Director Of Proceedings · R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD COMPANY, LLC AND R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD GROUP, LLC – CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION – KNOXVILLE AND CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD, LLC · decision 51118
  6. FD 36577
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT KNOXVILLE AND CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD, LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO EITHER ACQUIRE, ASSUME LEASE OF, ASSUME TRACKAGE RIGHTS, OR ACQUIRE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 154 MILES OF RAIL LINES IN TENNESSEE, AND TO OPERATE THE LINES.
    Director Of Proceedings · KNOXVILLE AND CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD, LLC—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION WITH INTERCHANGE COMMITMENT—RAIL LINES OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY IN ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, GRAINGER, KNOX, AND UNION COUNTIES, TENN.; BELL AND WHITLEY COUNTIES, KY.; AND LEE COUNTY, VA. · decision 51117
  7. FD 36579
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FILED AN AMENDED NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TEMPORARY OVERHEAD TRACKAGE RIGHTS OVER AN APPROXIMATELY 51.7-MILE RAIL LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY BETWEEN MILL CREEK, OKLA., AND JOE JUNCTION, TEX.
    Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY -- TEMPORARY TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION -- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51112
  8. FD 36447
    DIRECTED LAKE PROVIDENCE PORT COMMISSION TO FILE ANY REPLY IT MAY WISH TO SUBMIT TO DELTA SOUTHERN RAILROAD, INC.'S MAY 28, 2021 MOTION TO STRIKE BY FEB. 22, 2022.
    Director Of Proceedings · LAKE PROVIDENCE PORT COMMISSION--FEEDER LINE APPLICATION--LINE OF DELTA SOUTHERN RAILROAD LOCATED IN EAST CARROLL AND MADISON PARISHES, LA. · decision 51127
  9. WB 22 (Sub-No. 14)
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE DATA FROM THE BOARD’S 1984-2019 UNMASKED CARLOAD WAYBILL SAMPLE.
    -- · RELEASE OF WAYBILL DATA · decision 51126
  10. FD 36496
    ORDERED AMTRAK, CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY: (1) TO MEET AND CONFER ON CERTAIN ISSUES; AND (2) TO FILE A SUMMARY REPORT BY FEBRUARY 14, 2022, BRIEFLY DESCRIBING THE PROCEDURES THEY HAVE AGREED UPON.
    Director Of Proceedings · APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(e) – CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51123
  11. AB 1243-X
    RECOMMENDED THAT A PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED SECTION 106 CONDITION BE REMOVED.
    Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · PATRIOT WOODS RAILROAD LLC-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN COWLITZ COUNTY, WASH. · decision 50827
  12. EP 689 (Sub-No. 13)
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE BOARD PUBLISHED THE REVENUE SHORTFALL ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY AND REVENUE-TO-VARIABLE COST GREATER THAN 180% (R/VC.180) RATIOS FOR THE CLASS I CARRIERS (FOR THE YEARS 2017-2020), AS WELL AS THEIR FOUR-YEAR AVERAGES.
    Director, Office Of Economics · SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR RAIL RATE CASES— 2020 RSAM and R/VC>180 CALCULATIONS · decision 51119
  13. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 5)
    AUTHORIZED THE EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN BOARD-APPROVED RIGHTS BY ONE CARRIER TO OPERATE OVER THE LINES OF ANOTHER CARRIER.
    Entire Board · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY —TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION— UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 51089

Proceedings that moved in the week of 7 Feb 2022

DocketProceedingFilingsLast activity
FD 36496 APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(e) – CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY 87
EP 711 (Sub-No. 1) RECIPROCAL SWITCHING 19
FD 36486 (Sub-No. 2) GRAINBELT CORPORATION—TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION—BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 1
FD 36486 (Sub-No. 3) GRAINBELT CORPORATION - TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION - BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 1
FD 36472 CSX CORPORATION AND CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.—CONTROL AND MERGER—PAN AM SYSTEMS, INC., PAN AM RAILWAYS, INC., BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION, MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, NORTHERN RAILROAD, PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC, PORTLAND TERMINAL COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY, STONY BROOK RAILROAD COMPANY, AND VERMONT & MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD COMPANY 5
AB 1073 (Sub-No. 1X) ALABAMA & FLORIDA RAILWAY CO., INC.–ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION–IN GENEVA, COFFEE, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, ALA. 1
AB 1311 METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY—ADVERSE DISCONTINUANCE OF TRACKAGE RIGHTS—HOUSATONIC RAILROAD COMPANY 1
AB 33 (Sub-No. 262X) UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN FULTON AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILL. 1
WB 22 (Sub-No. 14) RELEASE OF WAYBILL DATA 1
AB 55 (Sub-No. 806X) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN ERIE COUNTY, PA. 1
FD 35941 HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY--CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--PASSENGER RAIL LINE IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CAL. 1
FD 36500 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED; CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY; SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY; CENTRAL MAINE & QUEBEC RAILWAY US INC.; DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION; AND DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY COMPANY, INC. – CONTROL – KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY 4
AB 55 (Sub-No. 793X) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.–ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION– IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA. 1
FD 34797 (Sub-No. 1) NEW ENGLAND TRANSRAIL, LLC, D/B/A WILMINGTON & WOBURN TERMINAL RAILWAY-- CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--IN WILMINGTON AND WOBURN, MASS. 1
FD 36439 FLINT HILL RESOURCES RAILROAD, LLC - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION – HARDIN COUNTY, IOWA 1

Captions and summaries appear as the Board prints them. Counts are filings observed in the record between 7–13 February 2022; decisions are listed above and not counted here. Dates are quoted from the record, never computed.

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