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Week of 4 Sep 2023

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9 decisions served (2 entered in more than one docket) and 27 filings observed, in 9 proceedings — 10 of them in EP 770 (Sub-No. 1).

Decisions served

  1. FD 36716
    (1) POSTPONED THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF THE EXEMPTIONS IN THESE PROCEEDINGS PENDING FURTHER BOARD ORDER: AND (2) DIRECTED PARTIES TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY SEPTEMBER 18, 2023.
    Director Of Proceedings · OMNITRAX HOLDINGS COMBINED, INC., AND HGS RAILWAY HOLDINGS, INC. -- CONTINUANCE IN CONTROL EXEMPTION -- OMNITRAX SBVR, LLC D/B/A SOUTH BRANCH VALLEY RAILROAD · also entered in FD 36717 · decision 51846
  2. FD 36719
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ACQUIRE FROM BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY AND TO OPERATE AN APPROXIMATELY 0.4-MILE RAIL LINE IN CASSELTON, CASS COUNTY, N.D.
    Director Of Proceedings · RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION— RAIL LINE OF BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51843
  3. AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X)
    PROVIDED A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO.
    Director, Office Of Environmental Analysis · CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.–ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION– IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO · decision 51826
  4. NOR 42179
    DECIDED TWO MOTIONS AND A SUBPOENA PETITION.
    Administrative Law Judge · NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY, LLC V. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 51863
  5. FD 36722
    GRANTED A MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.
    Director Of Proceedings · CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY -- TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION -- CEDAR RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 51858
  6. FD 36721
    GRANTED A MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.
    Director Of Proceedings · CEDAR RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY AND CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY -- TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION -- DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION · decision 51856
  7. EP 711 (Sub-No. 1)
    (1) CLOSED DOCKET NO. EP 711 (SUB-NO. 1); AND (2) PROPOSED, IN A NEW SUBDOCKET, A NEW SET OF REGULATIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF RECIPROCAL SWITCHING AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS INADEQUATE RAIL SERVICE AS DETERMINED USING OBJECTIVE STANDARDS BASED ON A CARRIER’S ORIGINAL ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL, TRANSIT TIME, AND FIRST-MILE AND LAST-MILE SERVICE.
    Entire Board · RECIPROCAL SWITCHING · also entered in EP 711 (Sub-No. 2) · decision 51803
  8. AB 6 (Sub-No. 500X)
    GRANTED AN ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE CONSUMMATION DEADLINE TO OCTOBER 3, 2024.
    Director Of Proceedings · BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY —ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION— IN COOK COUNTY, ILL. · decision 51855
  9. EP 552 (Sub-No. 27)
    PROVIDED NOTICE THAT FIVE CLASS I RAILROADS ARE REVENUE ADEQUATE FOR THE YEAR 2022, MEANING THAT THOSE RAILROADS ACHIEVED A RATE OF RETURN EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE BOARD’S CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL TO THE FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY.
    Entire Board · RAILROAD REVENUE ADEQUACY—2022 DETERMINATION · decision 51807

Proceedings that moved in the week of 4 Sep 2023

DocketProceedingFilingsLast activity
EP 770 (Sub-No. 1) URGENT ISSUES IN FREIGHT RAIL SERVICE--RAILROAD REPORTING 10
EP 670 (Sub-No. 2) NOTICE OF RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCIES 6
FD 36500 (Sub-No. 6) 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 (GENERAL OVERSIGHT) 3
NOR 42178 NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY, LLC—EX PARTE PETITION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE ORDER 2
AB 565 (Sub-No. 1X) NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES, LLC--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS. 2
EP 711 (Sub-No. 1) RECIPROCAL SWITCHING 1
FD 36447 LAKE PROVIDENCE PORT COMMISSION--FEEDER LINE APPLICATION--LINE OF DELTA SOUTHERN RAILROAD LOCATED IN EAST CARROLL AND MADISON PARISHES, LA. 1
EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) QUARTERLY RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR 1
NOR 42175 COMPLAINT AND PETITION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP. UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(f)–FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF AMTRAK’S SUNSET LIMITED TRAINS 1 AND 2 1

Captions and summaries appear as the Board prints them. Counts are filings observed in the record between 4–10 September 2023; decisions are listed above and not counted here. Dates are quoted from the record, never computed.

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