Week of 2 May 2022

Decisions served

1. 6 May 2022 WB 21 (Sub-No. 89)
   GRANTED THE ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO THE WAYBILL ACCESS LETTER WB21-89.

   Director, Office Of Economics · RELEASE OF WAYBILL DATA · decision 51236
2. 6 May 2022 FD 35068
   HELD THIS PROCEEDING IN ABEYANCE UNTIL FURTHER ORDER. ORDERED STATUS REPORT TO BE FILED BY 5/20/2022.

   Director Of Proceedings · SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY D/B/A CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51234
3. 6 May 2022 FD 36607
   DECISION PERMITTED THE ACQUISITION AND OPERATING AUTHORITY GRANTED TO HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO. AND THE CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL AUTHORITY GRANTED TO HAMILTON HARTFORD GROUP, LLC, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON MAY 6, 2022.

   Entire Board · HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO.—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION—IN ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. · also entered in FD 36608 · decision 51233
4. 6 May 2022 EP 770 (Sub-No. 1)
   IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED AT THE RECENT HEARING AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS, THE BOARD: (1) REQUIRED SERVICE RECOVERY PLANS AND PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE FOUR LARGEST U.S. RAIL CARRIERS; (2) DIRECTED THOSE CARRIERS TO PARTICIPATE IN BI-WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS; AND (3) REQUIRED ALL CLASS I RAIL CARRIERS TO REPORT MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND CUSTOMER-CENTRIC PERFORMANCE METRICS AND EMPLOYMENT DATA FOR A SIX-MONTH PERIOD.

   Entire Board · URGENT ISSUES IN FREIGHT RAIL SERVICE--RAILROAD REPORTING · decision 51225
5. 6 May 2022 AB 1094-X
   RECOMMENDED THAT A PREVIOUSLY IMPOSED SECTION 106 CONDITION BE REMOVED.

   Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · CITY OF LOS ANGELES--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CAL. · decision 51223
6. 6 May 2022 FD 36608
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HAMILTON HARTFORD GROUP, LLC TO CONTINUE IN CONTROL OF HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO., A NONCARRIER CONTROLLED BY HHG, UPON HNW’S BECOMING A CLASS III RAIL CARRIER.

   Director Of Proceedings · HAMILTON HARTFORD GROUP, LLC — CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION — HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO. · decision 51207
7. 6 May 2022 FD 36607
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO., TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 6.10 MILES OF TRACK IN ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH., EXTENDING FROM A POINT OF CONNECTION WITH A LINE OF CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., AT MILEPOST 19.00 IN HOLLAND, MICH., TO MILEPOST 12.90 IN HAMILTON, MICH.

   Director Of Proceedings · HAMILTON NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO.—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION—IN ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. · decision 51206
8. 5 May 2022 FD 32760 (Sub-No. 46)
   PROVIDED NOTICE THAT ON APRIL 29, 2022, A COURT ACTION WAS INSTITUTED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

   -- · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY--TERMINAL TRACKAGE RIGHTS--KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 51232
9. 5 May 2022 FD 36312
   INITIATED A PROCEEDING UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 10502(b) AND HELD THE PROCEEDING IN ABEYANCE.

   Entire Board · OAKLAND GLOBAL RAIL ENTERPRISE—OPERATION EXEMPTION—IN OAKLAND, CAL. · decision 51222
10. 4 May 2022 FD 36496
    ORDERED THAT THE EVIDENTIARY HEARING WILL CONTINUE IN PERSON IN THE HEARING ROOM AT THE BOARD’S HEADQUARTERS, ON MAY 9 AND 11, 2022, BEGINNING AT 9:30 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME) EACH DAY.

    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 51226
11. 2 May 2022 AB 290 (Sub-No. 407X)
    RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD REMOVE THE COASTAL ZONE CONDITION IMPOSED IN ITS JANUARY 26, 2021 DECISION.

    Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY – ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION – IN BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. · decision 51227
12. 2 May 2022 AB 33 (Sub-No. 262X)
    GRANTED A MOTION TO WITHDRAW A MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF A SUBSTITUTE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE (NITU) AND MOTION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE SUBSITUTE NITU NEGOTIATION PERIOD.

    Director Of Proceedings · UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN FULTON AND PEORIA COUNTIES, ILL. · decision 51194